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Song
Author/Artist: Boston
Title: The Star Spangled Banner/4th of July Reprise
Album: Greatest Hits
Transcribed by: J. Chitty
The guitars are lined up with exact timing (guitar 2 right under guitar 1)
Boston's arrangement of this song is one of my favorites.
Guitar 1: Standard Tuning (E A D G B E) Low to High
Guitar 2: Drop D Tuning (D A D G B E) Low to High
|Guitar 1 *with a slide
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------+13b15+vv----------------------------------------------------------| G|----x\------------*12\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\-----------| D|-x\---------------*12\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\-----------| A|------------------*12\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\-----------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----3---------------------------------------------------7-7-7---7-7-7-7-| A|-----0-------------7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-| D|-----3-------------7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|
|Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-------------------------|
|Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------3v------------------------------------------------------| G|-2v-----------2--4v--------11-9-h11p9--7v-7p4----1--2--------------------| D|-----4--0--4--2--4v---------------------------4\-2--2--------------------| A|--------------0----------------------------------2--0--------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------0-----------------------|
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|Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------4----------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------4----------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------2----------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------4----------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------/7vv---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------9--7-h9p7-6v-------6--7v--7v--------------------------------| D|-7v--7---------------------7--9------------7v------7---------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------9\--5---------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------5---------------------|
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|Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------7---------------------------7---7---------------------------------| D|-------7-----4--5------7-----------7---7---7---5-4-0---------------------| A|-------5-----4--5------7-----------5---5---7---5-4-0---------------------| D|-------------4--5------7-------------------7---5-4-0---------------------|
|Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2v---------------7v----11v--11-9-7h9p7v---------------------------------| D|-----4--0--4--/7----------------------------6v-6/7vv---------------------| A|------------------------------------------9------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------4------4--------4--------------------------------------| D|------------------4------4--------4---------2----7---7---7-7-7-7---------| A|------------------2------2--------2---------2----7---7---7-7-7-7---------| D|--------------------------------------------2----7---7---7-7-7-7---------|
|Guitar 1
e|-------14v---------------------------------------------------------------| B|----17-------17--15--h17p15-14v------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------7v--7v----------------------------| D|-----------------------------------7v----------7v------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------10-9------------------| E|-17-----------------------------------------------------10v--------------|
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|Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------7-----7---7-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------7-----7---7----------6----------7---7------------7----------------| D|-7-----7-----7---7----------7----------7---7---7---5--4-0----------------| A|-7-----5-----5---5----------7----------5---5---7---5--4-0----------------| D|-7--------------------------7------------------7---5--4-0----------------|
|Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-7--7-7v--8-/10-10v---8--7h8p7--5---7--8-/8v----8--7----5-3--h5p3--2v----| G|-7--7-7v--7---7--7v---7--7------7---7--7-/7v----6--7----6-4--------2v----| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2
e|--play-the-power-chord-below-a-lot-more-than-shown-----------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------7---7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-----7-7-7---7-7-7-7----7---------------------| D|------0---0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0---0-0-0-0----7----4-5--------7-----| A|------0--------------------------------------------5----4-5--------7-----| D|--------------------------------------------------------4-5--------7-----|
|Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---2-3v-/7--9-h10-10v----------------------------------------------------| G|-4-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----7---7---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7---7---7--2----/7---7--7---7-7-7-7---7--7---7-7-7-7--7-7---------------| A|-7---5---5--2----/7---7--7---7-7-7-7---7--7---7-7-7-7--7-7---------------| D|-7----------2----/7---7--7---7-7-7-7---7--7---7-7-7-7--7-7---------------|
|Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------7b8r7------7v-h8p7--5vv--------| G|---------7v--7v-------7-6------------9v---------9-7--7v-h9p7--6vv--------| D|-7v--7v-------------------9v---9--9--------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------7---7--7-7-7-7-------------------------------7-------6----------| D|-7---7---7---7--7-7-7-7---5----5--4--2----------------5-------7----------| A|-7---7---5---5--5-5-5-5---5----5--4--2----------------5-------7----------| D|-7---7--------------------5----5--4--2------------------------7----------|
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------14-15-17vvvvv--------------------------| B|----------15v---15-14-15-14-15h17----------------------------------------| G|-x-14v-14----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----12--14vv-14p12-14h15p14p12h14p12-10-9--------9/10--10v--------------| B|-15-----------------------------------------10---10-----10v--------------| G|--------------------------------------------9-----------11v--------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 repeats this bracketed riff until the end of the song
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-------{6--5-----6--5------/6--5-----5--3h5--3h5------/6---8-----------|
G|-5-----5--------5--------7-5--------5---------------7-5----------5v--5v}-|
D|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|12--12-12h14v--p12---9--9h10-12-9b10r9------------------10-12-12b14r12p10|
D|---------------------------------------10v--9h10--9h10-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12v---10h12p10p9-10v--12-9v---------9h10---12--9v---7b9r7p5-7v-5p4-5v---|
D|-------------------------------10-10-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------5-3v--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-4h5p4-4-2---------10v-9h10-9b10-r9p7-9v---7----9b10-r9p7-9v---7h9p7-5v|
D|------------------------------------------------10-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|FADE OUT
e|----------8vv-8vv---8-8vv-v----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------15b17vv---r15p13---15p13vv------------------| G|-4h5v-5v--------------------------------------------------12b14--9-------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------10vvv| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| v vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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