The Byrds – So You Want To Be A Rock N Roll Star (Guitar Tab)
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SO YOU WANT TO BE A ROCK AND ROLL STAR
As recorded by The Byrds
(From the 1967 Album YOUNGER THAN YESTERDAY)
Words and Music by Roger McGuinn & Chris Hillman
Transcribed by Slowhand
G A D D/F#
3 2 0 0 0 3 x 0 2 2 2 x x x 0 2 3 2 2 x 0 2 3 2
E
0 2 2 1 0 0
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Roger McGuinn - Electric 12-string Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'David Crosby - Electric Guitar '
Intro
Q=154
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (El. 12-string Gtr.)
H Q E E E E E E +E Q E E E E E +E Q E
|-------------||--------------0----|-------------0-----|| |-------------||o------------------|-------------2----o|| |-------------||-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------||----0--------------|---0---------------|| |-------------||o-----0-0-(0)------|-----0-0-(0)------o|| |-----------2-||--3--------------2-|-3--------------2--||
G A G A G
Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I E E E E +E Q. E E E E E Q E |-------------0------|------------------| |-----0--------------|------------------| |-------2-(2)--------|---7-7-7--7-6---6-| |---0----------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |-3------------------|------------------|
A G A G
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
+E Q E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |-(6)-4---4-(4)---4---|-4------------------| |---------------7---7-|---5---5-(5)-4---4--| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|
A G A G
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 Q E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|-----5------------| |-------------------|---7---7--7-6---6-| |-4-5---5-(5)-7---x-|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------|
A G A G
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 |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |-(6)-4---4-(4)-------|-4-----------------| |---------------7---7-|---7-5-5S=4-4---4--| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|
A G A G A G
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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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E Q E +E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E +E Q E |-------------------|------------0-----|-------------0-----| |-------------------|------------2-----|-------------2-----| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-4-5---5-(5)-7-----|---0------2-------|---0---------------| |-------------------|-----0-0----------|-----0-0-(0)-------| |-------------------|-3--------------2-|-3---------------2-|
A G A G
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 Q E E E E E +E Q E |------------0-----|-------------0-------|| |------------2-----|-------------2-------|| |------------------|---------------------|| |---0------2-------|---0-----------------|| |-----0-0----------|-----0-0-(0)---------|| |-3--------------2-|-3---------------2---||
1st - 3rd Verses
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G A G A G
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 Q E E E E E +E Q E ||-------------0-----|-------------0-----| ||o------------2-----|-------------2-----| ||-------------------|-------------------| ||----0------2-------|---0---------------| ||o-----0-0----------|-----0-0-(0)-------| ||--3--------------2-|-3---------------2-|
A G A G
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 Q E E E E E +E Q E |------------0-----|-------------0-----| |------------2-----|-------------2-----| |------------------|-------------------| |---0------2-------|---0---------------| |-----0-0----------|-----0-0-(0)-------| |-3--------------2-|-3---------------2-|
A G A G
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 Q E E E E E +E Q E |------------0-----|-------------0-----| |------------2-----|-------------2-----| |------------------|-------------------| |---0------2-------|---0---------------| |-----0-0----------|-----0-0-(0)-------| |-3--------------2-|-3---------------2-|
A G A
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 Q E E E E E +E Q E |------------0-----|-------------0------|| |------------2-----|-------------2------|| |------------------|--------------------|| |---0------2-------|---0-------------0--|| |-----0-0----------|-----0-0-(0)--------|| |-3--------------2-|-3------------------||
Chorus
D E
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
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Q E E +Q. E Q E E +Q. E |-2----------------|------------------| |-3----3-(3)-------|----------------3-| |-2--2-------------|-1----1-(1)-------| |-0----------------|-2--2-------------| |------------------|-2----------------| |----------------0-|-0----------------|
To Coda
A D/F# G
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E |------------0-----|-2-------------------|| |-3--2-0-(0)---0---|-3---------------3--o|| |----------------0-|-2-------------0-----|| |------------------|-0-----------0-------|| |------------------|--------------------o|| |------------------|-2-----2-(2)---------||
Guitar Solo
G A G A G A G A G
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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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E +E Q E E Q E +E Q E |------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |---7-7-7--7-6---6-|-6-4---4--4---4---|-------------------|--------------------| |------------------|------------7---7-|---5-5-5-(5)-4---4-|-4-5---5-(5)-7---x--| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A G A G
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 Q E +E Q E +E Q E |------------------|---------------------| |-----5------------|---------------------| |-7-7---7--7-6---6-|-(6)-7---4-(4)-------| |------------------|---------------7---7-| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------|
A G A G
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 |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |-(7)-5-5-5-(5)-4---4-|-4-5---5-(5)-7------| |---------------------|---------------5-7--| |---------------------|--------------------|
A G A G
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 Q E E E E E Q E |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------4-(4)-------|------------4---7-| |-4-5-7-------7-----|---4---7----------| |---------------7---|------------------| |-------------------|------------------|
A G A G
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 |------------------|----------------------| |----------5-5-----|-------------------5--| |---7---7--------6-|-(6)-4---4-(4)-6------| |-----7------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------|
A G A G
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 |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |---7---7s=6-6---6s|=4-4---4-(4)---4---| |------------------|-------------7---7-| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------|
D.S. al Coda
A G A
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 Q |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-4-----------------|--------------------|| |---5---5-(5)-4h5-4-|-4-5---5-(5)-7------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------||
Outro
&
G A G A
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 Q E +E E E E |------------------|---------------------| |----------5-------|---------------------| |---7-7-7----7-6-6-|-(6)-4---4-(4)-------| |------------------|---------------7---7-| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------|
G A G A
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 Q E E E E E +E Q E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-4-----------------|--------------------| |---5---5-(5)-4---4-|-4-5-5-5-(5)-7------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
G A G A G
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 S S E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------5-5--5-------| |-------5-(5)-7---7-|-7h8----------------| |---7-7-------------|--------------7---7-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
A G A G
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 |-------------------|---------------------| |---5---------------|---------------------| |-----7-6-(6)-4---4-|-(4)-----------------| |---------------7---|-----7-5-7-(7)-5-4-4-| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|
A G A G A G
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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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H |------------------|------------------|------------------*| |----------5-------|------------------|------------------*| |---7-7-7----7-6-6-|---4------4---4---|-4----------------*| |------------------|-------7----7---7-|------------------*| |------------------|------------------|------------------*| |------------------|------------------|------------------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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