How to Play - "Unbroken Chain" - part 2 - all chords and licks

this reveals everything you need to know to play all of the guitar parts
to this trippy song :) ...

be sure you check out part 1 of this lesson, as well ...which goes over
the INTRO section ...

here is breakdown of the tracks, followed by a lyric chart with chords ...

0:00 - snippets of - Garcia lick out of chorus ... Verses 5 and 6 ... D
solo licks ... strum part of solo ... F lick leading out of solo ... Cm
bridge chords... D7 ending progression .. ending chords

2:29 - Lesson on verse 1

5:45 - Garcia Fill lick (between verses)

7:42 - Lesson on verse 2

12:45 - Lesson on verses 3 & 4

15:15 - Lesson on chorus

18:12 - Garcia fill lick (out of chorus)

20:00 - Lesson on verses 5 & 6

22:25 - Dm fast lick leading into jam

24:48 - Jam - repetitious lick in D

31:00 - Jam - Bobby's strum chords = (4)Dm- (3)C maj 7 (4)Gm- (2)F- (2)Em)

35:42 - chorus chords out of jam (G- C- Bb- F) with melodic descending lick in F at end

37:15 - melodic descending lick in F

38:14 - Bridge (slower Cm section)
(= riffs on Cm- Fmaj 7- Dm - then 3 note Bm lick - then G walk-down)

45:55 - Bridge - G walk-down (= G scale using harmony notes) = "major" scale into "minor" scale

55:08 - the last G walk-down is different = all "major" scale notes

58:48 = Ending- "Ragtime" chords with "bluesy" walk-up in D7

1:06:00 = (optional way to play "Ragtime" chords with "bluesy" walk-up in D7) (low audio)

1:09:50 - Ending = set of 5 jazzy / breezy chords

1:13:15 - Ending =set of 7 ending lonesome sounding "rock" chords
= ( Em-C ... Em-Bm ... G - A - Em ...)

LYRIC and CHORD CHART

Am - C

Dm F F C

Blue light rain ... Whoa, unbroken chain

Am Eb F Em G

Looking for familiar faces ... In an empty window pane

Dm Bb (no 3rd) F Am

Listening for the secret ... searching for the sound

C C/B Am Am/G
F Em G (5/4)

But I could only hear the preacher ...and the baying of his hounds

Am C

Dm F F C

Willow sky ...whoa, I walk and wonder why

F G Dm Dm/E
G (5/4)

They say love your brother ...but you will catch it when you try

F Bb (no 3rd) F Am

Roll you down the line boy ... drop you for a loss

C C/B Am Am/G F
Am

Ride you out on a cold railroad ... And nail you to a cross

Chorus= G-C Bb - F = 4x (last time w lick at end)

Am C

Dm F F C

November and more ...as I wait for the score

Dm Cmaj7 F Em G
(5/4)

They're telling me forgiveness ...Is the key to every door

Dm Bb (no 3) F Am
A

slow winter day .........a night like forever

C C/B Am Am/G F Em Dm (+ LICK) C- C
- Dm ...

Sink like a stone ...float like a feather

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solo LICK A

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solo CHORD section=

4/4 3/4 4/4 2/4 2/4

Dm - C maj 7- Gm - F - Em

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Chorus - (last time twice as long on Bb and F) .... then F LICK ...

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Bridge

Cm F maj 7 Dm Bm riff G walk down(w minor at end)

Lilac rain, unbroken chain ... Song of the saw-whet owl

Cm F maj 7 Dm
Bm riff G Walk Down(w minor at end)

Out on the mountain, it'll drive you insane ...Listening to the winds
howl

Cm F maj 7 Dm
Bm riff G Walk Down(w minor at end)

Unbroken chain... of sorrow and pearls ...Unbroken chain of sky and sea

Cm F maj 7 Dm
Bm riff G Walk Down(w MAJOR at end)

Unbroken chain ... of the western wind ...Unbroken chain of you and me

La-La-La-La La-La- La- La (see lesson for riffs)

can substitute chords? = G-C-G G-C7

D7 .... Eb7/D ... E7/D ...

ENDING = Em - C Em- Bm G- A(no 3)- Em