MUSKRAT LOVE (Bassline)

As recorded by America
(From the 1973 Album HAT TRICK)

Words and Music by Willis Alan Ramsey
Arranged by America
Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'David Dickey - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=92
 4/4
  Gtr I
                             |-3-|
  Q  E S S Q.   E   Q  E S S Q Q Q   Q  E S S S E S S S S S
|-----------------|----------2-1---|------------------------|
|----------2------|--------------4-|-2--------2-2-2-2-------|
|------2-4--------|------2-4-------|------2-4---------4-2-4-|
|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|


                            1st & 2nd Verses
  Q  E S S S E S S S S S     Q  E S S S E S S S S S   Q  E S S S E S S S S S
|------------------------||-------------------------|------------------------|
|----------2-2-2-2-------||o----------2-2-2-2-------|----------2-2-2-2-------|
|------2-4---------4-2-4-||o------2-4---------4-2-4-|------2-4---------4-2-4-|
|-0----------------------||--0----------------------|-0----------------------|


  Q  E S S S E S S S S S   Q  E S S S E S S S S S   Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S
|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------2-2-2-2-------|----------2-2-2-2-------|----------2-2-4-(4)-2-----|
|------2-4---------4-2-4-|------2-4---------4-2-4-|------2-4-------------4---|
|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-2------------------------|


  Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S   Q  +S  S S S S E S +S  S S S
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------2-2-4-(4)-2-----|--------------2-2-2-(2)-------|
|------2-4-------------4---|----------2-4-----------4-2-4-|
|-2------------------------|-0--(0)-----------------------|


  Q  +S  S S S S E S +S  S S S
|------------------------------|
|--------------2-2-2-(2)-------|
|----------2-4-----------4-2-4-|
|-0--(0)-----------------------|


  Q  +S  S S S S E S +S  S S S
|------------------------------|
|--------------2-2-2-(2)-------|
|----------2-4-----------4-2-4-|
|-0--(0)-----------------------|


  Q  +S  S S S S E S S S S S   Q  +S  S S S S E S +S  S S S
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------2-2-2-2-------|--------------2-2-2-(2)--------|
|----------2-4---------4-2-4-|----------2-4-----------4-2-4--|
|-0--(0)---------------------|-0--(0)------------------------|


  Q  +S  S S S S E S +S  S S S
|------------------------------|
|--------------2-2-2-(2)-------|
|----------2-4-----------4-2-4-|
|-0--(0)-----------------------|


  Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S   Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S
|----------------------1---|---------------------------|
|----------2-2-4-(4)-2-----|-4--------2-2-4-(4)-2-4----|
|------2-4-----------------|------2-4------------------|
|-2------------------------|---------------------------|


                                              Chorus
  Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S   E E E E +H        E E Q  E E E E
|--------------------------|----------------||-2-1----1-------|
|-4--------2-2-2-(2)-------|-------2-(2)----||-----4----4-2-4-|
|------2-4-----------4-2-4-|-----2----------||----------------|
|--------------------------|-0-4------------||----------------|


  +E  E Q  +E  E S S E   E E Q  E E E E   +E  E Q  +E  E S S E
|----------------------|-2-1----1-------|----------------------|
|-(4)--------------2-4-|-----4----4-2-4-|-(4)--------------2-4-|
|-----4--------4-4-----|----------------|-----4--------4-4-----|
|-------2--(2)---------|----------------|-------2--(2)---------|


  E E Q  E E E E   E E Q  +E  E +Q     Q  E E +H
|-2-1----1-------|-------------------|---------------|
|-----4----4-2-4-|-4-----------------|------7-(7)----|
|----------------|---4--------4-(4)--|-5--5----------|
|----------------|-----2--(2)--------|---------------|


                                          1.
  +H     H      Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S   Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S
|-------------|--------------------------|---------------------------||
|-(7)---------|----------2-2-2-(2)-------|----------2-2-2-(2)-------o||
|-------------|------2-4-----------4-2-4-|------2-4-----------4-2-4-o||
|-------------|-0------------------------|-0-------------------------||


                     Outro
  2.
  Q  E E E E S S E    Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S   Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S
|------------------||--------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------||----------2-2-2-(2)-------|----------2-2-2-(2)--------|
|----------2-4-2---||------2-4-----------4-2-4-|------2-4-----------4-2-4--|
|-0----2-4-------4-||-0------------------------|-0-------------------------|


  Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S
|--------------------------|
|----------2-2-2-(2)-------|
|------2-4-----------4-2-4-|
|-0------------------------|


  Q  E S S +S  S S S S S S S   Q  E S S S E S +S  S E
|----------------------------|----------------------1-|
|----------------2---4-2-----|----------2-2-4-(4)-2---|
|------2-4-(4)-----------4---|------0-4---------------|
|-0--------------------------|-2----------------------|


  Q  E e e e e e   Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S   Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S
|------2-1-------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-4--------4-----|----------2-2-2-(2)-------|----------2-2-2-(2)-------|
|------------4-0-|------2-4-----------4-2-4-|------2-4-----------4-2-2-|
|----------------|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|


  Q  E S S S E S +S  S S S
|--------------------------|
|----------2-2-2-(2)-------|
|------2-4-----------4-2---|
|-0------------------------|


  Q  E  S  S S E  S  +S  S  S S    W           +W
|------------9-9-11-(11)-9-13---|-----------|---------*|
|------/9-11--------------------|-----------|---------*|
|-------------------------------|-----------|---------*|
|-0-----------------------------|-12--------|-(12)----*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths