The Music of the Grateful Dead |
Scarlet
begonias
THE
GRATEFUL DEAD
DICK'S PICKS: VOLUME
6
(Hartford
Civic Center 10/14/83)
Disc 2 / track 1
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Words
/ Chord Progressions / Licks / Solos
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Welcome
to my tab to
Scarlet
Bagonias.
This
is an extremely cool song to play.
The
solo is pretty straight forward and is not to difficult to play.
So
enjoy it and have fun!
If
you don't already have this CD, Dick's Picks 6,
I
would suggest you get it, the Scarlet/Fire is worth it's price alone.
You
can click here to order it from the DEAD.NET,
or
click on the picture above to check out the play list.
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This is the scale that Jerry uses throughout this song (B major), although certain notes maybe sharped or flatted at some points. The solos that Jerry plays in this song are truly amazing and take some dexterity and time to master. So, I suggest just learning this scale proficiently first, before tackling the solo's of 'Scarlet'. Plus, once you've got the scale down you can better understand the structure of Jerry's solo's and the notes played.
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Below
is the chords that are used throughout this song.
I've
also included their various positions on the neck as well.
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B 7th
E-|-o-|---|---| B-|-o-|---|---| G-|---|-o-|---| D-|---|---|-o-| A-|-x-|---|---| E-|-o-|---|---| |
A 5th
E-|-o-|---|---| B-|-o-|---|---| G-|---|-o-|---| D-|---|---|-o-| A-|-x-|---|---| E-|-o-|---|---| |
E 7th
E-|---|---|---| B-|---|---|-o-| G-|---|---|-o-| D-|---|---|-o-| A-|-o-|---|---| E-|---|---|---| |
B 11th
E-|-o-|---|---| B-|---|-o-|---| G-|-o-|---|---| D-|---|---|-o-| A-|---|---|---| E-|---|---|---| |
A 9th
E-|-o-|---|---| B-|---|-o-|---| G-|-o-|---|---| D-|---|---|-o-| A-|---|---|---| E-|---|---|---| |
E 4th
E-|-o-|---|---| B-|---|-o-|---| G-|-o-|---|---| D-|---|---|-o-| A-|---|---|---| E-|---|---|---| |
E 0th
E-|---|---|---| B-|---|-o-|---| G-|---|-o-|---| D-|---|-o-|---| Ao|---|---|---| E-|---|---|---| |
B 2nd
E-|---|---|---| B-|---|---|-o-| G-|---|---|-o-| D-|---|---|-o-| A-|-o-|---|---| E-|---|---|---| |
F# 11th
E-|---|---|---| B-|---|---|-o-| G-|---|---|-o-| D-|---|---|-o-| A-|-o-|---|---| E-|---|---|---| |
F# 2nd
E-|-o-|---|---| B-|-o-|---|---| G-|---|-o-|---| D-|---|---|-o-| A-|-x-|---|---| E-|-o-|---|---| |
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As I was walkin' 'round Govenor Square
Lick
#1
Not
a chill to the winter but a nip to the air,
From
the other direction, she was calling my eye,
It could
be an illusion, but I might as well try, might as well try.
She had rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes.
And I knew without askin' she was into the blues.
She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls,
I knew right away she was not like other girls, other girls.
In the thick of the evening when the dealing got rough,
She was too pat to open and too cool to bluff.
As I picked up my matches and was closing the door,
I had one of those flashes I'd been there before, been there before.
Well, I ain't often right but I've never been wrong
Seldom turns out the way it does in a song.
Once in a while you get shown the light
In the strangest of places if you look at it right.
Well there ain't nothing wrong with the way she moves,
Scarlet begonias or a touch of the blues.
And there's nothing wrong with the look that's in her eyes,
I had to learn the hard way to let her pass by, let her pass by
The wind in the willow's playin' "Tea for Two";
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue,
Strangers stoppin' strangers just to shake their hand,
Everybody's playin’ in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band.
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Time~(0:00-0:53)
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B E B A (E)optional
7 7 7 9 7
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Second Time (0:59)
E-|------------------------
B-|------------------------
G-|------------------------
D-|-------------6-7--------
A-|-----6-9-9-6------------
E-|--7-9-------------------
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Lick #3
E-|-----------------
B-|-----------------
G-|-----------------
D-|------------2----
A-|-----2-2-4-2-4p0-
E-|--0-2-4----------
E-|-------------------------------------------------
B-|-------------------------------------12-10-------
G-|-----------------------------11--11--------------
D-|---------------9---9--9-11s13--13--13------------
A-|--------9-9-11------11---------------------------
E-|--7-9-11-----------------------------------------
(3:19)
E-|-----------------------------------------------
B-|-----------------------------------------------
G-|--8-8-8-9-----8-9-11p9p8h9---------------------
D-|---9---9-9-11----------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(3:22)
E-|-----------------------------------------------
B-|-----------------------------------------------
G-|-------9--9--------9--8-8--8-------------------
D-|--9h11--11-11s13s11-11---11-9------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(3:37)
E-|-----------------------------------------------
B-|-----------------------------------------------
G-|--9-8h9-9-9p8p6---------8----------------------
D-|---------------9---9-7-9-9---------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(3:39)
E-|-----------------------------------------------
B-|-----------------------------------------------
G-|------8-----8-9-8--8-9-11p9p8h9--8-------------
D-|--9-11-9--11-------------------11-9------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(3:)
E-|-----------------------------------------------
B-|-----------------------------------------------
G-|-------------------------------9----9----------
D-|--11-10-9--9-8-7--5s6------9-11-9-11-----------
A-|---------------------7-7s11--------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(3:)
E-|----------------------------------------12-12--
B-|---------12-12--12-12--14-14-14---------12-12--
G-|--9--11--11-11--11-11--x--x--x---11s13--13-13--
D-|-----13----------------14-14-14----------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(3:)
E-|--12h14-14p12-12-14-14s11--11------------------
B-|-------------------------12--12----------------
G-|-----------------------------------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(3:)
E-|--12-12-11-12-14p12p11-14----------------------
B-|-----------------------------------------------
G-|-----------------------------------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(3:)
E-|--12p11-----------11---------------------------
B-|-------14-12h14-14--14-12-12-12----------------
G-|-----------------------------------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(3:)
E-|----------------------------------------------12
B-|--12--------------12s14-14-14h15p14-14-12-14-15-
G-|----14-14-14p13-13------------------------------
D-|------------------------------------------------
A-|------------------------------------------------
E-|------------------------------------------------
(3:)
E-|-----------------------------------------------
B-|--17s16--16-16-16s14--14-14-14s12--------------
G-|-----------------------------------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(3:)
E-|-----------------------------------------------
B-|--14p12p10-12---12p10p9-10-9-10----------------
G-|-------------------------------11--------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(3:)
E-|-----------------------------------------------
B-|--10p9---------------10------------------------
G-|------11-10-9-8--11-8--11----------------------
D-|---------------11------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(3:)
E-|-----------------------------------------------
B-|-----------------------------------------------
G-|---8------------------9------------------------
D-|--9-9-8-7-9-9-8-7------------------------------
A-|------------------9s11-11----------------------
E-|-------------------------12--------------------
(3:)
E-|-----------------------------------------------
B-|----------------9--9-10-12---------------------
G-|---------9--9-11-11----------------------------
D-|--------9-9------------------------------------
A-|--7-9s11---------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(3:)
E-|----9-10-11----9-----9-------------------------
B-|--12-------12---10-12-12-10-9-10---------------
G-|-----------------------------11-9--------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(3:)
E-|---------------------------------------------11
B-|---9---9--9-10--12p10p9-10-9--10p9---------12--
G-|--9-9-9-9------------------------11-10-9-8-----
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(4:24)
E-|-------11-12----12-12-12-----------------------
B-|--12-14------14--------------------------------
G-|---- ------------------------------------------
D-|------ ----------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(4:25)
E-|-----12----------------------------------------
B-|--s14--14p13p12--12------12-13-----------------
G-|---------------14--13--13----------------------
D-|---------------------14------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(4:28)
E-|----------------------------9------------------
B-|--12s10----10-10-10-9-s10-10-10----------------
G-|--11s9----9-----------s9-----------------------
D-|--13s11-11------------s11----------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(4:31)
E-|-------12-12--12--11---------------------------
B-|--------------------14-12--12-14-12------------
G-|--11s13------------------14--------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(4:35)
E-|-----------------------------------------------
B-|--12-12s--10-10--------------------------------
G-|---------------11p10p9-9p8---------------------
D-|--------------------------9--------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(4:38)
E-|-------------------------------------------10--
B-|--------------8--8-8-8-9--9-9-9-11--11-11-11-11
G-|--9-9-11-11-11---------------------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(4:42)
E-|--10-12------12--12-14-16-12-14-16-17p16p14----
B-|--------10s12--14------------------------------
G-|--------11s13----------------------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(Another Way To Play It)
(4:42)
E-|--10-12----------------14-16--14-16-17p16p14---
B-|--------10s12--17-14-17-----17-----------------
G-|--------11s13----------------------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(4:46)
E-|--19b21-16-17p16-17-18-19p18p17p16-17-16-------
B-|----------------------------------------19-17--
G-|-------- --------------------------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(4:50)
E-|-----------------------------------------------
B-|--19-19-19p17p16-17-17-------------------------
G-|----------------------18-17-16--16-18-16-------
D-|------------------------------18---------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(4:52)
E-|-----------------------------------------------
B-|----------------19-17----17------17------------
G-|--16----------18-----18----18--18--------------
D-|----18-19-(19)---------19----19----------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(4:55)
E-|-----------------------------------------------
B-|--17-17--17-17--16-----------------------------
G-|--------------16-------------------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
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(6:--)
E-|--------------------------9-11p9-11-11h12p11p9-
B-|--------10-9-9-11-10-10s12---------------------
G-|--99--11---------------------------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(6:--)
E-|-----------------9-----------------------------
B-|-------10p9-12-10-12---------------------------
G-|--9-11-11--------------------------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(6:55)
E-|--11-12-11--11-9---------------------9---------
B-|----------------12--10-9-----12-10-10-12-------
G-|------------------------11-11------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(7:00)
E-|--11-9-12-11-12-12-12-12-12-12s14--14b16-------
B-|-----------------------------------------------
G-|-----------------------------------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(7:--)
E-|--12-11-12--14--12-11--------11----------------
B-|---------------------14-12-14------------------
G-|-----------------------------------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(7:--)
E-|----------------11-12b14-12b14-----------------
B-|--14b16-14-12-14-------------------------------
G-|-----------------------------------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
(7:--)
E-|--12-11-12-11-12-13-14--12-11------------------
B-|----------------------14-----14-12-14----------
G-|-----------------------------------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------
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