China Cat Sunflower - Grateful Dead
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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From: xtifr@netcom.com (Chris Waters)
Subject: Re: Request Grateful Dead (a little tab)
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In brunetm@JSP.UMontreal.CA (Brunet Martin) writes:

>China Cat Sunflower
>Garcia/Hunter

Here's what I've worked out for the tab to the intro (Bobby's part):

+------8p7--------10-7---7----8p7----------6p5---5-+
+----------8----8------8----------8----6-------6---+
+----7--------7-------------7--------5---5---------+ repeat
+--------------------------------------------------+
+-10--------10------------10-------8---------------+
+--------------------------------------------------+

The "p"s indicate pull-offs. This is all pretty much off the top of my
head, so comments, criticisms and corrections are invited.

If anyone has the tab for the jam on Europe '72, where they start out in
_China Cat_ and end up in _I Know You Rider_, it would be greatly
appreciated. :-)
--
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
China cat sunflower, by The Grateful Dead

Band:Grateful Dead
Song:China Cat Sunflower
Album:Aoxomoxoa/Europe '72...ect
Written by:Garcia/Hunter

I'm not goin to tab the whole song because it would take me ages but the song more or
circles around the same notes

e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D----5-----3---3--5--------5-------3--5------5------3---3--5--|
A------3h5---5----------------3h5--------------3h5----5-------|
E--3--------------------3------------------3------------------|

-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|
----5-------3--5-------------------------------|
-------3--5------------------------------------|
--3--------------------------------------------|

This riff(alternate the notes here n there) is played during most of the song and during
is sung these lyrics:

Look for a while at the China Cat Sunflower
proud-walking jingle in the midnight sun
Copper-dome Bodhi drip a silver kimono
like a crazy-quilt stargown
through a dream night wind

Krazy Kat peeking through a lace bandana
like a one-eyed Cheshire
like a diamond-eye Jack
A leaf of all colors plays
a golden string fiddle
to a double-e waterfall over my back

Comic book colors on a violin river
crying Leonardo words
from out a silk trombone
I rang a silent bell
beneath a shower of pearls
in the eagle wing palace
of the Queen Chinee
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
China Cat Sunflower
The Greatful Dead

Jerry's Intro
E--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D------5----------3---5----|------5-----------5-----------5-|
A----------3^5-------------|------------3^5--------3^5------|
E--3-----------------------|--3-----------------------------|

Bob's Intro
E----------------------|------------------|
B---12--13p12----------|--12h13--15--15---|
G--------------14--12--|------------------|
D----------------------|------------------|
A----------------------|------------------|
E----------------------|------------------|

E----------------------|-10--12--13----15--17--19---|
B---12--13p12----------|----------------------------|
G--------------14------|----------------------------|
D----------------------|----------------------------|
A----------------------|----------------------------|
E----------------------|----------------------------|

E----------------------|------------------|
B---12--13p12----------|--12h13--15--15---|
G--------------14--12--|------------------|
D----------------------|------------------|
A----------------------|------------------|
E----------------------|------------------|

E----------------------|-10--12--13----15--17--15---|
B---12--13p12----------|----------------------------|
G--------------14------|----------------------------|
D----------------------|----------------------------|
A----------------------|----------------------------|
E----------------------|----------------------------|

Verse Ending
E-5h7-5---|-----5-7-|-7-7-7-7h8p7-------|-----7-5---5--------|
B-------8-|-5^8-----|-------------10--8-|-5-8-----8---8--5---|
G---------|---------|-------------------|--------------------|
D---------|---------|-------------------|--------------------|
A---------|---------|-------------------|--------------------|
E---------|---------|-------------------|--------------------|

E---------|--------|----7-8p7------------------|
B-------7-|-7h8-10-|-10-------10--8-10p8-7-----|
G-7-7h9---|--------|-----------------------9---|
D---------|--------|---------------------------|
A---------|--------|---------------------------|
E---------|--------|---------------------------|
C D
E---------|--------|----7-8p7-----8----10------|
B-------7-|-7h8-10-|-10-------10--8----10------|
G-7-7h9---|--------|--------------9----11------|
D---------|--------|--------------10---12------|
A---------|--------|--------------10---12------|
E---------|--------|--------------8----10------|

Bridge Solo
(At this point, the whole tune modulates from G to E. Play
Bob's intro part starting on Fret 9 of the B string)
E-----------------------|-----9-10p9------------------------|
B----------9----9-10-12-|-12---------12--10-12p10-9---------|
G---9-9h11---11---------|----------------------------11-----|
D-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------|-----------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B------------10--9------------------------------------------|
G--9-9-11-11-------11--9------9--11-------------------------|
D-------------------------12---------10---------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

E--------|-----------------------------|-----9-10p9---------|
B--------|------------9------9--10--12-|--12---------12--10-|
G-9h11-9-|--9--9--11-----11------------|--------------------|
D--------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
A--------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
E--------|-----------------------------|--------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B--12--10--9--------------------10--9-----------------------|
G-------------11--9--9--11--11---------11--9-----9h11--9----|
D--------------------------------------------12-------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

(^) Slide Up (\) Slide Down (h) Hammer On (p) Pull Off (b) Bend

This is my first tab and I hope it helped you in some way.
email:tylerm0sk0witz@hotmail.com feel free to rate this tab
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
e|----------------------|------------------|
B|---12--13p12----------|--12h13--15--15---|
G|--------------14--12--|------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------|
A|----------------------|------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------|

e|----------------------|-----13------15---17---19---|
B|---12--13p12----------|---13------15---------------|
G|--------------14------|-14------16-----------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------------|

e|----------------------|------------------|
B|---12--13p12----------|--12h13--15--15---|
G|--------------14--12--|------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------|
A|----------------------|------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------|

e|----------------------|-----13------15---17---15---|
B|---12--13p12----------|---13------15---------------|
G|--------------14------|-14------16-----------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------------|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
China Cat Sunflower

[Intro]
Jerry:
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|------5---|
A|----------|
E|---3------|x4

Bobby:
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---12-----12---12p10--10/12-12------10/12-12--12p10---|
G|---12-----12---10-----10/12-12------10/12-12--10------|
D|---12-----12----------10/12-12------10/12-12----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

[Main Riff]
Jerry: (He started playing it like this late 80s, it's the neatest way)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|------5------3----3h5--5----5------3----3-----|
A|---------3h5----5--------------3h5----5---5---|
E|---3---------------------3--------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|------5------3----3h5--5----5------3------3------|
A|---------3h5----5--------------3h5----3h5----5---|
E|---3---------------------3-----------------------|

Bobby:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---------12---12h13p12-------------12h13-15---|
G|---12h14---------------14----12h14------------|
D|--------------------------12------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------13---------15h17-19---|
B|---------12---12h13p12----------13---------15------------|
G|---12h14---------------14----12---------16---------------|
D|--------------------------12-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|-------12h13p12-------------12h13-15---|
G|---12-----------14----12h14------------|
D|-------------------12------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------13---------15h17-15---|
B|---------12---12h13p12---------13---------15------------|
G|---12h14--------------14----12---------16---------------|
D|-------------------------12-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

[Post-Verse]
Jerry: Jam in G mixolydian, but refrain from using the F in that scale.
Bobby(just use the intro again):
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---12-----12---12p10--10/12-12------10/12-12--12p10---|
G|---12-----12---10-----10/12-12------10/12-12--10------|
D|---12-----12----------10/12-12------10/12-12----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

(continuation of bobby's riff, Jerry start jamming in D major)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------11h12p11---------11h12p11---------11h12---|
D|------12---------------12---------------12---------|
A|---12---------------12---------------12------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------8/10--10---|
B|---10h12p10~---10h12p10~---10h12p10-8~---8/10--10---|
G|---11h12p11~---11h12p11~---11h12p11-9~--------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

[Post-Verse E jamming]:
Jerry:
e|--------------------------------9----10p9---------------------|
B|------------9-----9h10--12---12---12-----12-10-12p10-9--------|
G|---2/9---11----11--------------------------------------11-9---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------10-9------------------------9-10p9------|
G|---9-11-9-11------11-9------9h11----9h11--------11---|
D|-----------------------12--------9-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------9-----9h10--10/12--12-14-12-15p14p13p12-12-10-12p10-9--------|
G|---9\---/11----11-------------------------------------------------11-9---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------10---|
B|-------------10-9----------------------9h10/12------|
G|---9-11-9-11------11-9------9h11-9--11--------------|
D|-----------------------12---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Jam in E Mixolydian after that

Bobby:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------9--9h10p9-----------9h10-12---|
G|---9h11-----------11---9h11-----------|
D|---------------------9----------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------10---------12h14-16---|
B|--------9--9h10p9--------10---------12------------|
G|---9h11-----------11---9---------13---------------|
D|---------------------9----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|-----9h10p9-----------9h10-12---|
G|---9--------11---9h11-----------|
D|---------------9----------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|----------------------------10---------12h14-12---|
B|--------9--9h10p9--------10---------12------------|
G|---9h11-----------11---9---------13---------------|
D|---------------------9----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---9---9-9---9--9p7--7/9--9-----7/9--9--9p7---|
G|---9---9-9---9--7----7/9--9-----7/9--9--7-----|
D|---9---9-9---9-------7/9--9-----7/9--9--------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

[China-Rider Jam]
Jerry: D Mixolydian
Bobby:
e|---12-12--10--10---12-12--10--8/10-----10-10-10--10-8/10---|
B|---12-12--10--10---12-12--10--8/10-----12-12-12--12-8/10---|
G|---13-13--11--11---13-13--11--9/11-----12-12-12--12--------|
D|---14-14--12--12---14-14--12--10/12------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------10-------10-------10-------10-------10-12--10h12p10----10-10-----|
B|---10h12----10h12----10h12----10h12----10h12-----------------12-------12--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10-12--10h12p10----10-10-------|
B|-10h12----10h12----10h12----10h12----10h12-----------------12-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------11b12-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bobby then starts jamming in D Mixolydian

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| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| ~ Vibrato
| \ Slide down
| b Bend

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