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Expecting To Fly by Buffalo Springfield

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EXPECTING TO FLY

As recorded by Buffalo Springfield
(From the 1967 Album BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD AGAIN)

Words and Music by Neil Young

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE MajorE) - 'Neil Young - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr II (Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE MajorE) - 'Neil Young - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE MajorE) - 'Orchestra'


 Intro
 Q=80
 N.C.
 4/4
 Gtr III (Orchestra arr. for Gtr.)
 Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
                               Gtr II
 Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Q Q Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Q Q Chord diagramE MajorE E
|-------5-5-7-7-9-|-9--7--5-----|-----------5-5-7-|-7--5----------|
|-5-7-8-----------|-------------|-5-7-7-8-8-------|-------9-------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|------------2--|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------|


 Chord diagramA augmentedA
 Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
 Q   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE E
|-0-----0----0-0-0-0-0---|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0---|
|-2-----2----2-2-2-2-2---|-2--2---2-2-2-2-2---|
|-2-----2----2-2-2-2-2---|-2--2---2-2-2-2-2---|
|-2-----2----2-2-2-2-2---|-2--2---2-2-2-2-2---|
|-0-----0----0-0-0-0-0---|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0---|
|----------0-----------0-|------0-----------0-|
|
| Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
| W            W
|-0----------------------|--------------------|
|-0h2--(2)---------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
 S E. +H.
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  1st & 3rd Verses
  Chord diagramA augmentedA          Chord diagramE minorEm
  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE E
||--0--0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0---|
||o-2--2---2-2-2-2-2---|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0---|
||--2--2---2-2-2-2-2---|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0---|
||--2--2---2-2-2-2-2---|-2--2---2-2-2-2-2---|
||o-0--0---0-0-0-0-0---|-2--2---2-2-2-2-2---|
||-------0-----------0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|
|  W          W
||---------------------|--------------------|
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||---------------------|--------------------|
||---------------------|--------------------|
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||---------------------|--------------------|


 Chord diagramD/F#D/F#         Chord diagramE MajorE          Chord diagramA augmentedA
 Q Chord diagramE MajorE E S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE E
|----2---2-2-2-2-2---|----0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0---|
|----3---3-3-3-3-3---|----0---0-0-0-0-0---|-2--2---2-2-2-2-2---|
|----2---2-2-2-2-2---|----1---1-1-1-1-1---|-2--2---2-2-2-2-2---|
|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0---|----2---2-2-2-2-2---|-2--2---2-2-2-2-2---|
|--------------------|----2---2-2-2-2-2---|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0---|
|-2----2-2-2-2-2---2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------0-----------0-|


 Chord diagramE minorEm          Chord diagramD/F#D/F#         Chord diagramE MajorE
                      5/8
 Q Chord diagramE MajorE E S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q Chord diagramE MajorE E S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E S S S S S S
|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0---|----2---2-2-2-2-2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0---|----3---3-3-3-3-3---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0---|----2---2-2-2-2-2---|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2--2---2-2-2-2-2---|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2--2---2-2-2-2-2---|--------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2----2-2-2-2-2---2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


 Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramG+G
 6/8
 Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S  Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S  Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|---------------------|---------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|


         2nd & 4th Verses
          Chord diagramA minorAm          Chord diagramD MajorD
 5/8       6/8
 Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S  Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||---------------------|---------------------|


 Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9    Chord diagramA minorAm
 Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S  Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S  Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------|---------------------|


 Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9
 Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S  Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S  Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
|---------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------|


 Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7         Chord diagramGmaj7Gmaj7
 Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S  Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------|
|----------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
|
| Gtr II
| Q.     Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q.
|------------3---------|-2--------------------|
|--------------5-------|---3------------------|
|------------------4---|-------4--------------|
|----------------------|-----------5----------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|


 Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
 Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE  S S S S  Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0--0--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0--0--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0--0--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3--3--3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|
| Q   Chord diagramE MajorE  Q.        Q.     Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE
|-------3---3--------------|------------3-----------|
|-------3---3h5------(5)---|--------------5---------|
|--------------------------|------------------4-----|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
 Q   Chord diagramE MajorE  S E.   +Chord diagramE MajorE


            1.
 Chord diagramGmaj7Gmaj7         Chord diagramA augmentedA
            4/4
 Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S  W        Q Chord diagramE MajorE E S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0-------------|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0----||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|---------------|-2--2---2-2-2-2-2---o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2-------------|-2--2---2-2-2-2-2----||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|---------------|-2--2---2-2-2-2-2----||
|----------------------|---------------|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0---o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|---------------|------0-----------0--||
|
| Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q.      S E. +H.    W
|-2--------------------|---------------|---------------------||
|---3------------------|-0-0--(0)------|--------------------o||
|-------4--------------|---------------|---------------------||
|-----------5----------|---------------|---------------------||
|----------------------|---------------|--------------------o||
|----------------------|---------------|---------------------||


 2.
 Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
 6/8
 Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE  S S S S  Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0--0--0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0----0--0--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0--0--0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0----0--0--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0--0--0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0----0--0--||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2--2--2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2----2--2--||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3--3--3-|--3--3-3-3-3-3----3--3--||
|--------------------------|------------------------||
|
| Q   Chord diagramE MajorE  Q.        +Q.     Q.
|-----------3--------------|-(3)---------3----------||
|-----------3h5------(5)---|-(5)---------3h5----(5)-||
|-------5------------------|---------4--------------||
|--------------------------|------------------------||
|--------------------------|------------------------||
|--------------------------|------------------------||
 Q   Chord diagramE MajorE  S E.   +Chord diagramE MajorE   +Q   Chord diagramE MajorE  S E.  +Chord diagramE MajorE


 Outro
 N.C.
 Gtr III
 Q.  Q.   Q.  Q.   E. E. E. E.
|------3----|-5----7----|-7--5--5--3----|
|-----------|-----------|---------------|
|-4---------|-----------|---------------|
|-----------|-----------|---------------|
|-----------|-----------|---------------|
|-----------|-----------|---------------|
|
| W      W      W
|-----------|-----------|---------------|
|-----------|-----------|---------------|
|-----------|-----------|---------------|
|-----------|-----------|---------------|
|-----------|-----------|---------------|
|-----------|-----------|---------------|


                           H.=H
 E. E. E. E.  Q.  Q.   Q.  Q.   E. E. E. E.  E. E. E. E.  H.
|-3--2--2-----|------5----|-7----9----|-9--7--7--5--|-5--3--2-----|-2-----*|
|----------5--|-5---------|-----------|-------------|----------5--|-------*|
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------*|
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------*|
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------*|
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------*|


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; Chord diagramE MajorE - 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

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