• Song:

    Dont cross the river

  • Artist:

    America

DON'T CROSS THE RIVER (Bassline)

As recorded by America
(From the 1972 Album HOMECOMING)

Words and Music by Dan Peek
Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=186
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx8          W          +W
|------------|----------|--------|
|------------|----------|--------|
|------------|----------|--------|
|------------|-3--------|-(3)----|


  W          +W           Q.   E Q  +E  E
|----------|------------|-----------------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-2----2-2--(2)---|
|----------|------------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|-----------------|


                    Verse
  Q.   E Q  +E  E    Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-2----2-2--(2)---||-2----2-2--(2)---|-2----2-2--(2)---|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0----0-0--(0)---|-0----0-0--(0)---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|


  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|-2----2-2--(2)---|
|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2----2-2--(2)---|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0----0-0--(0)---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0----0-0--(0)---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|-2----2-2--(2)---|


                                      Pre-Chorus
  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E    Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-2----2-2--(2)---|
|-2----2-2--(2)---|-2----2-2--(2)---||-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|


  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0----0-0--(0)---|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|
|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|


  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0----0-0--(0)---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|


  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|
|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|-0----0-0--(0)---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|
|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|
|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q  +E  E Q  +E  E   H    Q.   E
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------||
|-2----2-2--(2)---|-------------------|-------------||
|-----------------|-0--(0)------------|-------------||
|-----------------|----------3--(3)---|-2----0------||


 Chorus
  Q  +E  E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q  +E  E Q.   E
|-----------------|-0----0-0--(0)---|-----------------|
|-0--(0)-0-0------|-----------------|-0--(0)-0-0------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q  +E  E Q.   E
|-0----0-0--(0)---|---------------|-0--(0)-0-0------|
|-----------------|-0----0-0------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|


                                       Interlude
  Q  +E  E Q  +E  E   Q  +E  E Q  Q     Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-------------------|----------------||-----------------|
|-0--(0)---0--(0)---|----------------||-----------------|
|-------------------|----------------||-----------------|
|-------------------|-3--(3)-3-3--4--||-5----5-5--(5)---|


  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5----5-5--(5)---|-5----5-5--(5)---|-5----5-5--(5)---|


  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-5-------------|-5------5-----|-5------------|-5------5------|
|--------5------|-----------5--|--------5--5--|-----------5---|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|


  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7----7-7--(7)---|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|
|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|


                    Bridge
  Q.   E Q  +E  E    Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-2----2-2--(2)---||-2----2-2--(2)---|-2----2-2--(2)---|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-0----0-0--(0)---|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0----0-0------|-4----4-4--(4)---|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4----4-4--(4)---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5----5-5--(5)---|-5----5-5--(5)---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5----5-5--(5)---|-5----5-5--(5)---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5----5-5--(5)---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5----5-5--(5)---|-5----5-5--(5)---|-5----5-5--(5)---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5----5-5--(5)---|-5----5-5--(5)---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7----7-7--(7)---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-4----4-4--(4)---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2----2-2--(2)---|
|-5----5-5--(5)---|-----------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  Q
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-2----2-2--(2)---|-----------------|-0----0-0--0--|
|-----------------|-0----0-0--(0)---|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|


  H    +Q.   E     Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  +E  E
|--------------||----------------|-0----0-0--(0)---|
|-0----(0)-----||o-0----0-0------|-----------------|
|--------------||o---------------|-----------------|
|--------------||----------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E Q.   E   Q  +E  E Q  E E   Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|-0--(0)-0-0--0---|---------------|
|-0----0-0------|-----------------|-0----0-0------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|


  Q  +E  E Q.   E   Q  +E  E Q  Q    Q  +E  E Q  E E  3x
|-0--(0)-0-0------|----------------|-0--(0)-0-0--0-2--||
|-----------------|-0--(0)-0-0--0--|-----------------o||
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------o||
|-----------------|----------------|------------------||


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
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