Boston – The Star-Spangled Banner (Guitar Tab)

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Author/Artist: Boston Title: The Star Spangled Banner/4th of July Reprise Album: Greatest Hits Transcribed by: J. Chitty The guitars are lined up with exact timing (guitar 2 right under guitar 1) Boston's arrangement of this song is one of my favorites. Guitar 1: Standard Tuning (E A D G B E) Low to High Guitar 2: Drop D Tuning (D A D G B E) Low to High

 |Guitar 1               *with a slide
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------+13b15+vv----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----x\------------*12\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\-----------|
D|-x\---------------*12\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\-----------|
A|------------------*12\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 |Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----3---------------------------------------------------7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-----0-------------7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|
D|-----3-------------7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|

 |Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 |Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-------------------------|

 |Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3v------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2v-----------2--4v--------11-9-h11p9--7v-7p4----1--2--------------------|
D|-----4--0--4--2--4v---------------------------4\-2--2--------------------|
A|--------------0----------------------------------2--0--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------0-----------------------|

 |Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------4----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------4----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------2----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------4----------------------------------------------------|

 |Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------/7vv---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------9--7-h9p7-6v-------6--7v--7v--------------------------------|
D|-7v--7---------------------7--9------------7v------7---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------9\--5---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------5---------------------|

 |Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7---------------------------7---7---------------------------------|
D|-------7-----4--5------7-----------7---7---7---5-4-0---------------------|
A|-------5-----4--5------7-----------5---5---7---5-4-0---------------------|
D|-------------4--5------7-------------------7---5-4-0---------------------|

 |Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2v---------------7v----11v--11-9-7h9p7v---------------------------------|
D|-----4--0--4--/7----------------------------6v-6/7vv---------------------|
A|------------------------------------------9------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 |Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4------4--------4--------------------------------------|
D|------------------4------4--------4---------2----7---7---7-7-7-7---------|
A|------------------2------2--------2---------2----7---7---7-7-7-7---------|
D|--------------------------------------------2----7---7---7-7-7-7---------|

 |Guitar 1
e|-------14v---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----17-------17--15--h17p15-14v------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------7v--7v----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------7v----------7v------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------10-9------------------|
E|-17-----------------------------------------------------10v--------------|

 |Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-----7---7-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7-----7---7----------6----------7---7------------7----------------|
D|-7-----7-----7---7----------7----------7---7---7---5--4-0----------------|
A|-7-----5-----5---5----------7----------5---5---7---5--4-0----------------|
D|-7--------------------------7------------------7---5--4-0----------------|

 |Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7--7-7v--8-/10-10v---8--7h8p7--5---7--8-/8v----8--7----5-3--h5p3--2v----|
G|-7--7-7v--7---7--7v---7--7------7---7--7-/7v----6--7----6-4--------2v----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 |Guitar 2
e|--play-the-power-chord-below-a-lot-more-than-shown-----------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------7---7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-----7-7-7---7-7-7-7----7---------------------|
D|------0---0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0---0-0-0-0----7----4-5--------7-----|
A|------0--------------------------------------------5----4-5--------7-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------4-5--------7-----|

 |Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---2-3v-/7--9-h10-10v----------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 |Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7---7---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---7---7--2----/7---7--7---7-7-7-7---7--7---7-7-7-7--7-7---------------|
A|-7---5---5--2----/7---7--7---7-7-7-7---7--7---7-7-7-7--7-7---------------|
D|-7----------2----/7---7--7---7-7-7-7---7--7---7-7-7-7--7-7---------------|

 |Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------7b8r7------7v-h8p7--5vv--------|
G|---------7v--7v-------7-6------------9v---------9-7--7v-h9p7--6vv--------|
D|-7v--7v-------------------9v---9--9--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 |Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------7---7--7-7-7-7-------------------------------7-------6----------|
D|-7---7---7---7--7-7-7-7---5----5--4--2----------------5-------7----------|
A|-7---7---5---5--5-5-5-5---5----5--4--2----------------5-------7----------|
D|-7---7--------------------5----5--4--2------------------------7----------|

Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------14-15-17vvvvv--------------------------|
B|----------15v---15-14-15-14-15h17----------------------------------------|
G|-x-14v-14----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----12--14vv-14p12-14h15p14p12h14p12-10-9--------9/10--10v--------------|
B|-15-----------------------------------------10---10-----10v--------------|
G|--------------------------------------------9-----------11v--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 repeats this bracketed riff until the end of the song
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-------{6--5-----6--5------/6--5-----5--3h5--3h5------/6---8-----------|
G|-5-----5--------5--------7-5--------5---------------7-5----------5v--5v}-|
D|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|12--12-12h14v--p12---9--9h10-12-9b10r9------------------10-12-12b14r12p10|
D|---------------------------------------10v--9h10--9h10-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12v---10h12p10p9-10v--12-9v---------9h10---12--9v---7b9r7p5-7v-5p4-5v---|
D|-------------------------------10-10-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------5-3v--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-4h5p4-4-2---------10v-9h10-9b10-r9p7-9v---7----9b10-r9p7-9v---7h9p7-5v|
D|------------------------------------------------10-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                               FADE OUT
e|----------8vv-8vv---8-8vv-v----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------15b17vv---r15p13---15p13vv------------------|
G|-4h5v-5v--------------------------------------------------12b14--9-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------10vvv|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|