Ballad Of Easy Rider

by Roger McGuinn (The Byrds) · posted by aussie

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

 6   6 6    6         6   6    6  6   6
The river flows      It flows to the sea
  -5  -5-5  -5  -5-5   -5   -5     -5  -5  -5
Where-ever that river goes That`s where I want 
 5 -4 4     5  -4  4         4 4     3
to be      Flow~~~~~~       river  flow
 4    4    4 4    4    5
Let your waters wash down
  4   4   4    4    3  -4  -4  4    4 4    3~~~~~
Take me from this road to some~~~~ other town~~~~
 6   6   6 6   6   6  6   6
All he wanted was to be free
-5    -5    -5  -5 -5   -5   -5   5 -4 4
And that`s the way it turned out to be
 5~~~~~ -4  4 4    3   4    4    4 4    4    5
Flow ~~~~~ river flow Let your waters wash down
  4  4    4    4    3  -4  -4~~~~~ 4  4 4    3~~
Take me from this road to some~~~~~~ other town~~
 4  4 4   5   4  4  4 4   6  5
Go river go past a shady tree
  4   4 4    5      4   4  4   6 5
Flow River flow   Flow to the sea
 4    4 4    5       -4~~~~~ -8  4  4   4~~~~~~~~
Flow river flow~~~~ Flow~~~~~~~ to the sea~~~~~~~

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