#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# CASEY JONES As recorded by The Grateful Dead (From the 1970 Album WORKINGMAN'S DEAD) Transcribed by Roadkill Words by Robert Hunter Music by Jerry Garcia C x 3 5 5 5 3 F 1 3 3 2 x x D x 5 7 7 7 5 FVIII x 8 10 10 10 8 G 3 5 5 4 x x G(type 2) 3 5 5 4 3 3 E7 x 7 9 7 9 7 C# x x 6 6 6 x Gadd9 0 x 5 4 3 5 Bb x 1 3 3 3 x FI(type 2) 1 3 3 2 1 1 Csus4 x 3 5 5 6 x Am x 0 2 2 1 0 Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Two guitars' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Primary Rhythm' Intro Moderate Q=100 4/4 Gtr I S S E E E S S E E E +E S S E E +Q Q |-8---(8)---8-----------------|-----------------------|| |-8h==10----8-----------------|-----------------------|| |---------------9s7-5---------|---------5---5-(5)-----|| |---------------------7---(7)-|-(7)-5s7---------------|| |--------------------------8--|-(8)-------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------|| | | Gtr II | S +S E Q S S E S S E E E S S E H |-----------------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------|| |-7b9r(7)-5-7-----------------|-----------------------|| |---------------5h7---5h7-----|-----------------------|| |-----------------------------|-5----------3---------|| |-----------------------------|-----3---3h5-----------|| Verse C F Gtr II q q E e q q q E e q | | | | | | | | | | / / x / / / / x / / Gtr I Q Q E E Q q Q E E E E |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |--9--------9----|----------10---10-| |-10-------10----|-10--------8----8s| |------------------|--8---------------| |------------------|--8---------------| q q E e q q q E e q | | | | | | | | | | / / x / / / / x o o Q Q E E E E E E Q S S E Q |--------------------|----------------8-----| |--------------------|----------------8-----| |-(10)-------10---10-|-10-(10)----8h9-------| |---7---------8----8-|--7--(7)--------------| |--------------------|------8---------------| |--------------------|----------------------| C F q q E E q q q E E q | | | | | | | | | | / / x / / / / x / / Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |--9--------9----|--9-------10---10-| |-10-------10----|-10--------8----8-| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| C q q E E q q q E E q | | | | | | | | | | / / x / / / / x / / Q Q E E E E E E Q S S E Q |------------------|----------------8-----|| |------------------|----------------8-----|| |-10-------10---10-|-10-(10)----8h9-------|| |--7--------8----8-|--7--(7)--------------|| |------------------|------8---------------|| |------------------|----------------------|| F q q q E E +Q E E +Q Q | | | | | | | | / / / x / / o / ~~~~~~ S S E E E S +S E E E +E S S E E +Q Q |-8-(8)---8--------------------|---------------------|| |-8h10----8--------------------|---------------------|| |-------------7pb9r(7)-5-------|---------5-5-(5)-----|| |------------------------7-(7)-|-(7)-5s7-------------|| |---------------------------8--|-(8)-----------------|| |------------------------------|---------------------|| C D q q q q q q q q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / Q Q E E Q E Q E Q Q |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |--/9-------------|----7-----7-------| |-/10-------10----|--------9----9---| |-----------------|-/9---------------| |-----------------|------------------| FVIII G C C q q q q q q q q q q e E q | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / o / E Q E E E Q E a Q E E E a E E Q Q E E Q |----------------------|----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------|-------------------| |-----10------10-------|----------------------------|--9---------9----| |-----10------10-------|-12-12h14-----12-12-12h14---|-10-----10-10----| |-/12------12----12----|-10----10-----10-10----10---|-------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------|-------------------| D FVIII E7 Am G(type 2) q q q Q e E Q e E Q e E Q H | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / ~~~ Q E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q |------------10---------|-------------------|------------------|| |-7--10------10---------|--6--------5-------|------------------|| |-7---9b11-7------------|-----7-5-----7-4---|-5-7-5-4-(4)------|| |-------------------5s7-|-(7)-----7-------6-|------------------|| |-----------------------|-------------------|------------------|| |-----------------------|-------------------|------------------|| C F q q q q q q q q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E |----------------|------------------| |--8-------------|------------------| |--9-------------|------------------| |-10-------10----|-10------------3-| |----------------|--8--------3-5---| |----------------|---------/5-------| C q q q q q q q S S E | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / o o ~~~ ~~~~~~ +Q E E +Q E S +S S S E +Q E S S +S S E |---------------------------|----------------------8---| |---------------------------|----------------------8---| |---------5-(5)----7pb9r(7)-|-5---5-(5)----8h9-(9)-----| |-(3)--/7-------------------|---7----------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| C F q q q q q q q q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / Q Q E a E Q Q Q Q S +S E |-------------------|---------------------------| |--8---------------|------------13-----(13)-13-| |--9-------8h=9----|------------12pb14r(12)----| |-10---------10----|-10-----------------------| |-------------------|--8-----------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------| C q q q q q q q S S E | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / o o Q Q Q S +S E E E E E Q Q |------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-13-----------13----(13)-(13)-|-13----13--------8-----------|| |-12b14--------12b14r(12)p=10--|-12b14-12--------8tr9--------|| |------------------------------|------------10-(10)----------|| |------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |------------------------------|-----------------------------|| W W Gtr II a E E E E S S E E E E E S +S E +Q Q |---------------------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------|| |---------5h7-5-------------------|---------------------------|| |-5s7-----------7s====5--3--------|-----3---5b7r(5)-3-(3)-----|| |--------------------------5--1s=|==5------------------------|| | | Gtr I | ~~~~~~ | S S E E E S +S E E E +E S S E E +Q Q |---8-(8)---8---------------------|---------------------------|| |---8h10----8---------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------7pb9r(7)-5--------|---------5-------5-(5)-----|| |--------------------------7--(7)-|-(7)-5s7-------------------|| |------------------------------8--|-(8)-----------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------|| C C# D Gtr II q q e Q. q q e E Q | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / o / Gtr I a Q Q E Q. Q Q S S E Q |------------------|---------------10------| |----8--------9----|-10-----------10------| |-8h=9-------10----|-11-----10h11---------| |---10-------11----|-12-------------------| |------------------|-----------------------| |------------------|-----------------------| | | W W |------------------|-----------------------| |------------------|-----------------------| |------------------|-----------------------| |------------------|-----------------------| |------------------|-----------------------| |------------------|-----------------------| FVIII G(type 2) q q q q q q q q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / ~~~~ Q Q S E. +Q E E q E a E Q |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |-10--------10--(10)--|-----------------------| |-10-----12-----------|-11s12-12--12-12h14----| |--8------------------|--9s10-10--10----10----| |----------------------|-----------------------| C D q q q q q q q q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / a Q Q E a E Q a E E E E +Q E E |----8----------------|----------------------| |----8-----------8----|----------------------| |-8h=9--------8h=9----|---------7-(7)-------| |---10-----10---10----|-----7-9-----------/7-| |---------------------|-7s9------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| FVIII E7 Am G(type 2) H H Q. E Q. S S | | | | | | | / / / o / o o E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q |-----------------|--------------------|| |-6-------5-------|--------------------|| |---7-5-----7-4---|-5h7-5-4-(4)--------|| |-------7-------6-|-------5-(5)--------|| |-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------|| C F q q q q q q q q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / a Q Q E S S Q Q Q E a E E E |-----------------------|---------------------| |----8------------------|-----------8h10----8-| |-8h=9--------8h==9-----|-10-----------------| |---10-------10-(10)----|-10---------10---10-| |-----------------------|--8-----------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| C q q q q q q q S S E | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / o o a Q Q E a E E E a E E E E S S E Q |-----------------------|------------------------8--------| |-8h10-------8h10----8-|-8h10--8----------------8--------| |-----------------------|---------------8h==9-------------| |---10---------10---10-|---10-10---10-10-(10)-(10)-------| |-----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------------| C F q q q q q q q q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / Q Q E a E Q Q Q E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |--8---------------|-------------------| |--9-------8h=9----|-10-------10---10-| |-10---------10----|-10--------8----8-| |-------------------|--8---------------| |-------------------|-------------------| C q q q q q q q S S E | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / o o Q. E E E E E +E E Q Q Q |-------------------|-----------8-----------|| |-------------------|-----------8-----------|| |-10----------------|-----------8tr9--------|| |--7-------7-8-9-10-|-(10)------------------|| |--------8----------|------8----------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| | | W W |-------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| W W Gtr I a E E S S E E E E E E E E E +Q Q |-----------------------------------|---------------------|| |-----------------------------------|---------------------|| |-----------------------------------|---------------------|| |---------5-5h7-5-------------------|---------------------|| |-5s7-------------7----------------|-----3-----3-(3)-----|| |--------------------------3-5--1--|-/5------------------|| | | Gtr II | ~~~~~~ | S S E E E S +S E E E +E S S E E +Q Q |---8-(8)---8-----------------------|---------------------|| |---8h10----8-----------------------|---------------------|| |-----------------7pb9r(7)-5--------|---------5-5-(5)-----|| |----------------------------7--(7)-|-(7)-5s7-------------|| |--------------------------------8--|-(8)-----------------|| |-----------------------------------|---------------------|| Guitar Solo I (Bob Weir) C D Gtr I q q e E e E e E e E e E q | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / x / x / x / x / x / Gtr II H E E E E E E E E +E E E S S |----------------|-----------------------| |----------------|-----------------------| |--------------5-|--------7-(7)----------| |----------5-7---|----7-9-------9---6s7-| |-------/7-------|-/9--------------------| |----------------|-----------------------| FVIII G q q q q q q q q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / Q E S S Q Q q Q E S S Q |--------------------|-------------------| |--6----------6------|----8--8-8-(8)-----| |--------------------|-5--7--7-7h=9------| |-(7)----6s7-(7)-----|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| C D FVIII E7 Am Gadd9 q q e E e E e E e E e E q q e E e E Q Q Q Q Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / x / x / x / x / x / / / / / / / H E E E E E E E E +Q E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------|| |----------------|-----------------------|-6-------5-------|---------8------|| |--------------5-|--------7-(7)---------|---7-5-----7-4---|-5-7-5s4--------|| |----------5-7---|----7-9------------6s7-|-------7-------6-|----------------|| |-------/7-------|-/9--------------------|-----------------|----------------|| |----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------|| Guitar Solo II (Jerry Garcia) C F q q q q q q q q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / ~~~~ E E E E +E E Q E E E E +Q Q |-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-13-15-15b16-15b17==(15)r------|-13-12-11----------------| |-------------------------------|----------12b14-(12)-----| |-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------| C q q q q q q q S S E | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / o o E +E E E +E E Q E +E E E +Q Q |-----------------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------13----|------------------------------| |-12pb14r(12)-10-12b14==(12)r-------|-12pb14r(12)-10-9-(9)---------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------| C F q q q q q q q q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / E E E E +E E Q E E E E +Q. E |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-13-15-15b16-15b17==(15)r------|-13-12-11----------------13-| |-------------------------------|----------12b14==(12)-------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| q q q q | | | | / / / / E +E E E +E E a E E |-------------------------------------| |------------------------13-----------| |-12r(12)-10-12b14==(12)----12r12-10--| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| F C q e E +Q E E | | | | | | / / / / o o E E +E E +Q S +S E |------------------------------------------|| |------------------13-(13)-----------------|| |-12-12b13-(12)b14-------------------------|| |---------------------------12pb13r(12)-10-|| |------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------|| | | W |------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------|| W W E E S S E E E E E E E S +S E +Q Q |-----------------------------------|----------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------5-5h7-5--------------------|----------------------------|| |-/7-------------5-----------------|-----3---5pb6r(5)-3-(3)-----|| |--------------------------3-5--1s=|==5-------------------------|| | | Gtr I | ~~~~~~ | S S E E E S +S E E E +E S S E E +Q Q |--8-(8)---8------------------------|----------------------------|| |--8h10----8------------------------|----------------------------|| |-----------------7pb9r(7)-5--------|---------5--------5-(5)-----|| |----------------------------7--(7)-|-(7)-5s7--------------------|| |--------------------------------8--|-(8)------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------|| C D Gtr I q q q q q q q q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / S S E Q E Q. a E E Q E Q. |-----8---------------|----------------------| |-----8---------------|----10----------------| |-8h9-----------------|-10h11-11-------7-----| |--------------10-----|----------------------| |---------------------|-------------/9-------| |----------/12--------|----------------------| FVIII G Gadd9 q q q q q q q q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / E E Q a E E Q Q Q E S S Q |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------10-----|-----------------------| |-10-10------------------|-12--14--12-12h=14-----| |--8-------10s12-(12)----|-10--10--10-10-(10)----| |------------------------|-----------------------| C D q q q q q q q q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / a q Q H E +E E E E E E S S |----8-----------|------------------------------------| |----8-----------|-10----(10)-(10)-10------10---------| |-8h=9-----------|--9b11r=(9)---7---9b11----9---------| |---10-----------|------------------------------------| |----------------|------------------------------11s12-| |----------------|------------------------------------| FVIII E7 Am G Q e E Q e E Q e E Q Q | | | | | | | / / / / / / / Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q |--------------------|--------------------|| |-----------^-9------|--------------------|| |--10-------^-9------|------------12------|| |--10-------^-9------|-10h12-10s9-(9)-----|| |-(12)------^11------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| C F q q q q q q q q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / a Q Q E a E Q Q Q E E E E |-------------------|------------------| |---8----------8----|------------------| |-8h9-------8h=9----|------------------| |-------------10----|-10------------3-| |-------------------|--8--------3-5---| |-------------------|---------/5-------| C q q q q q q q S S E | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / o o +Q a E E +Q E S +S S S E +Q E S S +S S E |----------------------------|----------------------8-----| |----------------------------|----------------------8-----| |----------5-(5)----7pb9r(7)-|-5---5-(5)----8h9-(9)-------| |-(3)--5s7-------------------|---7------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| C F q q q q q q q q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / ~~ Q Q E a E Q Q Q S S S S Q |-8---------------|-------------------------| |-8----------8----|-------------------------| |----------8h=9----|---------------------10--| |------------10----|-10-----------10h12-----| |------------------|--8-----10h12-----------| |------------------|-------------------------| C q q q q q q q S S E | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / o o H E S S S S E S S E Q a Q Q |------------------------|----------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------8--x------|| |------------------------|-10-(10)-------8h=9--x------|| |---------------10h12-10-|-10h=12--10------10--x------|| |---------10h12----------|----------------------------|| |------------------------|----------------------------|| C F q q q q q q q q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / a Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E |------------------|------------------| |----8-------------|------------------| |-8h=9--------9----|-10--------------| |---10-------10----|-10-----7-8-9-10-| |------------------|--8--------------| |------------------|------------------| C q q q q q q q S S E | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / o o +Q E S S Q E S +S S S E E E a E E Q |----------------------------------|--------------------8-------| |----------------------13-----(13)-|-------13-----------8-------| |----------------10----12pb14r(12)-|-10----10------8h=9---------| |-(10)----10h12-------------------|----12------10---10---------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| C F q q q q q q q q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / ~~~ a Q Q E S S Q Q E S S Q. S S |----------------------|---------------------------| |----8--------8-(8)----|---------------------------| |-8h=9--------8h=9-----|-10-----------------------| |---10-----10----------|-10----------10-----------| |----------------------|--8----10h12--------10h12-| |----------------------|---------------------------| C q q q q q q q S S E | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / o o ~~ Q Q E E Q a E E E E Q E E |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |-------------10-----|---5-5------------5-|| |-10----------10-----|-5h7-5------------5-|| |--------/12-(12)----|-------8-7-7--------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| C Bb FI(type 2) q q q q q q q q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / E E S S E E E S S E Q S S E E. S S S E ||--------------------------------|----------------------------| ||o-------------------------------|----------------------------| ||--------------------------------|----------------------------| ||--------------------------------|------------10--10-10h12----| ||o-10-10-10h12----10-10-10h12----|-8--8h10-----8---8--8-(8)---| ||---8--8--8-(8)----8--8--8-(8)---|-6--6-(6)-------------------| E S S E S S E S S E S S | | | | | | | | | | | | / x x / x x / x x / x / E S S S S E E S S S S S S |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-10-10-10-10h12------10-10-10-10h12----10-| |--8--8--8--8-(8)------8--8--8--8-(8)----8-| |------------------------------------------| C Csus4 C Csus4 E S S E S S E S S E S S e S S e S S e S S e S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / x x / x x / x x / x / / x x / x x / x x / x x E S S S S E E S S E E E E S S E E E S S E |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-10-10-10-10h12-----------------------|---------------------------------------| |--8--8--8--8-(8)-----10-10h12--10-x---|-10-10---10h12------10-10---10h12------| |----------------------8--8-(8)--8-x---|--8--8----8-(8)------8--8----8-(8)-----| Bb FI(type 2) e S S e S S e S S e S S e S S e S S e S S e S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / x x / x x / x x / x x / x x / x x / x x / x x Q S S E E. S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-----------------10----10-10h12------|-10-10-10-10h12------10-10-10-10h12----10--| |-8-----8h10-------8-----8--8-(8)-----|--8--8--8--8-(8)------8--8--8--8-(8)----8--| |-6-----6-(6)-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| 1. FI(type 2) C e S S e S S e S S e S S | | | | | | | | | | | | / x x / x x / x x / x x Q Q E S S S S E |------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------o|| |------------------------------------|| |-10-----10--------------------------|| |--8------8-----10-10-10-10h12--x---o|| |----------------8--8--8--8-(8)-x----|| 2. H.=H F C e S S e S S e S S e S S W W | | | | | | | | | | | | / x x / x x / x x / x x E S S E E Q E E E Q. Q Q H q +Q |-------------------------------||----3----------|--------------*| |-------------------------------||----2----------|-6----5--(5)--*| |-------------------------------||----0----7-----|-4----5--(5)--*| |-10-10-10-10-10---10-----------||---------7-----|-3----5--(5)--*| |--8--8--8--8--7---10-----------||-0-(0)---5-----|-5----3--(3)--*| |-------------------8-----8-----||---------------|-3------------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths