Bird Song
Garcia
(Garcia/Hunter) Last Updated 06/02/96
This song is presented in it's original key of D. Starting about 1980, the Dead changed the key to E. I still prefer playing it in the original key. Marc Centor has taken the time and done a fine job transposing the tab for you if you would like to play it in E. Click here to see all changes you will need for that transposition.
Intro Tabulature
D7 C D7 All I know is something like a bird within her sang, D7 C D7 All I know she sang a little while and then flew off, Bb F F C C G D7 Tell me all that you know, I'll show you snow and rain. If you hear that same sweet song again, will you know why? Anyone who sings a tune so sweet is passin' by, Laugh in the sunshine, sing, cry in the dark, fly through the night. (SN Bass) F#^G# A A# B Bm A G D A G D A G D Don't cry now, don't you cry, don't you cry anymore, la-da-da-da. (SN Bass) F#^G# A A# B Bm A G D A G D A G D D7 Sleep in the stars, don't you cry, dry your eyes on the wind, la-da-da-da-da. All I know is something like a bird within her sang, All I know she sang a little while and then flew off, Tell me all that you know, I'll show you snow and rain.
Intro
(^) Slide Up (\) Slide Down (h) Hammer On (p) Pull Off (b) BendMP3 Tab Support Audio (63K) MIDI Tab Support Audio (Birdsong.mid) D7 E---------------------------------------2- B---------------------------------------1- G----------------------------0----------2- D------------2--0-------0-------2-------0- A--0h2h3----------3--------------3-------- E----------------------------------------- E---------------------3--2----0- B-----------------------------1- G-----------------------------2- D----------------0------------0- A--------3---0------------------ E--3^5-------------------------- or E------------------------------- B------------------------------- G------------------------------- D----------------0-------------- A--------3---0--------3--2--0--- E--3^5--------------------------Return To Base
Key Of E
(^) Slide Up (\) Slide Down (h) Hammer On (p) Pull Off (b) Bend
The Main Riff
E-------------------------------
B-------------------------------
G-------------------------------
D--------4---------7-4----------
A----4-5---7-5-(7)-----5-7------
E--7----------------------------
E-------------------------------
B-------------------------------
G-------------------------------
D----------------7--------------
A--------5------------5--4------
E--5^7-------7---------------7--
Other chords
D7 = E7
C = D
Bm = C#m
A = B
Bb = C
F = G
G = A
Return To Base
This File contains merely an interpretation of the represented
musical piece.
It is not intended to replace any commercially available
publishing, nor is it
guaranteed to represent an exact transcription of any
commercially or otherwise released
piece.
Ed Bick's Tab Archive, 1997