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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 Live
Album: American Idiot


When you play this song live be sure to overdrive the
guitar at least up to 7. When you play this song the more
distortion the better.


Main Riff (Distorted Guitar)
e|--------------------------|---------------------[0]-|
B|--------------------------|---------------------[0]-|
G|-------666------6---------|-------666------6----[0]-|
D|-666---666--44--6--6---4--|--666--666--44--6--6-----|
A|-666---444--44--4--6---4--|--666--444--44--4--6-----|
E|-444--------22-----4---2--|--444-------22-----4-----|
G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5


Chorus
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---66666666------------88888888------------|
D|---66666666--66666666--88888888--66666666--|
A|---44444444--66666666--66666666--66666666--|
E|-------------44444444------------44444444--|
C#5 G#5 D#5 G#5

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--------66666666--------------88888888----------|
D|--------66666666---66666666---88888888----------|
A|--------44444444---66666666---66666666----------|
E|-------------------44444444---------------------|
C#5 G#5 D#5

Guitar Solo (Use Octave Chords)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------8------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------4-------9-------11------------11--9-|
G|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8-6--888888/10-8-6-5---3-3-3--6-5-3-----8-8----8-8-----8-8---8-8--------|
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x-x--xxxxxx-x--x-x-x---x-x-x--------------------------------------------|
A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---6-4--666666/8--6-4-3---1-1-1--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------4-----|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------4--------|
G|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8-6--888888/10-8-6-5---3-3-3---6-5-3----------|
D|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x-x--xxxxxx-x--x-x-x---x-x-x------------------|
A|---8--8--8--8--8--8--8---6-4--666666/8--6-4-3---1-1-1------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

After Solo highlight these notes
e|-------------------------|
B|--9---9----9-9----9-9----|
G|----8---8------8------8--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|


Outro:
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-------666------6-----|
D|--666--666--44--6--6--|
A|--666--444--44--4--6--|
E|--444-------22-----4--|
G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5

Flow:
Main Riff(x2)
drums, then first half of main riff. (x4)
chorus. (x2)
main riff. (x1)
drums, then first half of main riff. (x4)
chorus. (x2)
main riff (x2)
Solo (and rhyme) (x1)
main riff (x3)
chorus (x1)
outro (x1)

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stupidtyonparadestupidtyonparade Unknown Date
you missed a few things they do different when its live, "greenrick41" got it the closest. after the solo, the "highlighted notes are on the d and g strings, both on the 13th fret (that doesnt really matter though) and in the begining of the song, they play muted g#5 power chords
gorlo333gorlo333 Unknown Date
you are a looser
MemberNameFenderMemberNameFender Unknown Date
This tab is pretty good but whne i play i move my fingers down one fret on the main riff personally i htink it sounds better.
infamous30infamous30 Unknown Date
Wrong chords dude, get them straight.

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