Operator Tab by Grateful Dead

Operator tab by Grateful Dead

Guitar Tab

by the Grateful Dead, on the album, American Beauty

transcribed by Nick Bayard


Sung by Ron (pig pen) McKernan, who also played the blues harp.
someone already covered the harmonica tab, so this is the guitar part:

e)--------------------------8------------------------------
b)--10---8---10---8---10-------------------------------------
g)----------------------------8---9---8----9--------------------
d)---------------------------------------------10---10---11---12---12-
a)---------------------------------------------------------------
e)--------------------------------------------------------------

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e)-----------------------------------------------------------
b)----------------------------------------------------------
g)--10---10---10---12---10--------------------10------------------
d)---------------------------10----12----10--------10---12---10---
a)-------------------------------------------------------------------
e)--------------------------------------------------------------


	main riff repeated throughout song- followed by next line
e)----------------------------------------------------------------
b)-------------------------------------------------------------
g)---10----------------10-----------------------(12)------------
d)---------10----12----------10----12----10-------------------
a)----------------------------------------------------------
e)----------------------------------------------------------
	(the (12) works into the riff in different ways)


e)-----------------------------------------------------------------
b)----------------------------------------------------------------
g)---12---12---10---8---9---8---9---8---9--------------------10---10---12
d)------------------------------------------10----11----12--------------
a)---------------------------------------------------------------------
e)--------------------------------------------------------------
[F] Operator, can you help me?  ...

[Bb] Give me the right ...[F] number ..

[G] My rider left ...[C]night fl... [A7]

[Dm] Singin ...[C]  [F] bree...



Def: F(1 1 2 3 x x)
        Bb(1 3 3 3 x x)
       G(3 2 0 0 0 3)
       Dm(1 3 2 0 x x)
        C(0 1  0 2 3 x)

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