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by **DudeWithTheFan** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:17 pm

So, my band is trying to play Viola Lee Blues. Now here comes the bridge i have been dreading to cross. I remember seeing somewhere that Jerry uses this G scale on one of the solos:

(/) Slide Up () Slide Down (h) Hammer On (p) Pull Off (b) Bend (r) Release (v) Vibrato

E|------------------------------------6--8--10--8--6------------------------------------
B|------------------------------6--8------------------8--6------------------------------
G|----------------------3--5/7------------------------------7\5-------------------------
D|----------------3--5-------------------------------------------5--3-------------------
A|--------1--3/5-------------------------------------------------------5\3--1-----------
E|--1--3-----------------------------------------------------------------------3--1-----

Now, my quetion to you all is that, is this the ONLY scale he uses (being Jerry, i expect there are some accentuations he adds). What scales do YOU use when you play this song live? Help is appreciated. thanks!

by **shakedown_04092** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:39 pm

Code: Select all: GRATEFUL DEAD - Viola Lee Blues _______________________________ Intro: G7 ------- --8~~~- -10~~~- --9~~~- -10~~~- ------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- --------1---3---1--- -1--3-3---3---3---1- G The judge decreed it, the clerk he wrote it. G Clerk he wrote it down indeed-a C G Judge decreed it, clerk he wrote it down F C G Give you this jail sentence you'll be Nashville bound before every solo: ------------- ------------- ------------- ----3---3-5~- -/5---5------ ------------- 1st solo: -----------------------------------------------10--8-6h8p6---6---- ----6---6-6h8~~--------------------6h8--6h8\---------------8---8\- -/7---7-----------7\5-3---3-5(7)---------------------------------- ------------------------5----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -7\5-3---3-3(5)--------------------------------------------- -------5--------5-3---3-----------------3---5--5--5-5p3h5-5- --------------------5---5--3--1------/5---5----------------- --------------------------------1-3------------------------- 12x -------------------------------------------||-------13-|| ----------------------------------6---6-8\-||-13h15----|| ----------------3---3-5(7)5-3-5/7---7------||----------||-12\- -3--3-1-3-1-3-5---5------------------------||----------|| -------------------------------------------||----------|| G Some got six month some got one solid. G Some got one solid year indeed-e C G Some got six month some got one solid, yeah F C G But me and my buddies, we all got lifetime here 2nd solo: -----13----13-15~~-------------------------15-15-15-15~~-- -/15----15----------15\13-11----11-13(15)----------------- -----------------------------12--------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 4x ------------------------||-------------||----------------------------------- -15\13-11----11-13(15)--||-13(15)13----||-----------------13(15)13----11-13- ----------12------------||----------12-||--12-10----10-12----------12------- ------------------------||-------------||--------12------------------------- ------------------------||-------------||----------------------------------- ------------------------||-------------||----------------------------------- -----15~~--15(17)-15(17)-15p13---------------------------------------------- -/15---------------------------15\------11---11-13(15)-(15)13p11----11-11--- -------------------------------------/12--12---------------------12--------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------13----13-15~~-15p13----13--------------------------------------- -13(15)-/15----15---------------15----15p13\11-13(15)-13p11----11-11-------- ------------------------------------------------------------12-------12\---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12x ||-------13-|| ||-13h15----|| ||----------||-12\- ||----------|| ||----------|| ||----------|| G I wrote a letter I mailed in the, G Mailed it in the air indeed-a C G I wrote a letter I mailed in the air. F C G You may know by that I've got a friend somewhere 3rd solo: -3--------------------------------------------------------- -3--------------------------------------------------------- -4--5(7)5p3---3----------------3---3--------------3(4)----- -5----------5----5p3---3-5p3h5---5---5\----3-5p3h5--------- ---------------------5------------------/5----------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- -----------/8-8-6-8-6--8-8-6-8-6-8-8(10)-8p6--6---6-8(10)- -5(7)5p3------------------------------------7---7--------- ---------5------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -13(15)~~---13(15)--13(15)-13(15)~~--13(15)13(15)-13p11----11-11- --------------------------------------------------------12------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- -5(7)5-5p3---5(7)---5(7)5--5(7)5p3---3(4)----------------- -----------5----------------------5-------5-3-5-3-5p3h5--- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------13--15-15~~---------------------------- -----------------------/15---------------13(15)~--(15)13p11------- ------------------------------------------------------------12---- -----3---3-5\---5p3h5--------------------------------------------- -3h5---5---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------------------------------/15-15~~- -11-13(15)-13(15)-13(15)13p11----13(15)~~--13(15)13P11--11---------- ------------------------------12----------------------12------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -15-15-13-15-15(17)--15(17)-15(17)-15(17)15P13----13-13~~- -----------------------------------------------15--------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ -13(15)13P11----11-13(15)-13(15)---------- -------------12----------------------5(7)- ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ crescendo begins 4x 4x ||-----------------||-15p13h15--15p13h15p13~~-|| ||-8p6h8--8p6h8p6~-||-------------------------|| ||-----------------||-------------------------|| ||-----------------||-------------------------|| ||-----------------||-------------------------|| ||-----------------||-------------------------|| okay, I'm not going to transcribe the entire frenzy, because it follows the same blues runs transcribed above. Follow the G blues scale: -------------------------6-8(10)- ---------------------6-8--------- ---------------3-5/7------------- -----------3-5------------------- -----1-3/5----------------------- -1-3----------------------------- at the climax of the frenzy, play this chord over and over -15----- -15----- -17(19)- -------- -------- -------- then sing the airmail verse over -----------3~- -----------3~- -----------4~- ----3---3--5~- -/5---5------- --------------

Sorry it didn't come out perfect; just copy and paste it into MS Word or equivalent

by **BlobWeird** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:46 pm

btw thats a long G minor pattern you tabbed.

by **ronster** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:00 pm

That would be the right scale.

If you go to Max's web site you can get the all of Jerry solos from the album version tab out. In fact you can get the entire first album tabbed out along with alot of other good stuff.

http://www.maxguitartab.com/

by **ronster** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:05 pm

The stuff shakedown posted is from Max's website. Probably should give the guy some credit if your going to take it from his site.

by **BlobWeird** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:23 pm

ronster im sure shakedown just merely forgot. Not a big deal. besides its JERRYS stuff not maxs

by **shakedown_04092** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 6:14 pm

BlobWeird wrote:ronster im sure shakedown just merely forgot. Not a big deal. besides its JERRYS stuff not maxs

Exactly!

I've had that for so long I forgot where I got it, but thanks for reminding me!

by **DudeWithTheFan** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 9:33 pm

Thanks a bunch guys! I'm gonna work on this all week lol and hopefully get something down that's a good, idk, 15 minute. My other guitarist wants a segue into Purple Haze and back into Viola Lee to open the show...gonna be rough..Thanks again!

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