Paul Revere and the Raiders - Indian reservation
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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
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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
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|-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 E E E E E S S E S S
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|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|-9---9---9---7-9--7-|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|
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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
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|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|---------------------|--------------------|
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E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E. S E E E E E S S E S S
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|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|-9---9---9---7-9--7-|---------------------|
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 S
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|-9---9---9---7-9--7-|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|
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E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E. S E E E E E S S E S S
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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
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|--------------------|-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
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|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|----------------------|
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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
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E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E. S E E E E E S S E S S
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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
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|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|---------------------|----------------------|
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Chorus
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E E E E E S S E E E E E Q H H E S S E E E
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|-9---9---9---9---9---||-------------|-----------------7-|
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E E Q H H E S S E E E E E Q H
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|-------------|------------7---7-|-9-----------|
|-9-----------|----------9---9---|-------------|
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H E S S E E E Q. E H W E E E E E S S E S S
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|------------------|-6-----------|----------|-----------------------|
|----------7-9-7-9-|-------------|----------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-------------|----------|-9---9---9---7-9---7---|
2nd 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
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E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E. S E E E E E S S E S S
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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
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E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E. S E E E E E S S E S S
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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 S
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|-9---9---9---7-9--7-|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|
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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
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|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|-9---9---9---9---9----||
Chorus
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E E Q H H E S S E E E E E Q H
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|-9-----------|----------10-9-7---|-------------|
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H E S S E E E E E Q H H E S S E E E
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|------------------|-------------|------------------|
|------------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
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|-6-----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------------|
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Outro
E E Q H W W W
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W W E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S
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E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S W +W
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|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|-9---9---9---7-9---7-|-9--------|-(9)----*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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