America – Dont Cross The River (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by America
(From the 1972 Album HOMECOMING)
Words and Music by Dan Peek
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass'
Intro
Q=186
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8 W +W
|------------|----------|--------|
|------------|----------|--------|
|------------|----------|--------|
|------------|-3--------|-(3)----|
W +W Q. E Q +E E
|----------|------------|-----------------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-2----2-2--(2)---|
|----------|------------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|-----------------|
Verse
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-2----2-2--(2)---||-2----2-2--(2)---|-2----2-2--(2)---|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0----0-0--(0)---|-0----0-0--(0)---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|-2----2-2--(2)---|
|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2----2-2--(2)---|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0----0-0--(0)---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0----0-0--(0)---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|-2----2-2--(2)---|
Pre-Chorus
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-2----2-2--(2)---|
|-2----2-2--(2)---|-2----2-2--(2)---||-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0----0-0--(0)---|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|
|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0----0-0--(0)---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|
|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|-0----0-0--(0)---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|
|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|
|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q +E E Q +E E Q +E E H Q. E
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------||
|-2----2-2--(2)---|-------------------|-------------||
|-----------------|-0--(0)------------|-------------||
|-----------------|----------3--(3)---|-2----0------||
Chorus
Q +E E Q. E Q. E Q +E E Q +E E Q. E
|-----------------|-0----0-0--(0)---|-----------------|
|-0--(0)-0-0------|-----------------|-0--(0)-0-0------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q. E Q +E E Q. E
|-0----0-0--(0)---|---------------|-0--(0)-0-0------|
|-----------------|-0----0-0------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Interlude
Q +E E Q +E E Q +E E Q Q Q. E Q +E E
|-------------------|----------------||-----------------|
|-0--(0)---0--(0)---|----------------||-----------------|
|-------------------|----------------||-----------------|
|-------------------|-3--(3)-3-3--4--||-5----5-5--(5)---|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5----5-5--(5)---|-5----5-5--(5)---|-5----5-5--(5)---|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-5-------------|-5------5-----|-5------------|-5------5------|
|--------5------|-----------5--|--------5--5--|-----------5---|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7----7-7--(7)---|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|
|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|
Bridge
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-2----2-2--(2)---||-2----2-2--(2)---|-2----2-2--(2)---|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q +E E
|-0----0-0--(0)---|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0----0-0------|-4----4-4--(4)---|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4----4-4--(4)---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5----5-5--(5)---|-5----5-5--(5)---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5----5-5--(5)---|-5----5-5--(5)---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5----5-5--(5)---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5----5-5--(5)---|-5----5-5--(5)---|-5----5-5--(5)---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5----5-5--(5)---|-5----5-5--(5)---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7----7-7--(7)---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-4----4-4--(4)---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|
|-5----5-5--(5)---|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|-0----0-0--0--|
|-----------------|-0----0-0--(0)---|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
H +Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q +E E
|--------------||----------------|-0----0-0--(0)---|
|-0----(0)-----||o-0----0-0------|-----------------|
|--------------||o---------------|-----------------|
|--------------||----------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q. E Q +E E Q E E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|-0--(0)-0-0--0---|---------------|
|-0----0-0------|-----------------|-0----0-0------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q Q Q +E E Q E E 3x
|-0--(0)-0-0------|----------------|-0--(0)-0-0--0-2--||
|-----------------|-0--(0)-0-0--0--|-----------------o||
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------o||
|-----------------|----------------|------------------||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
----------------
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