Buffalo Springfield – Pretty Girl Why (Bass Tab)

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PRETTY GIRL WHY (Bassline) As recorded by Buffalo Springfield (From the 1968 Album LAST TIME AROUND) Words and Music by Stephen Stills Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jim Fielder - Bass'

 [Intro]
 Q=136
 4/4
 Gtr I
   Q.   E  E  Q.     E  Q   E  +H       Q.   E  E  Q.     Q   H.
G|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------||
D|---------9--9----|----9---9--(9)----|---------9--9----|-----9-----||
A|-7----7----------|-7----------------|-7----7----------|-7---------||
E|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------||

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     Q.   E  E  Q.     E  Q   E  +H       Q.   E  E  Q.     E  Q   E  +H
G||------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D||o---------9--9----|----9---9--(9)----|---------9--9----|----9---9--(9)----|
A||o-7----7----------|-7----------------|-7----7----------|-7----------------|
E||------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|

     Q.   E  E  Q.     E  Q   E  +H       Q.   E  E  Q.     E  Q   E  +H
G||------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------||
D||o---------9--9----|----9---9--(9)----|---------9--9----|----9---9--(9)----||
A||o-7----7----------|-7----------------|-7----7----------|-7----------------||
E||------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------||

[Chorus]
   W          E Q  Q  E E E   W          E Q  Q  E E E
G|----------|------3--6-4-3-|----------|------3--6-4-3-|
D|----------|---4-----------|-2--------|---4-----------|
A|-7--------|-5-------------|----------|-5-------------|
E|----------|---------------|----------|---------------|

   W          E Q  Q  E E E   W          H    H
G|----------|------3--6-4-3-|----------|-----------|
D|-2--------|---4-----------|-2--------|------2----|
A|----------|-5-------------|----------|-5---------|
E|----------|---------------|----------|-----------|

                                  1.,2.,3.       4.
   H    E E Q    E E E E E E E E   Q  H.       3x Q  H.        +W
G|------3-6-4--|-----------------|----4--------||----4-------|-(4)----*|
D|-4-----------|-----6-----5-----|-4----------o||-4----------|--------*|
A|-------------|-2-4---2-4---2-4-|------------o||------------|--------*|
E|-------------|-----------------|-------------||------------|--------*|

************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | +() - note tied to previous | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end **************************************