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The Star Spangled Banner
"We play it the way the air is in America today. The air is slightly
static isn't it? You know what I mean?" -Jimi
1+++ let ring
~ univibe pedal.Can be approximated with wah wah or whammy bar.
FB feedback
harmonic
() very short note
/ slide
5^ r bend and release
^^^^ heavy vibrato
h p hammer, pulloff
7h9tr trill
WB whammy bar slamming
WB\ divebomb
Blank spaces in the tab mark untranscribable whammy noises.
Tune guitar down to E flat.
0:00 FB FB ***
E|-----------0-~-~-~-~-4-2-0++++---------------------------------
B|0++++---0+++++++++++------------------------------0--0--(7^)9--
G|--1+++1--------------------1*-(1/)3-4--------------------
D|----2----------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
* Barely audible due to feedback
** Feedback turns note into harmonic
*** some open strings are slightly
ringing out while this bend is
played
0:17
E|-----------------------------------------0-~-~-~-~-~--
B|7-5-h7p5-\4---2-4-5-5--0-----0--------0--0-~-~-~-~-~--
G|-------------------------1-----1---1^^^---------------
D|---------------------------2+++--2--------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
0:33 FB FB
E|4h5tr-2h4tr-0------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------0-0--7^9**----
G|---------------1/3\1/3/4/6/8^^^^6h8p6h8p6-4h6p4----------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
* FB turns note into
harmonic
** Slowly
release bend as feedback
comes in
0:49 FB
E|-------------------------------------4-4-4-5-7-7----13^(14)--
B|5-(5/)7-^r--5h7p5\4---2-4-5-5-0------------------------------
G|--------------------------------1----------------------------
D|----------------------------------2--------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------
1:05 1:09 1:14 1:22
wb wb wb wb
E|---- -12*12*12*--- -0-----12^-12^- **12^14^15----- **12^14^15-
B|0*-- -12*12*12*--- -0------------- --------------- -----------
G|0*-- ------------- -0------------- -----------0-0- -----------
D|---- ------------- --------------- --------------- -----------
A|---- ------------- --------------- --------------- -----------
E|---- ------------- --------------- --------------- -----------
* These notes are rough guesses. Just go for it
** bend up then bend some more
1:31 1:34 1:48
wb wb\ wb wb\
E|--- --- 5-4-2-4-5-5-----------0--~-~-~--/8p5h8p5p8**- ------
B|0*- --- ----------------------0--~-~-~--------------- 0*------
G|0*- 14- --------------------------------------------- 0*-------
D|0*- --- ------------8---8---8++++~+~+~--------------- --------
A|--- 12- --------------7---7-------------------------- --------
E|--- --- --------------------------------------------- --------
* Guess ** Drop bar
while
hammering
2:11
wb\ wb\ WB
E|---- 0----- (19^)20-19--15-15--^^^--------15^---
B|0------ 0--0-- ------------------------13^--------
G|------- ------ -----------------------------------
D|------- ------ ----------------------------------
A|------- ------ ----------------------------
E|------- ------ ----------------------------
2:20 FB wah wah on treble
E|-----------------------------------------------------4----4----4-
B|10--9--7h9p7\5-4---2--4--5-----------------------5--5----5----5--
G|----------------------------1*--/3--/4------(2/)2--4----4----4+--
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
*Jimi's G string is about half a
semitone sharp by now (!)
2:43
E|--------0++++++---------------------------------(0)------------
B|----5+++++5--4-2--2--2-4-5-7-9-10--9-7--h9p7-5--(4/)5---4------
G|4-4------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
3:10 FB WB\
E|------0--2-/4--5--7-------------0--2--4--5-4h5tr-2h4tr-0--
B|0--0--------0--------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
*FB turns note into harmonic
E|----------------0----0---0--
B|/5--/8---10-----0----0---0--
G|/6--/9---11-----1-----------
D|/7--/10--12-----2-----------
A|/7--/10--12-----2-----------
E|/5--/8---10--\--0-----------
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