Hobo Song by Grateful Dead

Joe Lipman · From: Nashville TN

Anyone have a dumbed down break worked out for the Hobo song? It's from the Grateful Dead Old and In the Way album.

I'm a pretty new PSG player. A local band wants me to play this with them. I'm in good shape on the backup part but, need some help with a workable break that sort of follows the melody but doesn't get too difficult. They play the song in G.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Joe

ragtimejoe@comcast.net

[This message was edited by Joe Lipman on 16 December 2005 at 11:20 AM.]

Pete Burak · From: Portland, OR USA

Joe,
I'll play around with it and see what I can come up with.
Pete B.

Pete Burak · From: Portland, OR USA

Here is a very basic take on it:
Verse:

"To late to feel sorrow"



5 _~10A_~10A__10_____~10A_~10A  


6 __10B__10B_____10B__10B__10B

"To late to feel pain"



1_______8__8


4__8__8_______~8A__


5__8__8________8___

"He's just an old Hobo"



5__8A__8A__8_____~8A__~8A___


6__8B__8B____8B___8____8____

"Lost out in the rain"



1____________10


4________10______10 


5__~10A______________10A~_


6___10B _____________10B___10B

Repeat for the second segment of the verse

I'll post something for the Chorus a little later.
Hope this helps.
Pete B.

[This message was edited by Pete Burak on 22 December 2005 at 09:07 PM.]

Pete Burak · From: Portland, OR USA

What I played around with for a basic Chorus segment was basically the A+B pedals on fret 14 for the B7 part (He used to be a gamblin' man).
I would play string 6 with my thumb, then quickly hit stings 4 and 5 with my two fingers while rocking off and on the A-pedal to get the melody.



   He   Used   To      Be     A    Gam  -  blin   Man


4_______14____________14___  14___14 ____________14    


5_______14A~14_______~14A__ ~14A__14A~_14_______~14A


6__14B_________14B_________    _____________14B

[This message was edited by Pete Burak on 31 December 2005 at 09:34 AM.]

Pete Burak · From: Portland, OR USA

Slide up one fret and play the same type of stuff on Fret 15 for the "Just like You" part.
That phrase ends on Cmin, which you can slide up one more fret with the E>Eb lever for the Cmin.
A+B on fret 15 is C, E>Eb on fret 16 is Cmin.

Then it's back to fret 10 with A+B (for the G part), and Fret 10 open for the D part, for the end of the Chorus "Until he sank so low that there was
Nothing that no one could do".

The Chorus repeats twice, so what you can do is play the same thing twelve frets below (frets 2, 3, and 4, instead ot 14, 15, 16).
You might like to play the low register first, and the high register second.
You can mix and match also.

I think this means of "Pedal Mashin'" is a level of playing that we all go through, and is an important step in getting up to speed with a band. Especially if you're playing steel in a bluegrass group, due to the higher tempo's.

Great Tune!
Pete B.

[This message was edited by Pete Burak on 31 December 2005 at 09:50 AM.]

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