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Most Popular Grateful Dead Songs On The Acoustic
Welcome to my most popular Grateful Dead songs page where you can learn many numbers of theirs on the acoustic. Below are free chord sheets, rhythm tips and more. If you need a full tutorial lesson, those are also available for a small fee.
I'm also using The Grateful Dead album covers in my images below so you know where each song originated.
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Most Popular Grateful Dead Songs Chords, Lyrics, Rhythm Tips, Tutorials
1. Candyman
Candyman is a track on the 1970 album "American Beauty".
The song was never released as a single.
Drop D Tuning: No Capo: No Rhythm: root down up root up down up and repeat Picking: Yes Chords: Bb, F, C, Gm, Dm, Am, G
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2. Casey Jones
Casey Jones is a track from the 1974 live album "Steal Your Face".
The track was never released as a single.
Drop D Tuning: No Capo: No Rhythm: down down down down up down up and repeat Picking: Yes Chords: C, F, D7, Em, Dm7, C#, A7, G7
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3. Friend Of The Devil
Friend Of The Devil is also a track from the 1970 American Beauty album.
This one was also not released as a single.
Drop D Tuning: No Capo: No Rhythm: root down root up down and repeat Picking: a few riffs Chords: G, C, D, Am
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4. Loser
Loser is a track from the 1981 album "Dead Set".
This song was never released as a single.
Drop D Tuning: No Capo: No Rhythm: root down root up down up Picking: Yes Chords: Am, G, C, D, G6, Am/G, Em, A
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5. Ripple
Ripple was the B-Side to the single Truckin which was released in 1970 and is from the American American Beauty. The single peaked at #64 in the US.
It was then re-released 11 years later as a promo single and it peaked at #50.
Drop D Tuning: No Capo: No Rhythm: root down up root up down up Picking: Yes Chords: G, C, D, Am, A7
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6. Sugaree
Sugaree is a track from the 1974 live album "Steal Your Face".
This track was never released as a single.
Drop D Tuning: No Capo: No Rhythm: down down up down up down up and repeat Picking: Yes Chords: B, E, Gbm, Dbm, A
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7. The Monkey And the Engineer
The Monkey And The Engineer is a track from the bands double album Reckoning from 1981.
This track was never released as a single.
Drop D Tuning: No Capo: No Rhythm: down up down up down up down up and repeat Picking: Yes Chords: G, D7, C, A7, C7
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8. Touch Of Grey
Touch Of Grey was released in 1987 and did reach #1 in the US.
The song can be found on the album "In The Dark".
Drop D Tuning: No Capo: 2nd fret Rhythm: down up stop up down up stop up and repeat Picking: a few riffs Chords: D, A, E, G, D/Gb, Bm, B7, Gbm, Db, B
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9. Truckin
Truckin was a 1970 single and can be found on the album "American Beauty".
This song was the A Side and the song Ripple was the B Side. The single reached #64.
Drop D Tuning: No Capo: No Rhythm: down up down up and in a fast shuffle in place Picking: No Chords: D, G, A, D7, F, Em, C, A7, E7
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10. Uncle John's Bands
Uncle John's Band was the first single released by The Grateful Dead in 1970 from the album "Workingmans Dead".
The song peaked at #69 in the US.
Drop D Tuning: No Capo: No Rhythm: down down up down up down up Picking: Yes Chords: G, Bm, C, D, Am, Em, Dm
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