Ray Charles – America The Beautiful (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Ray Charles (From the 1972 Album A MESSAGE FROM THE PEOPLE) Words by Katharine Lee Bates Music by Samuel August Ward Arranged by Ray Charles Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carol Kaye - Bass'
 [Intro]                               [1st Verse]
 Q=82
 12/8
  Gtr I
   Wx3              H.      Q.   Q  E    Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.
G|----------------|-------------------||------------------------|
D|----------------|-------------------||-1----(1)----1----2-----|
A|----------------|-----------------1-||-----------1------------|
E|----------------|-------------------||------------------------|

   Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.     Q.   +E  E E Q.   Q.     Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.
G|-----------------------|----------1-2-3---------|-----------------------|
D|-3----(3)--3------2----|-3----(3)---------------|-1----(1)----1----2----|
A|-------------1---------|-------------------1----|-----------1-----------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|

   Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   E E E
G|------------------3----|-2----3--------------|----------------3-----||
D|-3----(3)--3-----------|-----------3----3----|-----------0----------||
A|-------------1---------|---------------------|-1----3-----------1-3-||
E|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------||

 [Chorus]
   Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.     Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q  E   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|-------------0---------|-----------------------|---------------------|
D|-1----(1)--1------4----|-3----(3)--3-----------|-0--------------0----|
A|-----------------------|-------------1----3--4-|------1----3---------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|

   Q.   +E  E E Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E Q  E E E E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q  E
G|-------------------------|-------------1----------|-----------------------|
D|-1----(1)-----1------5---|-----------1----------0-|-1----(1)----1---------|
A|----------1-3------------|----------------1-3-4---|-----------1------1--1-|
E|-------------------3---3-|-4----(4)---------------|-----------------------|

                                                 [2nd Verse]
   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q  S S E E E    Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.
G|---------------------|--------------3-3-3-----||------------------------|
D|------1---------0----|-1----2----3------------||-1----(1)----1----2-----|
A|-3---------1---------|--------------------1-3-||-----------1------------|
E|---------------------|------------------------||------------------------|

   Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.     Q.   +E  E E Q.   Q.     Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.
G|-----------------------|----------1-2-3---------|-----------------------|
D|-3----(3)--3------2----|-3----(3)---------------|-1----(1)----1----2----|
A|-------------1---------|-------------------1----|-----------1-----------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|

   Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   E E E
G|------------------3----|-2----3--------------|----------------3-----||
D|-3----(3)--3-----------|-----------3----3----|-----------0----------||
A|-------------1---------|---------------------|-1----3-----------1-3-||
E|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------||

  [Chorus]
     Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.     Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q  E   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G||--------------0---------|-----------------------|----------------------|
D||o-1----(1)--1------4----|-3----(3)--3-----------|-0--------------0-----|
A||o-----------------------|-------------1----3--4-|------1----3----------|
E||------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

   Q.   +E  E E Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E Q  E E E E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q  E
G|-------------------------|-------------1----------|-----------------------|
D|-1----(1)-----1------5---|-----------1----------0-|-1----(1)----1---------|
A|----------1-3------------|----------------1-3-4---|-----------1------1--1-|
E|-------------------3---3-|-4----(4)---------------|-----------------------|

   1.                                              2.
   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q  S S E E E     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|---------------------|--------------3-3-3------||----------------------|
D|------1---------0----|-1----2----3------------o||------1---------0-----|
A|-3---------1---------|--------------------1-3-o||-3---------1----------|
E|---------------------|-------------------------||----------------------|
[Outro] ritardando H.=H |-4:3-| |-4:3-|
   Q.   +E  E E Q.   E E E    Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|--------------0----0---0-||-1----1----1----1----|-----------------|
D|-1----(1)-3-4--------4---||---------------------|-1---1---1---1---|
A|-------------------------||---------------------|---1---1---1---1-|
E|-------------------------||---------------------|-----------------|

   TP
   W.              e Q  Q.   H.
G|---------------|-----------------*|
D|-1-------------|-1---------------*|
A|---------------|-----------------*|
E|---------------|-----------------*|
************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | (n) - note tied to previous | TP - tremolo picking | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end **************************************