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 slide e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------+13b15+vv----------------------------------------------------------| G|----x\------------*12\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\-----------| D|-x\---------------*12\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\-----------| A|------------------*12\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\----\-----------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----3---------------------------------------------------7-7-7---7-7-7-7-| 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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 1 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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-----------------------| | |Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------4----------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------4----------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------2----------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------4----------------------------------------------------| |Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------/7vv---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------9--7-h9p7-6v-------6--7v--7v--------------------------------| D|-7v--7---------------------7--9------------7v------7---------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------9\--5---------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------5---------------------| |Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 1 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2v---------------7v----11v--11-9-7h9p7v---------------------------------| D|-----4--0--4--/7----------------------------6v-6/7vv---------------------| A|------------------------------------------9------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | |Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 1 e|-------14v---------------------------------------------------------------| B|----17-------17--15--h17p15-14v------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------7v--7v----------------------------| D|-----------------------------------7v----------7v------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------10-9------------------| E|-17-----------------------------------------------------10v--------------| | |Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 1 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | |Guitar 2 e|--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-----| 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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 1 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------7b8r7------7v-h8p7--5vv--------| G|---------7v--7v-------7-6------------9v---------9-7--7v-h9p7--6vv--------| D|-7v--7v-------------------9v---9--9--------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | |Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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----------| 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A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 repeats this bracketed riff until the end of the song e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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-------------------| 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E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| FADE OUT e|----------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 ============================================================================