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BALLAD OF EASY RIDER 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 B E) - 'Roger McGuinn - Acoustic Guitar' Intro Q=190 Dsus2 G6 4/4 Gtr I H Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------|-----0-------0---|---------0-----0-| |------------|-------3-------3-|-----3-----3-----| |---------2--|---2-------2-----|---0---0-----0---| |------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------| |------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------|-----------------|-3---------------| Dsus2 G6 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x ||----------0-----0-|---------0-----0---|| ||o-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3------o|| ||----2---2-----2---|---0---0-----0-----|| ||--0---------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|------------------o|| ||------------------|-3-----------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Dsus2 Dsus2/C# E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||----------0-----0-|---------0-----0-|---------0-----0-| ||o-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----| ||----2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---| ||--0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| G/B G6 G6/F# E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---0-----0-----0-|---------3-----3-|-------0-------0-| |-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|---3-------3-----| |-------2-----2---|---0---0-----0---|-----0-------0---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-4---------------|-2---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-3-------2-------| Chorus Em A Dsus2 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 |---------0-----0-|-----------------||-------0---------|-----3-----3---3--| |-----0-----0-----|-----2---0-2-----||-----3-----3-----|---3-----3---3----| |---0---0-----0---|---2---2-----2---||---2-----2-----0-|-------0----------| |-----------------|---------------2-||-0-----------0---|------------------| |-----------------|-0---------------||-----------------|------------------| |-0---------------|-----------------||-----------------|-3----------------| D Dsus2 G D 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 |-----2---0-------|-----3---0-3-0---|-----3-----------|-----3-----3---3--| |---3-------3-----|---3-------------|---3-----3-------|---3-----3---3----| |-------2-----2---|-------0-------0-|-------2---2---0-|-------0----------| |-0-------------0-|-----------------|-0-----------0---|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3----------------| D Em Em7 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 |-----2-----2---3-|-----2---0-------|-----------------|------------------| |---3-----3-------|---3-------3-----|-----0-----0-----|-------3-----3----| |-------2-----2---|-------2-----2---|---0-----0-----0-|-----0---0-----0--| |-0---------------|-0-------------0-|-------2---------|---2-------2------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------2---|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0----------------| To Coda Asus4 A Dsus2 G6 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-----|---------0-----0--| |-----3---3-----3-|---2-----0-2-----|-----5---5-----5-|-----3-----3------| |---2---2-----2---|-------2-------2-|---7---7-----7---|---0---0-----0----| |-----------2-----|-----2-------2---|-0---------------|------------------| |-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3----------------| Bridge 1. 2. Dsus2 G6 G6 Dsus2 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-----|---------0-----0--||---------0-----0-||---------0-----0--| |-----5---5-----5-|-----3-----3-----o||-----3-----3-----||-----3-----3------| |---7---7-----7---|---0---0-----0----||---0---0-----0---||---2---2-----2----| |-0---------------|------------------||-----------------||-0----------------| |-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------||------------------| |-----------------|-3----------------||-3---------------||------------------| G6 Dsus2 G6 Dsus2 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 |---------0-----0-|---------0-----0-|---------0-----0-|---------0-----0--| |-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3------| |---0---0-----0---|---2---2-----2---|---0---0-----0---|---2---2-----2----| |-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-0----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|------------------| G6 Dsus2 G6 Em 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 |---------0-----0-|---------0-----0-|---------0-----0-|------------------| |-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|-----0-----0------| |---0---0-----0---|---2---2-----2---|---0---0-----0---|---0-----0-----0--| |-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-------2----------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------2----| |-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-0----------------| Em7 Asus4 A Dsus2 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------| |-------3-----3---|-----3---3-----3-|---2-----0-2-----|-----5---5-----5--| |-----0---0-----0-|---2---2-----2---|-------2-------2-|---7---7-----7----| |---2-------2-----|-----------2-----|-----2-------2---|-0----------------| |-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|------------------| |-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Outro D.S. al Coda & G6 Dsus2 G6 D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W |---------0-----0-|-----------5-----|---------0-----0--||-^2--------|-(2)----*| |-----3-----3-----|-----5---5-----5-|-----3-----3------||-^3--------|-(3)----*| |---0---0-----0---|---7---7-----7---|---0---0-----0----||-^2--------|-(2)----*| |-----------------|-0---------------|------------------||-^0--------|-(0)----*| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------||-----------|--------*| |-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