PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE
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 (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Bryan'
Gtr II (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Karma'
Intro
Q=120
D5 N.C.
4/4
Gtrs I, II
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| o |
| 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 |
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| o 0 0 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 |
| 0 0 |
D5 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S E S S E 3x
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| o |
| 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 5 7 8 |
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| 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 0 0 3 5 6 o |
| 0 0 |
D5 N.C.
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 |
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| 0 0 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 |
| 0 0 |
G5N.C.AbN.C.G5N.C.Ab5
2/4 4/4
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
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| 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 | |
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| 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 | 5 6 5 6 |
| | 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 6 |
Verse
D5N.C. D5 N.C. D5
E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E Q
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| o | |
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| o 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 x x x x 0 0 0 | 0 x x x x 0 0 0 |
N.C. D5 N.C. D5
E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E Q
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| | o |
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| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 o |
| 0 x x x x 0 0 0 | 0 x x x x 0 0 0 |
Pre-Chorus
D5 N.C.
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| o |
| 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 |
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| o 0 0 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 |
| 0 0 |
D5 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S E S S E 3x
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| o |
| 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 5 7 8 |
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| 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 0 0 3 5 6 o |
| 0 0 |
D5 N.C.
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 |
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| 0 0 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 |
| 0 0 |
G5N.C.AbN.C.G5N.C.Ab5
2/4 4/4
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
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| 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 | |
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| 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 | 5 6 5 6 |
| | 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 6 |
Chorus
D5 N.C. D5 N.C. D5 N.C. G5N.C.Ab5
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
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| | o | o |
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| | o 0 3h5 0 3h6 | 0 3h5 5 6 o |
| | 0 0 3h5 0 0 3h5 | 0 0 3h5 0 0 5 0 0 6 |
2nd Verse
D5N.C. D5 N.C. D5
E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E Q
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| o | |
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| o 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 x x x x 0 0 0 | 0 x x x x 0 0 0 |
N.C. D5 N.C. D5
E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E Q
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| | o |
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| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 o |
| 0 x x x x 0 0 0 | 0 x x x x 0 0 0 |
Pre-Chorus
D5 N.C.
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| o |
| 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 |
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| o 0 0 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 |
| 0 0 |
D5 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S E S S E 3x
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| o |
| 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 5 7 8 |
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| 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 0 0 3 5 6 o |
| 0 0 |
D5 N.C.
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 |
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| 0 0 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 |
| 0 0 |
G5N.C.AbN.C.G5N.C.Ab5
2/4 4/4
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
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| 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 | |
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| 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 | 5 6 5 6 |
| | 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 6 |
2nd Chorus
D5 N.C. D5 N.C. D5 N.C. G5N.C.Ab5
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
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| | o | o |
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| | o 0 3h5 0 3h6 | 0 3h5 5 6 o |
| | 0 0 3h5 0 0 3h5 | 0 0 3h5 0 0 5 0 0 6 |
D5 N.C. D5 N.C. D5 N.C. D5F5G5Ab5
E. S S S S S E. S S S S S E. S S S S S E E E E
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| 0 3h5 0 3h6 | 0 3h5 0 3 5 6 |
| 0 0 3h5 0 0 3h5 | 0 0 3h5 0 3 5 6 |
Interlude
C5 D5G5D5Gb5 D5C5 D5GbD5F5 D5G5D5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
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| o | o |
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| o 10 0 5 0 4 4 0 10 | 0 4 0 3 3 0 5 0 o |
| 10 0 5 0 4 4 0 10 | 0 4 0 3 3 0 5 0 |
C5 D5G5D5Gb5 D5C5 G5 Gb5D5F5D5 C5 G5 Gb5
E E E E E E E E +E Q Q E E E H Q. E +W
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| | | o | |
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| 10 0 5 0 4 4 0 10 | (10) 5 4 0 3 0 | o 10 5 4 | (4) |
| 10 0 5 0 4 4 0 10 | (10) 5 4 0 3 0 | 10 5 4 | (4) |
1. 2.
C5 Gb5 F5 C5 Gb5 F5 D5F5D5
H Q. E +W H Q. E +H +E E E E
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| | o | | |
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| 10 4 3 | (3) o | 10 4 3 | (3) (3) 0 3 0 |
| 10 4 3 | (3) | 10 4 3 | (3) (3) 0 3 0 |
1.
C5 G5 Gb5 C5 Gb5 Eb5
H Q. E +W H Q. E +W
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| o | | | o |
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| o 10 5 4 | (4) | 10 4 1 | (1) o |
| 10 5 4 | (4) | 10 4 1 | (1) |
2.
C5 Gb5 Eb5
H H W +W
>
+W +W +W +W
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| (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) |
| (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) |
D5 N.C.
Gtr I
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| o |
| 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 |
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| o 0 0 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 |
| 0 0 |
D5 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
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| o |
| 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 5 7 8 |
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| 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 0 0 3 5 6 o |
| 0 0 |
Out Chorus
D5 N.C. D5 N.C. D5 N.C. G5N.C.Ab5
Gtrs I, II
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
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| o | o |
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| o 0 3h5 0 3h6 | 0 3h5 5 6 o |
| 0 0 3h5 0 0 3h5 | 0 0 3h5 0 0 5 0 0 6 |
N.C.G5N.C.AbN.C.G5N.C.Ab5 N.C.G5N.C.AbN.C.G5N.C.Ab5
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
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| 5 6 5 6 | 5 6 5 6 |
| 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 6 | 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 6 |
N.C.G5N.C.AbD5 D5
S S E S S E E Q. H E Q.
| | * |
| | * |
| | * |
| | * |
| 5 6 0 | 0 * |
| 0 0 5 0 0 6 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
- 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 -
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= BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths