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Song: American Idiot
Album: American Idiot (Reprise)
Artist: Green Day (2004)

Transcribed by Lu-Wee Koh
August 4, 2004


Here's the tab to American Idiot, with only part of the solo 
cause i cant get some bits and im not good at tabbing solos...

This is my first tab ever, email if u have any corrections or 
queries email me: luweekoh@hotmail.com



Tuning: 1/2 Step down
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb


Intro/Verse

E--------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------
G--------7--7-7--------7---------------
D--7-7-7-7--7-7--5--5--7-7-5-----------  Verse Part (A)
A--7-7-7-5--5-5--5--5--5-7-5-----------
E--5-5-5---------3--3----5-3-----------


E--------------------------------------
B--------------------------7-----------
G--------7--7-7--------7---7-----------
D--7-7-7-7--7-7--5--5--7-7-7-----------  Verse Part (B)
A--7-7-7-5--5-5--5--5--5-7-------------
E--5-5-5---------3--3----5-------------


Chorus

E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G--7777777777777777------------------9999999999999999------------------
D--7777777777777777-7777777777777777-9999999999999999-7777777777777777-
A--5555555555555555-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-
E-------------------5555555555555555------------------5555555555555555-

   

E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G--7777777777777777------------------9999999999999999------------------
D--7777777777777777-7777777777777777-9999999999999999------------------
A--5555555555555555-7777777777777777-7777777777777777------------------
E-------------------5555555555555555-----------------------------------


Outro

E--------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------
G--------7--7-7--------7---------------
D--7-7-7-7--7-7--5-5-5-7-7-------------
A--7-7-7-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-7-------------
E--5-5-5---------3-3-3---5-------------

Solo

E----------------------------------------------------?????-
B--7-77-7-77-7-7-5---5-55-5-55-7-5---------------------???-
G------------------7---------------7-6-4-44-6-4-7-6-4-???--
D-----------------------------------------------------??---
A----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------??---

E-------------------------------------------------------5--
B--7-77-7-77-7-7-5---5-55-5-55-7-5--------------------7----
G------------------7---------------7-6-4-44-6-4-7-6-4------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------



Structure: 

Intro x2

Verse Type 1 x2 (Verse Part (A), then with lyrics no guitar, then 
		 Verse Part (B), then lyrics with no guitar)  

Chorus x2

Drum Part

Intro x1

Verse Type 1 x2

Chorus x2

Drum Part

Intro x2

Solo with guitar 2 playing Chorus chords

Verse Type 2 x5 (lyrics over guitar, no guitar breaks)

Chorus x2

Intro x2

Outro