------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The American Scream - Alkaline Trio ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: FenderMaster Email: joemickkelly@yahoo.com a great new song off Alkaline Trio's latest album, This Addiction Tuning: standard Intro Lead X 2 e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---------------------------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Intro Rythym X 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------| E|----------0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5------------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2---3-5-5-5------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2 (same as before, but this time with the lead part over it) Lead e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---------------------------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rythym e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------| Lead e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---------------------------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rythym e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------| Lead e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---------------------------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rythym e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------| E|----------0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------| Lead e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---------------------------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5------------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2---3-5-5-5------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11---7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------| A|--9--9--9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------| E|--9--9--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11---7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------| A|--9--9--9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------| E|--9--9--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-| A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E|-9--9--9--9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-| Verse Lead e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---------------------------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rythym e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------| Let Ring out (no lead part here) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----4-----6-------------------------2-----4-----6-----------------------| A|-2-----4-----6-------------------------2-----4-----6-----------------------| E|-0-----2-----4-------------------------0-----2-----4-----------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-------------4-----------------------2-----4-----5-----------------------| D|-2-----2-------4-----------------------2-----4-----5-----------------------| A|-0-----2-------2-----------------------0-----2-----3-----------------------| E|-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus (with lead part playin over it) play this X 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11---7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------| A|--9--9--9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------| E|--9--9--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11---7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------| A|--9--9--9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------| E|--9--9--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-| A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E|-9--9--9--9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-| Solo(ish) part It sounds like he's playing up around the 21st-23rd fret, but my guitar's only have 21-22 :(, so you could play: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8----------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6----------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-let ring-------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7----------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| or e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--16-16-16--17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--16-16-16------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--13-13-13--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--13-13-13------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16--17-let ring-------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--14----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro (verse and lead) Lead e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---------------------------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rythym e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------| Lead e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---------------------------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rythem e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------| Lead e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---------------------------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rythem e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------| E|----------0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------| Lead e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---5---4---5 let ring------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rytheme|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4---5-let ring---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4---5------------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2---3------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************