American Idiot Green Day
Band - Green Day
Song - American Idiot
Tuning: (Guitar 1) - e B G D A E
(Guitar 2) - e B G D A E
Intro:
Q=190
[G#5] [C#5] [F#5] [C#5G#5F#5] [G#5] [C#5] [F#5] [C#5G#5]
[4/4] (Guitar 1)
E E E Q E E E +E E Q Q Q E E E Q E E E +E E Q Q Q
e||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| B||o----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------o|| G||--------6--6-6---|-------6--------|-------6--6-6---|-------6---------|| D||--6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6--4--|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6------|| A||o-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6--4--|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----o|| E||--4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4--2--|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4------||
Verse:
W W [G#5]E E E [C#5]Q E E [F#5]E +E E [C#5G#5F#5]Q Q Q
e||-----------|----------|----------------|-----------------| B||o----------|----------|----------------|-----------------| G||-----------|----------|-------6--6-6---|-------6---------| D||-----------|----------|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6--4---| A||o----------|----------|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6--4---| E||-----------|----------|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4--2---|
W W [G#5]E E E [C#5]Q E E [F#5]E +E E [C#5G#5]Q Q Q
e|----------|----------|----------------|-----------------|| B|----------|----------|----------------|----------------o|| G|----------|----------|-------6--6-6---|-------6---------|| D|----------|----------|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6------|| A|----------|----------|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----o|| E|----------|----------|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4------||
Chorus:
[C#5]Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E [G#5]Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
e||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| B||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| G||--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--| A||o-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--| E||-----------------|-------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
1.
[D#5]Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E [G#5]Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
e|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|| B|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------o|| G|-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-|-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--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-o|| E|----------------|-------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||
2.
[D#5]Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W W
e|----------------|-----------------|----------|------| B|----------------|-----------------|----------|------| G|-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-|----------|------| A|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------|------| E|----------------|-----------------|----------|------|
Interlude:
D.S.
[G#5]E E E [C#5]Q E E [F#5]E +E E [C#5G#5F#5]Q Q Q [G#5]E E E [C#5]Q E E [F#5]E +E E [C#5G#5]Q Q Q
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------| D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6--4--|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-----| A|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6--4--|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----| E|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4--2--|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-----|
[G#5]E E E [C#5]Q E E [F#5]E +E E [C#5G#5F#5]Q Q Q [G#5]E E E [C#5]Q E E [F#5]E +E E [C#5G#5]Q Q Q
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------| D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6--4--|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-----| A|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6--4--|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----| E|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4--2--|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-----|
Solo:
[C#5] (Guita[G#5]r 1)
Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
e||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| B||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| G||--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--| A||o-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--| E||-----------------|-------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
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| (Guitar 2)
| Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |
e||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| B||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| G||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| D||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| A||o-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8----6-6-4---3---|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|--8----6---4---3----| E||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
1.
[D#5]Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
e|----------------|-------------------| B|----------------|-------------------| G|-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-| A|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| E|----------------|-------------------|
| |
| Q E E E E E E Q Q H |
e|----------------|-------------------| B|----------------|-------------------| G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10----8---6-------| D|----------------|-------------------| A|----------------|-------------------| E|----------------|-------------------|
[G#5] Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|| B|-------------------------|------------------------o|| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|| D|--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-o|| E|--4-----4--4--4--4--4--4-|-(4)--4--4--4--4-4--4-4--||
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|| B|-------------------------|------------------------o|| G|-10-10-10-12-12-12-13-13-|-13--12-12-13-15---13----|| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|| A|-------------------------|------------------------o|| E|-------------------------|-------------------------||
2.
[D#5]Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E [G#5] E E E [C#5]Q E E [F#5]E +E E [C#5G#5]Q Q Q
e|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| B|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--------6--6-6---|-------6--------| D|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-----| A|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----| E|----------------|------------------|--4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-----|
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| Q E E E E E E Q Q H W W |
e|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| B|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10---8---6S======|=13--------------|----------------| D|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| A|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| E|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
Verse:
[G#5] [C#5] [F#5] [C#5G#5] (Guita[G#5]r 1)[C#5] [F#5] [C#5G#5]
E E E Q E E E +E E Q Q Q E E E Q E E E +E E Q Q Q
e||-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|| B||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------o|| G||--------6--6-6---|-------6--------|-------6--6-6---|-------6----------|| D||--6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-----|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-------|| A||o-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6------o|| E||--4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-----|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-------||
Wx2
e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--------| E|--------|
Chorus:
[C#5]Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E [G#5]Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
e||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| B||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| G||--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--| A||o-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--| E||-----------------|-------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
1.
[D#5]Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E [G#5]Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
e|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|| B|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------o|| G|-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-|-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--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-o|| E|----------------|-------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||
2.
[D#5]Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E [G#5]E E E [C#5]Q E E [F#5]E +E E [C#5G#5]Q Q Q
e|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------| D|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-----| A|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----| E|----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-----|
Outro:
[G#5]E E E [C#5]Q E E [F#5]E +E E [C#5G#5F#5]Q Q Q [G#5]E E E [C#5]Q E E [F#5]E +E E [C#5G#5]Q Q Q
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------| D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6--4--|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-----| A|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6--4--|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----| E|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4--2--|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-----|
[G#5] [C#5] [F#5] [C#5G#5F#5] (Guita[G#5]r 1)[C#5] [F#5] [C#5] [GG#5]
E E E Q E E E +E E Q Q Q E E E Q E E E +E E Q Q Q
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------*| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------*| G|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------|-------6--6-6---|-------6------------*| D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6--4--|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6-----6------*| A|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6--4--|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-----6------*| E|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4--2--|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2-------4------*|
| |
| (Guitar 2)
| |-3-| |
| W W W Q E E E Q Q |
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------*| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------*| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------6-6-6--------*| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------6-6-6-6------*| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------4-4-4-6------*| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------4------*|
Duration Legend:
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend:
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend:
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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