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Author/Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Title: American Ghost Dance
Album: Freaky Styley
Transcribed by: Greenie 12
Intro:
e-|--10--10--10--10--10--10--|--10--10--10--10--10--10--|-
B-|--10--10--10--10--10--10--|--10--10--10--10--10--10--|-
G-|--10--10--10--10--10--10--|--10--10--10--10--10--10--|-
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|-
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|-
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|-
Verse:
e-|--------------------------|-------------------------|-
B-|--------------------------|-------------------------|-
G-|--------------------------|-------------------------|-
D-|--------------------------|-------------------------|-
A-|--------------------------|-------------------------|-
E-|--0-----0-----------------|--0-----0----------------|-
e-|--------------------------|-------------------------|-
B-|--------------------------|-------------------------|-
G-|--------------------------|-------------------------|-
D-|--------------------------|-------------------------|-
A-|--------------------------|-------------------------|-
E-|--0-----0-----------------|--0-----0----------------|-
Fill:
e-|--------------------------|-------------------------|-
B-|--------------------------|-------------------------|-
G-|-----------------x--7--7--|--7----------------------|-
D-|--------------------------|-------------------------|-
A-|--------------------------|-------------------------|-
E-|--0-----0-----------------|--------0----------------|-
Chorus:
w/ Variations
e-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|-
B-|--------------------------|--x-x-x-x-8-8-x-x-8-x-8-x-8-8--|-
G-|--------------------------|--x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-x-7-x-7-7--|-
D-|--------5-------3---------|-------------------------------|-
A-|-------------5-------3----|-------------------------------|-
E-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|-
e-|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|-
B-|--------------------------|--x-x-x-x-8-8-x-x-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-
G-|--------------------------|--x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-
D-|--------5-------3---------|-----------------------------------|-
A-|-------------5-------3----|-----------------------------------|-
E-|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|-
Interlude:
e-|--------15----------------|--------15----------------|-
B-|--------15----------------|--------15----------------|-
G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|-
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|-
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|-
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|-
e-|--------15------------15--15--|--------------------15-15-15-15--|-
B-|--------15------------15--15--|--------------------15-15-15-15--|-
G-|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D-|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
A-|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
E-|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
e-|--15-----15----------------|--------------------15--|-
B-|--15-----15----------------|--------------------15--|-
G-|---------------------------|------------------------|-
D-|---------------------------|------------------------|-
A-|---------------------------|------------------------|-
E-|---------------------------|------------------------|-
e-|---------------------15---|---------------------15--|-
B-|---------------------15---|---------------------15--|-
G-|---------------------------|--------------------------|-
D-|---------------------------|--------------------------|-
A-|---------------------------|--------------------------|-
E-|---------------------------|--------------------------|-
Chorus:
w/ Variations (x4)
e-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|-
B-|--------------------------|--x-x-x-x-8-8-x-x-8-x-8-x-8-8--|-
G-|--------------------------|--x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-x-7-x-7-7--|-
D-|--------5-------3---------|-------------------------------|-
A-|-------------5-------3----|-------------------------------|-
E-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|-
Fade Out
e-|--------------------------|--x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-x-7-x-7-7--|-
B-|--------------------------|--x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-x-7-x-7-7--|-
G-|--------------------------|--x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-x-7-x-7-7--|-
D-|--------5-------3---------|--x-x-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-x-9-x-9-9--|-
A-|-------------5-------3----|-------------------------------|-
E-|--------------------------|-------------------------------|-
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dann Average |
#1 by dann at Sep 1, 2006 at 7:50 AM EST |
| mrs. sideik (very clever name, i must say) you're totally right..... now that you mention it, it can be done, i guess....... but this song fuckin' RULES..... like every single other Chilis song...... very informative posts, guys, i really had no idea about the whole ghost dance ritual, thanks....... RIP Hillel, you frickin' monster genius........ | |
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The Random Rock Average |
#2 by The Random Rocker at Sep 10, 2006 at 5:31 PM EST |
| rhcp have the best songs, it's an amazing song | |
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paddy Average |
#3 by paddy coscoran at Sep 17, 2006 at 11:15 PM EST |
| Native Americans really are the greatest...... It's about the last of the great race of Natives, and they look toward the ghost dance for revival. | |
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edwin Wanna Be |
#4 by edwin henrriquez at Dec 19, 2006 at 12:01 AM EST |
| so im not crazy if i thought the whole album was sort of like that | |
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austin Lead Player |
#5 by austin at Jan 29, 2007 at 8:47 PM EST |
| i think that the ghost dance is for when somone dies you dance for their spirit or something so maybe its for someone he loved | |
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Razor wrist Lead Player |
#6 by Razor wrist at Apr 21, 2007 at 8:13 AM EST |
| Well its kinda obvious what this song is about. Its about how when whites came to america they destroyed peaceful indian tribes without reason. | |