America – Only In Your Heart (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by America (From the 1972 Album HOMECOMING) Words and Music by Gerry Beckley Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass'
             1st Verse
  Q=80
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W           W          W
|----------||----------|------|
|----------||----------|------|
|----------||----------|------|
|----------||----------|------|

  W          W          Q.   E +Q   Q
|----------|----------|------7-(7)-----|
|----------|----------|-5-----------5--|
|----------|----------|----------------|
|----------|----------|----------------|

  Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q    Q  +E  E Q  +E  E
|------9-(9)-----|------7-(7)-----|-7--(7)-7-5--(5)-5-|
|-7-----------7--|-5-----------5--|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|

                    Chorus
  Q.   E Q  +E  E    Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q   E E   Q   Q  Q   E  E
|-7------5--(5)-5-||----7-----9-7-|----9-----11-9-|----11-----12-11-|
|------7----------||-5-----5------|-7-----7-------|-9------9--------|
|-----------------||--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------||--------------|---------------|-----------------|

                  2nd Verse
  Q  E E Q  E E    Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q
|------9-7--9---||------7-(7)-----|------9-(9)-----|------7-(7)-----|
|-7--7----------||-5-----------5--|-7-----------7--|-5-----------5--|
|---------------||----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------||----------------|----------------|----------------|

  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q
|-7------5--(5)-5-|------7-(7)-----|------9-(9)-----|------7-(7)-----|
|------7----------|-5-----------5--|-7-----------7--|-5-----------5--|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

                                        Chorus
  Q  +E  E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E    Q  Q  Q  E E
|-7--(7)-7-5--(5)-5-|-7------5--(5)-5-||----7-----9-7-|
|-------------------|------7----------||-5-----5------|
|-------------------|-----------------||--------------|
|-------------------|-----------------||--------------|

  Q  Q  Q   E E   Q   Q  Q   E  E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E
|----9-----11-9-|----11-----12-11-|------9-7--9---|----7-----9-7-|
|-7-----7-------|-9------9--------|-7--7----------|-5-----5------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|

                                     Bridge
  Q  Q  Q   E E   Q   Q  Q   E  E     W          W
|----9-----11-9-|----11-----12-11\-||----------|------|
|-7-----7-------|-9------9---------||-9--------|-7----|
|---------------|------------------||----------|------|
|---------------|------------------||----------|------|

  W          W          Q.   E +Q.   E   Q.   E +Q   Q
|----------|----------|------7-(7)-----|----------------|
|-9--------|-7--------|-5--------------|-7--------------|
|----------|----------|----------------|------7-(7)--5--|
|----------|----------|----------------|----------------|

  Q.   E +Q.   E   Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q.   E   Q.   E +Q   Q
|------7-(7)-----|----------------|------7-(7)-----|----------------|
|-5--------------|-7--------------|-5--------------|-7--------------|
|----------------|------7-(7)--5--|----------------|------7-(7)--5--|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  Q.   E +Q.   E   Q.   E +Q   Q    W          +W
|------7-(7)-----|----------------|----------|--------|
|-5--------------|-7--------------|-5--------|-(5)----|
|----------------|------7-(7)--5--|----------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|----------|--------|

  +W           +W             Q  Q  Q  E E
|------------|------------||-----7-----9-7-|
|-(5)--------|-(5)--------||o-5-----5------|
|------------|------------||o--------------|
|------------|------------||---------------|

  Q  Q  Q   E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E  4x W
|----9-----11-9-|----7-----9-7-|------9-7--9----||------*|
|-7-----7-------|-5-----5------|-7--7----------o||-5----*|
|---------------|--------------|---------------o||------*|
|---------------|--------------|----------------||------*|
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