AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

music by Samuel Ward, 1882, original title "Materna"

arranged by Les Weller - Dropped C Tuning - CGCGCE

 

 1        st             ar
E ---3-|--3----0-0---3---3-------------|
C -----|--0--------0---0-2-----2--2----|
G -----|--0--------------0-----------0-|
C -----|--0--0---------------2---------|
G -----|--0--------------0--------0----|
C -----|--0------0---------------------|

 2       ar               ar       ar
E --0----1---3---5---7----3--------3--3--|
C --0----2---4---5---7----0-0---0--2--2--|
G -------0-0---0---0---0--0---0----0-----|
C --0--------0-------0--------0----2--2--|
G -------0-------0-----------------0-----|
C ------------------------0--------------|

 3      ar
E ------3----0-0---3---3------------|
C ------0--------0---0-2----2--2----|
G ------0--------------0----------0-|
C ---------0-------0------2---------|
G ---------------------0-------0----|
C ------0------0--------------------|

 4                     st          (/s)
E ---------------0--------------3-|
C --2---1---2----1-----2-----2----|
G ----0---0---0--2---2-2---2------|
C --2-------2------1---2-2--------|
G ------0--------2-----2----------|
C ---------------------2-----2----|

 5  v                ar                            st
E -12----12-10---8---8---7-7---8---10---7----------8--
C ----0--------0---0-7---7-7-7-7-7----------9---7--0--
G -------------------7----------------7---7---7----0--
C ------0--------0-----7-------7-------------------0--
G -------------------------------------------------0--
C --0-------0--------7-----7-----------------------0--

 6                 ar           ar
E -----8----|-5-7--8----5-5--8--8----------|
C ---0---0--|------5----5-5--5--0---7-7-7--|
G -0--------|------5----5-5--5--0----------|
C ----------|--------5-------5----0-----0--|
G ----------|------------------------------|
C ----------|------5------5-----0-----0----|

 7   ar      ar
E ---5----8------10--8--||
C ---5--5----7-------0--||
G ---5-------7-7-----0--|| END
C --------5------7---0--||
G -------------------0--||
C ---5-------7-------0--||

 ||                 ar = arpeggio roll  (0) = grace note     
o||= Repeat from    st = Strum slow     W = Whole note (sustain) 
o||  Beginning      p  =  Pull Off      h  =  Hammer on   
 ||                 /s = slide up       \s = Slide down   
                         
NOTE: This file is the author's own work and represents his
interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for
private study, scholarship, or research.
       

Tab by L. Weller - amerca-c.txt - 6/19/98
for American Primitive Guitar

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