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BALLAD OF EASY RIDER (Bassline) As recorded by The Byrds (From the 1969 Album BALLAD OF EASY RIDER) Words and Music by Roger McGuinn Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John York - Bass' Intro Q=190 4/4 Gtr I Wx9 |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ E Q E q Q E Q E q Q E Q E q Q E Q E q Q ||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| ||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| ||o-5----5-5-----|-5----5-5-----|-4----4-4-----|-4----4-4-----| ||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| E Q E q Q E Q E q Q E Q E q Q E Q E q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|| |-2----2-2-----|--------------|--------------|---------------|| |--------------|-3----3-2-----|-0----0-0-----|-5----5-5------|| Chorus E Q E q Q E Q E q Q E Q E q Q E Q E q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |-5----5-5-----|--------------|-5----5-5-----|---------------| |--------------|-3----3-3-----|--------------|-3----3-3------| E Q E q Q E Q E q Q E Q E q Q E Q E q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |-5----5-5-----|--------------|-5----5-5-----|-5----5-5------| |--------------|-3----3-3-----|--------------|---------------| E Q E q Q E Q E q Q E Q E q Q E Q E q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |-7----7-7-----|-7----7-7-----|--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|-5----5-5-----|-5----5-5------| 1. To Coda E Q E q Q E Q E q Q E Q E q Q E Q E q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------o|| |-5----5-5-----|--------------|-5----5-5-----|---------------o|| |--------------|-3----3-3-----|--------------|-3----3-3-------|| Bridge 2. E Q E q Q E Q E q Q E Q E q Q E Q E q Q |--------------||--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------||--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------||-5----5-5-----|--------------|-5----5-5------| |-3----3-3-----||--------------|-3----3-3-----|---------------| E Q E q Q E Q E q Q E Q E q Q E Q E q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|-5----5-5-----|--------------|-5----5-5------| |-3----3-3-----|--------------|-3----3-3-----|---------------| E Q E q Q E Q E q Q E Q E q Q E Q E q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|-7----7-7-----|-7----7-7-----|---------------| |-3----3-3-----|--------------|--------------|-5----5-5------| E Q E q Q E Q E q Q E Q E q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|-5----5-5-----|--------------| |-5----5-5-----|--------------|-3----3-3-----| Outro D.S. al Coda & E Q E q Q E Q E q Q W +W |--------------|--------------||----------|--------*| |--------------|--------------||----------|--------*| |-5----5-5-----|--------------||-5--------|-(5)----*| |--------------|-3----3-3-----||----------|--------*| 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