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
