America - Muskrat love

MUSKRAT LOVE 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 B E) - 'Dewey Bunnell - Acoustic Guitar ' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dan Peek - Acoustic Guitar ' Intro Q=92 F#m A Emaj7 4/4 Gtr I W W E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr II |-3-| W H q q q Q H. W |----------|------5-4-2--|-0----<12>----------------|-----------------------|| |----------|-------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|| |----------|-------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|| |----------|-------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|| |----------|-------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|| |----------|-------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses Q. E +Q S S E Q. E +Q S S E Q. E +Q S S E ||-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| ||o------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| ||-------------------1-----|------------------1-----|------------------1------| ||---------1-(1)-----1-1-1-|--------1-(1)-----1-1-1-|--------1-(1)-----1-1-1--| ||o--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-|--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-|--------2-(2)-----2-2-2--| ||--0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0-----------------------| Q. E +Q S S E W W |------------------------|-^0---------------------|-^0---------------------| |------------------------|-^0---------------------|-^0---------------------| |------------------1-----|-^2---------------------|-^2---------------------| |--------1-(1)-----1-1-1-|-^2---------------------|-^2---------------------| |--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-|------------------------|------------------------| |-0----------------------|-^2---------------------|-^2---------------------| H Q S S E Q. E +Q +S S E Q. E +Q S S E |-----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------|------------------1-----| |-----------------x-x-x-|----------------------1---|--------1-(1)-----1-1-1-| |-----------------x-x-x-|------------------------2-|--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-| |-0---------------------|-0------0-(0)-----(0)-----|-0----------------------| E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E +S S E S S E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q. E +Q S S E Q. E +Q S S E Q. E +Q S S E |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------1-----|------------------1-----|------------------1-----| |--------1-(1)-----1-1-1-|--------1-(1)-----1-1-1-|--------1-(1)-----1-1-1-| |--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-|--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-|--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-| |-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------| E. S E E +E E E E E S S E E +E E Q Q E E S E. S S E |--------0-(0)-----------|----------0-(0)-----------|-------------------------| |--------0-(0)-----------|----------0-(0)-----------|-------------------------| |-2--2-2-2-(2)---2-2---2-|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)---2-2-----|-------------------------| |-2--2-2-2-(2)---2-2---2-|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)---2-2-----|--------1--1-1----1-1-1--| |------------------------|--------------------------|--------2--2-2----2-2-2--| |-2--2-2-2-(2)---2-2---2-|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)---2-2-----|-0----x------------------| Chorus A5 G#m7 F#m11 E E E E +H E E Q E E E E +E E E S S E E S S E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E. S E E +Q Q E E Q E E E E +E E E S S E E S S E |--------------------||----------------|-------0-------0-------| |--------------------||----------------|-------0-------0-------| |--------------------||----------------|-------2-------2-------| |--------------------||-7-7-7--6-4-6-4-|-(4)-4-2-4-4---2-x-x-x-| |--------------------||-7-7-7--6-6-6-4-|-(4)-4---4-4-----x-x-x-| |-0----0-0-0-(0)-----||-5-5-5--4-4-4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2---2-x-x-x-| A5 G#m7 F#m11 A5 G#m7 F#m11 E E Q E E E E +E E E S S E E S S E E E Q E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E E Q E E E E +E E E. S E E S S S S E E Q E E E E |----------------|-------0--------0---------|----------------| |----------------|-------0--------0---------|----------------| |----------------|-------2--------2---------|----------------| |-7-7-7--6-4-6-4-|-(4)-4-2----4-4-2-x-x-x-x-|-7-7-7--6-4-6-4-| |-7-7-7--6-6-6-4-|-(4)-4-4----4-4---x-x-x-x-|-7-7-7--6-6-6-4-| |-5-5-5--4-4-4-2-|-(2)-2-2----2-2-2-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-5--4-4-4-2-| +E E E S S E E S S E Q E E +H +W |-------0-------0-------|-2--x-2-(2)----|-(2)----| |-------0-------0-------|-2--x-2-(2)----|-(2)----| |-------2-------2-------|-2--x-2-(2)----|-(2)----| |-(4)-4-2-4-4---2-4-4-4-|-0--x-0-(0)----|-(0)----| |-(4)-4---4-4-----4-4-4-|---------------|--------| |-(2)-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|---------------|--------| 1. 2. Q. E +Q S S E Q. E +Q S S E Q. E +Q S S E |------------------------|-------------------------||------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------o||------------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------------||------------------------|| |------------------1-1-1-|------------------1-1-1--||------------------1-1-1-|| |--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-|--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-o||--------2-(2)-----2-2-2-|| |-0----------------------|-0-----------------------||-0----------------------|| Outro E. S E E +S E. Q E. S E E +S E. Q E. S E E +S E. Q |--------------0----------|--------------0----------|--------------0----------| |-------------------0-----|-------------------0-----|-------------------0-----| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |----1-1-1-(1)------------|----1-1-1-(1)------------|----1-1-1-(1)------------| |----2---2-(2)------------|----2---2-(2)------------|----2---2-(2)------------| |-0------0-(0)------------|-0------0-(0)------------|-0------0-(0)------------| E. S E E +S E. Q E. S E E +S E. Q E. S E E +S E. Q |--------------0----------|--------------0----------|--------------0----------| |-------------------0-----|-------------------0-----|-------------------0-----| |-------------------------|-2--2-2-2-(2)------------|-2--2-2-2-(2)------------| |----1-1-1-(1)------------|-2--2-2-2-(2)------------|-2--2-2-2-(2)------------| |----2---2-(2)------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-0------0-(0)------------|-2--2-2-2-(2)------------|-2--2-2-2-(2)------------| Q. E +S E. Q Q. E +S E. Q Q. E +S E. Q |--------------0----------|--------------0----------|--------------0----------| |-------------------0-----|-------------------0-----|-------------------0-----| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-1------1-(1)------------|-1------1-(1)------------|-1------1-(1)------------| |-2------2-(2)------------|-2------2-(2)------------|-2------2-(2)------------| |-0------0-(0)------------|-0------0-(0)------------|-0------0-(0)------------| E. S E E +S S E S S E E E +H. +W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / o / / / Q. E +S E. Q W +W |--------------0----------|--------------|--------*| |-------------------0-----|--------------|--------*| |-------------------------|--------------|--------*| |-1------1-(1)------------|--------------|--------*| |-2------2-(2)------------|--------------|--------*| |-0------0-(0)------------|-0------------|-(0)----*| 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