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Star Spangled Banner Lowered Octave Bass Tab
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1+++ let ring
~ univibe pedal.Can be approximated with wah wah or whammy bar.
FB feedback
<12> harmonic
() very short note
/ slide
5^ r bend and release
^^^^ heavy vibrato
h p hammer, pulloff
7h9tr trill
WB whammy bar slamming
WB\ divebomb

Blank spaces in the tab mark untranscribable whammy noises.

Tune guitar down to E flat.

0:00 FB FB ***
E -----------0-~-~-~-~-4-2-0++++---------------------------------
B 0++++---0+++++++++++------------------------------0--0--(7^)9--
G --1+++1--------------------1*-(1/)3-4---<11**>-----------------
D ----2----------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------
* Barely audible due to feedback
** Feedback turns note into harmonic
*** some open strings are slightly
ringing out while this bend is
played

0:17
E -----------------------------------------0-~-~-~-~-~--
B 7-5-h7p5-\4---2-4-5-5--0-----0--------0--0-~-~-~-~-~--
G -------------------------1-----1---1^^^---------------
D ---------------------------2+++--2--------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------



0:33 FB FB
E 4h5tr-2h4tr-0------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------0-0--7^9**----
G ---------------1/3\1/3/4/6/8^^^^6h8p6h8p6-4h6p4--<11*>--------------
D -------------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------------
* FB turns note into
harmonic
** Slowly
release bend as feedback
comes in


0:49 FB
E -------------------------------------4-4-4-5-7-7----13^(14)--
B 5-(5/)7-^r--5h7p5\4---2-4-5-5-0------------------------------
G --------------------------------1----------------------------
D ----------------------------------2--------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------


1:05 1:09 1:14 1:22
wb wb wb wb
E ---- -12*12*12*--- -0-----12^-12^- **12^14^15----- **12^14^15-
B 0*-- -12*12*12*--- -0------------- --------------- -----------
G 0*-- ------------- -0------------- -----------0-0- -----------
D ---- ------------- --------------- --------------- -----------
A ---- ------------- --------------- --------------- -----------
E ---- ------------- --------------- --------------- -----------
* These notes are rough guesses. Just go for it
** bend up then bend some more


1:31 1:34 1:48
wb wb\ wb wb\
E --- --- 5-4-2-4-5-5-----------0--~-~-~--/8p5h8p5p8**- ------
B 0*- --- ----------------------0--~-~-~--------------- 0*------
G 0*- 14- --------------------------------------------- 0*-------
D 0*- --- ------------8---8---8++++~+~+~--------------- --------
A --- 12- --------------7---7-------------------------- --------
E --- --- --------------------------------------------- --------
* Guess ** Drop bar
while
hammering

2:11
wb\ wb\ WB
E ---<3>- 0----- (19^)20-19--15-15--^^^--------15^---
B 0------ 0--0-- ------------------------13^--------
G ------- ------ -----------------------------------
D ------- ------ ----------------------------------
A ------- ------ ----------------------------
E ------- ------ ----------------------------

2:20 FB wah wah on treble
E -----------------------------------------------------4----4----4-
B 10--9--7h9p7\5-4---2--4--5-----------------------5--5----5----5--
G ----------------------------1*--/3--/4------(2/)2--4----4----4+--
D -----------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
*Jimi's G string is about half a
semitone sharp by now (!)

2:43
E --------0++++++---------------------------------(0)------------
B ----5+++++5--4-2--2--2-4-5-7-9-10--9-7--h9p7-5--(4/)5---4------
G 4-4------------------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------


3:10 FB WB\
E ------0--2-/4--5--7---<19*>----------0--2--4--5-4h5tr-2h4tr-0--
B 0--0--------0--------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------
*FB turns note into harmonic


E ----------------0----0---0--
B /5--/8---10-----0----0---0--
G /6--/9---11-----1-----------
D /7--/10--12-----2-----------
A /7--/10--12-----2-----------
E /5--/8---10--\--0-----------

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/h/hendrix,_jimi/342574.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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ebin
Rhythm Player
#1 by ebin strong at Sep 27, 2007 at 3:00 PM EST
Good point, especially coming from someone who managed to misspell obvious.
 
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Rens
Wanna Be
#2 by Rens van den Braak at Sep 29, 2007 at 5:09 AM EST
he is the most amazing guitarist ever. i actually like his instrumentals better then when he sings. his instrumental of somewhere over the rainbow is my favorite. 1
 
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Derek
Lead Player
#3 by Derek O'Kanos at Sep 29, 2007 at 10:55 AM EST
its one the star spangled banner two, the sounds hes makin with the guitar are bombs falling and people screaming ie. vietnam
 
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James
Average
#4 by James Cleverley at Sep 29, 2007 at 5:02 PM EST
FOOL!
 
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Aaron
Wanna Be
#5 by Aaron Howe at Oct 3, 2007 at 12:03 AM EST
where are you guys comin from? put down the crack pipe son, its his tribute to his country
 
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Cohen
Wanna Be
#6 by Cohen B at Oct 3, 2007 at 3:55 PM EST
I can almost play this on my guitar.
 
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mike
Rhythm Player
#7 by mike jordan at Oct 4, 2007 at 12:01 PM EST
bill the cat, what the hell are you talking about. he played this at woodstock as a protest to the war. the random noises are people screaming, ambulances, guns and other sounds of war. thats why its such unbelievable work.
 
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kyle
Professional
#8 by kyle mcdonough at Oct 5, 2007 at 1:54 PM EST
this is pretty avious so whoever doesn't know what this songs about yall are IDIOTS
 
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Wanna Be
#9 by ~ Milo ~ at Oct 5, 2007 at 7:02 PM EST
ha ironic im the first to comment this well this song is way baddass and it is jimi hendrix I belive is sayin that amarica has fucked up