A Horse With No Name

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Song: A horse with no name
Artist: America
Composer: Dewey Bunnell
Album: America
Tabbed by DJ 10th Oct 2016
NOTE:
This tab is based on Gerry Beckley's 12 string
rhythm guitar part, I think it sounds better for a
single guitar than Dewey Bunnell's two chord pattern
which had the benefit of Dan Peek's and Gerry's
extra guitars to back it up.
Dewey Bunnell just used a couple of chords throughout:
Emadd9 = 022002
D6/9(F# bass)= 200202
Gerry's 12 string was tuned down a tone to
D-G-C-F-A-D, and then a capo at the 2nd fret brought
it back up to standard concert pitch (A very common
practise that takes some pressure of the guitar neck)
There is no need for a capo or detuning to play this
on a six string and the chords are just the same.
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
options for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers
Em = 022000 F#m11 = x44200
Em9 = 020032 A6sus2 = x04200
F#m11 = 244200 (This is another option if you want
to add the F# bass with your thumb)
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
=====================================================
[Intro]
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2 Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
On the first part of the journey,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
I was looking at all the life,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
There were plants, and birds, and rocks, and things,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
There were sand, and hills, and rings
[Verse 2]
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
And the sky ...with no clouds,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
The heat was hot, and the ground was dry,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
But the air was full of sound
[Chorus]
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
It felt good to be out of the rain,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
In the desert ...you can re - member your name,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
La ---, la---, la-la, la, la!
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
La - la, la---, la---, la!
[Verse 3]
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
After two days ...in the desert sun,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
My skin be - gan to turn red,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
After three days ...in the desert fun,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
I was looking at a river bed,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
And the story it told, of a river that flowed,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
Made me sad to think it was dead, you see...
[Chorus]
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
It felt good to be out of the rain,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
In the desert ...you can re - member your name,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
La, la---, la---, la-la, la, la!
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
La - la, la---, la---, la!
[Middle 8]
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2 Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2 Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 4]
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
After nine days ...I let the horse run free,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
'Cause the desert had turned to sea,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
There were plants, and birds, and rocks, and things,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
There were sand, and hills, and rings
[Verse 5]
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
The ocean is a desert with it's life under - ground,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
And the perfect dis - guise a - bove,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
Under the cities ...lies a heart made of ground,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
But the humans will give no love, you see...
[Chorus]
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
It felt good to be out of the rain,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
In the desert ...you can re - member your name,
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
La, la---, la---, la-la, la, la!
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
La - la, la---, la---, la!
[Coda]
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
||: La, la---, la---, la-la, la, la!
Em Em9 F#m11 A6sus2
La - la, la---, la---, la! :||[Repeat]
Ending
Em Em9 F#m11
| / / / / | / ||

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Song: A horse with no name
Artist: America
Composer: Dewey Bunnell
Album: America
Tabbed by DJ  10th Oct 2016
NOTE:
This tab is based on Gerry Beckley's 12 string
rhythm guitar part, I think it sounds better for a
single guitar than Dewey Bunnell's two chord pattern
which had the benefit of Dan Peek's and Gerry's
extra guitars to back it up.
Dewey Bunnell just used a couple of chords throughout:
Emadd9       = 022002
D6/9(F# bass)= 200202
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
options for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers
Em  = 022000    F#m11  = x44200
Em9 = 020032    A6sus2 = x04200
F#m11 = 244200 (This is another option if you want
                to add the F# bass with your thumb)
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
=====================================================
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Middle 8]
[Verse 4]
[Verse 5]
[Chorus]
[Coda]
[Ending]

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