Living In The Usa Bass

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G
Key:	A
Capo:	no capo
Author Neckwringer [a] 405,952. Last edit on Nov 18, 2018
LIVING IN THE U.S.A. (Bassline)
As recorded by the Steve Miller Band
(From the 1968 Album SAILOR)
 
Words and Music by Steve Miller
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Lonnie Turner - Bass'
 
  [Intro]
  Q=170
  4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx8
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
 
 
   Q  Q  H      Q  Q  H      Q  Q  H      Q  Q  H
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|-5--5-------|-5--5-------|-5--5-------|-5--5-------|
 
 
  Wx8
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
 
 
   Q  Q  H      Q  Q  H      Q  Q  H      Q  Q  H
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|-5--5-------|-5--5-------|-5--5-------|-5--5-------|
 
 
   Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E +E  E Q    Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E +E  E Q
G|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
D|--------5------|---------------5--|--------5--5---|---------------5---|
A|------3--------|-------3-(3)-4----|------3--------|-------3-(3)-4-----|
E|-5-----------5-|---5--------------|-5-----------5-|---5---------------|
 
 
   Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E E E Q    Q  E E Q  E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
D|--------5--5---|-------------5--|--------5--5---|-----------------||
A|------3--------|-------3---3----|------3--------|-----4--5--6--7--||
E|-5-----------5-|---5------------|-5-----------5-|-(5)-------------||
 
 
  [Chorus]
   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 Q
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5-(5)-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-5---------7-5---|
A|-----------------|-----4-4-5-5-6-7-|-----------------|-----7-------------|
E|-5-5---0-5-5---0-|-5-5-------------|-5-5---0-5-5---0-|-------------------|
 
 
   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 Q
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5-(5)-------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-5---------7-5---||
A|-----------------|-4-4-5-5-6-6-7-7-|-----------------|-----7-------------||
E|-5-5---0-5-5---0-|-----------------|-5-5---0-5-5---0-|-------------------||
 
 
  [1st Verse]
   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
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-5------|
A|-----------------|---------4-5-6-7-|-----------------|-------------7-4--|
E|-5-5---0-5-5---0-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---0-5-5---0-|-5-5---5----------|
 
 
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E e E E Q  E   E e E E e E e E
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------||
A|-----------------|---------4-5-6-7-|----------------|------------------||
E|-5-5---0-5-5---0-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5-5-0-5-5--0-|-5-0-0-2-2-3-3-4--||
 
 
  [Pre-Chorus]
   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E Q
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|------------5h7-|------------5h7-|------------5h7-|----7p5-5s7-9\---|
A|--------5h7-----|------x-5h7-----|--------5h7-----|-----------------|
E|-5--5-----------|-5--5-----------|-5--5-5---------|-5---------------|
 
 
   Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E +E  E Q    Q  E E E E E E   E E E E +E  E Q
G|---------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
D|--------5------|---------------5--|--------5-5-----|---------------5---|
A|------3--------|-------3-(3)-4----|------3---------|-------3-(3)-4-----|
E|-5-----------5-|---5--------------|-5------------5-|---5---------------|
 
 
   Q  E E E E E E   E E E E +E  E Q    E E E E Q  E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E
G|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------||
D|--------5-5-----|---------------5--|---------5------|-----------------||
A|------3---------|-------3-(3)-4----|-------3--------|-----4--5--6--7--||
E|-5------------5-|---5--------------|-5-5----------5-|-(5)-------------||
 
 
  [Chorus]
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|---------4-5-6-7-|----------------|---------4-5-6-7--|
E|-5-5---0-5-5---0-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---0-5-5--0-|-5-5---5----------|
 
 
   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
G|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-------7-(7)-5----|-----------------|------------------||
A|-----------------|---------------7--|-----------------|---4---5---6---7--||
E|-5-5---0-5-5---0-|-5-5-5------------|-5-5---0-5-5---0-|-5----------------||
 
 
  [Interlude]
   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E Q    E E Q  E E Q
G|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
D|------------5h7-|------------5h7-|------------5--|-7p5----7p5-----|
A|--------5h7-----|--------5h7-----|--------5h7----|-----7------7---|
E|-5--5-----------|-5--5-----------|-5--5----------|----------------|
 
 
   Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E +E  E Q    Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E E E Q
G|---------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|--------5------|---------------5--|--------5------|-------------5---|
A|------3--------|-------3-(3)-4----|------3--------|-------3---4-----|
E|-5-----------5-|---5--------------|-5-----------5-|---5-------------|
 
 
   Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E +E  E Q    E E E E Q  E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E
G|---------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------||
D|--------5------|---------------5--|---------5------|-----------------||
A|------3--------|-------3-(3)-4----|-------3--------|-----4--5--6--7--||
E|-5-----------5-|---5--------------|-5-5----------5-|-(5)-------------||
 
 
  [Bridge]
   Q  E E E E E E   +E  E q  Q  +E  E   E e E E E E E E   E E E E Q  E E
G|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|-------7--7--(7)---|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|-----------------7-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5--3-0-5-3-0-5-|-(5)-0-------------|-5-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-|-5-5-x-5-0--x-3--|
 
 
   Q  E S S E E E E   +E  E q  Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   e E Q  Q  E S S
G|------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
D|------------------|-------7--7--5---|----------------|------------------|
A|------------------|---------------7-|----------------|------------------|
E|-5--3-0-0-5-3-0-5-|-(5)-0-----------|-5--3-0-5-3-0-5-|-5-0-5--5--3-0-0--|
 
 
     E e E E E E E E   E E Q  Q  E E   E e E E E E E E   E E Q  Q  E E
G||------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------||
D||o-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------o||
A||o-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------o||
E||--5-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-|---0-5--5--3-0-|-5-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-|---0-5--5--3-0--||
 
 
   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q   E  E a E E  E  E   E E  E  E E E  E  E
G|-----------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------|----10-10-7h8-8-------|-----10-10-8-8-------|
A|-------5-5-5-5-5-|-8--8--8--8--|----------------10-10-|---------------10-10-|
E|-5-5-0-----------|-------------|-8--------------------|-8-8-----------------|
 
 
   Q  Q  S S e Q    Q  Q  S S e Q    Q   E  E E E  E  E
G|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----10-10-8-8-------|
A|-5--5--5-5-5-5--|-8--8--8-8-8-8--|--------------10-10-|
E|----------------|----------------|-8------------------|
 
 
   E E  E  E E E  E  E   Q  Q  S S e Q    Q  Q  S S e Q
G|---------------------|----------------|-----------------||
D|-----10-10-8-8-------|----------------|-----------------||
A|---------------10-10-|-5--5--5-5-5-5--|-8--8--8-8-8-8\--||
E|-8-8-----------------|----------------|-----------------||
 
 
   [Outro]
     E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E  9x
G||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
D||o--------------|--------------|--------------|---4--5--6--7-o||
A||o---4--5--6--7-|---4--5--6--7-|---4--5--6--7-|-7------------o||
E||--5------------|-5------------|-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
|   p   -  pull off
|   x   -  muted
|  /\   -  slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
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