GRATEFUL DEAD - "mexicali blues" Tablature

Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 11:25:53 -0500
From: Alex Dzenis <alexdzenis@bmts.com>
Subject: Song 'Mexicali Blues' by The Grateful Dead

Mexicali Blues

Grateful Dead

Ace

(Weir/Barlow)


Thank you to Steve Comeau for the old poasting of Mexicali Blues. This
version (compleat with lyrics) would not have been possible without it.

Intro: (Single note Bass):
A B C# D (Chord) D-C#-D D-C#-D D-C#-D-Dsus4-D-D(open E)-D
D-C#-D-Dsus4-D-D(open E)-D-A
A7-G#7-A7 A7-G#7-A7 A7-G#7-A7-A7sus4-A7-G#7-A7
A7-G#7-A7-A7sus4-A7-G#7-A7-D

Intro:(this is how you fake a trumpet intro on guitar)

Transcription by Alex Dzenis

e|-------------2--1--2-----2--1--2-----2--1--2--3----2--0--2--|
B|-------------3--2--3-----3--2--3-----3--2--3--3----3--3--3--|
G|-------------2--1--2-----2--1--2-----2--1--2--2----2--2--2--|
D|-----------0-0--3--0---0-0--3--0---0-0--3--0--0----0--0--0--|
A|----------------------------------------------0-------------|
E|-5-7-9-10---------------------------------------------------|

e|---2--1--2--3----2--0--2--0----|---0--2--0-----0--2--0------|
B|---3--2--3--3----3--3--3--2----|---2--1--2-----2--1--2------|
G|---2--1--2--2----2--2--2--2----|---0--1--0-----0--1--0------|
D|-0-0--3--0--0----0--0--0--2----|-2-2--1--2---2-2--1--2------|
A|------------0-------------0----|---0-----0-----0-----0------|
E|--------------------------0----|---0-----0-----0-----0------|

e|---0--2--0--0----0--2--0------0--2--0--0----0--2--0---------|
B|---2--1--2--3----2--1--2------2--1--2--3----2--1--2---------|
G|---0--1--0--0----0--1--0------0--1--0--0----0--1--0---------|
D|-2-2--1--2--2----2--1--2----2-2--1--2--2----2--1--2--0------|
A|---0-----0--0----0-----0------0-----0--0----0-----0---------|
E|---0-----0--0----0-----0------0-----0--0----0-----0---------|


A G F#m Em
Laid back in an old saloon, ...
A D
Watchin' flies and ...
A G F#m Em
And I catch a glimpse of black-...
smile,
A D
There's a little boy who wants ...
G B Em
And it's three days ride from ...
I came.
A D
I guess I came to keep ...
G B Em
So instead I've got a bottle ...
A
And a damn good case of the ...

Chorus:
|
| D
| Is there anything a man ...
| A
| When the devil wants ...
| A
| Cherish well your thoughts, ...
| A
| Cause thinkin' and drinkin' ...


She said her name was Billy Jean ...

Note to Archivist: The pre-existing version of this song lacks the tab
for the intro. I believe that the chords I have used to be correct.