Buffalo Springfield – Sit Down I Think I Love You (Guitar Tab)

Capo 2
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As recorded by Buffalo Springfield (From the 1966 Album BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD) Words and Music by Stephen Stills Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Stephen Stills - Electric Guitar w/ capo 2nd fret' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Richie Furay - Electric Guitar w/ capo 2nd fret' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Stephen Stills - Electric Guitar w/ capo 2nd fret' Intro Q=118 F# B G#m C# 4/4 Gtr I (w/ capo 2nd fret) E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E +S S E
|------7----7----5------|--5------4-(4)-0-(0)h2---|
|--------0----0-----0---|-----0-------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------2s|
|----7------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II (w/ capo 2nd fret)
|  H        Q   +E.   S    E  E E E +H
|-^4-------^5---(5)---5-|-(5)-5-------------------|
|-^5-------^5---(5)---5h|==7--5-5s7-(7)-----------|
|-^4-------^6---(6)-----|-------6s8-(8)-----------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|

  F#       B              G#m     C#
   E E E E  E E  E  E     +E  E E E  H
|----7------5-------4---|-(4)-0------------||
|------0------0---------|-------0----3-----||
|--7-----7-------6------|------------------||
|-----------------------|---------4--------||
|-----------------------|------------------||
|-----------------------|------------------||
|
|  H        Q   +E.   S    E  E E E +H
|-^4-------^5---(5)---5-|-(5)-5------------||
|-^5-------^5---(5)---5h|==7--5-5s7-(7)----||
|-^4-------^6---(6)-----|-------6s8-(8)----||
|-----------------------|------------------||
|-----------------------|------------------||
|-----------------------|------------------||

 1st Verse
  F#    B           G#m     C#         F#    B           G#m     C#
   H     Q  +E. S    E  E E E +H        H     Q  +E. S    E  E E E +H
|-^4----^5--(5)-5-|-(5)-5------------|-^4----^5--(5)-5-|-(5)-5------------|
|-^5----^5--(5)-5h|==7--5-5s7-(7)----|-^5----^5--(5)-5h|==7--5-5s7-(7)----|
|-^4----^6--(6)---|-------6s8-(8)----|-^4----^6--(6)---|-------6s8-(8)----|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|

  F#    B           G#m     C#         F#    B           G#m     C#        B
                                                                           Gtr I
   H     Q  +E. S    E  E E E +H        H     Q  +E. S    E  E E E +Q    E E
|-^4----^5--(5)-5-|-(5)-5------------|-^4----^5--(5)-5-|-(5)-5-------------5--||
|-^5----^5--(5)-5h|==7--5-5s7-(7)----|-^5----^5--(5)-5h|==7--5-5s7-(7)\----5--||
|-^4----^6--(6)---|-------6s8-(8)----|-^4----^6--(6)---|-------6s8-(8)\----6--||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------7--||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------7--||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------5--||

 Chorus
  $
  B                                        F7sus4                  C#      C
  Gtr I
  +Q.   E +Q.   E   +Q.   E +H          Q  Q  +Q   +E  S S   E  Q  E  +Q   Q
|-(5)---5-(5)---5-|-(5)---5-(5)-------|----0--(0)--(0)-----|------------------|
|-(5)---5-(5)---5-|-(5)---5-(5)-------|----0--(0)--(0)-----|------------------|
|-(6)---6-(6)---6-|-(6)---6-(6)-------|----2--(2)--(2)-----|------------------|
|-(7)-----------7-|-(7)---------------|----0--(0)--(0)---0-|----0-------------|
|-(7)-----------7-|-(7)---------------|----2--(2)--(2)-2---|-2-----2--(2)--1--|
|-(5)-----------5-|-(5)---------------|----0--(0)--(0)-----|------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  Q.   E +Q.   E   +Q.   E  E  +Q.     Q  Q  +Q    E  E     Q.    Q.      Q
|--5----5-(5)---5-|-(5)---5--5--(5)---|----0--(0)---0--0---|-0-----7-------6--|
|--5----5-(5)---5-|-(5)---5--5--(5)---|----0--(0)---0--0---|-0-----7-------6--|
|--6----6-(6)---6-|-(6)---6--6--(6)---|----2--(2)---2--2---|-2-----8-------7--|
|--7----7-(7)---7-|-(7)---7--7--(7)---|----0--(0)---0--0---|-0-----9-------8--|
|--7----7-(7)---7-|-(7)---7--7--(7)---|----2--(2)---2--2---|-2-----9-------8--|
|--5----5-(5)---5-|-(5)---5--5--(5)---|----0--(0)---0--0---|-0-----7-------6--|

  B
  W            W            a H     a H       a Q  a Q  S S E E E
|------------|------------|-----------------|---------------------||
|------------|------------|-----------------|---------------------||
|------------|------------|-2h4-----2h4-----|-2h4--2h4--4p2---2-4-||
|-2----------|-2----------|-2h4-----2h4-----|-2h4--2h4------4-----||
|-0----------|-0----------|---2-------2-----|---2----2------------||
|------------|------------|-----------------|---------------------||
|
| H    Q  Q    H    Q  Q      Q  Q    Q  Q      Q    Q  E   E E E
|-5----5--5--|-5----5--5--|---7--7----7--7--|---7----7--7---7-7-7-||
|-5----5--5--|-5----5--5--|---7--7----7--7--|---7----7--7---7-7-7-||
|-6----6--6--|-6----6--6--|---7--7----7--7--|---7----7--7---7-7-7-||
|-7----7--7--|-7----7--7--|---9--9----9--9--|---9----9--9---9-9-9-||
|-7----7--7--|-7----7--7--|---9--9----9--9--|---9----9--9---9-9-9-||
|-5----5--5--|-5----5--5--|---7--7----7--7--|---7----7--7---7-7-7-||

 2nd & 3rd Verses
  F#      B              G#m       C#
  Gtr I
   Q  E E  E E  E  E      S  S E E E  E  E   E  E
|------------5-----9---|--5----5---------7-----11-|
|-----0----------------|--5h=7-5------------------|
|-----1----6---/9------|---------6-7s=8----/11----|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  H       Q   +E.   S    E    E E E +H
|-^4------^5---(5)---5-|-(5)---5------------------|
|-^5------^5---(5)---5h|==7----5-5s7-(7)----------|
|-^4------^6---(6)-----|---------6s8-(8)----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|

  F#       B              G#m       C#
   E E E E  E E  E  E      S  S E E E  E  E   E  E
|----4--------5-----9---|--5----5---------7-----11--|
|------5----------------|--5h=7-5-------------------|
|----4------6---/9------|---------6-7s=8----/11-----|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|--0--------------------|---------------------------|
|
|  H        Q   +E.   S    E    E E E +H
|-^4-------^5---(5)---5-|-(5)---5-------------------|
|-^5-------^5---(5)---5h|==7----5-5s7-(7)-----------|
|-^4-------^6---(6)-----|---------6s8-(8)-----------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|

  F#       B              G#m       C#
   E E E E  E E  E  E      S  S E E E  E  E   E  E
|----4--------5-----9---|--5----5---------7-----11-|
|------5----------------|--5h=7-5------------------|
|--4--------6---/9------|---------6-7s=8----/11----|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|
|  H        Q   +E.   S    E    E E E +H
|-^4-------^5---(5)---5-|-(5)---5------------------|
|-^5-------^5---(5)---5h|==7----5-5s7-(7)----------|
|-^4-------^6---(6)-----|---------6s8-(8)----------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|

                                            To Coda
  F#       B              G#m       C#
   E E E E  E E  E  E      S  S E E E  E  E   E  E
|----4--------5-----9---|--5----5---------7-----11--||
|------5----------------|--5h=7-5-------------------||
|--4-----4--6---/9------|---------6-7s=8----/11-----||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||
|
|  H        Q   +E.   S    E    E E E +H
|-^4-------^5---(5)---5-|-(5)---5-------------------||
|-^5-------^5---(5)---5h|==7----5-5s7-(7)-----------||
|-^4-------^6---(6)-----|---------6s8-(8)-----------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||

 Interlude
  B                               F7sus4               C#      C
  Gtr III (w/ capo 2nd fret)
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E Q    Q  H.           E Q  E  +Q   Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---0--------------|
|-0--0---0--0---|-0--0---0------|---------------|------2--(2)--1---|
|------3------3-|------3---3-3--|-0--0----------|-0----------------|
|
| Q  Q   Q  Q     Q  Q   Q   Q    Q  E  Q  E Q    E Q  Q.      Q
|-5--5---5--5---|-5--5---5---5--|-0--0--0--0-0--|-0-0--7-------6---|
|-5--5---5--5---|-5--5---5---5--|-0--0--0--0-0--|-0-0--7-------6---|
|-5--5---5--5---|-5--5---5---5--|-2--2--2--2-2--|-2-2--8-------7---|
|-7--7---7--7---|-7--7---7---7--|-0--0--0--0-0--|-0-0--9-------8---|
|-7--7---7--7---|-7--7---7---7--|-2--2--2--2-2--|-2-2--9-------8---|
|-5--5---5--5---|-5--5---5---5--|-0--0--0--0-0--|-0-0--7-------6---|

  B                                C#
                                                             Gtr I
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   E Q   E Q  E E   +E  E Q  E  S  S  E  E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------12-14-||
|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------0-12h14-------||
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------||
|---------------|----------------|---0-----0----1-|-(1)---1----------------||
|-0--0---0--0---|-0--0---0---0h2-|-2-----2----2---|-----2------------------||
|------3------3-|------3---3-----|----------------|------------------------||
|
| Q  Q   Q  Q     Q  Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q  Q      Q    Q  H
|-5--5---5--5---|-5--5---5---5---|-7---7---7--7---|--7----7--7-------------||
|-5--5---5--5---|-5--5---5---5---|-7---7---7--7---|--7----7--7-------------||
|-5--5---5--5---|-5--5---5---5---|-7---7---7--7---|--7----7--7-------------||
|-7--7---7--7---|-7--7---7---7---|-9---9---9--9---|--9----9--9-------------||
|-7--7---7--7---|-7--7---7---7---|-9---9---9--9---|--9----9--9-------------||
|-5--5---5--5---|-5--5---5---5---|-7---7---7--7---|--7----7--7-------------||

 Guitar Solo
  F#               B
   E     +E   E  E  S  S  E  S  S  E
|-14b16-(14)-14-12-14p12----------12-|
|------------------------14-12h14----|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|
|  E      E   E  E  E     E  E     E
|-------------7-----7--------5-------|
|----------------0--------0--------0-|
|------------------------------------|
|---------7--------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

  G#m            C#                      F#           B
   S  S  E  E  E  S   S  E  e     E       +Q     E  E  S  S  E  E  e
|-----------------------12-14----14b16-|-(14)---14-12-14-12----12-14-|
|-14-12-------12-12h=14----------------|--------------------14-------|
|-------13-14--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
|  E     Q     E +E      E +S  S  E        E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E
|--5-----------4-(4)-----0-(0)h2-------|------7--------5-----------4-|
|--------0-----------------------------|---------0-----------0-------|
|---------------------------------2s===|===7--------7-----------6----|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

  G#m          C#                  F#              B
   e   e  e  E  +E   E  e  E        +E   +E   E  E  S  S  E  S  S  E
|-14--14-14-14-(14)-12-14-14b15==|=(14)r(14)-14-12-14-12----------12-|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------14-12h14----|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| +E   E  E  E   H                   E    E   E  E  E     E  E     E
|-(4)--0-------------------------|------------7-----7--------5-------|
|---------0------3---------------|---------------0--------0--------0-|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------4-------------------|--------7--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

  G#m            C#
   S  S  E  E  E  S   S  E  e     E
|----12-----------------12-14----14b15==|
|-14----------12-12h=14-----------------|
|-------13-14---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
|  E     Q     E +E      E +S  S  E
|--5-----------4-(4)-----0-(0)h2--------|
|--------0------------------------------|
|---------------------------------2/----|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

  F#          B
   E  E  E  E  S  S  E  S   S  E
|-14r---14-12-14-12-----------12---|
|-------------------14-12h=14------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|
|  H           Q       +E.       S
|-^4----------^5-------(5)-------5-|
|-^5----------^5-------(5)-------5h|
|-^4----------^6-------(6)---------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda G#m C# |---------3---------| |-------3-------|
   Q     a   Q     a   Q     a   Q   a   Q   a   Q
|-----------16--------15--------14------12------10---||
|-----------------------------------12-(12)-10-(10)--||
|-------16-(16)---15-(15)---14-(14)------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|
|  E  E         E         E     +H
|-(5)-5----------------------------------------------||
|--7--5---------5s========7-----(7)------------------||
|---------------6s========8-----(8)------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------||

 Outro
  &
  F#               B
   E     +E   E  E  S  S  E  S   S  E
|-14b15-(14)-14-12-14-12-----------12---|
|------------------------14-12h=14------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
|  H                Q       +E.       S
|-^4---------------^5-------(5)-------5-|
|-^5---------------^5-------(5)-------5h|
|-^4---------------^6-------(6)---------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

  G#m          C#                       F#              B
   S   S  E  E  E  S   S  E  E  E        +E   +E   E  E  S  S  E  E   e
|------------------------12-14-14b15==|=(14)r(14)-14-12-14-12----12--14-----|
|-14--12-------12-12h=14--------------|-----------------------14------------|
|--------13-14------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
|  E      E  E  E +H                      H              Q       +E.    S
|-(5)-----5---------------------------|-^-4-------------^5-------(5)----5---|
|--7------5--5s=7-(7)-----------------|-^-5-------------^5-------(5)----5h==|
|------------6s=8-(8)-----------------|-^-4-------------^6-------(6)--------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

  G#m      C#                     F#            B
   e  e  e  E  +E   E  e  E        E  +E   E  E  S  S  E  S   S  E
|-14-14-14-14-(14)-12-14-14b15==|=14r(14)-14-12-14-12-----------12---|
|-------------------------------|---------------------14-12h=14------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
|  E  E  E  E  +H                  H             Q       +E.       S
|--5--5-------------------------|-^4------------^5-------(5)-------5-|
|--7--5--5s=7--(7)--------------|-^5------------^5-------(5)-------5h|
|--------6s=8--(8)--------------|-^4------------^6-------(6)---------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|

  G#m          C#                       F#              B
   S   S  E  E  E  S   S  E  e  E        +E   +E   E  E  S  S  E  E   e
|------------------------12-14-14b15==|=(14)r(14)-14-12-14-12----12--14-----|
|-14--12-------12-12h=14--------------|-----------------------14------------|
|--------13-14------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
|  E      E  E  E +H                      H              Q       +E.    S
|-(5)-----5---------------------------|-^-4-------------^5-------(5)----5---|
|--7------5--5s=7-(7)-----------------|-^-5-------------^5-------(5)----5h==|
|------------6s=8-(8)-----------------|-^-4-------------^6-------(6)--------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

  G#m              C#
   E     +E   E     +E   E     +E   E     +E
|-14b16-(14)-14b16-(14)-14b16-(14)-14b16-(14)-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
|  E      E   E      E  +H
|--5------5-----------------------------------|
|--7------5---5s=====7--(7)-------------------|
|-------------6s=====8--(8)-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

    F#                    B                      G#m         C#
     E     +E   E     +E   S  S  E  S   S  E      S  S  E  E  E  a  E   E  S  E.
||--14b16-(14)-14b16-(14)-14-12-----------12---|----------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------14-12h=14------|-14-12-------12-12h14--12--------o||
||---------------------------------------------|-------13-14--------------13-14---||
||---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|
|    H                     Q       +E.       S    E     E  E  E    +H
||--^4--------------------^5-------(5)-------5-|--5-----5-------------------------||
||o-^5--------------------^5-------(5)-------5-|--7-----5--5s=7----(7)-----------o||
||--^4--------------------^6-------(6)---------|-----------6s=8----(8)------------||
||---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 ----------- | - 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