ACTIVITY
Uncle Johns Band
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UNCLE JOHN'S BAND
As recorded by The Grateful Dead
(From the 1970 Album WORKING MAN'S DEAD)
Transcribed by an unregistered user
Words by Robert Hunter Music by Jerry Garcia
G
3 5 5 4 3 3
Bm
x 2 4 4 3 2
C
x 3 5 5 5 x
D
x 5 7 7 7 x
Am
x 0 2 2 1 0
Em
0 2 2 0 0 0
Dopen
x x 0 2 3 2
Gmaj7
3 x 4 4 3 x
Dm/A
x 0 0 2 3 1
D5/A
x 0 0 2 3 x
Dsus2/A
x 0 0 2 3 0
Copen
x 3 2 0 1 0
Gopen
3 2 0 0 0 3
Bm/G
x x 5 4 3 2
G6
3 x 5 4 5 3
G/F
1 x 5 4 3 3
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderate Country Rock Q=132
G
4/4
Gtr I
Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x / / x / / / / x / / x / / x / / / / x /
Gtr II
W W W W
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||
G Bm C D G Bm C D
Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x / / x / / / / x / / x / / x / / / / x /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-7-----7-10-5-----5-8-|-3---3-5-2-------|-7---7-10-5---5-7-|-3---3-5-2-------||
|---(8)--------(7)-----|---5-------3-----|---8--------7-----|---5-------3---3-||
|----------------------|-------------2---|------------------|-------------4---||
|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||
|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||
|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||
1st Verse
G C G
3/4
Q E E Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / x / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W H E E E E Q Q H Q E E E E
|---------------|-3-----5-3-3-5-|-3--------------|----5-3-2h3--|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------|
|-4-------------|---------------|----------------|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------|
G C G
4/4 3/4
Q E E +E Q E Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E q Q E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / x / / / / / x / / / / / / / / /
W Q E E E E E E W W
|----------------|----10-8----7-------|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|--------------10-10-|-8--------------|-------------|
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------|
Am Em C Dopen
4/4
Q E E Q E E E E q H Q E E E E E E E E q Q q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / x / / / / /
H Q E E +E E q Q +E E H. Q E E q H
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----10--10-----|
|-----------7-5-|-(5)---5--5--(5)h7-|-8---------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----4-------------|-----------------|-7-7------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
C D G D C G D G
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q Q H
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / x / / / x / / /
W W W H E E E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|-------4-5s7-7-|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
2nd Verse
G G
Q. E Q E E E E E E H Q E E Q E E Q Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / x / / / / / x / / / / /
~~~~ ~~~~~~
+E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q W Q E E +Q E E
|-------------------|-------------------||---------------|------10-(10)---9-8-|
|---------8-7---7-8-|-10-8-8-8-(8)--8--||---------------|--------------------|
|-(7)S9-7-----9-----|-------------------||---------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------||---------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------||---------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------||---------------|--------------------|
C G
3/4 4/4
Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E Q E E +E Q E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
+H. Q E E E E E E +H H
|-(8)--------------|--------------|------------------|
|------------------|------8-7-----|------------------|
|------------------|---/7-----9-7-|-(7)--------------|
|------------------|--------------|------------------|
|------------------|--------------|------------------|
|------------------|--------------|------------------|
G C G
3/4
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E q Q E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x / / / / / x / / / / / / / / /
H Q E E Q Q Q E E +H Q
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-------------4h5-|-5-----------2h4-|-(4)----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
Am Em C Dopen
4/4
Q E E Q E E E E q H Q E E E E E E E E q Q q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / x / / / / /
W E E q H +H H E E q H
|---------------|-------------|------------------|-----10--10-----|
|---------------|---5-5--5----|-(5)--------------|----------------|
|---------------|-------------|------------------|---7------------|
|---------------|-------------|------------------|----------------|
|---------------|-------------|------------------|----------------|
|---------------|-------------|------------------|----------------|
C D G D C G D G
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q Q H
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / x / / / x / / /
W W W H E E E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|-------8-7-8-10-|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
3rd Verse
G G
Q. E Q E E E E E E H Q E E Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / x / / x / / x /
E E E E E E E E Q. E Q Q W
|-7-------10---8-7----|----------------||---------------|
|----8-10----------10-|-8--------------||---------------|
|---------------------|--------9-7s=5--||-4-------------|
|---------------------|----------------||---------------|
|---------------------|----------------||---------------|
|---------------------|----------------||---------------|
G C Am G Dopen C
E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x / / x x / / x / x / x / / x x / / / /
+H H W E E q Q Q W
|------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|-----7--7------|---------------|
|-(4)--------------|---------------|-----7--7------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|-----7--7------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|---5-----------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
1st Chorus
C G D C D G
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / / x / / x / / / x / / / x / / / / / / / / /
H E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q. H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|
|---------5-7s8---|-----------------|---------3---3s5-||---3-----3------|
|-----------------|-7---7-5---7---4-|---5s4-2---------||-4--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|
G C Am Em D
+E E E E Q e E E E Q Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / x x / / / / / /
W Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----8s7-7h8h10------|
|-----------------|----------------(10)-|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
C
E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
x / / / / x / / x / / x /
~~~~~~~~~~~
E E E E E E E E E Q. +H
|------------7-8p7----|-7-----------------|
|---(7)-8-10-------10-|---8------(8)------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
Guitar Solo
C G D C D G Gmaj7 C
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / x / / x / / / x / / x / / / / / x / / x /
H E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q Q H E E E E
|------------------|-7------7-------------|----------------||----------------|
|-------------8-10-|---8h10---10-----7-10-|-8-----8s7------||------------7-8-|
|---------7h9------|-------------(7)------|---9------------||-7------7-9-----|
|------------------|----------------------|----------------||----------------|
|------------------|----------------------|----------------||----------------|
|------------------|----------------------|----------------||----------------|
D G Bm C
E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / x / / / / x /
E E E E E E E E +E E q Q E E
|-7-8p7----7-8-9-10-|-(10)p(9)------------|
|-------10----------|----------8----------|
|-------------------|-------------------5-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
D G Bm C
E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x / / x / / x / / x /
+E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-(5)-7-4-------------|---------4-5p4---4-5-|
|---------7-(7)-9p7S5-|-(5)p(4)-------7-----|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
4th Verse
C D G Bm C D G
E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / x / / x / / x / / x / / / x / / / / x /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
|-7h9-7-9-7h9-7-9-|-5-7-4-5---4-----|-----------------||-----------------|
|-----------------|---------7---5-7-|-4-5-4-5-4-------||-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-3-2-||-(2)-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
G C G
3/4 4/4
Q Q E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E Q E E +E Q E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E Q E +E Q E H Q Q W W
|-------------------|-------------3--|------------|-----------------|
|---8---7-(7)-5---3-|-5--------------|------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|------------|-----------------|
G C G
3/4
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E q Q E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x / / / / / x / / / / / / / / /
H E Q. H Q E E E E E E Q
|-----------10-----|-------------------|-10-8-7--------|
|------------------|-------------------|--------10-8---|
|------------------|---------------(7)-|---------------|
|------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|------------------|-------------------|---------------|
Am Em C Dopen
4/4
Q E E Q E E E E q H Q E E E E E E E E q Q q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / x / / / / /
W E E E E H H E E E E E E q H
|---------------|--------------|------------------|-----10--10-----|
|---------------|--------------|--------8p7---(7)-|----------------|
|---------------|---9p7---9----|------------9-----|-7h9------------|
|---------------|-------9------|------------------|----------------|
|---------------|--------------|------------------|----------------|
|---------------|--------------|------------------|----------------|
C D G D C G D G
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q Q H
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / x / / / x / / /
~~~~~~~~ ~
Q. E +E Q E E +E Q +E E q H H W
|-8-----8-(8)-8-----|---------------------------|---------------|------------|
|-------------------|-10b12r(10)-8---(8)-8h10---|-8-------------|------------|
|-----------------7-|---------------------------|---------------|------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|---------------|------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|---------------|------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|---------------|------------|
5th Verse
G G
Q. E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / x / / / / /
PM--|
E E E e E Q E +E E Q H H E E E E
|------------------||------------------|--------------------|
|------------------||------------------|-------8-7-8-10b11==|
|------------4---5-||-(5)-7s9---7------|--------------------|
|--------5---------||------------------|--------------------|
|----5-7-----------||------------------|--------------------|
|------------------||------------------|--------------------|
C G
3/4 4/4
Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E Q E E +E Q E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
+E +S S E E +Q Q E E E E E E Q. E +H
|--------------------------|----------7----|-7-----7-(7)------|
|-(10)r(10)p8--------------|-8---8-10---10-|------------------|
|-------------9-7-(7)------|---7-----------|------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------|------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------|------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------|------------------|
G C G
3/4
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E q Q E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x / / / / / x / / / / / / / / /
H E E E E E E E E +E E Q H Q
|-----------------|------------------|------------|
|---------8p7-----|------------------|------------|
|-------------9S5-|-5h7s9-7-(7)---7--|-7----------|
|-----------------|-------------9----|------------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------|
Am Em C Dopen
4/4
Q E E Q E E E E q H Q E E E E E E E E q Q q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / x / / / / /
~~ ~
Q E E Q E E E E E E H W E S S E E H
|------------------------|----------10----|----------------|-------------------|
|----8-10-10b12--8-10b12-|---8-10---------|----------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|--------9-------|----------------|---11s9p7---7------|
|------------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
C D G D C G
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
Q E E +Q E E +E Q E +Q Q
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-----8---8-(8)-------|
|------/7-(7)---5-7-|-(7)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
D G
Q E E Q E E Q Q H
| | | | | | | | |
/ x / / / x / / /
~
a Q +E E E E Q Q E E Q. E
|--------------------|-----------------|
|---8--(8)s7---------|-----------------|
|-7----------7-9-7---|----(4)---4----5-|
|--------------------|--------5--------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
2nd Chorus
G G
Q. E Q E E E E E E H Q Q Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / x / / / / / /
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~
+E E Q H +E E q E E q W
|------------------|------------------||--------------|
|------------------|---------------8--||-8------------|
|-(5)-5s7---7------|-(7)-7s9---7-9----||--------------|
|------------------|------------------||--------------|
|------------------|------------------||--------------|
|------------------|------------------||--------------|
G C Am G D C
+E E E E Q e E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / x x / / / / / / x / / / / x / / x / / x /
+W H E Q. E E E E Q Q W
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-(8)--------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|--------7-5------|---3s5---5------|----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-------5----3---|----------------|
C G D C D G
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / x / / x / / / x / / x / / / / / / / / /
W E E E E Q E E +Q q H W
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
|----------------|-------------3---|------------------|--------------|
|----------------|---7S4-4-2-----0-|-(0)--------------|--------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------5---4------|-5------------|
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
G C Am G D C
+E E E E Q e E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / x x / / / / / / x / / / / x / / x / / x /
~
W W E E E E H W
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-7h8-7----------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-------9-7------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
C G D C
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / x / / x / / / x /
~
W E E Q E E E E
|----------------|-----7---------------|
|----------------|---------10-----10-8-|
|----------------|---7-----------------|
|----------------|------------(0)------|
|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|
Interlude
Dopen Dm/A
E E H. Q. E E E E E
| | | | | | |
/ / / / / / x
+E E E E E Q. Q. a E E Q E
|-------------------||-------------------|
|-(8)------8p7------||o------------------|
|-----9--------7----||-----------2-0-----|
|-------------------||--0----2s3-------3-|
|-------------------||o------------------|
|-------------------||-------------------|
G C D5/A Dsus2/A
3/4 4/4
E E E E E E H H H H W
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / x / / / / /
Q E E +E E 7x H E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|----------------||------0---------|-0-------0-------|-0----|
|---------------o||--------3-----3-|---3---3---3---3-|------|
|----------------||----------(2)---|-----2-------2---|------|
|-0---2-------2--||-0--------------|-----------------|------|
|-------3-(3)---o||----------------|-----------------|------|
|----------------||----------------|-----------------|------|
Breakdown Chorus
Copen Gopen
W W q H. +W W
| | | |
/ / / /
+W W W W Wx8
|-(0)--------|----------|------------|-----------||--------||
|------------|----------|------------|-----------||--------||
|------------|----------|------------|-----------||--------||
|------------|----------|------------|-----------||--------||
|------------|----------|------------|-----------||--------||
|------------|----------|------------|-----------||--------||
Out-Chorus
G Gmaj7G6 G/F C Am G D
Q. E Q. E E Q E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x / / / / / x x / / / x / / x / / / x /
~
W W W Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----10-8-7-------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|------------9-7---|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
C G D C Dopen
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q. E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / x / o / / / / /
W H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|----------------|-----------------|-------7-------5-|---5--------------||
|----------------|-------------4h5-|-7-4---7-7-7---5-|---5--------------||
|----------------|-----------5-----|---------7-7-----|-------7-7--7-----||
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------9-9--9-----||
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Outro
Dm/A Dm/A G C Dm/A
3/4 4/4
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ o / / / x x / x x / x x / / / / x x
Q. a E E Q E Q E E E E Q. E E Q E
|------------------|-------------|----------------|
|------------------|-------------|----------------|
|----------2-0-----|-------------|--------2-0-----|
|-0h===2s3-------3-|-0---2-----2-|-0----3-------3-|
|------------------|-------3-----|----------------|
|------------------|-------------|----------------|
G C Dm/A G C Dsus2/A
3/4 4/4 3/4 4/4
E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E W
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x x / x x / / / / x x / x x / x x /
E E E Q E Q. a E E Q E E E E Q E W
|--------------|------------------|--------------|------*|
|--------------|------------------|--------------|------*|
|--------------|----------2-0-----|--------------|------*|
|-0-2-2-5---2-|-0----2s3-------3-|-0-2-2-5---2-|-0----*|
|--------------|------------------|--------------|------*|
|--------------|------------------|--------------|------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n]
- artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
- tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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