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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 Gtr I Wx5 E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |------------||--------------------|-------------------| |------------||o-------------------|-------------------| |------------||o-------0-(0)---0---|-------0-(0)---0---| |------------||--3-0-3-------0---4-|-3-0-3-------0---4-| 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 |-------------------|--------------------||-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------o||-------------------|| |-------0-(0)---0---|-------0-(0)---0---o||-------0-(0)---0---|| |-3-0-3-------0---4-|-3-0-3-------0---4--||-3-0-3-------0---4-|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||o-------0-(0)---0---|-------0-(0)---0---| ||--3-0-3-------0---4-|-3-0-3-------0---4-| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------0-(0)---0---|-------0-(0)---0---| |-3-0-3-------0---4-|-3-0-3-------0---4-| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------0-(0)---0---|-------0-(0)---0---| |-3-0-3-------0---4-|-3-0-3-------0---4-| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------0-(0)---0---|-------0-(0)---0----|| |-3-0-3-------0---4-|-3-0-3-------0---4--|| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------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 ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||o-------0-(0)---0---|-------0-(0)---0---| ||--3-0-3-------0---4-|-3-0-3-------0---4-| 1.,2.,3. E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E 4x |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-------0-(0)---0---|-------0-(0)---0---o|| |-3-0-3-------0---4-|-3-0-3-------0---4--|| Outro 4. D.S. al Coda & E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |--------------------||--------------------| |--------------------||o-------------------| |-------0-(0)---0----||o-------0-(0)---0---| |-3-0-3-------0---4--||--3-0-3-------0---4-| E E E E +E E E E 5x E E E E +E E E E |--------------------||-------------------*| |-------------------o||-------------------*| |-------0-(0)---0---o||-------0-(0)---0---*| |-3-0-3-------0---4--||-3-0-3-------0---4-*| 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