The Byrds – So You Want To Be A Rock N Roll Star (Bass Tab)

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SO YOU WANT TO BE A ROCK AND ROLL STAR (Bassline) As recorded by The Byrds (From the 1967 Album YOUNGER THAN YESTERDAY) Words and Music by Roger McGuinn & Chris Hillman Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Chris Hillman - Bass'

 Intro
  Q=154
 4/4
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  Wx5            E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
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  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E  3x E E E E +E  E E E
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   1st - 3rd Verses
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 Chorus
                                                                 To Coda
  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 E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o||
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------||

   Guitar Solo
    E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
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                     1.,2.,3.
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E  4x
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                        Outro
  4.
        D.S. al Coda &
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  E E E E +E  E E E  5x E E E E +E  E E E
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|-------0-(0)---0---o||-------0-(0)---0---*|
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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