American Idiot Guitar Tab For Two Guitars Intro: Only Guitar 1. Play once. E---------------------- B---------------------- G-------666----6------- D---666-666-44-6-6-4--- A---666-444-44-4-6-4--- E---444-----22---4-2--- Main Riff: Both guitars play this. Play it twice. E----------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------- G---4-----666----6---------666----6---4--- D---4-666-666-44-6-6-4-666-666-44-6-6-4--- A---2-666-444-44-4-6-4-666-444-44-4-6-2--- E-----444-----22---4-2-444-----22---4----- Verse: It is virtually the same as the main riff. However, it is broken up into two halves to accommodate the lyrics. Both guitars play this. It goes like this. Don't wanna be... E------------------------ B------------------------ G---4-----666----6------- D---4-666-666-44-6-6-4--- A---2-666-444-44-4-6-4--- E-----444-----22---4-2--- Don't wanna nation... E------------------------ B------------------------ G---4-----666----6---4--- D---4-666-666-44-6-6-4--- A---2-666-444-44-4-6-2--- E-----444-----22---4----- And can you hear... E------------------------ B------------------------ G---4-----666----6------- D---4-666-666-44-6-6-4--- A---2-666-444-44-4-6-4--- E-----444-----22---4-2--- The subliminal... E------------------------ B------------------------ G---4-----666----6------- D---4-666-666-44-6-6-4--- A---2-666-444-44-4-6-4--- E-----444-----22---4-2--- Chorus: The chorus is just three chords, all straight eighth notes. Both guitars play this. Easy. E-------------------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------------------- G---66666666----------88888888----------66666666----------88888888--- D---66666666-66666666-88888888-66666666-66666666-66666666-88888888--- A---44444444-66666666-66666666-66666666-44444444-66666666-66666666--- E------------44444444----------44444444----------44444444------------ Main Riff: Both guitars play this. Play only once. E----------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------- G---4-----666----6---------666----6---4--- D---4-666-666-44-6-6-4-666-666-44-6-6-4--- A---2-666-444-44-4-6-4-666-444-44-4-6-2--- E-----444-----22---4-2-444-----22---4----- Verse: Same as first verse, but with different lyrics. Both guitars play this. Well, maybe I'm the... E------------------------ B------------------------ G---4-----666----6------- D---4-666-666-44-6-6-4--- A---2-666-444-44-4-6-4--- E-----444-----22---4-2--- I'm not a part... E------------------------ B------------------------ G---4-----666----6---4--- D---4-666-666-44-6-6-4--- A---2-666-444-44-4-6-2--- E-----444-----22---4----- Now everybody... E------------------------ B------------------------ G---4-----666----6------- D---4-666-666-44-6-6-4--- A---2-666-444-44-4-6-4--- E-----444-----22---4-2--- And sing along... E------------------------ B------------------------ G---4-----666----6---4--- D---4-666-666-44-6-6-4--- A---2-666-444-44-4-6-2--- E-----444-----22---4----- Chorus: Both guitars play this again together. E--------------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------------------- G---66666666----------88888888----------66666666-----------88888888--- D---66666666-66666666-88888888-66666666-66666666-666666666-88888888--- A---44444444-66666666-66666666-66666666-44444444-666666666-66666666--- E------------44444444----------44444444----------444444444------------ Main Riff: Both guitars play this. Play it twice. E----------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------- G---4-----666----6---------666----6---4--- D---4-666-666-44-6-6-4-666-666-44-6-6-4--- A---2-666-444-44-4-6-4-666-444-44-4-6-2--- E-----444-----22---4-2-444-----22---4----- Solo: Now here's the tricky part. Both guitars are not playing the same thing. Guitar 1 is playing the solo, while Guitar 2 is playing the chorus. Guitar 1: Solo E--------------------------------------------------------------------8--------- B-----------------------------------------------------------9---11------11-9--- G---101010101010101010-8-6-888888-10-8-6-5-33333-5-6-5-3/888--88---88-88------- D----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-XXXXXX--X-X-X--------------------------------------- A----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-4-666666--8-6-4--------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E-------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------9~--- G---101010101010101010-8-6-888888-10-8-6-5-33333-5-6-5-3/8----- D----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-XXXXXX--X-X-X----------------------- A----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-4-666666--8-6-4----------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------- Guitar 2: Chorus E-------------------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------------------- G---66666666----------88888888----------66666666----------88888888--- D---66666666-66666666-88888888-66666666-66666666-66666666-88888888--- A---44444444-66666666-66666666-66666666-44444444-66666666-66666666--- E------------44444444----------44444444----------44444444------------ Bridge: Both guitars are playing different music from one another. Guitar 1 is doing basically the main riff, while Guitar 2 will occasionally play a B Power Chord. With Guitar 1, you should notice that you are playing the main all the way through once and a half. Guitar 2, timing is everything. Guitar 1 E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G-------666----6---------666----6---4-----666----6---------666----6---4-----666----6------- D---666-666-44-6-6-4-666-666-44-6-6-4-666-666-44-6-6-4-666-666-44-6-6-4-666-666-44-6-6-4--- A---666-444-44-4-6-4-666-444-44-4-6-2-666-444-44-4-6-4-666-444-44-4-6-2-666-444-44-4-6-4--- E---444-----22---4-2-444-----22---4---444-----22---4-2-444-----22---4---444-----22---4-2--- Guitar 2 E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------4----------------4---------------4-----------------4----------------4--- D------------------4----------------4---------------4-----------------4----------------4--- A------------------2----------------2---------------2-----------------2----------------2--- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chorus: Both guitars play the chorus a final time together. E-------------------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------------------- G---66666666----------88888888----------66666666----------88888888--- D---66666666-66666666-88888888-66666666-66666666-66666666-88888888--- A---44444444-66666666-66666666-66666666-44444444-66666666-66666666--- E------------44444444----------44444444----------44444444------------ Outro: The outro starts off just like the intro but it has the main riff and more added on to it. Guitar 1 plays the intro, and the carries on to the main riff along with Guitar 2. At the very end of the song, Guitar 1 starts off with the intro and both guitars close out the song with a bang. Guitar 1 E--------------------- B--------------------- G-------666----6------ D---666-666-44-6-6---- A---666-444-44-4-6---- E---444-----22---4---- Both Guitars E---------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------- G---4-----666----6---------666----6---4-----666----6------- D---4-666-666-44-6-6-4-666-666-44-6-6-4-666-666-44-6-6-4--- A---2-666-444-44-4-6-4-666-444-44-4-6-2-666-444-44-4-6-4--- E-----444-----22---4-2-444-----22---4---444-----22---4-2--- Guitar 1 E--------------- B--------------- G-------666----- D---666-666-4--- A---666-444-4--- E---444-----2--- Both Guitars E------------ B------------ G-----66----- D---4-66-6--- A---4-44-6--- E---2----4--- That's it and that's all!
