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Mr Spaceman

Byrds

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***THIS IS NOT HOW THE BYRDS PLAYED THE SONG***

I've been messing around with a few guys trying to learn some songs and one of 'em
out this song on the classical guitar a couple of nights ago.  Thought I should learn the
for it and went to look for a tab and couldn't find one.  I searched everywhere, even 
for a song book to buy but wasn't successful.  I analyzed the Guitar Chords played,
is something like G A7 D7 over and over in the verse with an added Am and C in the 
 I came up with this little circus type riff to play underneath a strumming acoustic guitar 
an arpeggio style classical guitar.

My first bass tab.


Play with a nice flow, moderately fast, sometimes slur the notes.


Standard Tuning, 4 String (EADG)

VERSES:GUITAR SOLO  (you'll catch the flow)

woke up  ... light ... then  ... still dark outside
it was a ... down  ... don't ... or why
must be  ... come  ... saucer... people up tight
leave    ... glow  ... hope  ... get home alright
     G         A         D           Riff
G-------4-|-------6-|-7---7-6-|-4------------------------------------|  (0>2>4>7 on G
D-5---5---|-7---7---|---7-----|---0-2---0>2>4>5----------------------|  straight into the
A---5-----|---7-----|---------|-----------------|  chorus on the 4th-|
E---------|---------|---------|--------------------------------------|  line of the verse)

CHORUS
     D         C         Am        G          Riff
G-7---7-6-|-5---5-4-|---------|-------x-|-0-2-0>2>4>-|
D---7-----|---5-----|-7---7-6-|-5---5---|------------|
A---------|---------|---7-----|---5-----|------------|
E---------|---------|---------|---------|------------|

     D         C         Am        G          Riff
G-7---7-6-|-5---5-4-|---------|---------|------------|
D---7-----|---5-----|-7---7-6-|-5---5-0-|-2--0>2>4>5-|
A---------|---------|---7-----|---5-----|------------|
E---------|---------|---------|---------|------------|

Directly back to VERSE, and so on.

Listen to the song for timing, really simple.


And that's practically what I play.  Sounds pretty good infront of a group of friends.