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SO YOU WANT TO BE A ROCK AND ROLL STAR As recorded by The Byrds (From the 1967 Album YOUNGER THAN YESTERDAY) Words and Music by Roger McGuinn & Chris Hillman Transcribed by Slowhand

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Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Roger McGuinn - Electric 12-string Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'David Crosby - Electric Guitar ' Intro Q=154 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I (El. 12-string Gtr.) H Q E E E E E E +E Q E E E E E +E Q E |-------------||--------------0----|-------------0-----|| |-------------||o------------------|-------------2----o|| |-------------||-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------||----0--------------|---0---------------|| |-------------||o-----0-0-(0)------|-----0-0-(0)------o|| |-----------2-||--3--------------2-|-3--------------2--||

^GGtr II^A (El. Gtr.)^G ^A ^G E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Gtr I E E E E +E Q. E E E E E Q E |-------------0------|------------------| |-----0--------------|------------------| |-------2-(2)--------|---7-7-7--7-6---6-| |---0----------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |-3------------------|------------------| A G A G E E E E +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 |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |-(6)-4---4-(4)---4---|-4------------------| |---------------7---7-|---5---5-(5)-4---4--| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| A G A G E E E E +E E E 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---7--7-6---6-| |-4-5---5-(5)-7---x-|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| A G A 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 |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |-(6)-4---4-(4)-------|-4-----------------| |---------------7---7-|---7-5-5S=4-4---4--| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| A G A G A 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 Q E +E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E +E Q E |-------------------|------------0-----|-------------0-----| |-------------------|------------2-----|-------------2-----| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-4-5---5-(5)-7-----|---0------2-------|---0---------------| |-------------------|-----0-0----------|-----0-0-(0)-------| |-------------------|-3--------------2-|-3---------------2-| A G A G E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E E E E E Q E E E E E +E Q E |------------0-----|-------------0-------|| |------------2-----|-------------2-------|| |------------------|---------------------|| |---0------2-------|---0-----------------|| |-----0-0----------|-----0-0-(0)---------|| |-3--------------2-|-3---------------2---|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ G A G A G E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E E E E E Q E E E E E +E Q E ||-------------0-----|-------------0-----| ||o------------2-----|-------------2-----| ||-------------------|-------------------| ||----0------2-------|---0---------------| ||o-----0-0----------|-----0-0-(0)-------| ||--3--------------2-|-3---------------2-| A G A G E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E E E E E Q E E E E E +E Q E |------------0-----|-------------0-----| |------------2-----|-------------2-----| |------------------|-------------------| |---0------2-------|---0---------------| |-----0-0----------|-----0-0-(0)-------| |-3--------------2-|-3---------------2-| A G A G E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E E E E E Q E E E E E +E Q E |------------0-----|-------------0-----| |------------2-----|-------------2-----| |------------------|-------------------| |---0------2-------|---0---------------| |-----0-0----------|-----0-0-(0)-------| |-3--------------2-|-3---------------2-| A G A E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E E E E E Q E E E E E +E Q E |------------0-----|-------------0------|| |------------2-----|-------------2------|| |------------------|--------------------|| |---0------2-------|---0-------------0--|| |-----0-0----------|-----0-0-(0)--------|| |-3--------------2-|-3------------------|| Chorus

^DQ E E +E E E E ^EQ E E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Q E E +Q. E Q E E +Q. E |-2----------------|------------------| |-3----3-(3)-------|----------------3-| |-2--2-------------|-1----1-(1)-------| |-0----------------|-2--2-------------| |------------------|-2----------------| |----------------0-|-0----------------| To Coda

^AQ E E +E E E E ^D/F#Q E E +E E E ^GE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Q E E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E |------------0-----|-2-------------------|| |-3--2-0-(0)---0---|-3---------------3--o|| |----------------0-|-2-------------0-----|| |------------------|-0-----------0-------|| |------------------|--------------------o|| |------------------|-2-----2-(2)---------|| Guitar Solo

^GE E E ^AE +E E E ^GE E E E ^AE +E E E ^GE E E E ^AE +E E E ^GE E E E ^AE +E E E ^GE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E +E Q E E Q E +E Q E |------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |---7-7-7--7-6---6-|-6-4---4--4---4---|-------------------|--------------------| |------------------|------------7---7-|---5-5-5-(5)-4---4-|-4-5---5-(5)-7---x--| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| A G A G E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E E E E E Q E +E Q E +E Q E |------------------|---------------------| |-----5------------|---------------------| |-7-7---7--7-6---6-|-(6)-7---4-(4)-------| |------------------|---------------7---7-| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| A G A 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 |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |-(7)-5-5-5-(5)-4---4-|-4-5---5-(5)-7------| |---------------------|---------------5-7--| |---------------------|--------------------| A G A G E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E E E E +E E Q E E E E E Q E |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------4-(4)-------|------------4---7-| |-4-5-7-------7-----|---4---7----------| |---------------7---|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| A G A 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 |------------------|----------------------| |----------5-5-----|-------------------5--| |---7---7--------6-|-(6)-4---4-(4)-6------| 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| | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E E E E E E E E +E Q E +E E E E |------------------|---------------------| |----------5-------|---------------------| |---7-7-7----7-6-6-|-(6)-4---4-(4)-------| |------------------|---------------7---7-| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| G A G A E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E E E E +E Q E E E E E +E Q E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-4-----------------|--------------------| |---5---5-(5)-4---4-|-4-5-5-5-(5)-7------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| G A G A 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 S S E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------5-5--5-------| |-------5-(5)-7---7-|-7h8----------------| |---7-7-------------|--------------7---7-| 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|------------------|------------------|------------------*| |------------------|------------------|------------------*| 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

The Byrds - So you want to be a rock n roll star