Grateful Dead Music Forum

Does anyone know the Jerry intro to Midnight Moonlight?

Do you mean the banjo part that he plays? Or are you referring to what he plays when he did electric?

The banjo part, on the guitar, would go something like

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That's off the top off my head, don't have a guitar handy.

The jgb shows I listen seem to mimic whay Ed has transcribed except he seems to follow the pull-off with notes played within the std A chord structure.

jkstraw

``A```````u`u``````````u`u
e----------------------------------------
b--3-2---2-2-2---3-2----2-2-------------------------
g-----4-2--2-2------4-2-2-2------------------------
d----------2-2----------2-2------------------
a--------0-----0------0-----0--------------------
e-----------0------------0----------------

Off of the barred open A (with index finger), pick the lick, quick up strum between alternating bass. All flat pick except use 2nd finger on 2nd 2 on B and 4th 2 on G.

E-----------------------------------
B---2---2-----------2----2--------2-
G---2---2-----------2----2--------2
D---2---2--0--------2----2-0---0--2
A---0---0----4-2-0--0----0--4-2---4
E-------0------------------------0-----------------

E-------- 2---2-------------2----
B---------2---2-------------2----
G---------2---2-------------2--
D-----4-2-0---0----0-----0--4--strum
A---0-----2---2------4-2------
E---------------0

E-------------------------------------
B---2----------------------------------
G---2--strum----------------------1----
D---2-----------------------------2----
A---0-----------------------------2----
E------------------- 4--2--0---0-------------------
If ever you feel lonesome And you?re down in San Antone
E--------2---------------------------------2-----------------3------
B--------3---------------------------------3-----------------3------
G--------4-----------2---------------------2-----------------0-------
D--------4-----------2---------------------0-----------------0-------
A--0-1-2-2-----------1---------------------------------------2--------
E--------------------0---------------------------------------3
Beg Steal or borrow two nickels or a dime, and call me on the phone
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B---2----------------------------------------------------
G---2--strum----------------------1------------------------
D---2-----------------------------2----------------------
A---0-----------------------------2---------------------
E---------4--2--0-----------------0-----
I'll meet you at Alamo mission, and we can say our prayers,

E--------2----------------------------------2-----------2--
B--------3----------------------------------2-----------3--
G--------4-----------2----------------------2-----2-----2----
D--------4-----------2----------------------4-----2-----0---
A--0-1-2-2-----------1----------------------4-----1---------
E------------------------------0------------2-------0---------------

The Holy Ghost and the Virgin Mother will heal us as we kneel there.