I'll Take A Melody

Jerry Garcia

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I'll Take A Melody

Written by Allen Toussaint

Key: Bmg;

I'll Take A Melody Key F#mg;F#mg;

I'll Take A Melody Key Gmg;Gmg;

I'll Take A Melody Key G#mg;G#mg;

I'll Take A Melody Key Amg;Amg;(one step down)

I'll Take A Melody Key A#mg;A#mg;(half step down)

I'll Take A Melody Key Bmg;Bmg;(original key)

I'll Take A Melody Key Cmg;Cmg;(half step up)

I'll Take A Melody Key C#mg;C#mg;(one step up)

I'll Take A Melody Key Dmg;Dmg;

I'll Take A Melody Key D#mg;D#mg;

I'll Take A Melody Key Emg;Emg;

I'll Take A Melody Key Fmg;Fmg;

	  		Intro:                                          
(lick 1) 
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E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-11-9--11-9----------------------| 
D|-----11----11-9--9-11-7----------|      
A|---------------12----------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

or 

E|-----------------------------------| 
B|--7--5-----7--5--------------------| 
G|--------6--------6--4--2--4---6---2| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 

  
A                            Bm7 
   I've seen the rain pouring down.   
E                          A            Asus4 A Asus4  
   The sky was grey with a speck of blue. 
A                             Bm7 
   Deep through a hole in the clouds --  
E                         A      Asus4 A Asus4   
   the sun was screaming' hey you. 
A                        Dmaj7  Bm7         
   As you ramble through your sorrow --  
E                                 A    Asus4 A Asus4  
   Seems like everything come out wrong. 
A                          Dmaj7  Bm7         
   I'm living in yesterday's tomorrow's,  
E                               A     Asus4 A  
   I know something's helping me along. 

(lick 2) 
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E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-9-------------------------------| 
D|---12--9-------------------------|      
A|------------10--11---------------| 
E|---------12--------12------------| 

or 

E|---------------------------------| 
B|---5--3--------------------------| 
G|----------4----------------------| 
D|-------------2--5--6--2----------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 


               A          D              E 
  I'll take a melody and see what I can do about it. --> (lick 2) 
              A            D                E 
  I'll take a simple C to G and feel brand new about it. --> (lick 2) 
  F#m   C#m      F#m       C#m 
  I understand why the old fisherman 
         D                       C#m  F#m   C#m             F#m 
  Sail alone, sail along, sail alone.                  Sail along 
  Asus4              E7 
  Someday he'll be gone   --->   (lick 1 x2) 

A                               Dmaj7 Bm7 
    I hear you talking' 'bout your troubles.  
E                           A         Asus4 A Asus4   
    Everybody's got their troubles too. 
A                           Dmaj7 Bm7       
    You can make them burst like bubbles,  
E                          A      Asus4 A Asus4  
    If you know just what to do. 
A                               Bm7      
    You know I've been called a dreamer.  
E                              A     Asus4 A Asus4   
    Dreams that never will come true. 
A                                      Bm7 
    But I've been called so many things before.   
E                         A     Asus4 A 
    Tell you what I'm gonna do. 
                                      
(lick 2) 
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E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-9-------------------------------| 
D|---12--9-------------------------|     
A|------------10--11---------------| 
E|---------12--------12------------| 

or 

E|---------------------------------| 
B|---5--3--------------------------| 
G|----------4----------------------| 
D|-------------2--5--6--2----------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

  
               A          D              E 
  I'll take a melody and see what I can do about it. --> (lick 2) 
              A            D                E 
  I'll take a simple C to G and feel brand new about it. --> (lick 2) 
  F#m   C#m      F#m       C#m 
  I understand why the old fisherman 
         D                       C#m  F#m   C#m             F#m 
  Sail alone, sail along, sail alone.                  Sail along 
  Asus4              E7 
  Someday he'll be gone   --->   (lick 1 x2) 

Jam  ->  C   A    C   A   C  B  A# A  C  A  C  A  C  B (?)  <-  

(lick 2) 

               A          D              E 
  I'll take a melody and see what I can do about it. --> (lick 2) 
              A            D                E 
  I'll take a simple C and G and feel brand new about it. --> (lick 2) 

A                            D                    
Shine on - keep on shining - shine on - keep on shining,  
E                       E7 
shine on, keep on shining --> (lick 2)    (repeat to fade)

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