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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: Standard
E A D G B E


Intro/Verse

E--------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------
G--------6--6-6--------6---------------
D--6-6-6-6--6-6--4--4--6-6-6-----------  Verse Part (A)
A--6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4-6-6-----------
E--4-4-4---------2--2----4-4-----------


E--------------------------------------
B--------------------------6-----------
G--------6--6-6--------6---6-----------
D--6-6-6-6--6-6--4--4--6-6-6-----------  Verse Part (B)
A--6-6-6-4--4-4--4--4--4-6-------------
E--4-4-4---------2--2----4-------------


Chorus

E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G--6666666666666666------------------8888888888888888------------------
D--6666666666666666-6666666666666666-8888888888888888-6666666666666666-
A--4444444444444444-6666666666666666-6666666666666666-6666666666666666-
E-------------------4444444444444444------------------4444444444444444-

   

E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G--6666666666666666------------------8888888888888888------------------
D--6666666666666666-6666666666666666-8888888888888888------------------
A--4444444444444444-6666666666666666-6666666666666666------------------
E-------------------4444444444444444-----------------------------------


Outro

E--------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------
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-------------
E--4-4-4---------2-2-2---4-------------

Solo

E---------------------------------------------------------4---6---8---6---4--
B--6-66-6-66-6-4---4-44-4-44-6-4---------------------6-44--44---44--44--44---
G----------------7----------------6-5-3-33-5-3-6-5-3-------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--7-77-7-77-7-7-5---5-55-5-55-7-5--------------------7-9--------------------
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