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Title: American Idiot
Artist: Green Day
Album: American Idiot
Tabbed by: John McElyea
Guitar: Billie Joe
Notes:
X = palm mute
x = fret-hand mute/unidentifiable note
~ = let ring
/ = slide
N.C.= no chord
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
rhythm:
E|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------| (a.k.a. each dash = 16th note)
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
1e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Other notes:
Look carefully for a note under each of the lines to see if you
need to play the line more than once. Also, in the Solo, the measures
have been extended to fit the 10’s, 11’s, etc, thus the rhythm
has been added accordingly underneath said sections. If both
guitars are playing at the same time, the measure dividers will
be shared between
the lead:
|------|------|
|------|------| = both guitars being played at the same time
|------|------|
| | |
|------|------|
|------|------|
|------|------|
Standard tuning (EADGBE)
Played around 189 beats per minute.
INTRO:
G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------6---6-----|----6-----------|------6---6-----|----6-----------|
|6-6-6-6---6---4-|--4-6---6---4---|6-6-6-6---6---4-|--4-6---6---4---|
|6-6-6-4---4---4-|--4-4---6---4---|6-6-6-4---4---4-|--4-4---6---4---|
|4-4-4---------2-|--2-----4---2---|4-4-4---------2-|--2-----4---2---|
Play 2 times
VERSE:
N.C. G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|------6---6-----|----6-----------|
|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|6-6-6-6---6---4-|--4-6---6---4---|
|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|6-6-6-4---4---4-|--4-4---6---4---|
|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|4-4-4---------2-|--2-----4---2---|
play 4 times.
CHRORUS:
C#5 G#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D#5 G#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|----------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C#5 G#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D#5 F#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|----------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|------------4---|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|------------4---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2---|
INTERLUDE:
G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------6---6-----|----6-----------|------6---6-----|----6-----------|
|6-6-6-6---6---4-|--4-6---6---4---|6-6-6-6---6---4-|--4-6---6---4---|
|6-6-6-4---4---4-|--4-4---6---4---|6-6-6-4---4---4-|--4-4---6---4---|
|4-4-4---------2-|--2-----4---2---|4-4-4---------2-|--2-----4---2---|
VERSE:
N.C. G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|------6---6-----|----6-----------|
|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|6-6-6-6---6---4-|--4-6---6---4---|
|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|6-6-6-4---4---4-|--4-4---6---4---|
|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|4-4-4---------2-|--2-----4---2---|
play 4 times.
CHRORUS:
C#5 G#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D#5 G#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|----------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C#5 G#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D#5 F#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|----------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|------------4---|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|------------4---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2---|
INTERLUDE:
G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------6---6-----|----6-----------|------6---6-----|----6-----------|
|6-6-6-6---6---4-|--4-6---6---4---|6-6-6-6---6---4-|--4-6---6---4---|
|6-6-6-4---4---4-|--4-4---6---4---|6-6-6-4---4---4-|--4-4---6---4---|
|4-4-4---------2-|--2-----4---2---|4-4-4---------2-|--2-----4---2---|
play twice
SOLO:
C#5 G#5
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|10--10--10-10-10-10|--10--10-8--/6---/8---8---8-8-8/10|--8---6---5---5-|
|x---x---x--x--x--x-|--x---x--x---x---|x---x---x-x-x-x-|--x---x---x---x-|
|8---8---8--8--8--8-|--8---8--6--/4---/6---6---6-6-6/8-|8-6---4---3---3-|
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
| | | | |
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6-|6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|
|6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6-|6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|4-4-4-4-4--4--4--4-|4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-------------------|-----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D#5 G#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|8-----11--------|
|----------------|----------------|----9-----11----|------------9---|
|3---3---3-3/5-6-|--5--/3---3-----|8-8---8-8---8-8-|--8-8-----8-----|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| | | | |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|----------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C#5 G#5
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|10--10--10-10-10-10|--10--10-8--/6---/8---8---8-8-8/10|--8---6---5---5-|
|x---x---x--x--x--x-|--x---x--x---x---|x---x---x-x-x-x-|--x---x---x---x-|
|8---8---8--8--8--8-|--8---8--6--/4---/6---6---6-6-6/8-|8-6---4---3---3-|
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
| | | | |
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6-|6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|
|6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6-|6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|4-4-4-4-4--4--4--4-|4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-------------------|-----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
|3---3---3-3/5-6-|--5--/3---3-----|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| | | | |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|------6---6-----|----6-----------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|6-6-6-6---6---4-|--4-6---6---4---|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-4---4---4-|--4-4---6---4---|
|----------------|----------------|4-4-4---------2-|--2-----4---2---|
INTERLUDE:
G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------6---6-----|----6-----------|------6---6-----|----6-----------|
|6-6-6-6---6---4-|--4-6---6---4---|6-6-6-6---6---4-|--4-6---6---4---|
|6-6-6-4---4---4-|--4-4---6---4---|6-6-6-4---4---4-|--4-4---6---4---|
|4-4-4---------2-|--2-----4---2---|4-4-4---------2-|--2-----4---2---|
play twice, then:
N.C.
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|------------12//|
CHRORUS:
C#5 G#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D#5 G#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|----------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C#5 G#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|------6---6-----|----6-----------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|6-6-6-6---6---4-|--4-6---6---4---|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-4---4---4-|--4-4---6---4---|
|----------------|----------------|4-4-4---------2-|--2-----4---2---|
OUTRO:
G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|------6---6-----|----6-----------|
|6-6-6-6---6---4-|--4-6---6---4---|
|6-6-6-4---4---4-|--4-4---6---4---|
|4-4-4---------2-|--2-----4---2---|
play three times, then:
G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|------6---6-----|----6-6---------|
|6-6-6-6---6---4-|--4-6-6-6/------|
|6-6-6-4---4---4-|--4-4-4-6/------|
|4-4-4---------2-|--2-----4/------|
That’s about it. Email me at j00720704@yahoo.com for additions
and/or corrections.
Lyrics:
Don't wanna be an American idiot.
Don't want a nation that does a new media
And can you hear the sounds of hysteria?
The subliminal mind f*** America.
Welcome our new kind of tension.
All across the aryan nation.
Where everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones meant to follow. for thats enough to argue.
Well maybe I'm the f***** America.
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda.
Now everybody do the propaganda.
And sing along to the age of paranoia.
Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the idiot nation.
Where everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones meant to follow.
For thats enough to argue.
Don't wanna be an American idiot.
One nation controlled by the media.
Information age of hysteria,
Is calling out to idiot America.
Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the aryan nation.
Where everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
for that's enough to argue.
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