Grateful Dead - China cat sunflower
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China Cat Sunflower
h - Hammer On
p - Pull Off
~ - Vibrato
/ - Slide up
\ - Slide down
Intro:
Jerry:
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|------5---|
|----------|
|---3------|x4
Bobby:
|------------------------------------------------------|
|---12-----12---12p10--10/12-12------10/12-12--12p10---|
|---12-----12---10-----10/12-12------10/12-12--10------|
|---12-----12----------10/12-12------10/12-12----------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
Main Riff:
Jerry: (He started playing it like this late 80s, it's the neatest way)
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|------5------3----3h5--5----5------3----3-----|
|---------3h5----5--------------3h5----5---5---|
|---3---------------------3--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------5------3----3h5--5----5------3------3------|
|---------3h5----5--------------3h5----3h5----5---|
|---3---------------------3-----------------------|
Bobby:
|----------------------------------------------|
|---------12---12h13p12-------------12h13-15---|
|---12h14---------------14----12h14------------|
|--------------------------12------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------13---------15h17-19---|
|---------12---12h13p12----------13---------15------------|
|---12h14---------------14----12---------16---------------|
|--------------------------12-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-------12h13p12-------------12h13-15---|
|---12-----------14----12h14------------|
|-------------------12------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------13---------15h17-15---|
|---------12---12h13p12---------13---------15------------|
|---12h14--------------14----12---------16---------------|
|-------------------------12-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
Post-Verse
Jerry: Jam in G mixolydian, but refrain from using the F in that scale.
Bobby(just use the intro again):
|------------------------------------------------------|
|---12-----12---12p10--10/12-12------10/12-12--12p10---|
|---12-----12---10-----10/12-12------10/12-12--10------|
|---12-----12----------10/12-12------10/12-12----------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
(continuation of bobby's riff, Jerry start jamming in D major)
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------11h12p11---------11h12p11---------11h12---|
|------12---------------12---------------12---------|
|---12---------------12---------------12------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------8/10--10---|
|---10h12p10~---10h12p10~---10h12p10-8~---8/10--10---|
|---11h12p11~---11h12p11~---11h12p11-9~--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
Post-Verse E jamming:
Jerry:
|--------------------------------9----10p9---------------------|
|------------9-----9h10--12---12---12-----12-10-12p10-9--------|
|---2/9---11----11--------------------------------------11-9---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10-9------------------------9-10p9------|
|---9-11-9-11------11-9------9h11----9h11--------11---|
|-----------------------12--------9-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------9-----9h10--10/12--12-14-12-15p14p13p12-12-10-12p10-9--------|
|---9\---/11----11-------------------------------------------------11-9---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------10---|
|-------------10-9----------------------9h10/12------|
|---9-11-9-11------11-9------9h11-9--11--------------|
|-----------------------12---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
Jam in E Mixolydian after that
Bobby:
|--------------------------------------|
|--------9--9h10p9-----------9h10-12---|
|---9h11-----------11---9h11-----------|
|---------------------9----------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------10---------12h14-16---|
|--------9--9h10p9--------10---------12------------|
|---9h11-----------11---9---------13---------------|
|---------------------9----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-----9h10p9-----------9h10-12---|
|---9--------11---9h11-----------|
|---------------9----------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------10---------12h14-12---|
|--------9--9h10p9--------10---------12------------|
|---9h11-----------11---9---------13---------------|
|---------------------9----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---9---9-9---9--9p7--7/9--9-----7/9--9--9p7---|
|---9---9-9---9--7----7/9--9-----7/9--9--7-----|
|---9---9-9---9-------7/9--9-----7/9--9--------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
China-Rider Jam
Jerry: D Mixolydian
Bobby:
|---12-12--10--10---12-12--10--8/10-----10-10-10--10-8/10---|
|---12-12--10--10---12-12--10--8/10-----12-12-12--12-8/10---|
|---13-13--11--11---13-13--11--9/11-----12-12-12--12--------|
|---14-14--12--12---14-14--12--10/12------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------10-------10-------10-------10-------10-12--10h12p10----10-10-----|
|---10h12----10h12----10h12----10h12----10h12-----------------12-------12--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10-12--10h12p10----10-10-------|
|-10h12----10h12----10h12----10h12----10h12-----------------12-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------11b12-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bobby then starts jamming in D Mixolydian