Neil Young – Four Strong Winds (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Neil Young (From the 1978 Album COMES A TIME) Words and Music by Ian Tyson Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tim Drummond - Bass'

 [Intro]
 Q=108
 4/4
 Gtr I
   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
A|-3----3-3----3-|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|-3----3-3----3--|
E|---------------|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|----------------|

   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
A|-3----3-3----3-|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|--------------||
E|---------------|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3--3--||

 [1st - 3rd Verses (3rd time Lap Steel Solo)] 
     Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
A||o-3----3-3----3-|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|-3----3-3----3--|
E||----------------|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|----------------|

   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
A|-3----3-3----3-|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|-3----3-3----3-||
E|---------------|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|---------------||

 [Pre-Chorus]
   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-3----3-3----3-|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|
E|---------------|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|---------------|

   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
G|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------||
D|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------||
A|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|--------------|--------------||
E|---------------|-1----1-1----1-|-3----3-3--3--|-3----3-3--3--||

 [Chorus]
   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-3----3-3----3-|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|
E|---------------|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|---------------|

   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
G|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------|
D|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------|
A|-3----3-3----3-|-5----5-5----5-|--------------|-------------|
E|---------------|---------------|-3----3-3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|

   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-3----3-3----3-|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|
E|---------------|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|---------------|

                                                  1.,2.
   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q  Q  Q  Q   3x
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------o||
A|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|---------------|-------------o||
E|---------------|-1----1-1----1-|-3----3-3----3-|-3--3--3--3---||

                [Outro]
  3.
   Q  Q  Q  Q     Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   H    +E  E Q    W
G|-------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|------*|
D|-------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|------*|
A|-------------||-5----5-5----5-|---------------|---------------|------*|
E|-3--3--3--3--||---------------|-1----1-1----1-|-3----(3)-3-3--|-3----*|

************************************** 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 ************************************