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AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL (Bassline) As recorded by Ray Charles (From the 1972 Album A MESSAGE FROM THE PEOPLE) Words by Katharine Lee Bates Music by Samuel August Ward Arranged by Ray Charles Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carol Kaye - Bass' [Intro] [1st Verse] Q=82 12/8 Gtr I Wx3 H. Q. Q E Q. +Q E Q. Q. G|----------------|-------------------||------------------------| D|----------------|-------------------||-1----(1)----1----2-----| A|----------------|-----------------1-||-----------1------------| E|----------------|-------------------||------------------------| Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +E E E Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q. G|-----------------------|----------1-2-3---------|-----------------------| D|-3----(3)--3------2----|-3----(3)---------------|-1----(1)----1----2----| A|-------------1---------|-------------------1----|-----------1-----------| E|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E G|------------------3----|-2----3--------------|----------------3-----|| D|-3----(3)--3-----------|-----------3----3----|-----------0----------|| A|-------------1---------|---------------------|-1----3-----------1-3-|| E|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|| [Chorus] Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. G|-------------0---------|-----------------------|---------------------| D|-1----(1)--1------4----|-3----(3)--3-----------|-0--------------0----| A|-----------------------|-------------1----3--4-|------1----3---------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| Q. +E E E Q. E E E Q. +Q E Q E E E E Q. +Q E Q. Q E G|-------------------------|-------------1----------|-----------------------| D|-1----(1)-----1------5---|-----------1----------0-|-1----(1)----1---------| A|----------1-3------------|----------------1-3-4---|-----------1------1--1-| E|-------------------3---3-|-4----(4)---------------|-----------------------| [2nd Verse] Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q S S E E E Q. +Q E Q. Q. G|---------------------|--------------3-3-3-----||------------------------| D|------1---------0----|-1----2----3------------||-1----(1)----1----2-----| A|-3---------1---------|--------------------1-3-||-----------1------------| E|---------------------|------------------------||------------------------| Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +E E E Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q. G|-----------------------|----------1-2-3---------|-----------------------| D|-3----(3)--3------2----|-3----(3)---------------|-1----(1)----1----2----| A|-------------1---------|-------------------1----|-----------1-----------| E|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E G|------------------3----|-2----3--------------|----------------3-----|| D|-3----(3)--3-----------|-----------3----3----|-----------0----------|| A|-------------1---------|---------------------|-1----3-----------1-3-|| E|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|| [Chorus] Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. G||--------------0---------|-----------------------|----------------------| D||o-1----(1)--1------4----|-3----(3)--3-----------|-0--------------0-----| A||o-----------------------|-------------1----3--4-|------1----3----------| E||------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| Q. +E E E Q. E E E Q. +Q E Q E E E E Q. +Q E Q. Q E G|-------------------------|-------------1----------|-----------------------| D|-1----(1)-----1------5---|-----------1----------0-|-1----(1)----1---------| A|----------1-3------------|----------------1-3-4---|-----------1------1--1-| E|-------------------3---3-|-4----(4)---------------|-----------------------| 1. 2. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q S S E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. G|---------------------|--------------3-3-3------||----------------------| D|------1---------0----|-1----2----3------------o||------1---------0-----| A|-3---------1---------|--------------------1-3-o||-3---------1----------| E|---------------------|-------------------------||----------------------| [Outro] ritardando H.=H |-4:3-| |-4:3-| Q. +E E E Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q G|--------------0----0---0-||-1----1----1----1----|-----------------| D|-1----(1)-3-4--------4---||---------------------|-1---1---1---1---| A|-------------------------||---------------------|---1---1---1---1-| E|-------------------------||---------------------|-----------------| TP W. e Q Q. H. G|---------------|-----------------*| D|-1-------------|-1---------------*| A|---------------|-----------------*| E|---------------|-----------------*| ************************************ 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 | TP - tremolo picking | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end **************************************