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The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, country, jazz, bluegrass, blues, gospel, and psychedelic rock; for live performances of lengthy instrumental jams; and for its devoted fan base, known as "Deadheads." "Their music," writes Lenny Kaye, "touches on ground that most other groups don't even know exists." These various influences
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Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 11:52:55 -0800
From: Peter Poirier
Subject: CRD: g/grateful_dead/operator.crd
From: Peter Poirier ([email protected])
Song: Operator
Group: Grateful Dead
Written By: Ron McKernan
This is one of the few Dead tunes by the late, great, Pigpen. In it
I've included my neophyte attempt at transcribing his smokin'
harmonica solo. Most of the hole 3 suck notes should be preceded
by a short grace note bend.
Intro: | F / / / | C / A7 Dm | Dm / / C F | F / / / | F / / / |
F
Operator, can you help me? Help me if you please
Bb F
Give me the right area code and the number that I need
G C A7
My rider left upon a midnight flyer
Dm C F
Singin' like a summer breeze
F
Think she's somewhere down south, down about Baton Rouge
Bb F
I just cain't remember no number, a number I can use
G C A7
Directory don't have it, central done forgot it
Dm C F
Got to find a number to use
Break (play the intro here)
Tryin' to check out a number, tryin' to run down a line
Operator said that's privileged information and it ain't no business o' mine
It's floodin' down in Texas, the poles are down in Utah
Got to find a private line
She could be hanging 'round a steel mill, working in a house of blue light
Riding a get-away bus out of Portland, talkin' to the night
I don't know where she's gone, I don't care where she's been
Long as she's been doin' it right
(now slap that Bb harp in your rack & blow with all yer might like so...)
| F / / / | / / /
-3 -3 -3 -4 -3 ~3 -3 -3
| F / / / | / / /
6 -5 -4 4 3 ~3 -2 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3
| Bb / / / | / / /
-3 ~3 -2 -3 ~3 -2 -3 ~3 -2 -3 ~3 -2 3 3 3
| F / / / | / / /
| -4 -5 -4 -3 ~3 -2 -3 -3
| F / / / | C / / A7 Dm
Dm F
Long as she's been doing it right
Notes on harp tab:
3 means blow hole 3
-3 means suck hole 3
~3 means suck & bend hole 3
#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. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 11:52:55 -0800
From: Peter Poirier
Subject: CRD: g/grateful_dead/operator.crd
From: Peter Poirier ([email protected])
Song: Operator
Group: Grateful Dead
Written By: Ron McKernan
This is one of the few Dead tunes by the late, great, Pigpen. In it
I've included my neophyte attempt at transcribing his smokin'
harmonica solo. Most of the hole 3 suck notes should be preceded
by a short grace note bend.
Intro: | F / / / | C / A7 Dm | Dm / / C F | F / / / | F / / / |
F
Operator, can you help me? Help me if you please
Bb F
Give me the right area code and the number that I need
G C A7
My rider left upon a midnight flyer
Dm C F
Singin' like a summer breeze
F
Think she's somewhere down south, down about Baton Rouge
Bb F
I just cain't remember no number, a number I can use
G C A7
Directory don't have it, central done forgot it
Dm C F
Got to find a number to use
Break (play the intro here)
Tryin' to check out a number, tryin' to run down a line
Operator said that's privileged information and it ain't no business o' mine
It's floodin' down in Texas, the poles are down in Utah
Got to find a private line
She could be hanging 'round a steel mill, working in a house of blue light
Riding a get-away bus out of Portland, talkin' to the night
I don't know where she's gone, I don't care where she's been
Long as she's been doin' it right
(now slap that Bb harp in your rack & blow with all yer might like so...)
| F / / / | / / /
-3 -3 -3 -4 -3 ~3 -3 -3
| F / / / | / / /
6 -5 -4 4 3 ~3 -2 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3
| Bb / / / | / / /
-3 ~3 -2 -3 ~3 -2 -3 ~3 -2 -3 ~3 -2 3 3 3
| F / / / | / / /
| -4 -5 -4 -3 ~3 -2 -3 -3
| F / / / | C / / A7 Dm
Dm F
Long as she's been doing it right
Notes on harp tab:
3 means blow hole 3
-3 means suck hole 3
~3 means suck & bend hole 3
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