Buffalo Springfield – Expecting To Fly (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Buffalo Springfield
(From the 1967 Album BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD AGAIN)
Words and Music by Neil Young
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Harvey Newmark - Bass'
Intro
Q=80
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
1st & 3rd Verses
W W Q. E H Q. E H
|----------|----------||--------------|-------------|
|----------|----------||o-------------|-5----5-5----|
|-3--------|-3--------||o-3----3-3----|-------------|
|----------|----------||--------------|-------------|
Q. E H Q. E +Q Q Q. E H Q. E H
|-------------|----------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3----3-3----|-5----5-(5)--5--|-------------|-5----5-5----|
|-------------|----------------|-3----3-3----|-------------|
|-------------|----------------|-------------|-------------|
5/8 6/8
Q. E +E E E E Q E Q Q. Q. Q. Q.
|------------3---3-|---------|-----------|-----------|
|-3----3-(3)---3---|-5--5-5--|-----------|-----------|
|------------------|---------|-3----3----|-----------|
|------------------|---------|-----------|-1----1----|
2nd & 4th Verses
5/8 6/8
Q. Q. Q. E E Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-----------|----------||-----------|------------|
|-----------|----------||-----------|-3----3-----|
|-1----1----|-1----1-2-||-3----3----|------------|
|-----------|----------||-----------|------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-1----1----|-----------|-----------|
|-1----1----|-----------|-3----3----|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-1----1----|
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-1----1----|-1----1----|-----------|
|-1----1----|-----------|-----------|-1----1----|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
1.
4/4
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. W Q. E H
|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|--------------||
|-1----1----|-1----1----|-----------|----------|-------------o||
|-----------|-----------|-1----1----|-3--------|-3----3-3----o||
|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|--------------||
Outro
2. H.=H
6/8
Q. Q. Q. Q. Wx7 Wx2
|-----------|-----------||----------|---------*|
|-1----1----|-1----1----||----------|---------*|
|-----------|-----------||----------|---------*|
|-----------|-----------||----------|---------*|Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths