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American Idiot

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Guitar Tab for American Idiot

Performed by: Green Day. Composed by: Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank Wright, Michael Pritchard.
This song is published by WB MUSIC CORP. and displayed here with permission. All rights reserved.
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Artist - Green Day
Song   – American Idiot
Album  - American Idiot
Tuning – Regular
Tabbed - adam7hell

Key:
-  - Nothing
.  - Palm mute
~  - Let notes ring
“  - Harmonics
() - Bend string to fret
h  - Hammer on
x  - Mute strings
p  - Pull off
/\\ - Slide up or down

The song we bought for. Perfection in a box

Intro
00:00
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-------6--6-6-------6-------|   x4
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4--4--6--6--4-|
A|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4--4--4--6--4-|
E|-4-4-4--------2--2-----4--2-|

Verse
00:10
e|----------------------------|   (Play each time after each part of the verse)
B|----------------------------|
G|-------6--6-6-------6-------|   x4
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4--4--6--6--4-|
A|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4--4--4--6--4-|
E|-4-4-4--------2--2-----4--2-|

Chorus
00:31
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------|

00:39
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

00:46
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------------------------------|

Interlude
00:51
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-------6--6-6-------6-------|   x2
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4--4--6--6--4-|
A|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4--4--4--6--4-|
E|-4-4-4--------2--2-----4--2-|

Verse
00:59
e|----------------------------|   (Play each time after each part of the verse)
B|----------------------------|
G|-------6--6-6-------6-------|   x4
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4--4--6--6--4-|
A|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4--4--4--6--4-|
E|-4-4-4--------2--2-----4--2-|

Chorus
01:17
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------|

01:25
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

01:33
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------------------------------|

Interlude
01:38
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-------6--6-6-------6-------|   x4
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4--4--6--6--4-|
A|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4--4--4--6--4-|
E|-4-4-4--------2--2-----4--2-|

Solo
01:48
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4-4-----6-----8-----6---4~|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------4------4-4---4-4---4-4---4---|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-10-8--6--5--3-3-3-3-5-6--5--3-3-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---6-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-8--6--4--3--1-1-1-1-3-4--3--1-1-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

01:58
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|   (You don’t need the notes 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------4/9~|    on the B string, but it 
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-10-8--6--5--3-3-3-3-5-6--5--3-3------|    sounds better if they are 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|    played)
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---6-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-8--6--4--3--1-1-1-1-3-4--3--1-1------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Interlude/Verse
02:06
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-------6--6-6-------6-------|   x6
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4--4--6--6--4-|
A|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4--4--4--6--4-|
E|-4-4-4--------2--2-----4--2-|

Chorus
02:22
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------|

02:29
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

02:37
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------------------------------|

Outro
02:40
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-------6--6-6-------6-------|   x6
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4--4--6--6--4-|
A|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4--4--4--6--4-|
E|-4-4-4--------2--2-----4--2-|

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