Green Day - American Idiot 100% Correct guitar tab
Green Day
American Idiot
Tabbed By Simon
Feel free to email me any mistakes i have made or if i have missed
any thing out at
simoncole @ hotmail.com (of course without all the spaces)
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
LEGEND!
~ = wammy
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
Intro (just guitar 1)
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------6-6-6------6------|
D|--------6-6-6------6------|
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6-4-|
E|-4-4-4---------2-2----4-2-|
VERSE (both guitars)
E|--------------------------|
B|------------------------4-|
G|--------6-6-6------6----4-|
D|--------6-6-6------6----4-|
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6---|
E|-4-4-4---------2-2----4---|
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------6-6-6------6------|
D|--------6-6-6------6------|
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6-4-|
E|-4-4-4---------2-2----4-2-|
E|--------------------------|
B|------------------------4-|
G|--------6-6-6------6----4-|
D|--------6-6-6------6----4-|
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6---|
E|-4-4-4---------2-2----4---|
Pause (drums)
E|----------------------------|
B|-4--------------------------|
G|-4--------6-6-6------6------|
D|-4--------6-6-6------6------|
A|---6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6-4-|
E|---4-4-4---------2-2----4-2-|
Pause (drums)
E|----------------------------|
B|-4------------------------4-|
G|-4--------6-6-6------6----4-|
D|-4--------6-6-6------6----4-|
A|---6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6---|
E|---4-4-4---------2-2----4---|
Pause (drums)
E|----------------------------|
B|-4--------------------------|
G|-4--------6-6-6------6------|
D|-4--------6-6-6------6------|
A|---6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6-4-|
E|---4-4-4---------2-2----4-2-|
Pause (drums)
E|----------------------------|
B|-4--------------------------|
G|-4--------6-6-6------6------|
D|-4--------6-6-6------6------|
A|---6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4-6----|
E|---4-4-4---------2-2---4-12\|
CHORUS
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------|
VERSE
Pause (drums)
E|----------------------------|
B|-4--------------------------|
G|-4--------6-6-6------6------|
D|-4--------6-6-6------6------|
A|---6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6-4-|
E|---4-4-4---------2-2----4-2-|
E|----------------------------|
B|--------------------------4-|
G|----------6-6-6------6----4-|
D|----------6-6-6------6----4-|
A|---6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6---|
E|---4-4-4---------2-2----4---|
Pause (drums)
E|----------------------------|
B|-4--------------------------|
G|-4--------6-6-6------6------|
D|-4--------6-6-6------6------|
A|---6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6-4-|
E|---4-4-4---------2-2----4-2-|
Pause (drums)
E|----------------------------|
B|-4------------------------4-|
G|-4--------6-6-6------6----4-|
D|-4--------6-6-6------6----4-|
A|---6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6---|
E|---4-4-4---------2-2----4---|
Pause (drums)
E|----------------------------|
B|-4--------------------------|
G|-4--------6-6-6------6------|
D|-4--------6-6-6------6------|
A|---6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6-4-|
E|---4-4-4---------2-2----4-2-|
Pause (drums)
E|----------------------------|
B|-4--------------------------|
G|-4--------6-6-6------6------|
D|-4--------6-6-6------6------|
A|---6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4-6----|
E|---4-4-4---------2-2---4-12\|
CHORUS
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------|
Pause (drums)
E|----------------------------|
B|-4--------------------------|
G|-4--------6-6-6------6------|
D|-4--------6-6-6------6------|
A|---6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6-4-|
E|---4-4-4---------2-2----4-2-|
E|----------------------------|
B|--------------------------4-|
G|----------6-6-6------6----4-|
D|----------6-6-6------6----4-|
A|---6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6---|
E|---4-4-4---------2-2----4---|
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------6-6-6------6------|
D|----------6-6-6------6------|
A|---6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6-4-|
E|---4-4-4---------2-2----4-2-|
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------6-6-6------6------|
D|----------6-6-6------6------|
A|---6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4-6----|
E|---4-4-4---------2-2---4-12\| Only Guitar 2 Slides Here
SOLO
Guitar 1
THESE ARE 10's NOT 1's AND 0's
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-101010101010-10-10-8--6--6-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-10-8--6---5~-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8--8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--6--4--4/6--6-6-6-6-6-6/8--6--4------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
THESE ARE 11's NOT 1's
E|-----------------------------------------8------------------|
B|----------------------------9-----11------------11---9~-----|
G|-3--3-3-3-3-5-6-5-3-3-3/8-8---8-8----8-8----8-8----8--------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-101010101010-10-10-8--6--6-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-10-8--6---5~-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8--8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--6--4--4/6--6-6-6-6-6-6/8--6--4------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------9~------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3-3-5-6-5-3/8---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------|
BRIDGE (REPEAT 5 TIMES)
Guitar 1
E|--------------------------|
B|------------------------4-|
G|------------------------4-|
D|------------------------4-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------6-6-6------6------|
D|--------6-6-6------6------|
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6---|
E|-4-4-4---------2-2----4---|
AFTER YOU HAVE PLAYED THE BRIDGE 5 TIMES JUST BEFORE THE CHORUS
BOTH GUITARS PLAY
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-(4 Second Pause)-----12\-|
CHORUS
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------|
OUTRO
Guitar 1
E|--------------------------|
B|------------------------4-|
G|--------6-6-6------6----4-|
D|--------6-6-6------6----4-|
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6---|
E|-4-4-4---------2-2----4---|
Both Guitars
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------6-6-6------6------|
D|--------6-6-6------6------|
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6-4-|
E|-4-4-4---------2-2----4-2-|
E---------------------------|
B|------------------------4-|
G|--------6-6-6------6----4-|
D|--------6-6-6------6----4-|
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6---|
E|-4-4-4---------2-2----4---|
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------6-6-6------6------|
D|--------6-6-6------6------|
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4-4--6-4-|
E|-4-4-4---------2-2----4-2-|
Guitar 1
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------6-6-6-------|
D|--------6-6-6-------|
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4--4----|
E|-4-4-4---------2----|
Both Guitars
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-----6--6-----------|
A|--4--4--4--6--------|
E|--2--------4--------|
END
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