America - Only in your heart

ONLY IN YOUR HEART As recorded by America (From the 1972 Album HOMECOMING) Words and Music by Gerry Beckley Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gerry Beckley - Acoustic Guitar ' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dewey Bunnell - Electric Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Dan Peek - Synthesizer' 1st Verse Q=80 N.C. G Am7 4/4 Gtr I W Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E E |----------||-3--3--3--3--|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3--| |----------||-3--3--3--3--|-1-1-1-1-1--1-1--| |----------||-0--0--0--0--|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--| |----------||-0--0--0--0--|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--| |----------||-2--2--2--2--|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--| |----------||-3--3--3--3--|-----------------| Chorus 2nd Verse Chorus Bridge W +W +W +W |-3--------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)---------|| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)---------|| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)---------|| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)---------|| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)---------|| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)---------|| | | Gtr II (Backwards El. Gtr.) | W W W Q H. |----------|------------|------------|-------------|| |----------|------------|------------|-------------|| |----------|------------|------------|------4b5----|| |----------|------------|------------|-------------|| |----------|------------|------------|-------------|| |----------|------------|------------|-------------|| Outro | | ~~~~~~~~~~ | E a E Q +E Q. a E E E E H |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |---3s4-----------4------|--------------------------| |-5-----5-----(5)--------|-5s7--7-7-----------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| | | Gtr III (Synthesizer arr. for Gtr.) | H Q Q Q. a E +H |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |-5------------0-----5---|---7------7s0---(0)-------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| | | H Q E S S E S S S S e e e e e |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------4-|-5--4h5---7-4----5--7--------| |-----------------5-7---|------------------------5-7--| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| | | E E E E +H Q. E +Q a Q |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-0-0-0-5---(5)---------|-7----------0---(0)---5h7----| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| | | |--3---| | E E E E E E E S E S +E +E q Q E. S |--------------------------------|-----------5----------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------| |-4--5---7--------4--5---4h5h==7-|-(7)b9-(7)-------7---7----5-| |----------5-7-------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------| | | Q. E +E S S Q H Q Q |--------------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------| |-5----------0---(0)-5h7p5-------|--7--------------0---7------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------| | | |--3--| | E E E S S E E S S Q S S E S S S S Q Q |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |-4-7---5-4---4---5-7-4-7---|-5-4----------------------| |-----------7---------------|-----7-7-5-----5---7------| |---------------------------|-----------7-5------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| | | H Q Q H H |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |-5---------------0-----5---|-7-------------5----------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| | | |-3-| | S S S +S S +S S E +S S E +Q S S S +S S S E +Q +E. S |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------8-(8)---|-10-8-10b12r(10)-8---8---(8)---(8)---8-| |-4h5p4-(4)-4-(4)h5-7---(7)h9---------|-------------------9-------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| | | H Q Q H Q Q |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-5----------------------0-------5----|--7-----------------------0-----7------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| G E E E S S E E E E |--3------------3-----3----------3-----3---3---3-3-3-| |--3------------3-----3----------3-----3---3---3-3-3-| |--0------------0-----0----------0-----0---0---0-0-0-| |--0------------0-----0----------0-----0---0---0-0-0-| |--2------------2-----2----------2-----2---2---2-2-2-| |--3------------3-----3----------3-----3---3---3-3-3-| | | S +S +S S S +S E +H |----------------------------------------------------| |-10b12==(10)r(10)p8-10b12-(10)-10b12====(10)r-------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| | | H Q Q |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |--5---------------------------------------0-----5---| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| Am7 E E E S S E E E E |--3----3---------------3---3-3--3--3--3--3----| |--1----1---------------1---1-1--1--1--1--1----| |--0----0---------------0---0-0--0--0--0--0----| |--2----2---------------2---2-2--2--2--2--2----| |--0----0---------------0---0-0--0--0--0--0----| |----------------------------------------------| | | S S T +T +S S S E +Q +E. S |----------------------------------------------| |-10-8-10b12==(10)r(10)-8---8---(8)---(8)---10-| |-------------------------9--------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| | | H Q Q |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |--7-----------------------------0-----7-------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| | | +S E S S S S S a S S E +E E +E E E E +Q +E +E |-------------7h8------7h8p7-7-(7)-10-|-(10)-12-15b17-15b17====(15)---(15)r(15)-| |-(10)-8---10-------10----------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| | | H Q Q H Q Q |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |---5--------------------0------5-----|---7----------------------0------7-------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| | | |---3---| | S S S E E E E. E Q +Q. E H W |-15-12-15-15---12-12---------12-15---|-(15)---------15b17-------|-15----*| |-----------------------15------------|--------------------------|-------*| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------*| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------*| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------*| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------*| | | H Q Q H Q Q W |-------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------*| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------*| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------*| |--5------------------------0-----5---|---7-----------0------7---|--5----*| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------*| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------*| 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