Grateful Dead

Unbroken Chain(Bass guitar)

Grateful Dead

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Guitar intro. Tacet until (0:09) 

G|-7h9-7h9-7---5h7-5--4h5-4--2h4-2--|----------------------------10--------10-| 
D|----------------------------------|/x5------------5-3----10h12-----10h12----| 
A|----------------------------------|------x5(5)-/7---------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 

G|12-14--16h17---7h9-7h9-7--5h7-5--4h5-4--2h4-2-|---------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------|--x-5----x-5---------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------|----------------------3----------| 
E|----------------------------------------------|-------------3----5-5------------| 


verse 1 (0:39) 

G|-----------------------------------9-9----9---|--------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------9------|--5-5---------------------------------| 
A|5-5--8-8-----0-2-3------3--/-6--8-8-----------|-------3---------3--------------------| 
E|----------1---------5-------------------------|---------3--5-5-----------------------| 

verse 2 (0:55) 

G|--7---------------------------------------9p7-9-|------------------------------------| 
D|----5-7-8------7--/10-9-9---7-5-3---------------|----/x-5----------------------------| 
A|5---------8-8-------------/7--------------------|------------------3-----------------| 
E|-----------------------------------1-1--0-------|--3------3---5-5--------------------| 

verse 3 (1:17) 

G|--------------------------7-x7----9-7-9--|-------------------------------------------| 
D|----3------------------------------------|---5---------------------------------------| 
A|5-5------2-3-x---x8-10---5------7--------|-----------------3-------------------------| 
E|------1----------------------------------|-3---3---3---5-5---------------------------| 

verse 4 (1:33) This verse leads into a brief Instrumental section. 

G|----5------------|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------8--------7-|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|5-5--------8-8---|--3--2------------------------3-------------------------------| 
E|-----------------|-5------5--3-3--1-1-1---5--3-3--------------------------------| 

Instrumental 1 (1:51)   

G|--------------------------------------------------|------------------7-10----7-9-10-----------| 
D|3-5-7-8----------3-5-7-8----------3-5-7-8---------|-------5-8--8--10------10------------------| 
A|--------8-8----3----------8-8---3---------8-8---3-|---7-8---------------------------8-------3-| 
E|------------3-----------------3---------------3---|-8------------------------------------5-5--| 

Verse 5 (2:14) 

G|-------------------------7------------9-7-9-|------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------x-------------------|---/5-------------------------------| 
A|5-5--7-8-------2-3---5-x----3----8--7-------|------------3-----------------------| 
E|---------1--3-------------------------------|-3----3--5-5------------------------| 

Verse 6 (2:30) This leads to the next Instrumental section 

G|---7-5----------------------------9--9-7-9----7-x7|-----------------------------| 
D|-------8---------x/10-9-7-5-3---------------------|-----------------------------| 
A|5-----------------------------7------------5------|--3-5------------------------| 
E|---------11-3-5-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| 

Instrumental 2 (2:51) I believe it is in 11/8 timing. Repeat this 8x 

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------3-1---3p1---1--------------------------------------------| 
E|1-3--1-3--1-3--1-3-----3-----3---3------------------------------------------|(8x) 

Instrumental 3 (3:05) I belive it is in 15/16 timing. Repeat this 4x  

G|--------------------------------9----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------2-3-5--5--3-x3-2--7h9------------------------------------------------| 
A|5-x5-5--3----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|(4x) 

Instrumental 2 (3:24) Same thing as before, I'll write it again. 16x now. 

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------3-1---3p1---1---------------------------------------------| 
E|1-3--1-3--1-3--1-3-----3-----3---3-------------------------------------------|(16-x) 

Instrumental 3 (4:11) Same thing as before, but it starts and ends a little 
different. 4x again.  

G|/7-x7-------------------------9-----------------------------------------------| 
D|--------2-3-5--5--3-x3-2--7h9-------------------------------------------------| 
A|------3-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Going back to the 1st Instrumental part.  
Instrumental 1 (4:30) 

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------| 
D|-------3-5--7-8---------3--x7-8---------3-5-7-8-7-5------------3-5-7-8--|------13-15---| 
A|----3----------8-8---3----------8-8---3-------------8-5------3----------|--/15-------8-| 
E|5-5----------------3----------------3-------------------8--3------------|--------------| 

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---13-15----13-15------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|15-------15------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Interlude, leads to Verse #7 
(4:54) 

G|---------------------10-10-x10-----7-7-5-7----|----------------------------------| 
D|---------------10--------------------------2-5|----------5-5-7/------------------| 
A|8-10-12-13---------8-----------5--------------|------5-7-------------------------| 
E|------------8---------------------------------|--3-3-----------------------------| 


Verse 7 (5:10) 


G|----------7-9-10----7-7-7-----|--------------------------------------------| 
D|-----2-3-------------------2-5|-------------5------------------------------| 
A|3--5-------------5------------|-------x5-/7--------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------|---3-3--------------------------------------| 

Verse 8 (5:25) 

G|--------------10-10-9-7---------|---------------------------------------------| 
D|-------2---3----------------x2-5|----------5-5-5------------------------------| 
A|3--3-3---5--------------5-x-----|------5-7------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|3-3-3----------------------------------------| 

Verse 9 (5:40)  

G|-------------10-x10-9-x-7-|----------------------------------------------------| 
D|------2---3---------------|------2-5-----------5-5--------------------------------| 
A|3-3-3---5-----------------|-3-x5-----------5-7-----------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------|----------3-3-3---------------------------------------| 

verse 10 (5:54) 

G|-----------10-9--7-5----|----------------------------------------------------| 
D|----2---3-----------7---|------2-5--5--x5-------------------------------------| 
A|3-3---5---------------5-|-5-x5------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| 

Ending vocal  
(6:09) 

G|------------7-7---7-5p4-7------------|---7-----------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------5-3--------|-------4-5-7-9-9/----------------------| 
A|-----3--3-5-----5-------------5-3----|-5----5--------------------------------| 
E|3---5--3--------------------------5-3|---------------------------------------| 

G|--9-7-9--9-7---9--------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------9----12-9--5------------------------------------------------------| 
A|7---------------------------7-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------5----------------------------------------------------| 



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| x   Dead note 
| h   Hammer-on 
| p   Pull-off 
| /   Slide up 
| \   Slide down
	        

Written by Phil Lesh

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