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American Idiot
Green Day
Tabbed by: TheRealGreendayTabber

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Artist: Green Day
Album: Bullet in a Bible
Song: American Idiot (Live)
Tuning: Standard (eBGDAE)

(Intro) Gtr I
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||-harm……......---harm..---harm..---hm.---hm.---hm.-|
||-(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)-| x1
(Verse. begin.) Gtr I
||----------------------|
||----------------------|
||-----6-66-----6-------| 
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-666-4-44-4-4-4-6-\-4-|
||-444------2-2---4-\-2-| x1
(Verse) Gtr I&II
||----------------------|
||----------------------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-666-4-44-4-4-4-6-\-4-|
||-444------2-2---4-\-2-| x3
(Verse) Gtr I&II
||----------------------|
||----------------------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-666-4-44-4-4-4-6-\-4-|
||-444------2-2---4-\-2-| x1
(Verse) Gtr I&II
||----------------------|
||----------------------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-666-4-44-4-4-4-6-\-4-|
||-444------2-2---4-\-2-| x1
(Verse)Gtr I&II
||----------------------|
||----------------------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-666-4-44-4-4-4-6-\-4-|
||-444------2-2---4-\-2-| x1
(Verse) Gtr I&II
||----------------------|
||----------------------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-666-4-44-4-4-4-6-\-4-|
||-444------2-2---4-\-2-| x1
(Chorus) Gtr I&II
||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
||-6-666-66-66-6-6-----------------8-888-88-88-8-8-----------------|
||-6-666-66-66-6-6-6-666-66-66-6-6-8-888-88-88-8-8-6-666-66-66-6-6-|
||-4-444-44-44-4-4-6-666-66-66-6-6-6-666-66-66-6-6-6-666-66-66-6-6-|
||-----------------4-444-44-44-4-4-----------------4-444-44-44-4-4-| x1
Gtr I&II
||---------------------------------------------------------------|
||---------------------------------------------------------------|
||-6-666-66-66-6-6-----------------8-888-88-88-8-8-8-88888888888-|
||-6-666-66-66-6-6-6-666-66-66-6-6-8-888-88-88-8-8-8-88888888888-|
||-4-444-44-44-4-4-6-666-66-66-6-6-6-666-66-66-6-6-6-66666666666-|
||-----------------4-444-44-44-4-4-------------------------------| x1
(Verse) Gtr I&II
||----------------------|
||----------------------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-666-4-44-4-4-4-6-\-4-|
||-444------2-2---4-\-2-| x2
(Verse) Gtr I&II
||----------------------|
||----------------------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-666-4-44-4-4-4-6-\-4-|
||-444------2-2---4-\-2-| x1
(Verse) Gtr I&II
||----------------------|
||----------------------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-666-4-44-4-4-4-6-\-4-|
||-444------2-2---4-\-2-| x1
(Verse) Gtr I&II
||----------------------|
||----------------------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-666-4-44-4-4-4-6-\-4-|
||-444------2-2---4-\-2-| x1
(Verse) Gtr I&II
||----------------------|
||----------------------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-666-4-44-4-4-4-6-\-4-|
||-444------2-2---4-\-2-| x1
(Chorus) Gtr I&II
||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
||-6-666-66-66-6-6-----------------8-888-88-88-8-8-----------------|
||-6-666-66-66-6-6-6-666-66-66-6-6-8-888-88-88-8-8-6-666-66-66-6-6-|
||-4-444-44-44-4-4-6-666-66-66-6-6-6-666-66-66-6-6-6-666-66-66-6-6-|
||-----------------4-444-44-44-4-4-----------------4-444-44-44-4-4-| x1
Gtr I&II
||---------------------------------------------------------------|
||---------------------------------------------------------------|
||-6-666-66-66-6-6-----------------8-888-88-88-8-8-8-88888888888-|
||-6-666-66-66-6-6-6-666-66-66-6-6-8-888-88-88-8-8-8-88888888888-|
||-4-444-44-44-4-4-6-666-66-66-6-6-6-666-66-66-6-6-6-66666666666-|
||-----------------4-444-44-44-4-4-------------------------------| x1
(Pre-Solo) Gtr I&II
||----------------------|
||----------------------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-666-4-44-4-4-4-6-\-4-|
||-444------2-2---4-\-2-| x4
(Solo) (Part I) Gtr II |(Gtr I = Playing Chorus (Backing))
||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------3-333-5-6-5-\-3-/-8-|
||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
||-8-888-88-888-\-6-\-4-/-6-666-6-\-8-/-6-/-5-/-3---------------------|
||--------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
(Part II) Gtr II |(Gtr I = Playing Chorus (Backing))
||-------------8-------------|
||---9----11-------11---9----|
||-8---8-----8---8----8---88-|
||---------------------------|
||---------------------------|
||---------------------------| x1
(Part III) Gtr II |(Gtr I = Playing Chorus (Backing))
||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------3-333-5-6-5-\-3-/-8-|
||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
||-8-888-88-888-\-6-\-4-/-6-666-6-\-8-/-6-/-5-/-3---------------------|
||--------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
(Part IV) Gtr II |(Gtr I = Playing Chorus (Backing))
||-----------------------| |----------------------|
||-9---99---9---9---9----| |----------------------|
||---8-----8---8---8---8-| |----------------------|
||-----------------------| |----------------------|
||-----------------------| |-------4-4-4------4---|
||-----------------------| |-4-44--------2-2----4-| x
(Chorus) Gtr I&II
||---------------------------------------------------------------------|
||---------------------------------------------------------------------|
||-9-\-6-666-66-66-6-6-----------------8-888-88-88-8-8-----------------|
||-9-\-6-666-66-66-6-6-6-666-66-66-6-6-8-888-88-88-8-8-6-666-66-66-6-6-|
||-7-\-4-444-44-44-4-4-6-666-66-66-6-6-6-666-66-66-6-6-6-666-66-66-6-6-|
||---------------------4-444-44-44-4-4-----------------4-444-44-44-4-4-| x1
Gtr I&II
||---------------------------------------------------------------|
||---------------------------------------------------------------|
||-6-666-66-66-6-6-----------------8-888-88-88-8-8-8-88888888888-|
||-6-666-66-66-6-6-6-666-66-66-6-6-8-888-88-88-8-8-8-88888888888-|
||-4-444-44-44-4-4-6-666-66-66-6-6-6-666-66-66-6-6-6-66666666666-|
||-----------------4-444-44-44-4-4-------------------------------| x1
(Verse) Gtr I&II
||----------------------|
||----------------------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-----6-66-----6-------|
||-666-4-44-4-4-4-6-\-4-|
||-444------2-2---4-\-2-| x3
(Outro) Gtr II    |Gtr I&II
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||---------------|------|
||---------------|-66---|
||---------------|-66---|
||------4-44-----|-44-6-|
||-444-------2-2-|----4-| x1

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