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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