America – Muskrat Love (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by America
(From the 1973 Album HAT TRICK)
Words and Music by Willis Alan Ramsey
Arranged by America
Transcribed by Slowhand
F#m A Emaj7 A5
2 4 4 2 2 2 x 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 5 7 7 x x x
G#m7 F#m11 Dmaj7
4 6 4 x x x 2 x 2 2 0 0 x x 0 2 2 2
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dewey Bunnell - Acoustic Guitar '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dan Peek - Acoustic Guitar '
Intro
Q=92
F#m A Emaj7
4/4
Gtr I
W W E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E
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Gtr II
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W H q q q Q H. W
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Emaj7
E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E
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Q. E +Q S S E Q. E +Q S S E Q. E +Q S S E ||-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| ||o------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| ||-------------------1-----|------------------1-----|------------------1------| ||---------1-(1)-----1-1-1-|--------1-(1)-----1-1-1-|--------1-(1)-----1-1-1--| ||o--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-|--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-|--------2-(2)-----2-2-2--| ||--0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0-----------------------|
F#m
E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E
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Q. E +Q S S E W W |------------------------|-^0---------------------|-^0---------------------| |------------------------|-^0---------------------|-^0---------------------| |------------------1-----|-^2---------------------|-^2---------------------| |--------1-(1)-----1-1-1-|-^2---------------------|-^2---------------------| |--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-|------------------------|------------------------| |-0----------------------|-^2---------------------|-^2---------------------|
Emaj7
E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E
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H Q S S E Q. E +Q +S S E Q. E +Q S S E |-----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------|------------------1-----| |-----------------x-x-x-|----------------------1---|--------1-(1)-----1-1-1-| |-----------------x-x-x-|------------------------2-|--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-| |-0---------------------|-0------0-(0)-----(0)-----|-0----------------------|
E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E
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Q. E +Q S S E Q. E +Q S S E Q. E +Q S S E |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------1-----|------------------1-----|------------------1-----| |--------1-(1)-----1-1-1-|--------1-(1)-----1-1-1-|--------1-(1)-----1-1-1-| |--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-|--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-|--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-| |-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|
F#m Emaj7
E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E
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E. S E E +E E E E E S S E E +E E Q Q E E S E. S S E |--------0-(0)-----------|----------0-(0)-----------|-------------------------| |--------0-(0)-----------|----------0-(0)-----------|-------------------------| |-2--2-2-2-(2)---2-2---2-|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)---2-2-----|-------------------------| |-2--2-2-2-(2)---2-2---2-|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)---2-2-----|--------1--1-1----1-1-1--| |------------------------|--------------------------|--------2--2-2----2-2-2--| |-2--2-2-2-(2)---2-2---2-|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)---2-2-----|-0----x------------------|
Chorus
A5 G#m7 F#m11
E E E E +H E E Q E E E E +E E E S S E E S S E
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E. S E E +Q Q E E Q E E E E +E E E S S E E S S E |--------------------||----------------|-------0-------0-------| |--------------------||----------------|-------0-------0-------| |--------------------||----------------|-------2-------2-------| |--------------------||-7-7-7--6-4-6-4-|-(4)-4-2-4-4---2-x-x-x-| |--------------------||-7-7-7--6-6-6-4-|-(4)-4---4-4-----x-x-x-| |-0----0-0-0-(0)-----||-5-5-5--4-4-4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2---2-x-x-x-|
A5 G#m7 F#m11 A5 G#m7 F#m11
E E Q E E E E +E E E S S E E S S E E E Q E E E E
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E E Q E E E E +E E E. S E E S S S S E E Q E E E E |----------------|-------0--------0---------|----------------| |----------------|-------0--------0---------|----------------| |----------------|-------2--------2---------|----------------| |-7-7-7--6-4-6-4-|-(4)-4-2----4-4-2-x-x-x-x-|-7-7-7--6-4-6-4-| |-7-7-7--6-6-6-4-|-(4)-4-4----4-4---x-x-x-x-|-7-7-7--6-6-6-4-| |-5-5-5--4-4-4-2-|-(2)-2-2----2-2-2-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-5--4-4-4-2-|
Dmaj7
+E E E S S E E S S E Q E E +H +W
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+E E E S S E E S S E Q E E +H +W |-------0-------0-------|-2--x-2-(2)----|-(2)----| |-------0-------0-------|-2--x-2-(2)----|-(2)----| |-------2-------2-------|-2--x-2-(2)----|-(2)----| |-(4)-4-2-4-4---2-4-4-4-|-0--x-0-(0)----|-(0)----| |-(4)-4---4-4-----4-4-4-|---------------|--------| |-(2)-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|---------------|--------|
1. 2.
Emaj7
E. S E E +S S E E E E. S E E +S S E E E E. S E E +S S E E E
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Q. E +Q S S E Q. E +Q S S E Q. E +Q S S E |------------------------|-------------------------||------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------o||------------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------------||------------------------|| |------------------1-1-1-|------------------1-1-1--||------------------1-1-1-|| |--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-|--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-o||--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-|| |-0----------------------|-0-----------------------||-0----------------------||
Outro
Emaj7
E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E
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E. S E E +S E. Q E. S E E +S E. Q E. S E E +S E. Q |--------------0----------|--------------0----------|--------------0----------| |-------------------0-----|-------------------0-----|-------------------0-----| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |----1-1-1-(1)------------|----1-1-1-(1)------------|----1-1-1-(1)------------| |----2---2-(2)------------|----2---2-(2)------------|----2---2-(2)------------| |-0------0-(0)------------|-0------0-(0)------------|-0------0-(0)------------|
F#m
E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E
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E. S E E +S E. Q E. S E E +S E. Q E. S E E +S E. Q |--------------0----------|--------------0----------|--------------0----------| |-------------------0-----|-------------------0-----|-------------------0-----| |-------------------------|-2--2-2-2-(2)------------|-2--2-2-2-(2)------------| |----1-1-1-(1)------------|-2--2-2-2-(2)------------|-2--2-2-2-(2)------------| |----2---2-(2)------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-0------0-(0)------------|-2--2-2-2-(2)------------|-2--2-2-2-(2)------------|
Emaj7
E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E
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Q. E +S E. Q Q. E +S E. Q Q. E +S E. Q |--------------0----------|--------------0----------|--------------0----------| |-------------------0-----|-------------------0-----|-------------------0-----| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-1------1-(1)------------|-1------1-(1)------------|-1------1-(1)------------| |-2------2-(2)------------|-2------2-(2)------------|-2------2-(2)------------| |-0------0-(0)------------|-0------0-(0)------------|-0------0-(0)------------|
E. S E E +S S E S S E E E +H. +W
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Q. E +S E. Q W +W |--------------0----------|--------------|--------*| |-------------------0-----|--------------|--------*| |-------------------------|--------------|--------*| |-1------1-(1)------------|--------------|--------*| |-2------2-(2)------------|--------------|--------*| |-0------0-(0)------------|-0------------|-(0)----*|
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