America – Muskrat Love (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by America (From the 1973 Album HAT TRICK) Words and Music by Willis Alan Ramsey Arranged by America Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'David Dickey - Bass' Intro Q=92 4/4 Gtr I |-3-| Q E S S Q. E Q E S S Q Q Q Q E S S S E S S S S S

|-----------------|----------2-1---|------------------------|
|----------2------|--------------4-|-2--------2-2-2-2-------|
|------2-4--------|------2-4-------|------2-4---------4-2-4-|
|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|

                            1st & 2nd Verses
  Q  E S S S E S S S S S     Q  E S S S E S S S S S   Q  E S S S E S S S S S
|------------------------||-------------------------|------------------------|
|----------2-2-2-2-------||o----------2-2-2-2-------|----------2-2-2-2-------|
|------2-4---------4-2-4-||o------2-4---------4-2-4-|------2-4---------4-2-4-|
|-0----------------------||--0----------------------|-0----------------------|

  Q  E S S S E S S S S S   Q  E S S S E S S S S S   Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S
|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------2-2-2-2-------|----------2-2-2-2-------|----------2-2-4-(4)-2-----|
|------2-4---------4-2-4-|------2-4---------4-2-4-|------2-4-------------4---|
|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-2------------------------|

  Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S   Q  +S  S S S S E S +S  S S S
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------2-2-4-(4)-2-----|--------------2-2-2-(2)-------|
|------2-4-------------4---|----------2-4-----------4-2-4-|
|-2------------------------|-0--(0)-----------------------|

  Q  +S  S S S S E S +S  S S S
|------------------------------|
|--------------2-2-2-(2)-------|
|----------2-4-----------4-2-4-|
|-0--(0)-----------------------|

  Q  +S  S S S S E S +S  S S S
|------------------------------|
|--------------2-2-2-(2)-------|
|----------2-4-----------4-2-4-|
|-0--(0)-----------------------|

  Q  +S  S S S S E S S S S S   Q  +S  S S S S E S +S  S S S
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------2-2-2-2-------|--------------2-2-2-(2)--------|
|----------2-4---------4-2-4-|----------2-4-----------4-2-4--|
|-0--(0)---------------------|-0--(0)------------------------|

  Q  +S  S S S S E S +S  S S S
|------------------------------|
|--------------2-2-2-(2)-------|
|----------2-4-----------4-2-4-|
|-0--(0)-----------------------|

  Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S   Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S
|----------------------1---|---------------------------|
|----------2-2-4-(4)-2-----|-4--------2-2-4-(4)-2-4----|
|------2-4-----------------|------2-4------------------|
|-2------------------------|---------------------------|

                                              Chorus
  Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S   E E E E +H        E E Q  E E E E
|--------------------------|----------------||-2-1----1-------|
|-4--------2-2-2-(2)-------|-------2-(2)----||-----4----4-2-4-|
|------2-4-----------4-2-4-|-----2----------||----------------|
|--------------------------|-0-4------------||----------------|

  +E  E Q  +E  E S S E   E E Q  E E E E   +E  E Q  +E  E S S E
|----------------------|-2-1----1-------|----------------------|
|-(4)--------------2-4-|-----4----4-2-4-|-(4)--------------2-4-|
|-----4--------4-4-----|----------------|-----4--------4-4-----|
|-------2--(2)---------|----------------|-------2--(2)---------|

  E E Q  E E E E   E E Q  +E  E +Q     Q  E E +H
|-2-1----1-------|-------------------|---------------|
|-----4----4-2-4-|-4-----------------|------7-(7)----|
|----------------|---4--------4-(4)--|-5--5----------|
|----------------|-----2--(2)--------|---------------|

                                          1.
  +H     H      Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S   Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S
|-------------|--------------------------|---------------------------||
|-(7)---------|----------2-2-2-(2)-------|----------2-2-2-(2)-------o||
|-------------|------2-4-----------4-2-4-|------2-4-----------4-2-4-o||
|-------------|-0------------------------|-0-------------------------||

                     Outro
  2.
  Q  E E E E S S E    Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S   Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S
|------------------||--------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------||----------2-2-2-(2)-------|----------2-2-2-(2)--------|
|----------2-4-2---||------2-4-----------4-2-4-|------2-4-----------4-2-4--|
|-0----2-4-------4-||-0------------------------|-0-------------------------|

  Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S
|--------------------------|
|----------2-2-2-(2)-------|
|------2-4-----------4-2-4-|
|-0------------------------|

  Q  E S S +S  S S S S S S S   Q  E S S S E S +S  S E
|----------------------------|----------------------1-|
|----------------2---4-2-----|----------2-2-4-(4)-2---|
|------2-4-(4)-----------4---|------0-4---------------|
|-0--------------------------|-2----------------------|

  Q  E e e e e e   Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S   Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S
|------2-1-------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-4--------4-----|----------2-2-2-(2)-------|----------2-2-2-(2)-------|
|------------4-0-|------2-4-----------4-2-4-|------2-4-----------4-2-2-|
|----------------|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|

  Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S
|--------------------------|
|----------2-2-2-(2)-------|
|------2-4-----------4-2---|
|-0------------------------|

  Q  E  S  S S E  S  +S  S  S S    W           +W
|------------9-9-11-(11)-9-13---|-----------|---------*|
|------/9-11--------------------|-----------|---------*|
|-------------------------------|-----------|---------*|
|-0-----------------------------|-12--------|-(12)----*|

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