The Byrds – Turn Turn Turn To Everything There Is A Season (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by The Byrds
(From the 1965 Album TURN! TURN! TURN!)
Words by Book of Ecclesiastes
Music by Pete Seeger
Arranged by The Byrds
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Chris Hillman - Bass'
Intro
Q=125
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------5-(5)--4--|-(4)------------|------5-(5)--4--|-(4)------------|
|-5--------------|-----7----5-----|-5--------------|-----7----5-----|
|----------------|-------------5--|----------------|-------------5--|
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|------5-(5)--4--|-(4)------------|------5-(5)--4--|-(4)-------------|
|-5--------------|-----7----5-----|-5--------------|-----7----5------|
|----------------|-------------5--|----------------|-------------5---|
Chorus
2/4 4/4
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H Q. E Q. E
||----------------|---------------|------|---------------|
||o--------5----4-|-4-------------|------|--------5----4-|
||o-5----5--------|------7-7----7-|-7----|-5----5--------|
||----------------|---------------|------|---------------|
2/4 4/4
Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|--------|---------------|--------------|
|-4-------------|--------|---------------|--------------|
|------7-7----7-|-7------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|----0-2-|-3----2-2----0-|-0----5-5--5--|
1st - 3rd Verses
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
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|-(5)-5-5-5---------||-----------------|-5-5-5-5----------|
|-----------5-7---|-----------0-2-3-4-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------0-2-3-4--|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5----------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------0-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------0-2-3-4--|
1.,2.
Q. E H Q. E H E E E E E E E E e E Q H 3x
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------o||
|-------------|-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|-5-----------o||
|-3----2-2----|-0----5-5----|-----------5-7---|--------------||
Guitar Solo
3.
2/4 4/4
W H H H H H H H
|----------||-----------|-----------|------|-----------|
|----------||------5----|-4---------|------|------5----|
|----------||-5---------|------7----|-7----|-5---------|
|----------||-----------|-----------|------|-----------|
2/4 4/4
H H Q E E H H Q. E +H
|-----------|--------|-----------|---------------|
|-4---------|--------|-----------|---------------|
|------7----|-7------|-----------|---------------|
|-----------|----0-2-|-3----2----|-0----5-(5)----|
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
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|-(5)-5-5-5---------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5----------|
|-----------5-7---|-----------0-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------0-2-3-4--|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5----------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------0-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------0-2-3-4--|
H H Q. E +H E E E E E E E E e E Q H
|-----------|---------------|-----------------|-------------||
|-----------|---------------|-----------------|-------------||
|-----------|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|-5-----------||
|-3----2----|-0----5-(5)----|-----------5-7---|-------------||
Chorus
2/4 4/4
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|------|---------------|
|--------5----4-|-4-------------|------|--------5----4-|
|-5----5--------|------7-7----7-|-7----|-5----5--------|
|---------------|---------------|------|---------------|
2/4 4/4
Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|--------|---------------|--------------|
|-4-------------|--------|---------------|--------------|
|------7-7----7-|-7------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|----0-2-|-3----2-2----0-|-0----5-5--5--|
4th Verse
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
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|-(5)-5-5-5---------||-----------------|-5-5-5-5----------|
|-----------5-7---|-----------0-2-3-4-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------0-2-3-4--|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5----------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------0-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------0-2-3-4--|
Q. E H Q. E H E E E E E E E E e E Q H
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|-5-----------||
|-3----2-2----|-0----5-5----|-----------5-7---|-------------||
Outro
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
||o------5-(5)--4--|-(4)------------|------5-(5)--4--|-(4)------------o||
||o-5--------------|-----7----5-----|-5--------------|-----7----5-----o||
||-----------------|-------------5--|----------------|-------------5---||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