{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2577639,"song":"America The Beautiful","artist":"Ray Charles","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2577639-america-the-beautiful-chords-by-ray-charles/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2577639?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":50,"content":"America the Beautiful\r\n\r\nWords by Katharine Lee Bates\r\nMelody by Samuel Ward\r\nRay Charles Version\r\n\r\nNOTES\r\n_________________________________________________________________\r\n*This is how I play the Ray Charles Version on piano.  Some of\r\nthe chords may be more appropriately named in a different manner\r\nbut I use the naming conventions that make the most sense to me!\r\n\r\n*The slash chords with out a chord in front of the\r\n/ indicate a walking bass line using the same chord you\r\nwere already playing.\r\n\r\n*Play this seemingly ridculously slow in 12/8 time\r\n_________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Edim7[/ch]  [ch]Bb7/F[/ch]   [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nO beautiful for   heroes proved,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Edim7[/ch]  [ch]Fm7[/ch]  /Ab/A  [ch]Bb7[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Edim7[/ch]  [ch]Bb/F[/ch]  [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\n   in   liberating        strife.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb[/ch]             [ch]Edim7[/ch]   [ch]Bb7/F[/ch]   [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nWho more than self their   country loved,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]C7[/ch]   [ch]F7[/ch]   [ch]Bb7[/ch]  [ch]Ab/C[/ch]  [ch]Bb7/D[/ch]  [ch]Bb7[/ch]   /C\r\nand  mercy     more than life![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Gm7[/ch]  [ch]F#dim7[/ch]  [ch]Fm7[/ch]  [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\n America!    America![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Ab/C[/ch] /C# [ch]Bb/D[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Ab/C[/ch]  [ch]Bb7/D[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Eb7[/ch]   /G\r\nMay      God  thy gold    refine[/tab]\r\n\r\n     Ab        /Bb  /C /C# /D    Eb\r\nTill all success            be   nobleness,\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fm7[/ch]   [ch]Bb7[/ch] /D  [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]Edim7[/ch]  [ch]Bb7/F[/ch]   [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nand every gain divine![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Edim7[/ch]  [ch]Bb7/F[/ch]   [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nO beautiful for spacious skies,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Edim7[/ch]  [ch]Fm7[/ch]  /Ab/A  [ch]Bb7[/ch]       [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Edim7[/ch]  [ch]Bb/F[/ch]  [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\n  for amber        waves of grain[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Edim7[/ch]   [ch]Bb7/F[/ch]   [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nFor purple mountain     majesties,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]  [ch]F7[/ch]  [ch]Bb7[/ch]   [ch]Ab/C[/ch]  [ch]Bb7/D[/ch]  [ch]Bb7[/ch]   /C\r\nabove the fruited plain![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Gm7[/ch]  [ch]F#dim7[/ch]  [ch]Fm7[/ch]  [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nAmerica!       America![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Ab/C[/ch] /C# [ch]Bb/D[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Ab/C[/ch]  [ch]Bb7/D[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Eb7[/ch]   /G\r\nGod      shed his grace    on   thee[/tab]\r\n\r\n    Ab             /Bb  /C /C# /D    Eb\r\nAnd crown thy good            with   brotherhood,\r\n\r\n     Fm7     Bb7 /D  Eb     (or end with whole step walk up after Bb to the Eb (B Db Eb))\r\nfrom sea to shining sea!","plain_text":"America the Beautiful\n\nWords by Katharine Lee Bates\nMelody by Samuel Ward\nRay Charles Version\n\nNOTES\n_________________________________________________________________\n*This is how I play the Ray Charles Version on piano.  Some of\nthe chords may be more appropriately named in a different manner\nbut I use the naming conventions that make the most sense to me!\n\n*The slash chords with out a chord in front of the\n/ indicate a walking bass line using the same chord you\nwere already playing.\n\n*Play this seemingly ridculously slow in 12/8 time\n_________________________________________________________________\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n     Ab        /Bb  /C /C# /D    Eb\nTill all success            be   nobleness,\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    Ab             /Bb  /C /C# /D    Eb\nAnd crown thy good            with   brotherhood,\n\n     Fm7     Bb7 /D  Eb     (or end with whole step walk up after Bb to the Eb (B Db Eb))\nfrom sea to shining sea!","chords":["Eb","Edim7","Bb7/F","Bb7","Fm7","Ab/A","Bb/F","Bb","A","C7","F7","Ab/C","Bb7/D","C","Gm7","F#dim7","Bb/D","Eb7","G","Ab","D","B","Db"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"Gm7":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,1,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,3,3,3,3]}}}