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INDIAN RESERVATION (THE LAMENT OF THE CHEROKEE RESERVATION INDIAN) (Bassline) As recorded by Paul Revere & The Raiders (From the 1971 Album INDIAN RESERVATION) Words and Music by John D. Loudermilk Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carol Kaye - Bass' Intro Q=128 4/4 Gtr I W W E E E E E S S E S S |----------|----------|----------------------| |----------|----------|----------------------| |----------|----------|----------------------| |----------|----------|-9---9---9---7-9---7--| 1st Verse E E E E E S S E. S E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E. S |--------------------||---------------------|--------------------| |--------------------||---------------------|--------------------| |--------------------||---------------------|--------------------| |-9---9---9---7-9--7-||-9---9---9---7-9---7-|-9---9---9---7-9--7-| E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E. 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S E E E E E S S E S S |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------| |-9---9---9---7-9---7-|-9---9---9---7-9--7-|-9---9---9---7-9---7-| |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------| E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |-9---9---9---7-9---7-|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|-9---9---9---7-9---7--| Chorus |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E S S E E E E E Q H H E S S E E E |---------------------||-------------|-------------------| |---------------------||-------------|-------------------| |---------------7---7-||-9-----------|----------10-9-7---| |-9---9---9---9---9---||-------------|-----------------7-| |-3-| E E Q H H E S S E E E E E Q H |-------------|------------------|-------------| |-------------|------------------|-------------| |-------------|------------7---7-|-9-----------| |-9-----------|----------9---9---|-------------| |-3-| H E S S E E E Q. 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S E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S |--------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-9---9---9---7-9--7-|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|-9---9---9---7-9---7-| |--------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-3-| E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E E E |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------7---7--|| |-9---9---9---7-9---7-|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|-9---9---9---9---9----|| Chorus |-3-| E E Q H H E S S E E E E E Q H |-------------|-------------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------------|-------------| |-9-----------|----------10-9-7---|-------------| |-------------|-----------------7-|-9-----------| |-3-| |-3-| H E S S E E E E E Q H H E S S E E E |------------------|-------------|------------------| |------------------|-------------|------------------| |------------7---7-|-9-----------|----------7-9-7-9-| |----------9---9---|-------------|------------------| Q. E H W E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S |-------------|----------|---------------------|-----------------------| |-6-----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------------| |-------------|----------|---------------------|-----------------------| |-------------|----------|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|-9---9---9---7-9---7---| Outro E E Q H W W W |-------------||----------|----------|------| |-------------||----------|----------|------| |-------------||----------|----------|------| |-9-----------||----------|----------|------| W W E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S |----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------------| |----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------------| |----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------------| |----------|----------|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|-9---9---9---7-9---7---| E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S W +W |---------------------|---------------------|----------|--------*| |---------------------|---------------------|----------|--------*| |---------------------|---------------------|----------|--------*| |-9---9---9---7-9---7-|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|-9--------|-(9)----*| 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 They took the whole Cherokee Nation Put us on this reservation Took away our ways of life The tomahawk and the bowie knife Took away our native tongue And taught their English to our young And all the beads we made by hand Are nowadays made in Japan Cherokee people Cherokee tribe So proud to live So proud to die They took the whole Indian Nation Locked us on this reservation Though I wear a shirt and tie I'm still a red man deep inside Cherokee people Cherokee tribe So proud to live So proud to die But maybe someday when they've learned Cherokee Nation will return Will return, will return Will return, will return