L'America
By The Doors
Off the Groundbreaking 1971 album:
L.A. Woman
Tabbed by: JJPozo
The free-time guitar intro consitst adlibbing of these notes:
e----------------|
b----------------|
g----------------|
d----------------|
a----3-2-1-0-----|
e------------2-1-|
and evntually deteriorates into...
Main Riff!
e---------------|
b---------------|
g---------------|
d---------------|
a-----2-1-------|
e-----------2-1-|
Bridge 1 (Come on people)
E A B
e--------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------2-2-2-2---------------4-|
d---2-2-2-2----------------2-2-4-2--(2 measures)-4-|
a---2-2-4-2---(4 measures)-0-0-0-0---------------2-|
e---0-0-0-0----------------------------------------|
Come... Change... then they'll...
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/doors/lamerica_tab_ver_2.html ]
A slight Variation of the main riff
e----------------------|
b----------------------|
g----------------------|
d----------------------|
a----2-1--0------------|
e-----------2-1--------|
Find themsleves...
Once, Then Back to Main riff for verse 2
Bridge 2 (freindly strangers)
(some of the notes are probably off rythm, but you can figuree it out)
Bridge intro (not 100% right, but close)
e------------------------------|
b---------2 2 3----------------|
g-2-2-4-4-------2-2-4-4b---2---|
d------------------------4-----|
a------------------------------|
e------------------------------|
A E
e----------------------------|
b----------------------------|
g----------------------------|
d----------2-----------------|
a-------4--------------------|
e--5--5------0--0--4--7------|
Friend.. Came...
all... put...
but... loved..
B C B
Come again some other day
e-----------|
b-----------|
g-----------|
d-----------|
a---14-13---|
e-----------|
Like the gentle rain
Variation riff once, and Main riff throught the rest of it
Harmony with the main riff towards the end
This is the end:
e------------|
b------------|
g-9-8--------|
d------9-8---|
a------------|
e------------|
