Amanda Bass

AMANDA (Bassline)
As recorded by Boston
(From the 1986 Album THIRD STAGE)
 
Words and Music by Tom Scholz
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tom Scholz - Bass'
 
  [Intro]       [1st Verse]
  Q=63
  N.C.
  4/4
  Gtr I
   Wx2           H    Q  +E. S   H    Q.   E
G|------------||---------------|--------------|
D|------------||-5----5--(5)---|-5------------|
A|------------||-------------5-|------7----0--|
E|------------||---------------|--------------|
 
 
   Q  +E. S H      Q  +E. S H      Q  +E. S Q.   S S   H    +Q.   S S
G|---------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|---------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
A|-2--(2)---2----|-3--(3)-3-2----|-0--(0)-0------3-4-|-5----(5)---------|
E|--------2------|---------------|----------3--------|------------3h5---|
 
 
   H.      S S E    Q  Q    Q.   a E   Q  Q  Q.   E   Q  +E. S H
G|---------2-4-5\-|-------/12--------|--------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----5-------------|----5---------|---------------|
A|-5--------------|--------------3h5-|------------0-|-2--(2)-0-2----|
E|----------------|-3----------------|-3-----0------|---------------|
 
 
   Q  +E. S H      Q  +E. S Q.   S S
G|---------------|-------------------|
D|---------------|-------------------|
A|-3--(3)-3-2----|-0--(0)-0------3-4-|
E|---------------|----------3--------|
 
 
   Q  +E. S e Q  S S   Q  +S  S S S S S E E E
G|-------------------|--------4-5-6-7----------||
D|-------------------|----------------7--------||
A|-5--(5)---5-5--5-7-|-5--(5)-----------5---5--||
E|--------5----------|--------------------7----||
 
 
 [Chorus]
   E. S  E. S e E E S S   E. S E. S S S E. S S S   E. S E S S S S Q  S S
G|----------------------|-----------4-5-7\-------|----------0-2---2--4-5--|
D|------/5--------------|---------7--------5-4---|------2-4-----2---------|
A|----2-------------2-3-|-5----5---------------5-|----2-------------------|
E|-0--------3-5-5-------|----5-------------------|-0----------------------|
 
 
   E. S E. S a S E E S S S   E. S S E S e Q  S S   E. S E.  S S  S E. S  S  S
G|-7-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------7--9-11-12-|
D|-7-------------------4-5-|---------------------|---------/7-9-10------------|
A|------5--5-5s7-5-3-5-----|-----------------2-3-|-5----5---------------------|
E|----5--------------------|-0--0-2-3-0-5-5------|----5-----------------------|
 
 
                          [2nd Verse]
   W          +W            Q  Q  Q  +E. S   Q  +E. S e Q  E
G|----------|------------||----------------|-----------------|
D|----------|------------||----5-----------|-----------------|
A|----------|------------||----------------|-----------------|
E|-8--------|-(8)--------||-3-----3--(3)-0-|-3--(3)-3-0-0----|
 
 
   Q  +E. S Q  S S S S   Q  E. S E Q  +S  S
G|---------------------|----5---------------|
D|-------------4-2-0-2-|--------------------|
A|-2--(2)---2----------|-3-----3-2-2--(2)-2-|
E|--------2------------|--------------------|
 
 
   Q   +E. S Q.   S S   Q  +E. S Q  +S  S E
G|--------------------|-------------------7-|
D|--------------------|----------7--(7)-7---|
A|-0---(0)-0------3-4-|-5--(5)-5------------|
E|-----------3--------|---------------------|
 
 
   Q  E. S e E. S E   Q  E. S Q.   E   Q  +E. S H      Q  +E. S H
G|------------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----5--5---5------|----5--5--------|---------------|---------------|
A|--------------3h5-|----------------|-2--(2)-0-2----|-3--(3)-3-2----|
E|-3-------3--------|-3-------0----0-|---------------|---------------|
 
 
   Q  +E. S e Q  S S   Q  +E. S e Q  S S   Q  +S   S S S S S E  E E
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------4-5---7\-----||
D|-------------------|-------------------|--------/5-7-----7-7\-----||
A|-0--(0)-0------3-4-|-5--(5)---5-5--5-7-|-5--(5)-----------------5-||
E|----------3-3------|--------5----------|----------------------7---||
 
 
 [Guitar Solo]
   E. S E E S S Q  S S   E. S E. S S S E. S S S   E. S E S S S S Q  S S
G|---------------------|-----------4-5-7--------|----------0-2---2--4-5-|
D|------5--------------|------------------5-4---|-2----2-4-----2--------|
A|----------0-2-0--2-3-|-5----5--5--------------|----2------------------|
E|-0--0---3------------|----5-------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
                               [Chorus]
   E. S E. S s E  S  s  S S S    E. S E S S e S S E S S
G|-7----------------------7-9-||------------------------|
D|---------------/9-10-11-----||----------------------2-|
A|------5----5-5--------------||------------------2-3---|
E|----5----5------------------||-0--0-2-3-0-5-5-5-------|
 
 
   E. S T T E S E T T S T T E S
G|----------------------7--------|
D|------------7-----------7------|
A|-5----5---5---5-5---5-----5-7--|
E|----5---5---------5------------|
 
 
   E. S E S S S S Q  S S
G|-------------------4-5-|
D|------2-4-5-7---7------|
A|----2---------7--------|
E|-0---------------------|
 
 
   E.   a  S  E. a S E. S S S S S   E. S S E S e E S S S S
G|-7---------14-----------4-5-6-7-|------------------------|
D|----/12h14------------7---------|----------------------0-|
A|---------------5h7-5------------|----------------2-3-4---|
E|--------------------------------|-0--0-2-3-5-5-5---------|
 
 
   E. S S S S S S S S S S S S  S
G|-------------------------------||
D|----------------------------/4-||
A|-5----5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5----||
E|----5-------5------------------||
 
 
 [Bridge]
   E. S E. T T E S S. T S S S   E. S E. T T T T E   E S  S  S
G|-----------------4----4-6s7-|--------------------------------|
D|-------------2-2----2-------|-------------9---9-/11-9-11s12--|
A|---------0h2----------------|---------7h9---7----------------|
E|-0--0-0---------------------|-7--7-7-------------------------|
 
 
   E. S a E. S S S S E S T T  S
G|-----------------------9------|
D|-----------------6---9---9----|
A|------5h7----7-7---7-------11-|
E|-0--0------7------------------|
 
 
                                  [Bridge]
   E S S S s S S T T E E S  S  S    E. S a E. S S E  E. E
G|-------------------------------||-----------------/6--4--|
D|---------------9---9---9-11s12-||------0h2----2-2--------|
A|---------9-------9-------------||-----------2------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-----7-------7---------||-0--0-------------------|
 
 
   E. S E. T T E.  S. T  S  S   S   E.  S  T  E  +T   S  S  S  E.  S  s S
G|----------------------------/11-|-------13------------------------------|
D|------9------9--11--9-11-12-----|----------16-(16)-14-------------------|
A|----9----7h9--------------------|----14---------------16-14-----12-14---|
E|-7------------------------------|-0-------------------------16--------9-|
 
 
   E. S s E a S S S S   E  S  S  S
G|------------------------------11--|
D|----------4h7-9-9-9-/11-11-12-----|
A|-2----2-2-------------------------|
E|----2-----------------------------|
 
 
   Q  E S S E E S S E   Q  Q  E. S S S E   Q  Q  Q  S S S S
G|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--------------------|-5--4--2--2-0h2-0-|--------------0-2-|
A|-3--2-0---5-5-3-2---|------------------|-3--2--0--2-3-----|
E|--------3---------5-|------------------|------------------|
 
 
                                                [Outro]
                                                Slower Q=61
   Q  +E. S e Q  S S   Q  +S   S S S E E S S E    Q  E. S H
G|-------------------|--------/4-5-6-7---------||--------------|
D|-------------------|---------------7---------||----5----5----|
A|-5--(5)---5-5--5-7-|-5--(5)----------5-5-3-5-||--------------|
E|--------5----------|-------------------------||-3-----3------|
 
 
   Q  Q  H      Q  E. S E E E E    Q  E. S Q  S S E   W
G|------------|------------------|------------------|------*|
D|----5-------|------------------|------------------|------*|
A|------------|-2--2----2-2-2-2\-|-0--0--0----------|-5----*|
E|-3-----0----|-------2----------|---------3--3-5---|------*|
 
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Duration Legend
 
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
 
|  (n)  -  note tied to previous
|   h   -  hammer-on
|  /\   -  slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
|   s   -  legato slide
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