Jefferson Airplane – Plastic Fantastic Lover (Bass Tab)
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PLASTIC FANTASTIC LOVER (Bassline)
As recorded by Jefferson Airplane
(From the 1967 Album SURREALISTIC PILLOW)
Words and Music by Marty Balin
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jack Casady - Bass'
Intro
Q=104
4/4
Gtr I
W H Q E S S H +Q. S S H +Q. S S
|----------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|-----------5h7-|------------5h7-|------------5h7--|
|----------|---------------|-0----(0)-------|-0----(0)--------|
H +Q. S S H +Q. S S E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----5-----7--5-|-----5------------|
|------------5h7-|------------5h7-|----------------|---------------5--|
|-0----(0)-------|-0----(0)-------|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7----|
1st Verse
E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------||----------------|------------------|
|-----5-----7--5-|-----5-----------||-----5-----7--5-|-----5------------|
|----------------|---------------5-||----------------|---------------5--|
|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7---||-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7----|
E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-----5-----7--5-|-----5-----------|-----5-----7--5-|-----5------------|
|----------------|---------------5-|----------------|---------------5--|
|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7---|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7----|
Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E Q E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------5-7--|
|-5--5--5---5-5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5--3-|-5--5--5---5-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
H. E E H. E E H. E E H. E E
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|---------5-7-|---------5-7-|---------5-7-|---------5-7--|
|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0------------|
E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------||
|-----5-----7--5-|-----5-----------|-----5-----7--5-|-----5------------||
|----------------|---------------5-|----------------|---------------5--||
|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7---|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7----||
2nd Verse
E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-----5-----7--5-|-----5-----------|-----5-----7--5-|-----5------------|
|----------------|---------------5-|----------------|---------------5--|
|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7---|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7----|
E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E Q E
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|
|-----5-----7--5-|-----5-----------|---------------|--------------------|
|----------------|---------------5-|---------------|--------------------|
|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7---|-5--5--5---5-5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5--3--|
Interlude
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E S S E
|---------------|-----------------||-----------------|---------------------|
|---------------|-----------------||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-5-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----7-5-(5)-------5-|
|-5--5--5---5-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-----------------|-------------5-5h7---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-5-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-5-----5-------|
|-----------------|-----7-5-(5)-------5-|-----------------|-----7-5---7-5-7-|
|-----------------|-------------5-5-7---|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-5-----5-------|-----5-----7--5-|-----5-----------|-----5-----7--5--|
|-----7-5---------|----------------|---------------5-|-----------------|
|-----------7-5-7-|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7---|-0-0---0-0-------|
3rd Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E
|-----------------||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----5-----------||-----5-----7--5-|-----5-----------|-----5-----7--5--|
|---------------5-||----------------|---------------5-|-----------------|
|-0-0---0-0-5-7---||-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7---|-0-0---0-0-------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----5-----------|-----5-----7--5-|-----5-----------|----------------|
|---------------5-|----------------|---------------5-|----------------|
|-0-0---0-0-5-7---|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7---|-5--5--5---5-5--|
Outro
+E Q E +E Q E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------||-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------||-----5-----7--5--|
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------||-----------------|
|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5--3-|-5--5--5---5-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-0-0---0-0-------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----5-----------|-----5-----7--5-|-----5-----------|
|---------------5-|----------------|---------------5-|
|-0-0---0-0-5-7---|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7---|
E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|------------------*|
|-----5-----7--5-|-----5------------*|
|----------------|---------------5--*|
|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7----*|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