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Beautiful America

Five Iron Frenzy
Bass Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Beautiful America

Five Iron Frenzy

Upbeats and Beatdowns

Words by: Reese

Music by: Denis and L. Bernstein

Josiah Ziegler ( tjziegle@piper.hamline.edu)

INTRO:

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------4-4-4------------------|
A|---2-2-2-----------5-5-5------------------------------|
E|-------------5-5-5------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-----------2-2-2------------5-5-5------------2-2-2-2-|
A|-----------5-5-5------------2-2-2------------5-5-5----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS:

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-----3-----5-----5-----3----3---5------5----|
E|--1-----1-----3-----3-----1----1----------5-----5-|

WEST SIDE STORY PART:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----6--9--6------------------------6--9--6-----------------------------------4--7--4-|
A|--7------------------4--7--4---7------------------6--9--6-------2--5--2--5------------|
E|------------------5---------------------------7--------------3------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----2--5--2------6--9--6-|
A|--3------------7----------|
E|--------------------------|

You really need to listen to the bass to really get what to play.

Also, if anyone knows where to get the trumpet, trombone and sax part, e-mail me.

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