PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE (Bassline) As recorded by American Head Charge (From the 2005 Album THE FEEDING) Words by Cameron Heacock Music by Bryan Ottoson, Cameron Heacock, Chris Emery Gtr I (B E A D) - 'Chad' Intro Q=120 4/4 Gtr I E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E 3x ||--------------------------|------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|-----------------------o|| ||o-------------------------|-----------------------o|| ||--2-2-x-x---2-2-2-x-x---2-|-2-2-x-x---2-2-2-0-2-3--|| 2/4 4/4 E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E |-------------------------|-------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------|-----2-----3-----2-----3-| |-2-2-x-x---2-2-2-x-x---2-|-2-2-x-x---2-|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---| Verse q q q q q q q E E q q q q q q q E E ||--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|| ||o-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------o|| ||o-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------o|| ||--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2-2-|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2-2--|| Pre-Chorus E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E 3x ||--------------------------|------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|-----------------------o|| ||o-------------------------|-----------------------o|| ||--2-2-x-x---2-2-2-x-x---2-|-2-2-x-x---2-2-2-0-2-3--|| 2/4 4/4 E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E |-------------------------|-------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------|-----2-----3-----2-----3-| |-2-2-x-x---2-2-2-x-x---2-|-2-2-x-x---2-|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---| Chorus 2/4 4/4 H E. S S S S S E. S S S S S E. S S S S S S S E S S E 4x |------||----------------------------|----------------------------|| |------||o----------2h4----------2h4-|----------2h4--------------o|| |------||o------0h2----------0h2-----|------0h2---------2-----3--o|| |------||--2--2---------2--2---------|-2--2---------2-2---2-2-----|| 2nd Verse q q q q q q q E E q q q q q q q E E ||--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|| ||o-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------o|| ||o-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------o|| ||--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2-2-|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2-2--|| Pre-Chorus E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E 3x ||--------------------------|------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|-----------------------o|| ||o-------------------------|-----------------------o|| ||--2-2-x-x---2-2-2-x-x---2-|-2-2-x-x---2-2-2-0-2-3--|| 2/4 4/4 E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E |-------------------------|-------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------|-----2-----3-----2-----3-| |-2-2-x-x---2-2-2-x-x---2-|-2-2-x-x---2-|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---| 2nd Chorus W E. S S S S S E. S S S S S E. S S S S S S S E S S E 3x |----------||----------------------------|---------------------------|| |----------||o----------2h4----------2h4-|----------2h4-------------o|| |----------||o------0h2----------0h2-----|------0h2---------2-----3-o|| |----------||--2--2---------2--2---------|-2--2---------2-2---2-2----|| E. S S S S S E. S S S S S E. S S S S S E E E E |---------------------------|----------------------| |----------2h4----------2h4-|----------2h4---------| |------0h2----------0h2-----|------0h2-------0-2-3-| |-2--2---------2--2---------|-2--2---------2-------| Interlude E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x ||------------------|------------------|| ||o-2-------------2-|-----------------o|| ||o-----2---1-1-----|---1---------2---o|| ||----2---2-----2---|-2---2-5-5-2---2--|| E E E E E E E E +E Q Q E E E H Q. E +W |-----------------|-----------------||--------------|--------| |-2-------------2-|-(2)-------------||o-------------|--------| |-----2---1-1-----|-----2--1----2---||o-------------|--------| |---2---2-----2---|-----------2---2-||--0----7----6-|-(6)----| 1. 2. H Q. E +W H Q. E +H +E E E E |-------------|-------------||-------------|-------------------| |-------------|------------o||-------------|-------------------| |-------------|------------o||-------------|--------------2----| |-0----6----5-|-(5)---------||-0----6----5-|-(5)----(5)-2---2--| 1. H Q. E +W H Q. E +W ||--------------|------------|-------------|---------|| ||o-------------|------------|-------------|--------o|| ||o-------------|------------|-------------|--------o|| ||--0----7----6-|-(6)--------|-0----6----3-|-(3)-----|| 2. H H W +W |-----------|----------|------------| |-----------|----------|------------| |-----------|----------|------------| |-0----6----|-3--------|-(3)--------| > +W +W +W +W |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)----| < Wx2 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------|---------------------|---------------------| |------------|---------------------|---------------------| |------------|---------------------|---------------------| |------------|-/14--/14--/14--/14--|-/14--/14--/14--/14--| Out Chorus E. S S S S S E. S S S S S E. S S S S S S S E S S E 4x ||----------------------------|---------------------------|| ||o----------2h4----------2h4-|----------2h4-------------o|| ||o------0h2----------0h2-----|------0h2---------2-----3-o|| ||--2--2---------2--2---------|-2--2---------2-2---2-2----|| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----2-----3-----2-----3-|-----2-----3-----2-----3-| |-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---| S S E S S E E Q. H E Q. |--------------------|--------------*| |--------------------|--------------*| |-----2-----3-0------|------0-------*| |-2-2---2-2---0------|------0-------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line 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. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths