The Byrds – Mr Spaceman (Bass Tab)
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***THIS IS NOT HOW THE BYRDS PLAYED THE SONG***
I've been messing around with a few guys trying to learn some songs and one of 'em
out this song on the classical guitar a couple of nights ago. Thought I should learn the
for it and went to look for a tab and couldn't find one. I searched everywhere, even
for a song book to buy but wasn't successful. I analyzed the Guitar Chords played,
is something like G A7 D7 over and over in the verse with an added Am and C in the
I came up with this little circus type riff to play underneath a strumming acoustic guitar
an arpeggio style classical guitar.
My first bass tab.
Play with a nice flow, moderately fast, sometimes slur the notes.
Standard Tuning, 4 String (EADG)
VERSES:GUITAR SOLO (you'll catch the flow)
woke up ... light ... then ... still dark outside
it was a ... down ... don't ... or why
must be ... come ... saucer... people up tight
leave ... glow ... hope ... get home alright
G A D Riff
G-------4-|-------6-|-7---7-6-|-4------------------------------------| (0>2>4>7 on G
D-5---5---|-7---7---|---7-----|---0-2---0>2>4>5----------------------| straight into the
A---5-----|---7-----|---------|-----------------| chorus on the 4th-|
E---------|---------|---------|--------------------------------------| line of the verse)
CHORUS
D C Am G Riff
G-7---7-6-|-5---5-4-|---------|-------x-|-0-2-0>2>4>-|
D---7-----|---5-----|-7---7-6-|-5---5---|------------|
A---------|---------|---7-----|---5-----|------------|
E---------|---------|---------|---------|------------|
D C Am G Riff
G-7---7-6-|-5---5-4-|---------|---------|------------|
D---7-----|---5-----|-7---7-6-|-5---5-0-|-2--0>2>4>5-|
A---------|---------|---7-----|---5-----|------------|
E---------|---------|---------|---------|------------|Directly back to VERSE, and so on.
Listen to the song for timing, really simple.
And that's practically what I play. Sounds pretty good infront of a group of friends.