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STAR SPANGLED BANNER (from the KISS-LP "ALIVE III")
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transcribed by Guilherme Ashcar (ashcar@ibm.net)

Eb Tuning

Key:
/    = slide up
\    = slide down
b    = bend (whole step)
b^   = bend (1/2 step)
b^^  = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb   = pre-bend
r    = release-bend
r^   = release-bend half-step
h^   = hammer-on
p^   = pull-off
~    = Vibrato
*    = Natural Harmonic
#(#) = Trill
**   = Artificial Harmonic
x    = Muted String (Palm Muting)
X    = Muted String (Fretboard Muting)
(\)  = Dive w/ Bar

All american man should like this song, and I, a brazilian man, like
it too!! It's cool to play with a reverb effect or something! I hope
you all enjoy it!


Riff 1

Eb|-----------0--2/4-2h^4p^2p^0------------------------|
Bb|-0-------0--------------------------------7br-5(7)--|
Gb|---1---1----------------------1-3-4--4-4------------|
Db|-----2----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

Eb|--------0-0-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-4--2-4-----0---------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------1-------------------------------------|
Db|----------------2-----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff 2

Eb|--/16-16-16-17-19-19---17-16-14-16-17-17------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-17-16-14h^16p^14-12-11--9-11-12--------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------9-11-12\-----------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff 3

Eb|--------12-12-12-11-9-9--9--14-16-17-16-14-12-12-11-|
Bb|-/12-12---------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff 4

Eb|--------12-14-16-17-19---12-14-14h^16-17-14-12------|
Bb|-/12-12---------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff 5

Eb|-12-------------------12----------------------------|
Bb|-15b-15-15-r-12-------15b~--------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------12\-----------------|
<hold bend and pick>    
   <-------2x------>


STAR SPANGLED BANNER
(F. Key)

Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 4
Riff 5