Santana - America Chords & Tabs

 

America Chords & Tabs

Santana Chords & Tabs

Version: 1 Type: Bass Tab

America Bass Tab

   
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                               AMERICA (Bassline)
                             As recorded by Santana
                          (From the 2002 Album SHAMAN)

Words by P.O.D.
Music by P.O.D. and Santana
Arranged by Peter Lust
Transcribed by Peter Lust

Gtr I (D G C F) - '5-string arr for 4'

 Intro
  Q=106
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx3          H    Q  E  E    H     +E   E  E  E
|------------|--------------|------------12s11----|
|------------|--------------|------------------12-|
|------------|-----------12-|-14----(14)----------|
|------------|--------------|---------------------|


   +E   Q.    +Q.    E    H     +E   E  E  E
|----------------------|------------12s11----|
|-(12)s14----(14)------|------------------12-|
|-------------------12-|-14----(14)----------|
|----------------------|---------------------|


   +E   Q   E  +H       H    +E  E E E
|---------------------|----------------|
|-(12)s14-------------|----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|
|----------12-(12)----|-7----(7)-7-9-5-|


  +H     +Q.   E   H    +E  E E E   +E  E E E +Q.   E
|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-(5)----(5)---0-|-7----(7)-7-9S3-|-(3)-3s5-0-(0)---3S=|


  H    +E  E E E   +W           H    +Q.   E   +Q   E E  H
|----------------|------------|--------------|-----------------||
|----------------|------------|--------------|-----------------||
|----------------|------------|--------------|-----------7-----||
|-7----(7)-7-9-5-|-(5)--------|-7----(7)---3-|-(3)--5-0-(0)----||


 1st Verse
  Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------9s7---|
|-7-------7---7-|-5-------5---5-|-0-----------0-|


  Q  E Q  Q  E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------9s7---|
|-3----------3S|=7-------7---7-|-5-------5---5-|-0-----------0-|


  S E. S E. S E. S E.   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|---------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5---------7----7----|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|------5------0----0--|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---3----3------------|-7-------7---7-|-5-------5---5-|-0-------0---0-|


  |-3-|
  E E E Q  H      Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3-3-3---------|-7-------7---7-|-5-------5---5-|-0-------0---0--|


                      1st Chorus
              |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E    H    +E  E E E   +H     +E  E E E   H    +E  Q  E
|-------------------||----------------|------------------|----------------|
|-----------9-9-9-9-||----------------|------------------|----------------|
|---4-5-7-9---------||----------------|----------------0-|----------------|
|-7-----------------||-7----(7)-7-9-5-|-(5)----(5)-5-5---|-7----(7)-7S=3--|


  +E  E E E +Q.   E   H    +E  E E E   +H     +Q.   E
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|--------------0-|
|-(3)-3-3S0-(0)---3S|=7----(7)-7-9-5-|-(5)----(5)-----|


  H    +E  E E E   +E  E  E E  Q.   E
|----------------|--------------------||
|----------------|--------------------||
|----------------|-------------7------||
|-7----(7)-7-9S3-|-(3)-3-h5-0-(0)-----||


 2nd Verse
  Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------9s7---|
|-7-------7---7-|-5-------5---5-|-0-----------0-|


  Q  E Q  Q  E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------9s7---|
|-3----------3S|=7-------7---7-|-5-------5---5-|-0-----------0-|


                        |-3-|
  S E. S E. S E. S E.   E E E Q  E E E E   Q  E Q  E E E
|---------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-5---------7----7----|-----9------------|------7----7----|
|------5------0----0--|------------------|------0------0--|
|---3----3------------|-7-7--------7-0-7-|-5-------5------|


                                       |-3-|
  E E E Q  S S S S S  S    E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|-------------------||
|--------------9-9-------|-----------9-9-----||
|---7--------7-----7-(7)-|---4-5-7s9-----7---||
|-0--------0----------0--|-7-----0---------0-||


 2nd Chorus
  H    +E  E E E   +H     +E  E E E   H    +E  Q  E
|----------------|------------------|---------------|
|----------------|------------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------0-|---------------|
|-7----(7)-7-9-5-|-(5)----(5)-5-5---|-7----(7)-7S=3-|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/santana/america_btab.html ]
  +E  E E E +Q.   E   H    +E  E E E
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-(3)-3-3S0-(0)---3S|=7----(7)-7-9-5-|


  +H     +Q.   E   H    +E  E E E   +E  E E E +Q.   E
|----------------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|----------------|-------------------||
|--------------0-|----------------|-------------------||
|-(5)----(5)-----|-7----(7)-7-9S3-|-(3)-3s5-0-(0)-----||


 Interlude
                                   |-3-|     |-3-|           |-3-|
  W          E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E   H.      E E E
|----------|-----------------|---------------7-4-2-|----------------|
|----------|-----------------|-----------5---------|-------------4--|
|----------|-----------------|-----5-2-0-----------|-----------4----|
|-7--------|-5-5-5---5-5-5---|-3-------------------|-2-------2------|


  E Q  E +Q   +E. S   S S Q  E +H       E. S +E  E +E  Q.
|------4-(4)--(4)---|--------2-(2)----|----------------------|
|---4---------------|-----2-----------|----------5-(5)-------|
|-2---------------0-|-0-0-------------|----5-(5)-------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-3--------------3-----|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------4-6-----|-----------------|-----6-----------||
|-----4-6-----4---|-----------------|---4---4---------||
|---4-----------4-|-----------------|-4-------4-------||
|-2---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-0-1-2-|-----------2-0-2-||


   Guitar solo
    H    +E  E E E   +H     +E  E Q
||-----------------|------------------|
||o----------------|------------------|
||o----------9-----|------------7-----|
||--7----(7)---7-5-|-(5)----(5)---5/--|


  H    +E  E E E   +E  E E E  Q    Q     6x
|----------------|-----------------------||
|----------------|-----------------9----o||
|----------------|------------7---------o||
|-7----(7)-7-9S3-|-(3)-3-5-0-(0)--(0)----||


  H    +E  E E E   +H     +E  E Q
|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|
|----------9-----|------------7-----|
|-7----(7)---7-5-|-(5)----(5)---5/--|


   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    +E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|----16-16----------------|---------------------21----|
|----------16-------------|------17-19----------------|
|-14----------14-16-14----|------------19-19-19-------|
|----------------------15-|-(15)-------------------15-|


                                  |--3--|
   H     +E   E  E  E    H.       E  E  E
|---------------------|----------------14--||
|------------16-------|-------------14-----||
|-14----(14)----14-12-|-12-------12--------||
|---------------------|--------------------||


 Outro Chorus
  H    +E  E E E   +H     +E  E E E   H    +E  Q  E
|----------------|------------------|---------------|
|----------------|------------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------0-|---------------|
|-7----(7)-7-9-5-|-(5)----(5)-5-5---|-7----(7)-7S=3-|


  +E  E E E +Q.   E   H    +E  E E E   +H     +Q.   E
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|--------------0-|
|-(3)-3-3S0-(0)---3S|=7----(7)-7-9-5-|-(5)----(5)-----|


  H    +E  E E E   +E  E  E E  Q.   E
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------7------|
|-7----(7)-7-9S3-|-(3)-3-h5-0-(0)-----|


  H    +E  E E E   +H     +E  E E E   H    +E  Q  E
|----------------|------------------|---------------|
|----------------|------------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------0-|---------------|
|-7----(7)-7-9-5-|-(5)----(5)-5-5---|-7----(7)-7S=3-|


  E E E E +Q.   E   H    +E  E E E   +H     +Q.   E
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|--------------0-|
|-3-3-3S0-(0)---3S|=7----(7)-7-9-5-|-(5)----(5)-----|


   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    +E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|----16-16----------------|---------------------21----|
|----------16-------------|------17-19----------------|
|-14----------14-16-14----|------------19-19-19-------|
|----------------------15-|-(15)-------------------15-|


  W          W          W
|----------|----------|------*|
|----------|----------|------*|
|----------|----------|------*|
|----------|----------|------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
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
-----------
 |  - 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


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