Grateful Dead- Dark Star Bass Tabs (exact)
Intro:
G———7———7———————————————
D-9-8-9—-9-8-9——5-7-5-7-5———5—5-7——————
A———————————7-5-7—7———————
E—————————————————————-
Main Riff(Played after into up until the corus):
G—————————————————————-
D——7——5—5-7———————————————
A———5h7—7————————————————
E-5-5————————————————————
This is a line u can alternate in for the main riff to change it up a bit:
G—————————————————————-
D——7———7-5———————————————-
A———5-7——-7-5——————————————
E-5-5————————————————————-
This is another alternate line you can substitute in for the main riff:
G—————————————————————-
D——7——5—5-5h7——————————————-
A——-5h7—-7————————————————-
E-5—————————————————————
During the chorus you can just play notes along with the lyrics thats whats
Phil Lesh (bassist for the dead) does.
This is what I play during the chorus:
G—————5-6-8-6-5-4——66-6-66———————————
D—7-7-5-7-5-7—————5=————12-13-15-13-12-11-10-9-8-7—
A————————————————————————
E————————————————————————-
After the very last note of the chorus go back and play the intro riff then
jam on the main line and go into the 2nd verse.