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Operator Chords by Grateful Dead

Operator chords by Grateful Dead

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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...
Bb                                  F
Give me the right area code and ...
G                    C              A7
My rider left upon a ...
Dm                  C  F
Singin' like a ...
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F
Think she's somewhere down south...
Bb                                  F
I just cain't remember no number, a ...
G                        C                     A7
Directory don't have it, ...
Dm                  C  F
Got to find a ...

Break (play the intro here)

Tryin' to check out a number,...

She could be hanging 'round a ...

(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 ...


Notes on harp
3 means blow hole 3
-3 means suck hole 3
~3 means suck & bend hole 3

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