Sit Down I Think I Love You by Buffalo Springfield
SIT DOWN, I THINK I LOVE YOU
As recorded by Buffalo Springfield
(From the 1966 Album BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD)
Words and Music by Stephen Stills
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Stephen Stills - Electric Guitar w/ capo 2nd fret'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Richie Furay - Electric Guitar w/ capo 2nd fret'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Stephen Stills - Electric Guitar w/ capo 2nd fret'
Intro
Q=118
F# B G#m C#
4/4
Gtr I (w/ capo 2nd fret)
E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E +S S E
|------7----7----5------|--5------4-(4)-0-(0)h2---|
|--------0----0-----0---|-----0-------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------2s|
|----7------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II (w/ capo 2nd fret)
| H Q +E. S E E E E +H
|-^4-------^5---(5)---5-|-(5)-5-------------------|
|-^5-------^5---(5)---5h|==7--5-5s7-(7)-----------|
|-^4-------^6---(6)-----|-------6s8-(8)-----------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
F# B G#m C#
E E E E E E E E +E E E E H
|----7------5-------4---|-(4)-0------------||
|------0------0---------|-------0----3-----||
|--7-----7-------6------|------------------||
|-----------------------|---------4--------||
|-----------------------|------------------||
|-----------------------|------------------||
|
| H Q +E. S E E E E +H
|-^4-------^5---(5)---5-|-(5)-5------------||
|-^5-------^5---(5)---5h|==7--5-5s7-(7)----||
|-^4-------^6---(6)-----|-------6s8-(8)----||
|-----------------------|------------------||
|-----------------------|------------------||
|-----------------------|------------------||
1st Verse
F# B G#m C# F# B G#m C#
H Q +E. S E E E E +H H Q +E. S E E E E +H
|-^4----^5--(5)-5-|-(5)-5------------|-^4----^5--(5)-5-|-(5)-5------------|
|-^5----^5--(5)-5h|==7--5-5s7-(7)----|-^5----^5--(5)-5h|==7--5-5s7-(7)----|
|-^4----^6--(6)---|-------6s8-(8)----|-^4----^6--(6)---|-------6s8-(8)----|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
F# B G#m C# F# B G#m C# B
Gtr I
H Q +E. S E E E E +H H Q +E. S E E E E +Q E E
|-^4----^5--(5)-5-|-(5)-5------------|-^4----^5--(5)-5-|-(5)-5-------------5--||
|-^5----^5--(5)-5h|==7--5-5s7-(7)----|-^5----^5--(5)-5h|==7--5-5s7-(7)----5--||
|-^4----^6--(6)---|-------6s8-(8)----|-^4----^6--(6)---|-------6s8-(8)----6--||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------7--||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------7--||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------5--||
Chorus
$
B F7sus4 C# C
Gtr I
+Q. E +Q. E +Q. E +H Q Q +Q +E S S E Q E +Q Q
|-(5)---5-(5)---5-|-(5)---5-(5)-------|----0--(0)--(0)-----|------------------|
|-(5)---5-(5)---5-|-(5)---5-(5)-------|----0--(0)--(0)-----|------------------|
|-(6)---6-(6)---6-|-(6)---6-(6)-------|----2--(2)--(2)-----|------------------|
|-(7)-----------7-|-(7)---------------|----0--(0)--(0)---0-|----0-------------|
|-(7)-----------7-|-(7)---------------|----2--(2)--(2)-2---|-2-----2--(2)--1--|
|-(5)-----------5-|-(5)---------------|----0--(0)--(0)-----|------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q. E +Q. E +Q. E E +Q. Q Q +Q E E Q. Q. Q
|--5----5-(5)---5-|-(5)---5--5--(5)---|----0--(0)---0--0---|-0-----7-------6--|
|--5----5-(5)---5-|-(5)---5--5--(5)---|----0--(0)---0--0---|-0-----7-------6--|
|--6----6-(6)---6-|-(6)---6--6--(6)---|----2--(2)---2--2---|-2-----8-------7--|
|--7----7-(7)---7-|-(7)---7--7--(7)---|----0--(0)---0--0---|-0-----9-------8--|
|--7----7-(7)---7-|-(7)---7--7--(7)---|----2--(2)---2--2---|-2-----9-------8--|
|--5----5-(5)---5-|-(5)---5--5--(5)---|----0--(0)---0--0---|-0-----7-------6--|
B
W W a H a H a Q a Q S S E E E
|------------|------------|-----------------|---------------------||
|------------|------------|-----------------|---------------------||
|------------|------------|-2h4-----2h4-----|-2h4--2h4--4p2---2-4-||
|-2----------|-2----------|-2h4-----2h4-----|-2h4--2h4------4-----||
|-0----------|-0----------|---2-------2-----|---2----2------------||
|------------|------------|-----------------|---------------------||
|
| H Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
|-5----5--5--|-5----5--5--|---7--7----7--7--|---7----7--7---7-7-7-||
|-5----5--5--|-5----5--5--|---7--7----7--7--|---7----7--7---7-7-7-||
|-6----6--6--|-6----6--6--|---7--7----7--7--|---7----7--7---7-7-7-||
|-7----7--7--|-7----7--7--|---9--9----9--9--|---9----9--9---9-9-9-||
|-7----7--7--|-7----7--7--|---9--9----9--9--|---9----9--9---9-9-9-||
|-5----5--5--|-5----5--5--|---7--7----7--7--|---7----7--7---7-7-7-||
2nd & 3rd Verses
F# B G#m C#
Gtr I
Q E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|------------5-----9---|--5----5---------7-----11-|
|-----0----------------|--5h=7-5------------------|
|-----1----6---/9------|---------6-7s=8----/11----|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H Q +E. S E E E E +H
|-^4------^5---(5)---5-|-(5)---5------------------|
|-^5------^5---(5)---5h|==7----5-5s7-(7)----------|
|-^4------^6---(6)-----|---------6s8-(8)----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
F# B G#m C#
E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|----4--------5-----9---|--5----5---------7-----11--|
|------5----------------|--5h=7-5-------------------|
|----4------6---/9------|---------6-7s=8----/11-----|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|--0--------------------|---------------------------|
|
| H Q +E. S E E E E +H
|-^4-------^5---(5)---5-|-(5)---5-------------------|
|-^5-------^5---(5)---5h|==7----5-5s7-(7)-----------|
|-^4-------^6---(6)-----|---------6s8-(8)-----------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
F# B G#m C#
E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|----4--------5-----9---|--5----5---------7-----11-|
|------5----------------|--5h=7-5------------------|
|--4--------6---/9------|---------6-7s=8----/11----|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|
| H Q +E. S E E E E +H
|-^4-------^5---(5)---5-|-(5)---5------------------|
|-^5-------^5---(5)---5h|==7----5-5s7-(7)----------|
|-^4-------^6---(6)-----|---------6s8-(8)----------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
To Coda
F# B G#m C#
E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|----4--------5-----9---|--5----5---------7-----11--||
|------5----------------|--5h=7-5-------------------||
|--4-----4--6---/9------|---------6-7s=8----/11-----||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||
|
| H Q +E. S E E E E +H
|-^4-------^5---(5)---5-|-(5)---5-------------------||
|-^5-------^5---(5)---5h|==7----5-5s7-(7)-----------||
|-^4-------^6---(6)-----|---------6s8-(8)-----------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||
Interlude
B F7sus4 C# C
Gtr III (w/ capo 2nd fret)
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q Q H. E Q E +Q Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---0--------------|
|-0--0---0--0---|-0--0---0------|---------------|------2--(2)--1---|
|------3------3-|------3---3-3--|-0--0----------|-0----------------|
|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E Q E Q E Q Q. Q
|-5--5---5--5---|-5--5---5---5--|-0--0--0--0-0--|-0-0--7-------6---|
|-5--5---5--5---|-5--5---5---5--|-0--0--0--0-0--|-0-0--7-------6---|
|-5--5---5--5---|-5--5---5---5--|-2--2--2--2-2--|-2-2--8-------7---|
|-7--7---7--7---|-7--7---7---7--|-0--0--0--0-0--|-0-0--9-------8---|
|-7--7---7--7---|-7--7---7---7--|-2--2--2--2-2--|-2-2--9-------8---|
|-5--5---5--5---|-5--5---5---5--|-0--0--0--0-0--|-0-0--7-------6---|
B C#
Gtr I
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q E E +E E Q E S S E E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------12-14-||
|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------0-12h14-------||
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------||
|---------------|----------------|---0-----0----1-|-(1)---1----------------||
|-0--0---0--0---|-0--0---0---0h2-|-2-----2----2---|-----2------------------||
|------3------3-|------3---3-----|----------------|------------------------||
|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|-5--5---5--5---|-5--5---5---5---|-7---7---7--7---|--7----7--7-------------||
|-5--5---5--5---|-5--5---5---5---|-7---7---7--7---|--7----7--7-------------||
|-5--5---5--5---|-5--5---5---5---|-7---7---7--7---|--7----7--7-------------||
|-7--7---7--7---|-7--7---7---7---|-9---9---9--9---|--9----9--9-------------||
|-7--7---7--7---|-7--7---7---7---|-9---9---9--9---|--9----9--9-------------||
|-5--5---5--5---|-5--5---5---5---|-7---7---7--7---|--7----7--7-------------||
Guitar Solo
F# B
E +E E E S S E S S E
|-14b16-(14)-14-12-14p12----------12-|
|------------------------14-12h14----|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|-------------7-----7--------5-------|
|----------------0--------0--------0-|
|------------------------------------|
|---------7--------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
G#m C# F# B
S S E E E S S E e E +Q E E S S E E e
|-----------------------12-14----14b16-|-(14)---14-12-14-12----12-14-|
|-14-12-------12-12h=14----------------|--------------------14-------|
|-------13-14--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| E Q E +E E +S S E E E E E E E E E
|--5-----------4-(4)-----0-(0)h2-------|------7--------5-----------4-|
|--------0-----------------------------|---------0-----------0-------|
|---------------------------------2s===|===7--------7-----------6----|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#m C# F# B
e e e E +E E e E +E +E E E S S E S S E
|-14--14-14-14-(14)-12-14-14b15==|=(14)r(14)-14-12-14-12----------12-|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------14-12h14----|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| +E E E E H E E E E E E E E
|-(4)--0-------------------------|------------7-----7--------5-------|
|---------0------3---------------|---------------0--------0--------0-|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------4-------------------|--------7--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G#m C#
S S E E E S S E e E
|----12-----------------12-14----14b15==|
|-14----------12-12h=14-----------------|
|-------13-14---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| E Q E +E E +S S E
|--5-----------4-(4)-----0-(0)h2--------|
|--------0------------------------------|
|---------------------------------2/----|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
F# B
E E E E S S E S S E
|-14r---14-12-14-12-----------12---|
|-------------------14-12h=14------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|
| H Q +E. S
|-^4----------^5-------(5)-------5-|
|-^5----------^5-------(5)-------5h|
|-^4----------^6-------(6)---------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
G#m C#
|---------3---------| |-------3-------|
Q a Q a Q a Q a Q a Q
|-----------16--------15--------14------12------10---||
|-----------------------------------12-(12)-10-(10)--||
|-------16-(16)---15-(15)---14-(14)------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|
| E E E E +H
|-(5)-5----------------------------------------------||
|--7--5---------5s========7-----(7)------------------||
|---------------6s========8-----(8)------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------||
Outro
&
F# B
E +E E E S S E S S E
|-14b15-(14)-14-12-14-12-----------12---|
|------------------------14-12h=14------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| H Q +E. S
|-^4---------------^5-------(5)-------5-|
|-^5---------------^5-------(5)-------5h|
|-^4---------------^6-------(6)---------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
G#m C# F# B
S S E E E S S E E E +E +E E E S S E E e
|------------------------12-14-14b15==|=(14)r(14)-14-12-14-12----12--14-----|
|-14--12-------12-12h=14--------------|-----------------------14------------|
|--------13-14------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E +H H Q +E. S
|-(5)-----5---------------------------|-^-4-------------^5-------(5)----5---|
|--7------5--5s=7-(7)-----------------|-^-5-------------^5-------(5)----5h==|
|------------6s=8-(8)-----------------|-^-4-------------^6-------(6)--------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#m C# F# B
e e e E +E E e E E +E E E S S E S S E
|-14-14-14-14-(14)-12-14-14b15==|=14r(14)-14-12-14-12-----------12---|
|-------------------------------|---------------------14-12h=14------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E +H H Q +E. S
|--5--5-------------------------|-^4------------^5-------(5)-------5-|
|--7--5--5s=7--(7)--------------|-^5------------^5-------(5)-------5h|
|--------6s=8--(8)--------------|-^4------------^6-------(6)---------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G#m C# F# B
S S E E E S S E e E +E +E E E S S E E e
|------------------------12-14-14b15==|=(14)r(14)-14-12-14-12----12--14-----|
|-14--12-------12-12h=14--------------|-----------------------14------------|
|--------13-14------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E +H H Q +E. S
|-(5)-----5---------------------------|-^-4-------------^5-------(5)----5---|
|--7------5--5s=7-(7)-----------------|-^-5-------------^5-------(5)----5h==|
|------------6s=8-(8)-----------------|-^-4-------------^6-------(6)--------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#m C#
E +E E +E E +E E +E
|-14b16-(14)-14b16-(14)-14b16-(14)-14b16-(14)-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E +H
|--5------5-----------------------------------|
|--7------5---5s=====7--(7)-------------------|
|-------------6s=====8--(8)-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
F# B G#m C#
E +E E +E S S E S S E S S E E E a E E S E.
||--14b16-(14)-14b16-(14)-14-12-----------12---|----------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------14-12h=14------|-14-12-------12-12h14--12--------o||
||---------------------------------------------|-------13-14--------------13-14---||
||---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|
| H Q +E. S E E E E +H
||--^4--------------------^5-------(5)-------5-|--5-----5-------------------------||
||o-^5--------------------^5-------(5)-------5-|--7-----5--5s=7----(7)-----------o||
||--^4--------------------^6-------(6)---------|-----------6s=8----(8)------------||
||---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
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
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