Franklins Tower - Grateful Dead
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Chords
A G These Are The Chords throughout the whole song, he strums em
around five times each
e|--5-----3----------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----3----------------------------------------------|
G|--6-----4----------------------------------------------|
D|--7-----5----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

[Beginning Solo]
e|--15b17r15---12-------------12-12/15-------------------|
B|------------------10--10-----------15/17--17-----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----14--18--16-12--14--11-12-12-12--9--9-11--12-----|
D|--14-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-11--9----------------------9------------------------|
D|--------11---9--7-7--7/9-11----11-11--9-7------------|
A|-------------------------------------------7-9--7----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-12--14--9--11-12-14-14-16-16--14---14------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
A G
In another time's forgotten space
A G
your eyes looked from your mother's face
A G
Wildflower seed on the sand and stone
A G
may the four winds blow you safely home

A G
Roll away ... the dew
A G
Roll away ... the dew
A G
Roll away ... the dew
A G
Roll away ... the dew

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------11-9---9-12-11-9-9--11b-9----|
D|----11-9--7---7-9-11-12------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9-11-13--14--16-16bhhr--14-16-14--------------|
D|-9-11------------------------------------14----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--17--15-15--17---------15-------------19-17--19-----|
G|----------------16-14-16----16---16/18---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-18-18--16--14--16b--16--14----16b-14----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

A g
ill tell you where the four winds dwell
A G
In Franklin's tower there hangs a bell
A G
It can ring, turn night to day
A G
Ring like fire when you lose your way

A G
Roll away ... the dew
A G
Roll away ... the dew
A G
Roll away ... the dew
A G
Roll away ... the dew
A G
God help the child who rings that bell
A G
It may have one good ring left, you can't tell
A G
One watch by night, one watch by day
A G
If you get confused just listen to the music play

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------19-17-----17---------------------------|
G|--------14-16b-14---------18-------18--16--14--14--16bb----|
D|-14--16----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--14--16b-16b--14-------16--14-16b--14------14--16---|
D|------------------14-16------------------16----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-16b-16b--14-14------------14--16b-----14/-----------|
D|-------------------14--16-----------16---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

(Thats a rough draft of the solo, he does alot of bends on the 16
but i didnt catch everything so listen to the solo, but this is the area where he plays)

A G
Some come to laugh their past away
A G
Some come to make it just one more day
A G
Whichever way your pleasure tends
A G
if you plant ice you're gonna harvest wind

A G
Roll away ... the dew
A G
Roll away ... the dew
A G
Roll away ... the dew
A G
Roll away ... the dew
A G
In Franklin's Tower the four winds sleep
A G
Like four lean hounds the lighthouse keep
A G
Wildflower seed on the sand and stone
A G
may the four winds blow you home again

A G
Roll away ... the dew
A G
Roll away ... the dew
A G
Roll away ... the dew
A G
Roll away ... the dew
A G
You better roll away the dew

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| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Here is a tab of the main riff, ive been dissapointed not seing this existing on
the internet so i decided to make it so. This is just the main riff, and real
easy and fun to jam on :D
A G G G
|--------------------------------------------------|
|---10--10-10-x-x-x-x-8-8-8---------x-x-x-x-8-8-8--|
|---9---9--9--x-x-x-x-7-7-7--7--7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7-7--|
|---11--11-11-x-x-x-x-9-9-9--7--7-7-x-x-x-x-9-9-9--|
|-------------x-x-x-x--------9--9-9-x-x-x-x--------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

you can have some fun with this riff, like on the lower G note,
G
|---------|
|---------|
|-------7-|
|-----7-7-|
|-7h9---9-|
|---------|



it was played like this mostly in the late 70s, mid 80s and 95, but any other
time they played it just a little different, like this(rapidly).
A G G G
|---------------------------------------------|
|--10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-8-8----xx---xx---xx-8-8--|
|--9--xx-9--xx-9--xx-7-7--7-xx-7-xx-7-xx-7-7--|
|--11-xx-11-xx-11-xx-9-9--7-xx-7-xx-7-xx-9-9--|
|-----xx----xx----xx------9-xx-9-xx-9-xx------|
|---------------------------------------------|

Thats basically it, this is just by ear, and it sounds right to me.
-Derek

Jerry Lives :-)
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Franklin's Tower

A G D/F# G
E--xx--xx-xx--x---x--x-x-|--x--x-x--x---x--x-x-|
B--10--10-10--x---8--8-8-|--7--7-7--x---8--8-8-|
G--9---9--9---x---7--7-7-|--7--7-7--x---7--7-7-|
D--11--11-11--x---9--9-9-|--7--7-7--x---9--9-9-|
A--xx--xx-xx--x---x--x-x-|--9--9-9--x---x--x-x-|
E--xx--xx-xx--x---x--x-x-|--x--x-x--x---x--x-x-|
1 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 & 3 & 4 &

[Intro]

A D A D
E-16b17-17rb16-14|15-14-----------------|----------------|----------------|
B----------------|-----15---17b19-19rb17|17-----14-----14|----------------|
G----------------|-------14-------------|------------14--|16-------14-----|
D----------------|----------------------|----------14----|--17-------16---|
A----------------|----------------------|----------------|----(17)-----17-|
E----------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------|

A D
E---------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-16-16-17-16-17|14----14-16-15-14----|----------------16-14----------------|
A---------------|---/16------------/16|\14-12-14-12-/16-----16-14-14--------|
E---------------|---------------------|-----------------------------17-14-12|

A D
E------------------|------------------------------|
B------------------|------------------------------|
G------------------|14------------14-16-14-16sl18-|
D-/16-14---14-16-17|--16--------16----------------|
A------------------|----17-16h17------------------|
E------------------|------------------------------|


[Lead after first chorus:]

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------14--------------------------------14--14-16b-|
D----------------16-14--14h16--16-14-16------14--14--16-14-16----16-------|
A-14sl16-16-15-14------------------------sl16--16-------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------14-12--14-12----------|
B----------------17-15-14-15--14---------------12sl14-----14-----14p12sl10-|
G-16-14--14----------------------16p14--16-14------------------------------|
D------16--16-14----------------------16-----------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E---------------------------------|
B-12b14rb12p10-12b14rb12p10-------|
G--------------------------11sl9~-|
D---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|


If you get confused just listen to the music play:

E------------------------14-12h14p12-12-12-----------------------|
B------10--sl14----12sl14-----------------14-13-12--12-11-10--10-|
G-9sl11--11-----16-----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-12b14-12b14~p10--10-12b14-12b14~14rb12-------------10----------------|
G----------------11----------------------11-9---9sl11--11sl9---9-12-11-|
D------------------------------------------------------------11--------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------9-10--9--------------------------------------|
B--------------10--10-12-10-12-------10---10--------------------------10~/-|
G---9-----11-----11--------------------9----11-9sl6--------------9---9-----|
D-12-11h12--12-------------------------------------9-9-7~-7-9sl11--11------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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| x Dead note
| b Bend
| (n) Ghost note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato

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Song info
Franklins Tower
Grateful Dead
2001
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
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