A HORSE WITH NO NAME (Bassline)
As recorded by America
(From the 1971 Album AMERICA)
Music & Words by Dewey Bunnell
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dan Peek - Bass'
Intro
Q=124(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
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1st Verse
W W W W
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W W W H a E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0-------0-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0-------5-|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0-------5-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-----------5-7-5-||
|-----------------|---------7-0-7---|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-7-------||
Chorus
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------9-|
|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0-5-5-5-5-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-----5-7-5-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0---5-7-5-||
|-----------------|-------5-7-------|-----------------|---------7-------||
Interlude
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7--7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0-5-0-5-5-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0---7-9-7-|
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Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7--7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-----5---5-|-7--7-0-7-0-7-0-|-----------5-7-5-||
|----------------|-------5-7---7---|----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-------||
2nd Verse
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7--7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0-5-0-5-5-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-----------5-7-5-|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-7-------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0-------0-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-----------5-7-5-|
|-----------------|---------7-0-7---|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-7-------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0-------5-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-----------5-7-5-||
|-----------------|---------7-0-7---|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-7-------||
Chorus
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------9-|
|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0-5-5-5-5-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-------------|
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Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-------5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------5-7-5-||
|----------------|---------7-5-7---|----------------|-5-5-5-5-7-------||
Interlude
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7--7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0-5-0-5-5-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0---7-9-7-|
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Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------9---||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------7-7s9-----||
|-7--7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-----5---5-|-7--7-0-7-0-7-0-|-------5-7s9-----------||
|----------------|-------5-7---7---|----------------|-5-5-7-----------------||
Guitar Solo
Q E E +E Q E E E S S E +E Q E
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|------9-(9)----9-|-----9h11---------11----|
|-7--7------------|-9-9------------------0-|
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E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------9-(9)-------|-----------------|
|------9-------9-----|-----------------|
|-/7-7-----------7-0-|-----------5-7-5-|
|--------------------|-5-5-5-5-7-------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7--7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0-5-0-5-5-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-----------5-7-5-||
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-7-------||
3rd Verse
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7--7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0-5-0-5-5-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0---7-9-7-|
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Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7--7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0-5-0-5-5-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0---7-9-7-|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0-------0-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0-------5-|
|-----------------|---------7-0-7---|-----------------|---------7-0-7---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0-------5-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-----------5-7-5-||
|-----------------|---------7-0-7---|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-7-------||
Chorus
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0-5-5-5-5-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-------------|
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Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-------5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------5-7-5-||
|----------------|---------7-5-7---|----------------|-5-5-5-5-7-------||
Outro
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 8x
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||o-7--7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0-5-0-5-5-|-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-|-9-0-9-0---7-9-7--o||
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Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
Bass Tabs |
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Title |
A Horse With No Name |
Artist |
America |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
na47wMFfQCo |
Interactive Bass Tab Guide
Interactive bass tabs provide a better experience than ASCII tabs. With playback, loop, print features and a responsive display that follows the screen of your device.
Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.
Symbol | Function |
| Move cursor to the first bar |
| Play interactive tabs |
| Pause playback |
| Loop |
| Print the tab |
| Zoom |
Page | Switch between page and horizontal view mode |
How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar.
The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
(usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string.
For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret).
Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).