Grateful Dead — In the Dark: Chords & Links

Quick Facts

Released July 6, 1987 on Arista, produced by Jerry Garcia and John Cutler
Peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200 — the band's only top-ten album — and went double platinum
Basic tracks were cut January 6–13, 1987 with the band playing on stage at the Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, in a darkened empty theater with no audience, for a live feel at studio fidelity
Garcia on the venue: "There's something about the formal atmosphere in there that makes us work."
'Touch of Grey' hit #9 on the Hot 100 — their only top-forty single — went #1 on Mainstream Rock, and its video became an MTV staple
'Tons of Steel' is Brent Mydland's sole writing credit here; 'Hell in a Bucket' is Weir/Mydland/Barlow

Chords verified against Rukind.com and Ultimate Guitar tab archives — not generated from memory. Nashville numbers included; capital numerals (II, III7, VI7) mark a chord borrowed from outside the home key, usually a secondary dominant. Lyrics links follow each site's standard URL pattern — if a link 404s, search the site directly by title.

In the Dark — Track Order, Verified Chords, Numbers & Links
#	Song	Key	Chords	Numbers	Bass	Sources
1	Touch of Grey	B	B, F#, E, A, C#m, C#7, G#m, D#, C#m7, B7, E7	1, 5, 4, b7, 2m, II7, 6m, III, 2m, 1(7), 4(7)	The one human-authored bass tab of the seven here — fingerstyle, standard tuning, rated 4/5. Songsterr	AZLyrics Genius Dead.net Rukind
2	Hell in a Bucket	E	E, Em, B, A, Bb, F#, D, C#	1, 1m, 5, 4, #IV, II, b7, VI	Fingerstyle bass rated 4/5 — AI-generated, so verify by ear. Songsterr	AZLyrics Genius Dead.net Rukind
3	When Push Comes to Shove	D	D, A, G, B7, E	1, 5, 4, VI7, II	Fingerstyle bass rated 4/5 — AI-generated. Songsterr	AZLyrics Genius Dead.net Rukind
4	West L.A. Fadeaway	Am	Am, B, E, D, C, F9, Em7	1m, II, V, IV, b3, b6, 5m	Fingerstyle bass rated 2/5 — AI-generated (a separate Songsterr entry is even titled 'West L.A. Fadeaway AI'). Songsterr	AZLyrics Genius Dead.net Rukind
5	Tons of Steel	F	F, Bb, C, Eb, Gm	1, 4, 5, b7, 2m	Fingerstyle bass rated 4/5 — AI-generated. Songsterr	AZLyrics Genius Dead.net Ult. Guitar
6	Throwing Stones	E	Bm, A, E, G, C#m	5m, 4, 1, b3, 6m	Fingerstyle bass rated 4/5 — AI-generated. Songsterr	AZLyrics Genius Dead.net Rukind
7	Black Muddy River	A	A, E, D, F#m, Bm, A/G#, G#, A#	1, 5, 4, 6m, 2m, 1/7, VII, bII	Rukind's own chart calls out a bass walkdown (C#–B–G#–E) under the fourth verse line; Songsterr's fingerstyle track is rated 2/5 but AI-generated. Songsterr	AZLyrics Genius Dead.net Rukind

In the Dark — Track Order, Verified Chords, Numbers & Links

Song

Key

Chords

Numbers

Bass

Sources

Touch of Grey

B, F#, E, A, C#m, C#7, G#m, D#, C#m7, B7, E7

1, 5, 4, b7, 2m, II7, 6m, III, 2m, 1(7), 4(7)

The one human-authored bass tab of the seven here — fingerstyle, standard tuning, rated 4/5.

Songsterr