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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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This is the live version they played in England on 3rd September 2006. Not much difference to the recorded version.


Guitar 1: E A D G B e (Jason White)
Guitar 2: E A D G B e (Billie Joe Armstrong)


Intro:
Guitar 2 (guitar 1 doesn’t play anything here)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

Intro part 2 
Guitar 1 & 2 (x2)
e|-----------------------|  
B|-----------------------|
G|-------6-6-6-----6-----| 
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-|

e|---------------------0-|  
B|---------------------0-|
G|-------6-6-6-----6---0-| 
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-0-|
A|-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-6---|
E|-4-4-4-------2-2---4---|

(Guitar 2 comes in after guitar 1 plays the first bar playing the same thing)


Verse 1:
Guitar 1 & 2

Don't want to be an American Idiot
e|-----------------------|  
B|-----------------------|
G|-------6-6-6-----6-----| 
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-|

Don't want a nation under the new media
e|---------------------0-|  
B|---------------------0-|
G|-------6-6-6-----6---0-| 
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-0-|
A|-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-6---|
E|-4-4-4-------2-2---4---|

Hey! Can you hear the sound of hysteria?
e|-----------------------|  
B|-----------------------|
G|-------6-6-6-----6-----| 
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-|

The subliminal Mind*** America

e|---------------------0-|  
B|---------------------0-|
G|-------6-6-6-----6---0-| 
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-0-|
A|-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-6---|
E|-4-4-4-------2-2---4---|


Chorus:
Guitar 1 & 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6
A|-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
E|---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
A|--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---|
E|----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------|


Verse 2:
Guitar 1 & 2
e|-----------------------|  
B|-----------------------|
G|-------6-6-6-----6-----| 
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-|

e|---------------------0-|  
B|---------------------0-|
G|-------6-6-6-----6---0-| 
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-0-|
A|-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-6---|
E|-4-4-4-------2-2---4---|

Well maybe I'm the faggot America
e|-----------------------|  
B|-----------------------|
G|-------6-6-6-----6-----| 
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-|

I'm not a part of a redneck Agenda
e|---------------------0-|  
B|---------------------0-|
G|-------6-6-6-----6---0-| 
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-0-|
A|-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-6---|
E|-4-4-4-------2-2---4---|

Now everybody do the Propagenda!
e|-----------------------|  
B|-----------------------|
G|-------6-6-6-----6-----| 
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-|

And sing along in the age of paranoia
e|---------------------0-|  
B|---------------------0-|
G|-------6-6-6-----6---0-| 
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-0-|
A|-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-6---|
E|-4-4-4-------2-2---4---|

Chorus:
Guitar 1 & 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6
A|-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
E|---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
A|--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---|
E|----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------|

Bridge:
Guitar 1 & 2 (x2)
e|-----------------------|  
B|-----------------------|
G|-------6-6-6-----6-----| 
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-|

e|---------------------0-|  
B|---------------------0-|
G|-------6-6-6-----6---0-| 
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-0-|
A|-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-6---|
E|-4-4-4-------2-2---4---|

Solo:
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-6-|
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x—-x-x-|
A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8—-8—-6-4-|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8/10/8/6/5------------------------------------------|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x/x-/x/x/x------------------------------------------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/8—/6/4/3------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------8----------------------------|
B|--------------------------9-----11-------11-9-8~--------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3-5-6-5-3/8---8-8---8-8----8-8------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-6-|
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x—-x-x-|
A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8—-8—-6-4-|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8/10/8/6/5------------------------------------------|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x/x-/x/x/x------------------------------------------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/8—/6/4/3------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3-5-6-5-3/8-|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

Guitar 2 (x2)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6
A|-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
E|---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
A|--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---|
E|----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------|


Verse 3:
Guitar 1 (play this as many times as Billie Joe talks to the crowd and end when he stops singing)
e|-----------------------|  
B|-----------------------|
G|-------6-6-6-----6-----| 
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-|

e|---------------------0-|  
B|---------------------0-|
G|-------6-6-6-----6---0-| 
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-0-|
A|-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-6---|
E|-4-4-4-------2-2---4---|

Guitar 2 (play this after Guitar 1 plays the last note of the solo)
e|-------------------|
B|--9---9----9---9---|
G|----8---8----8---8-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

e|----------|
B|-9-9-9-9~-|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|


Chorus:
Guitar 1 & 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6
A|-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
E|---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
A|--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---|
E|----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------|

Outro:
Guitar 1 & 2
e|-----------------------|  
B|-----------------------|
G|-------6-6-6-----6-----| 
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-|

e|---------------------0-|  
B|---------------------0-|
G|-------6-6-6-----6---0-| 
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-0-|
A|-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-6---|
E|-4-4-4-------2-2---4---|

Guitar 1 (play these two chords at the last bar to end the song while guitar 2 ends the song with the outro)
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-6---|
D|-6-6-|
A|-4-6-|
E|---4-|
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