The Cult - American Horse guitar tab
american horse
the cult - sonic temple 1989
transcribed by pedro tiago de sousa
comments corrections doubts mail me at pedro.sousa@mail.teleweb.pt
####### - when I didn't understand what he was saying
x - muffled strings
/ - slide
~ - vibratto
. - stacatto
p.m. - palm muting
h - hammer on
p - pull off
(5) - grace note (slides)
riff1 (clean)
e---------------------------------------------------------------
b-------8-7~~----8-7------------8-7-.---------------------------
g---7-5--------------5-7~~--7-5-----5-5h7-----------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
drums kick in - heavy pick slide
play riff 1 and then play this (both distorted)
use D5 beneath this part strum the chord when necessary
e----------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------8-7-/-10-8-7-8-7-----------------8-7-.------------
g----------7-5-------------------5-7-7~~---7-5------5-5h7--------
d----------------------------------------------------------------
a------3-5--------------------------------------------------------
E--3-5------------------------------------------------------------
verse 1
C5/(D5) C5/(D5)
stickin' in your hear cause it ain't exactly fear
C5/(D5)
watching people hear
F5VIII/C5 C5/(D5)
I tell you that's right
C5/(D5) C5/(D5) F5VIII/C5
oh yeah (1)
(1)
e---------------8-7--------
b--------------------------
g---------5--7-------------
d----5--7------------------
a--------------------------
E--------------------------
p.m.-----|
this part of the verse is the same as in the previous,however you have to play the riff on the upbeat (when the drummer hits the snare drum)
+ bass drum
* snare [ C5/(D5) ]
+ *
######## in the middle
+ *
blowing hot coal
+ *
cracking his whip
FVIII/C5 + *
on the american horse
+ *
+ *
pre chorus1
pick slide
e--------------
b--------------
g--------------
d--------------
a-------3-5----
E---3-5--------
chorus:x2 play what comes after the drums kick in
he's gone crazy bleedin' crazy
trying to tame the american horse well
verse 2: same as the first
never in his man
showing no fear of a twisted shaded fool
I tell you that's right
ahah that's right
twisted ##########
forever all alone
(2)
never break the spirit of the american horse well
no you shoot him down
(2)
e---------8-7-----13-12-10--8h10---
b----------------------------------
g----5-7---------------------------
d----------------------------------
a----------------------------------
E----------------------------------
p.m.|
pre chorus2
pick slide
e------------------
b------------------
g------------------
d---3--------------
a-----5-3-----5-3--
E---------5-5------
chorus:x4
solo 1
e----------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------
g--12h14--12/(11)--7/(5)-5/(7)---/14---12-11-12-11-9--7/-5-/7----
d----------------------------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------
g--5-4-2---2-4-5-/-7-5~~--4~~--12/(14)~~-17/(19)--19-19-19/(17)--
d--------5-------------------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------
g--17-17-17/(16)--16-16-16/(12)--14~~--12h14p12-/-11h12p11-/-----
d----------------------------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------
g--9h11p9-/-7h9p7-/-5h7p5-/-4h5p4-/-2h4p4---2-2-4-5/(7)-7--------
d-----------------------------------------5---------------7-7-5~~
a----------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------D5A5A5G5-
play this twice---------------------------------|
C5/(D5) x D5 (three times) D5 A5 A5 G5
craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazy
C5/(D5) x D5 (three times) D5 A5 A5 G5 ####### trying to tame the american horse
then the grand finale: adlib a big fast solo with lots of bends
please correct this riff!!!
e----------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------
d---5/-(7)-7/-(5)------------------------------
a---3/-(5)-5/-(3)--3---------------------------
E--------------------5--5-3~~~~----------------
ridin' on a poney
ridin' against the wind
You can't breath no
Ain't ###############
well this is it, this should give a good help in learning the song however the final part is a mile away from being right so if you know it mail it to pedro.sousa@mail.teleweb.pt mail any tab you might have on them. thanks
