He's Gone chords by
Grateful Dead (Official Version)

1972Rock304 views

Key: E majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

Eb

Fm/Eb

Eb

Fm/Eb

Eb

Fm/Eb

Eb

Fm/Eb

Eb

Fm/Eb

Eb

Fm/Eb

Eb

Fm/Eb

Eb

Fm/Eb

Verse 1
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Rat in a drain ditch,
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
caught on a limb,
Ab Ab 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
you know better but I     know him
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Like I told you,
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
what I said
Ab Ab 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Steal your face right off   your head
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb/G Eb/G 
 
Now    he's

Chorus 1
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
gone,
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
now he's gone,
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Lord  he's gone, he's gone
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Like a steam locomotive, rollin' down the track
Ab Ab 
 
He's gone, he's gone
Eb Eb 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
and nothing's gonna bring him back,
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
He's gone

Verse 2
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Nine- mile skid
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
on a ten- mile ride
Ab Ab 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
hot as a pistol but cool  inside
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Cat on a tin roof,
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
dogs in a pile
Ab Ab 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Nothin' left to do but smile, smile,
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
smile!
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Now   he's

Chorus 2
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
gone,
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
now he's gone,
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Lord  he's gone, he's gone
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Like a steam locomotive, rollin' down the track
Ab Ab 
 
He's gone, he's gone
Eb Eb 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
and nothing's gonna bring him back,
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
He's gone

Interlude 1

Fm7

Eb

Fm7

Eb

Eb/Db

Ab

Eb

Fm/Eb

Eb

Fm/Eb

Solo 1
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb/G Eb/G 
 
Fm Fm 
 
F7/A F7/A

Bridge 1
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Db Db 
 
Goin' where the wind
Ab Ab 
 
don't blow so strange
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Db Db 
 
Maybe off on some high
Ab Ab 
 
cold mountain chain
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Lost one round but the price
Gb Gb 
 
wasn't anything
Db Db 
 
Dbm Dbm 
 
A knife in the back
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
and more of the same

Verse 3
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Same old, rat in a drain ditch,
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
caught on a limb,
Ab Ab 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
you know better but I     know him
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Like I told you,
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
what I said
Ab Ab 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Steal your face right off   your head
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb/G Eb/G 
 
Now    he's

Chorus 3
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
gone,
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
now he's gone,
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Lord  he's gone, he's gone
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Like a steam locomotive, rollin' down the track
Ab Ab 
 
He's gone, he's gone
Eb Eb 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
and nothing's gonna bring him back,
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
He's gone

Outro 1

Ab

Bb7

Like a steam locomotive, rollin' down the track

Ab

He's gone, he's gone

Eb

Eb7

Ab

and nothin's gonna bring him back,

Eb

Fm/Eb

Eb

Fm/Eb

He's gone

Outro 2

Eb

Fm/Eb

Eb

Fm/Eb

Ooh, nothing's gonna bring him back

[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEb Fm/Eb Eb7 Ab Bb7...

Chords

Eb
Fm/Eb
Eb7
Ab
Bb7
Eb/G
Bb7sus4
Fm7
Eb/Db
Fm
F7/A
Db
Gb
Dbm
Bb

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Fm/Eb: x-x-1-1-1-1
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x
Eb/G: x-x-5-3-4-3
Bb7sus4: x-1-3-1-4-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Eb/Db: x-4-x-3-4-3
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
F7/A: 5-x-3-5-4-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Dbm: x-4-6-6-5-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -1

-1

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of He's Gone by Grateful Dead, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Grateful Dead.

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