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Tuning: E A D G
AMANDA (Bassline)
As recorded by Boston
(From the 1986 Album THIRD STAGE)
Words and Music by Tom Scholz
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tom Scholz - Bass'
[Intro] [1st Verse]
Q=63
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
Wx2 H Q +E. S H Q. E
G|------------||---------------|--------------|
D|------------||-5----5--(5)---|-5------------|
A|------------||-------------5-|------7----0--|
E|------------||---------------|--------------|
Q +E. S H Q +E. S H Q +E. S Q. S S H +Q. S S
G|---------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|---------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
A|-2--(2)---2----|-3--(3)-3-2----|-0--(0)-0------3-4-|-5----(5)---------|
E|--------2------|---------------|----------3--------|------------3h5---|
H. S S E Q Q Q. a E Q Q Q. E Q +E. S H
G|---------2-4-5\-|-------/12--------|--------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----5-------------|----5---------|---------------|
A|-5--------------|--------------3h5-|------------0-|-2--(2)-0-2----|
E|----------------|-3----------------|-3-----0------|---------------|
Q +E. S H Q +E. S Q. S S
G|---------------|-------------------|
D|---------------|-------------------|
A|-3--(3)-3-2----|-0--(0)-0------3-4-|
E|---------------|----------3--------|
Q +E. S e Q S S Q +S S S S S S E E E
G|-------------------|--------4-5-6-7----------||
D|-------------------|----------------7--------||
A|-5--(5)---5-5--5-7-|-5--(5)-----------5---5--||
E|--------5----------|--------------------7----||
[Chorus]
E. S E. S e E E S S E. S E. S S S E. S S S E. S E S S S S Q S S
G|----------------------|-----------4-5-7\-------|----------0-2---2--4-5--|
D|------/5--------------|---------7--------5-4---|------2-4-----2---------|
A|----2-------------2-3-|-5----5---------------5-|----2-------------------|
E|-0--------3-5-5-------|----5-------------------|-0----------------------|
E. S E. S a S E E S S S E. S S E S e Q S S E. S E. S S S E. S S S
G|-7-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------7--9-11-12-|
D|-7-------------------4-5-|---------------------|---------/7-9-10------------|
A|------5--5-5s7-5-3-5-----|-----------------2-3-|-5----5---------------------|
E|----5--------------------|-0--0-2-3-0-5-5------|----5-----------------------|
[2nd Verse]
W +W Q Q Q +E. S Q +E. S e Q E
G|----------|------------||----------------|-----------------|
D|----------|------------||----5-----------|-----------------|
A|----------|------------||----------------|-----------------|
E|-8--------|-(8)--------||-3-----3--(3)-0-|-3--(3)-3-0-0----|
Q +E. S Q S S S S Q E. S E Q +S S
G|---------------------|----5---------------|
D|-------------4-2-0-2-|--------------------|
A|-2--(2)---2----------|-3-----3-2-2--(2)-2-|
E|--------2------------|--------------------|
Q +E. S Q. S S Q +E. S Q +S S E
G|--------------------|-------------------7-|
D|--------------------|----------7--(7)-7---|
A|-0---(0)-0------3-4-|-5--(5)-5------------|
E|-----------3--------|---------------------|
Q E. S e E. S E Q E. S Q. E Q +E. S H Q +E. S H
G|------------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----5--5---5------|----5--5--------|---------------|---------------|
A|--------------3h5-|----------------|-2--(2)-0-2----|-3--(3)-3-2----|
E|-3-------3--------|-3-------0----0-|---------------|---------------|
Q +E. S e Q S S Q +E. S e Q S S Q +S S S S S S E E E
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------4-5---7\-----||
D|-------------------|-------------------|--------/5-7-----7-7\-----||
A|-0--(0)-0------3-4-|-5--(5)---5-5--5-7-|-5--(5)-----------------5-||
E|----------3-3------|--------5----------|----------------------7---||
[Guitar Solo]
E. S E E S S Q S S E. S E. S S S E. S S S E. S E S S S S Q S S
G|---------------------|-----------4-5-7--------|----------0-2---2--4-5-|
D|------5--------------|------------------5-4---|-2----2-4-----2--------|
A|----------0-2-0--2-3-|-5----5--5--------------|----2------------------|
E|-0--0---3------------|----5-------------------|-----------------------|
[Chorus]
E. S E. S s E S s S S S E. S E S S e S S E S S
G|-7----------------------7-9-||------------------------|
D|---------------/9-10-11-----||----------------------2-|
A|------5----5-5--------------||------------------2-3---|
E|----5----5------------------||-0--0-2-3-0-5-5-5-------|
E. S T T E S E T T S T T E S
G|----------------------7--------|
D|------------7-----------7------|
A|-5----5---5---5-5---5-----5-7--|
E|----5---5---------5------------|
E. S E S S S S Q S S
G|-------------------4-5-|
D|------2-4-5-7---7------|
A|----2---------7--------|
E|-0---------------------|
E. a S E. a S E. S S S S S E. S S E S e E S S S S
G|-7---------14-----------4-5-6-7-|------------------------|
D|----/12h14------------7---------|----------------------0-|
A|---------------5h7-5------------|----------------2-3-4---|
E|--------------------------------|-0--0-2-3-5-5-5---------|
E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|-------------------------------||
D|----------------------------/4-||
A|-5----5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5----||
E|----5-------5------------------||
[Bridge]
E. S E. T T E S S. T S S S E. S E. T T T T E E S S S
G|-----------------4----4-6s7-|--------------------------------|
D|-------------2-2----2-------|-------------9---9-/11-9-11s12--|
A|---------0h2----------------|---------7h9---7----------------|
E|-0--0-0---------------------|-7--7-7-------------------------|
E. S a E. S S S S E S T T S
G|-----------------------9------|
D|-----------------6---9---9----|
A|------5h7----7-7---7-------11-|
E|-0--0------7------------------|
[Bridge]
E S S S s S S T T E E S S S E. S a E. S S E E. E
G|-------------------------------||-----------------/6--4--|
D|---------------9---9---9-11s12-||------0h2----2-2--------|
A|---------9-------9-------------||-----------2------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-----7-------7---------||-0--0-------------------|
E. S E. T T E. S. T S S S E. S T E +T S S S E. S s S
G|----------------------------/11-|-------13------------------------------|
D|------9------9--11--9-11-12-----|----------16-(16)-14-------------------|
A|----9----7h9--------------------|----14---------------16-14-----12-14---|
E|-7------------------------------|-0-------------------------16--------9-|
E. S s E a S S S S E S S S
G|------------------------------11--|
D|----------4h7-9-9-9-/11-11-12-----|
A|-2----2-2-------------------------|
E|----2-----------------------------|
Q E S S E E S S E Q Q E. S S S E Q Q Q S S S S
G|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--------------------|-5--4--2--2-0h2-0-|--------------0-2-|
A|-3--2-0---5-5-3-2---|------------------|-3--2--0--2-3-----|
E|--------3---------5-|------------------|------------------|
[Outro]
Slower Q=61
Q +E. S e Q S S Q +S S S S E E S S E Q E. S H
G|-------------------|--------/4-5-6-7---------||--------------|
D|-------------------|---------------7---------||----5----5----|
A|-5--(5)---5-5--5-7-|-5--(5)----------5-5-3-5-||--------------|
E|--------5----------|-------------------------||-3-----3------|
Q Q H Q E. S E E E E Q E. S Q S S E W
G|------------|------------------|------------------|------*|
D|----5-------|------------------|------------------|------*|
A|------------|-2--2----2-2-2-2\-|-0--0--0----------|-5----*|
E|-3-----0----|-------2----------|---------3--3-5---|------*|
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| h - hammer-on
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
| s - legato slide
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