The Star Spangled Banner Chords & Tabs
The Star Spangled Banner Tab
Gtr I (E A D G B E)
Slowly Q=63
4/4
Gtr I
~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------0--0-2S4-2-0--------------------------------------|
|-0-------0----0--------------------------7b9--7b9r7-5h7-5----|
|---1---1-----------------1-3S=4-4--3S4-4-7b9-----------------|
|-----2-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
~ ~ ~~~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------0--0---------------------------0--0-2S4-4tr0-5-4-2tr0-4-|
|-4--4S2-4--------0----------0----------0-----0---------------------|
|-------------------0-h1-------1-----1------------------------------|
|-------------------------2-------2---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~ ~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----1s=3s=1s=3s=4s=7s6-6s8b9r=8b9r=8S=6-8-6-8-6S4-6-4-4--0-4-4--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
~ ~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------0-0-------2S4-4-4-4-5-7-7-7--7-|
|-7b9r==7--5-5-7-7b8r7-5-7-5s=4-4s2-4------0--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------1------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------2----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
\2.5/ \1.5/ \1
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------17-17-17-17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17---17-17-17-17--------------|
|-17b19r==17--0------0---------0--18-18-18-18-18-18-18--18-18-18-18---18-18-18-18--------------|
|-------------0------0-------0-0--19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-19---19-19-19-19--------------|
|-------------0------0-------0-0------------------------------------0--------------------------|
|----------------------------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-15-15-15-0|
\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------0------0--15b18r15---15---15---15---15b18r=15---------------------------------------15b18-15-15|
|-----3----0-4s15-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3----------------------------------------------------------------0------0------0-13b15-0------------|
|-----3--------------------------------------0-------------------------0------0------0--------------------|
|-/15-0--------------------------------------------------10s12-16s0s19-0-7s16-0-7S19-0--------------------|
\1/
TP TP TP
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------13----13---------------------------------------------4s5-4--2-4-5-|
|-17b19-17-17-17-2-0-----13----13-----------------12----12--12-----------------------------|
|----------------3-0---0-13----13--------------------12------------------------------------|
|----------------4-0---0----12-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------4-0---0-----------------------------------------14b15--0--0---------------|
|--------------------0------------12--11-11-11-12----------------14b17--0--0---------------|
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\2.5/ \2.5/ \2/
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-5--------------------------------------------0----------------------------------|
|------------8-0-8-0-8-0-8---------------------0----/15-13----13----13----13------|
|------------8-0-8-0-8-0-8-0---0--------0------------------12----12----12----12---|
|----8---8-7-8-0-8-0-8-0-8-0---0--------0-----------------------------------------|
|------7---7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
\2/ \2/ \1.5/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------0---------------------0----------|
|-0-13-0-13-0-13-0-13-0-13-0-13-0-13-0-13-0-13-----0-------0-0-----------0---0-0----|
|----------------------------------------------0---0----13-0-----------0-----0-0----|
|----------------------------------------------0---0-------------------0-----0-0----|
|--------------------------------------------------0-----------0-0-----------0-0----|
|--------------------------------------------------0-----------0-0------------------|
~~ ~~ ~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-4s=2-4-2-0-------------------------------12-----12-16----12--16----12-16----12-|
|------------4--2-4-5----------------12-12-----12-------12--------12-------12----|
|---------------------1s=3-3s4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~ ~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-16----0--0--0-0-------------0-2--4-5-4-2-4-2--0-----------|
|-----0---------4--2--2--2--4---------------------4b5--4----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
\0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \2/ \2/ \2/ \2/
~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--2-2s4-|
|-4--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4---4---4---4---4---4----4------0-0--------------------0-0----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------4--4---------4---4---4---4-----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
\1/
~ ~ ~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-5--7--7---7--0-----0--2s=4-5-4-5-4s2-4-2-4-2-0--0----|
|--------------0---------------------------------------|
|--------------0---------------------------------------|
|--------------0---------------------------------------|
|--------------0---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E
|-5-----8---10------0--0-------|
|-5-----8---10------0-----0----|
|-6-----9---11-----------------|
|-7----10---12------2----------|
|-------------------2----------|
|-5-----8---10--10--0----------|
Duration Legend
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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
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| - 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
