• Song:

    A Childs Claim To Fame

  • Artist:

    Buffalo Springfield

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A Child's Claim to Fame - Buffalo Springfield
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Tabbed by:  Joe Eule
Email:  jeule@comcast.net

Tuning:  Standard

This song uses chords G, C, and D.  Easy to play and figure out.  We'll
start with the intro lick played by Richie Furay.  The first solo is from
the record.  The second solo is the second solo played by Neil Young on this
song at the Buffalo Springfield's last show at the Long Beach Arena in May of 1968.

Acoustic intro

e|-------3------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0h3-------------3-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0h2------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------2p0-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------0h2-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3--------------------------------------|

First solo from record played by Neil Young

e|-----------------------------------------------------7~-------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------8^--8^--8~-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0--2--0--2--0--2--0--3--0--3--2--0-----------------------------------|
E|--3-------------------------------------3---------------------------------|

e|--------2-----0--2------3---2---0--2--------0------0------1---0------0----|
B|--3--3-----3-------3--3---3---3--------1--1---1--3---1--1---1---1--3------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------10--------------------------------------------------|
B|--12--10--12--10--12------12p10-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------12---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Second Solo from final Long Beach show, played by Neil Young

e|----------10-10---10-12-12-10-----------10----10-12-12-10---------10-------|
B|-10-11-12-------12-----------12-10-12------12-------------12-10-12---12-10-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Fool with this progression]          [Bend notes at 17th fret]
e|-11-12-13-14-------------15-15-17-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17p15---15-17-15-|
B|-12-13-14-15---15-16-17-----------------------------------------17---------|
G|-11-12-13-14---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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