Grateful Dead — Terrapin Station: Chords & Links

Quick Facts

Released July 27, 1977 on Arista — the band's first album for the label
Produced by Keith Olsen; recorded at Sound City (Van Nuys), Automated Sound (NYC), and London studios including AIR, Trident and Abbey Road
Peaked at #28 on the Billboard 200; certified Gold in September 1987
Olsen added orchestral and choral arrangements without the band's consent — Garcia said he'd 'put the Grateful Dead in a dress'
Side two is the single 16:23 'Terrapin Part 1': Lady with a Fan / Terrapin Station / Terrapin / Terrapin Transit / At a Siding / Terrapin Flyer / Refrain

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.

Terrapin Station — Track Order, Verified Chords, Numbers & Links
#	Song	Key	Chords	Numbers	Bass	Sources
1	Estimated Prophet	F#m	F#m, Bm6, G, C, F, Dm, E7, A, Bm, Am, Cm, Gm, Bbm, Ab, Bb	1m, 4m, bII, #IV, VII, b6m, b7(7), b3, 4m, b3m, #4m, b2m, 3m, II, III	Human-edited transcription rated 4/5 — the hardest bass part on the album alongside Terrapin. Songsterr	AZLyrics Genius Dead.net Rukind
2	Dancin' in the Streets	A	A, D, C#, F#m, B, E	1, 4, III, 6m, II, 5	Human-edited transcription rated 4/5, reflecting the busier bass line of the disco-fied 1977 arrangement. Songsterr	AZLyrics Genius Dead.net Rukind
3	Passenger	A	A, D, G, C, E, Am	1, 4, b7, b3, 5, 1m†	Human-edited transcription with a fingerstyle bass track, rated 3/5. Songsterr	AZLyrics Genius Dead.net Rukind
4	Samson and Delilah	G	G, C, D, Bmb5, C+4+9, C#mb5, F#	1, 4, 5, 3ø, 4(+4/9), #4ø, VII	Songsterr names the track "Phil Lesh \| 'Mission Control' \| Bass", rated 3/5. Songsterr	AZLyrics Genius Dead.net Rukind
5	Sunrise	Am	Am, D, F, G, E, E7, Am/G, Esus4, Em, A, Bb, Bb7sus4, G7, C7, C, Fmaj7, D7	1m, IV, b6, b7, V, V7, 1m/b7, V, 5m, I*, bII, bII7, b7(7), b3(7), b3, b6maj7, IV7	AI-generated transcription rated 2/5 — the simplest bass part on the album, so verify by ear. Songsterr	AZLyrics Genius Dead.net
6	Terrapin Part 1 (Lady with a Fan / Terrapin Station / Terrapin / Terrapin Transit / At a Siding / Terrapin Flyer / Refrain)	C	G, Dm, C, F, Fmaj7, C9, E, A, A7, D, Dmaj7, C#m, Gmaj7, D#m7b5, B, Bm, Eb	5, 2m, 1, 4, 4maj7, 1, III, VI, VI7, II, IImaj7, b2m, 5maj7, b3ø, VII, 7m, b3	Songsterr rates the bass 4/5, top tier on this album — the transcription is AI-generated, so treat it as a map rather than gospel. Songsterr	AZLyrics Genius Dead.net Rukind

Terrapin Station — Track Order, Verified Chords, Numbers & Links

Song

Key

Chords

Numbers

Bass

Sources

Estimated Prophet

F#m

F#m, Bm6, G, C, F, Dm, E7, A, Bm, Am, Cm, Gm, Bbm, Ab, Bb

1m, 4m, bII, #IV, VII, b6m, b7(7), b3, 4m, b3m, #4m, b2m, 3m, II, III

Human-edited transcription rated 4/5 — the hardest bass part on the album alongside Terrapin.