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Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 11:25:53 -0500 From: Alex Dzenis 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.