Golgi Apparatus
By Trey Anastasio
As performed by Phish on the album Junta (1988)
Transcribed by Paul Murin

Golgi Apparatus is one of the classic Phish tunes, and it contains many elements that are seen frequently in Trey's composition style--especially the device of taking the same exact lick/melody through several different keys. Compared to many tunes from this same album, Golgi is relatively uncomplicated...but, to quote John from the Dark Star Orchestra, it still contains enough licks in it to make 5 Grateful Dead songs.

Performance Notes:

• Section A (the first verse) is played with a general funk/blues rhythm over a G7 chord.
• The third line of this transcription is just the guitar lick that goes over the verse after the line "They call him lysasome 'cause he runs so fast...". I'm actually unsure that this is the exact lick (what Trey plays here sounds more chromatic to my ears), but it goes by fast enough that it works for me.
• The instrumental section at letters D and E are the parts where you take the exact same lick and move it around the neck. D2 is the same thing as D, but 2 frets higher. Then, at section E, the same lick moves down two frets for a total of four times through. If you are familiar with the song, you should know what I mean here (I didn't tab the whole thing out in order to save space).

 

 

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