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PLASTIC FANTASTIC LOVER (Bassline) As recorded by Jefferson Airplane (From the 1967 Album SURREALISTIC PILLOW) Words and Music by Marty Balin Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jack Casady - Bass' Intro Q=104 4/4 Gtr I W H Q E S S H +Q. S S H +Q. S S |----------|---------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------|---------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------|-----------5h7-|------------5h7-|------------5h7--| |----------|---------------|-0----(0)-------|-0----(0)--------| H +Q. S S H +Q. S S E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|----------------|-----5-----7--5-|-----5------------| |------------5h7-|------------5h7-|----------------|---------------5--| |-0----(0)-------|-0----(0)-------|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7----| 1st Verse E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------||----------------|------------------| |-----5-----7--5-|-----5-----------||-----5-----7--5-|-----5------------| |----------------|---------------5-||----------------|---------------5--| |-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7---||-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7----| E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| |-----5-----7--5-|-----5-----------|-----5-----7--5-|-----5------------| |----------------|---------------5-|----------------|---------------5--| |-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7---|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7----| Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E Q E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------5-7--| |-5--5--5---5-5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5--3-|-5--5--5---5-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7------| H. 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E E |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |---------5-7-|---------5-7-|---------5-7-|---------5-7--| |-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0------------| E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|| |-----5-----7--5-|-----5-----------|-----5-----7--5-|-----5------------|| |----------------|---------------5-|----------------|---------------5--|| |-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7---|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7----|| 2nd Verse E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| |-----5-----7--5-|-----5-----------|-----5-----7--5-|-----5------------| |----------------|---------------5-|----------------|---------------5--| |-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7---|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7----| E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E Q E |----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------------| |-----5-----7--5-|-----5-----------|---------------|--------------------| |----------------|---------------5-|---------------|--------------------| |-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7---|-5--5--5---5-5-|-(5)-5--5-(5)-5--3--| Interlude Q Q 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 S S E |---------------|-----------------||-----------------|---------------------| |---------------|-----------------||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-5-----------------| |---------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----7-5-(5)-------5-| |-5--5--5---5-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-----------------|-------------5-5h7---| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-5-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-5-----5-------| |-----------------|-----7-5-(5)-------5-|-----------------|-----7-5---7-5-7-| |-----------------|-------------5-5-7---|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-5-----5-------|-----5-----7--5-|-----5-----------|-----5-----7--5--| |-----7-5---------|----------------|---------------5-|-----------------| |-----------7-5-7-|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7---|-0-0---0-0-------| 3rd Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E |-----------------||----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----5-----------||-----5-----7--5-|-----5-----------|-----5-----7--5--| |---------------5-||----------------|---------------5-|-----------------| |-0-0---0-0-5-7---||-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7---|-0-0---0-0-------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----5-----------|-----5-----7--5-|-----5-----------|----------------| |---------------5-|----------------|---------------5-|----------------| |-0-0---0-0-5-7---|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7---|-5--5--5---5-5--| Outro +E Q E +E Q E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E |-------------------|---------------|-----------------||-----------------| |-------------------|---------------|-----------------||-----5-----7--5--| |-------------------|---------------|-----------------||-----------------| |-(5)-5--5-(5)-5--3-|-5--5--5---5-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-0-0---0-0-------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----5-----------|-----5-----7--5-|-----5-----------| |---------------5-|----------------|---------------5-| |-0-0---0-0-5-7---|-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7---| E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E |----------------|------------------*| |-----5-----7--5-|-----5------------*| |----------------|---------------5--*| |-0-0---0-0------|-0-0---0-0-5-7----*| 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

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