Author/Artist: Boston
Title: The Star Spangled Banner/4th of July Reprise
Album: Greatest Hits
Transcribed by: J. Chitty
Email: 08jchidester@davis.k12.ut.us
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. That's all I have to say.
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
NEXT SONG: Miss America - Styx
|Guitar 1 *with a slidee|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------+13b15+vv----------------------------------------------------------|G|----x\------------*12\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\-----------|D|-x\---------------*12\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\-----------|A|------------------*12\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\-----------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 2e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|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-|E|-----3-------------7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|
|Guitar 1e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 2e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|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-------------------------|E|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-------------------------|
|Guitar 1e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|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 2e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------4----------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------4----------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------2----------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------4----------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 1e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------/7vv---------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------9--7-h9p7-6v-------6--7v--7v--------------------------------|D|-7v--7---------------------7--9------------7v------7---------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------9\--5---------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------5---------------------|
|Guitar 2e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|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---------------------|E|-------------4--5------7-------------------7---5-4-0---------------------|
|Guitar 1e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-2v---------------7v----11v--11-9-7h9p7v---------------------------------|D|-----4--0--4--/7----------------------------6v-6/7vv---------------------|A|------------------------------------------9------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|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---------|E|--------------------------------------------2----7---7---7-7-7-7---------|
|Guitar 1e|-------14v---------------------------------------------------------------|B|----17-------17--15--h17p15-14v------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------7v--7v----------------------------|D|-----------------------------------7v----------7v------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------10-9------------------|E|-17-----------------------------------------------------10v--------------|
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|Guitar 2e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|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----------------|E|-7--------------------------7------------------7---5--4-0----------------|
|Guitar 1e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|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 2e|--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-----|E|--------------------------------------------------------4-5--------7-----|
|Guitar 1e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---2-3v-/7--9-h10-10v----------------------------------------------------|G|-4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|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---------------|E|-7----------2----/7---7--7---7-7-7-7---7--7---7-7-7-7--7-7---------------|
|Guitar 1e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|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 2e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|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----------|E|-7---7--------------------5----5--4--2------------------------7----------|
Guitar 1e|----------------------------------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 songe|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|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-----------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-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 OUTe|----------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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