Grand Funk Railroad - Were an american band
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Tuning: E A D G
WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND (Bassline)
As recorded by Grand Funk
(From the 1973 Album WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND)
Words and Music by Don Brewer
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Mel Schacher - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=125
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
G|----------|----------|----------|------|
D|----------|----------|----------|------|
A|----------|----------|----------|------|
E|----------|----------|----------|------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-1S5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----3h5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3--------|
E|-----------------|-------------3h5-----|-----------------|-----------0-1-3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-3h5-5-5-5-5-------|---3-3-3-3-3-----|
E|-------------1-3-|-----------0-3-5-|-------------3-5-3-|-5-----------3-5-|
a E. S Q H E. S Q Q S S S S
G|----------------|-----------------5h7-|
D|----------------|-------------5h7-----|
A|-3h5--5-5-------|-5--5-5\-------------|
E|----------------|---------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E e
G|-5--------------|----------------------||
D|----------------|---3---2---x----------||
A|------3-3-------|-5---------------3----||
E|----------5-3---|-------------3-5---5--||
[1st Verse]
a E. S Q H E. S Q Q S S S S Q E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E e
G|----------------|-----------------5h7-|-5--------------|----------------------|
D|----------------|-------------5h7-----|----------------|---3---2---x----------|
A|-3h5--5-5-------|-5--5-5\-------------|------3-3-------|-5---------------3----|
E|----------------|---------------------|----------5-3---|-------------3-5---5--|
a E. S Q H E. S Q Q S S S S
G|----------------|-----------------5h7-|
D|----------------|-------------5h7-----|
A|-3h5--5-5-------|-5--5-5\-------------|
E|----------------|---------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E S S E S S S S
G|-5--------------|-----------------------||
D|----------------|---3---2---0-----------||
A|------3-3-------|-5-----------3-3p0-3p0-||
E|----------5-3---|-----------------------||
[Pre-Chorus]
E. S E. S E S S E E E E E S S S S E S S E E E e E e E E E
G|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------3-|-5-5-5-5-3-5p3---5p3---|---3-3-3-3-------|
E|-3--0-3--0-3-3p0-3---|---------------5-----5-|-3---------3-3-5-|
E E E S S S S E S S E E. S E. S E S S E E E E E S S E E E E
G|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------7---|
D|-----------------------|---------------------|-------5h7-5-0---0-|
A|-3-5-5-5p3-5p3---5p3---|-------------------3-|-5-5-5-------------|
E|---------------5-----5-|-3--0-3--0-3-3p0-3---|-------------------|
[Chorus]
E E E E E E E E a E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|---------------------||-----------------|------------------|
D|---3-----3-------|-3s5-----5-5-5s7-5-7-||-----------------|------------------|
A|-3---3-----3-----|-----5---------------||-5-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-5--------|
E|-------1-----1-3-|-------3-------------||-----------3-5-3-|-----------3-5-3--|
E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-3-3-3p1-3-3-------|-1-1-1-1-1-------|-3-3-3-3-3-------|
E|-----------1-3-1-|-------------1-3-1-|-----------1-3-1-|-----------3-5-3-|
[Interlude]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E. S Q H E. S Q Q S S S S
G|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|-----------------5h7-|
D|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|-------------5h7-----|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-5-3-3-3-3-------||-3h5--5-5-------|-5--5-5\-------------|
E|-----------3-5-3-|-----------3-5-3-||----------------|---------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E E
G|-5--------------|---------------------||
D|----------------|---3---2---x---------||
A|------3-3-------|-5---------------3---||
E|----------5-3---|-------------3h5---5-||
[2nd Verse]
a E. S Q H E. S Q Q S S S S
G|----------------|-----------------5h7--|
D|----------------|-------------5h7------|
A|-3h5--5-5-------|-5--5-5\--------------|
E|----------------|----------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E e
G|-5--------------|-------------------|-5--------------|---------------------|
D|----------------|---3---2-----------|----------------|---3---2---x---------|
A|------3-3-------|-5---------3-3-3-3-|------3-3-------|-5---------------3---|
E|----------5-3---|-------------------|----------5-3---|-------------3-5---5-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E S S E S S S S
G|-5--------------|-----------------------||
D|----------------|---3---2---0-----------||
A|------3-3-------|-5-----------3-3p0-3p0-||
E|----------5-3---|-----------------------||
[Pre-Chorus]
E E E S S E E E E e e e S S e e S S E
G|-------------------|-----------7-7-7p5---|
D|-----5-------5-----|-------5h7---------7-|
A|-----------------3-|-5-5-5---------------|
E|-3-3---3p0-3---3---|---------------------|
E E E S S e e E E E E E S S E E E E E S S E S S E E E E
G|-----------5-5-----|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-------3h5-----5---|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-3-3-3-----------3s|=5-5-5-x-x---5-----|-----------------3-4-|
E|-------------------|-----------5---5-4-|-3-3-1-3-3-1-3-3-----|
e E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------7p5-------|------------------|
D|-------------7-----|---3-3---3-3-3----|
A|-5-5-5-5-------5---|---------------3/-|
E|-----------------5-|-1-----1----------|
[Chorus]
E E E E E S S +E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------------------||-------------------|
D|-5-5-5---5-5s7-(7)---||o------------------|
A|-------------------3-||o-5-5-5-5-5--------|
E|-------3-------------||------------3-5-3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-3-3-3p1-3-3-------|-1-1-1-1-1-------|
E|-----------3-5-3-|-----------1-3-1-|-------------1-3-1-|-----------1-3-1-|
1. 2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|---3-3-3-3-------o||-5-5-5-5-5--------|
E|-----------3-5-3-|-----------3-5-3-|-5---------3-5-3--||-----------3-5-3--|
[Guitar Solo]
E E E E E E E E E. S E. S S S E E E E E E S S E E E E
G|-----------------||---------------------|---------------7---|
D|-----------------||---------------------|-------5h7-5-0---0-|
A|---3-3-3-3-------||-----------------2-3-|-5-5-5-------------|
E|-5---------3-5-3-||-3--0-3--0-3p0-3-----|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E. S S S E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
A|-3---3---3-----3-|-5-5p0-5-5p0-5-----5---|--------------------3-|
E|---5---5---3-5---|---------------3-3---5-|-3-3p0-3--0-3p0-3-3---|
E S S E S S E S S E E q q q q E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------------|-------------|------------------||
D|-----------------------|-------------|------------------||
A|-5-5p0-5-5p0-5-----5---|-------------|---------------3--||
E|---------------3-3---5-|-1--1--1--1--|-3-0-3-0-3-3-5----||
[Out-Chorus]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E
G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A||o-5-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-3-3-3p1-3-3--------|
E||------------3-5-3-|-----------3-5-3-|-----------1-3-1-|-------------1-3-1--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
A|-1-1-1-1-1-------|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|---3-3-3-3--------o||
E|-----------1-3-1-|-----------3-5-3-|-----------3-5-3-|-5---------3-5-3---||
E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S a E E E E E S S S S S S
G|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-------|---3-3-3-3-------------|-3h5-5-5-5-5---------3-3-|
E|-----------3-5-3-|-5---------3h5-3h5-3h5-|-------------3h5-3h5-----|
S S E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E +E S S S S E
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------5-|---------3-------------|-----------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3h5---|-5-5-5-5---5-3---------|---3---3-(3)-----------|
E|-------------3h5-------|---------------5p3-5p3-|-5---5-------3h5-3h5-3-|
W +W Q Q H
G|----------|------------|-7\----------*|
D|----------|------------|-------------*|
A|-5--------|-(5)--------|-5\----------*|
E|----------|------------|-------------*|
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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
| / - slide up
| \ - slide down
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
| s - legato slide
| S - shift slide
| h - hammer on
| p - pull off
| x - muted
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