Star Spangled Banner tab by Traditional

Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key
Tabbed by David Morris
Blackrose@bombdiggity.com

* Let it ring
~ Whammy
h Hammer
/ Slide
b Bend
                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E----------------6-----------------6b***--------------------
B------------7b**--9/7---------------9-7/6b**4-6-7-7--------
G-6/3---3-6h-----------3-5/6b**6-6-------------------6-3----
D-----4--------------------------------------------------4**
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
Repeat once from the top.
Guitar should either be clean distortion or acoustic sound.

                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E--------------------------------------------
B-11-11-11-12h-14h-14b**-12-11----11-12-12b**
G------------------------------13------------
D--------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
Guitar switches to heavy distortion w/a lot of reverb.

                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E--------------------------------------------
B-12-12-11b**--------------------------------
G------------13-11-10b**---10-11**-----------
D-----------------------13-----------10-11b**
A---------------------------------13---------
E--------------------------------------------
Decrescendo to 1/2 origional volume this riff.

                                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------12-11------------
G-------11-11-10----------10-11b-------13-11-10***
D-11-11----------13-13-13-------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------
Volume back to normal, no reverb

              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E----------------------------
B----------------11-12-14b***
G----10-11b***13-------------
D-13*******------------------
A----------------------------
E----------------------------
Tempo slows down to 1/2 starting speed gradually,
guitar to clean distortion
volume to 3/4 origional volume.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~
E--------------------------------
B -------11b***-12---------------
G-11-13-----------13b***-11******
D--------------------------------
A--------------------------------
E--------------------------------
Distortion off.
Volume at 1/2, fade away.
Last note should barely be heard.
Slow tempo down gradually.

If there is anything wrong with this or if you have any
trouble, please e-mail me.

Tabbed in memory of Vincent van Gogh.