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American Idiot by Green Day

Guitar tab submitted by: shaunybaby
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Performed by:Green Day
Composers: Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank Wright, Michael Pritchard

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Green Day – American Idiot
By Shaun Lingham
Date: Tuesday 3rd august 2004
Very first guitar tab of this song!!!
Maybe not 100% correct...but I tabbed it by ear
Tuning: Standard E A D G B E 

Intro/Verses
I play mostly downstrokes but throw in a couple upstrokes as well
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------6666------6----------------------------------|
|---666--6666--44--6--6--4----------------------------|
|---666--4444--44--4--6--4----------------------------|
|---444--------22-----4--2----------------------------|

Chorus
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----66666666------------88888888--------------|
|-----66666666--66666666--88888888--66666666----|
|-----44444444--66666666--66666666--66666666----|
|---------------44444444------------44444444----|

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----66666666------------88888888--------------|
|-----66666666--66666666--88888888--------------|
|-----44444444--66666666--66666666--------------|
|---------------44444444------------------------|

Solo
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------888-101010-121212-13/15/13
|---------------------------888-10-11-10-8-6---------------------------
|-888888-6-4--6666--8-6-4-3--------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------8/13~~~~------------------
|---------------------------888-10-11-10-8-6---------------------------
|-888888-6-4--6666--8-6-4-3--------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------

The verse riff is played clean after the solo, then the chorus
comes in and then the play the Ending.

Ending
Same as the Intro/Verse but the very final time he plays the riff he
misses of the last chord(F#) hence finish on the G#.
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------6666------6----------------------------------|
|---666--6666--44--6--6--4----------------------------|
|---666--4444--44--4--6--4----------------------------|
|---444--------22-----4--2----------------------------|
(c) Shaun Lingham 2004.
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Comments on this version of the 'American Idiot' guitar tab

lovelyroadkilllovelyroadkillUnknown Date
Dude. How have you heard the song? Is it on the radio or something now?
flamethrowerflamethrowerUnknown Date
havnt heard it but yeah it was on kerrang radio
greendaykid77greendaykid77Unknown Date
i still dont see how u have heard the song yet.please comment on ur own tab and tell me how
RyknowcoreRyknowcoreUnknown Date
I just wanted to say that you can stream the new song at greenday.com.
bLiNkSgirlbLiNkSgirlUnknown Date
peoples, this song is on the radio..at least now it is. it was recently released after their show in LA in July.
UndesiredFateUndesiredFateUnknown Date
Theres some slides during the verse, you might want to put on in there, and it will be perfect! good job with it, apparently these people are dumb..A$$e$ and don't know anything about Green Day... heh, but, anyhow... Great tab man!





Lead Singer/Guitarist of THEshorterEND
stke22stke22Unknown Date
The solo is played in octaves most likely. Oh, and the video for this is now on MuchMusic. Great tab!
AloneIBreak1039AloneIBreak1039Unknown Date
it has more to it than that, and it's tuned down a half step. after he plays





|------------------------------------|


|------------------------------------|


|--------6666------6-------------|


|---666--6666--44--6--6--4--|


|---666--4444--44--4--6--4--|


|---444--------22-----4--2------|


the 2nd and 4th times he plays the same thing but instead of going down to 2/4/4 (3/5/5 when it's tuned down half step) he plays the few bottom high strings open.


i hope that made sense haha..


and yeah, the solo is played in octaves..


=)
JdePgtAfiJdePgtAfiUnknown Date
for gods sake guys its not a solo its a bridge and its played in octaves.
justinrockettjustinrockettUnknown Date
Your Corrections


i think that nearly every one has tabed the main riff wrong!!?


e-------------------


B-------------------


G------666----6-----


D--666-666-44-6-6-4-


A--666-444-44-4-6-4-the 244 don't sound


E--444-----22---4-2-wright





i think it must go something like this.


e-----------------


B-----------------


G-----66----6-----


D-666-66-44-6-4\4-


A-666-44-44-4-4\4-


E-444----22---2\6-
inevitablespooninevitablespoonUnknown Date
Its not tuned half step down, the open string stab in the verse proves it, its too high to be half a step down
PunkRockStar93PunkRockStar93Unknown Date
The solo starts with:





|-----------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------------|


|10-10-10-10-10-10---8---6----------------------|


|x--x--x--x--x--x----x---x----------------------|


|8--8--8--8--8--8----6---4----------------------|


|-----------------------------------------------|





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