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Album: American Idiot
Song: Boulevard of broken dreams
Effects: Tremelo (5)
Tuning: Standard (eBGDAE)
Symbols: |-|pm = palm mute
* = fast pick
Gtr 1 (Tremelo 5) (0:00-0:50) Gtr II (0:11-0:23)
||-------------------------------------| |-1-1-11-4-4-44---------------|
||-------------------------------------| |-1-1-11-4-4-44-8-8-88-3-3-33-|
||----------11111111-33333333-33333333-| |-1-1-11-4-4-44-8-8-88-3-3-33-|
||-33333333-11111111-11111111-33333333-| |-3-3-33-6-6-66-8-8-88-3-3-33-|
||-33333333----------------------------| |-3-3-33-6-6-66-6-6-66-1-1-11-|
||-------------------------------------| |-1-1-11-4-4-44---------------|
|-----------------------------------|pm
Gtr I (-:----:--) (Tremelo 5) Gtr III (0:23-0:28)
||-------------------------------------| |---------------|
||-------------------------------------| |-8-9-13-11-8-9-|
||----------11111111-33333333-33333333-| |---------------|
||-33333333-11111111-11111111-33333333-| |-5-6-10--8-5-6-|
||-33333333----------------------------| |---------------|
||-------------------------------------| |---------------|
|-----------------------------------|pm
Gtr I (Tremelo 5) (-:----:--) Gtr II (0:28-0:40)
||-------------------------------------| |-1-1-11-4-4-44---------------|
||-------------------------------------| |-1-1-11-4-4-44-8-8-88-3-3-33-|
||----------11111111-33333333-33333333-| |-1-1-11-4-4-44-8-8-88-3-3-33-|
||-33333333-11111111-11111111-33333333-| |-3-3-33-6-6-66-8-8-88-3-3-33-|
||-33333333----------------------------| |-3-3-33-6-6-66-6-6-66-1-1-11-|
||-------------------------------------| |-1-1-11-4-4-44---------------|
|-----------------------------------|pm
Gtr I (-:----:--) (Tremelo) Gtr III (0:40-0:50)
||-------------------------------------| |---------------|
||-------------------------------------| |-8-9-13-11-8-9-|
||----------11111111-33333333-33333333-| |---------------|
||-33333333-11111111-11111111-33333333-| |-5-6-10--8-5-6-|
||-33333333----------------------------| |---------------|
||-------------------------------------| |---------------|
|-----------------------------------|pm
Gtr II (0:50-0:52)
||---------|
||---------|
||-3-3-335-|
||-3-3-335-|
||-1-1-113-|
||---------|
Gtr II&III (0:52-1:08) Gtr III (1:08-1:13)
||---------------------| |-----------------|
||---------------------| |-----------------|
||-6666------8888------| |-6666------55555-|
||-6666-6666-8888-3333-| |-6666-6666-55555-|
||-4444-6666-6666-3333-| |-4444-6666-33333-|
||------4444------1111-| |------4444-------|
Gtr 1 (1:13-2:04) Gtr II (1:13-1:38)
||-------------------------------------| |-1-1-11-4-4-44---------------|
||-------------------------------------| |-1-1-11-4-4-44-8-8-88-3-3-33-|
||----------11111111-33333333-33333333-| |-1-1-11-4-4-44-8-8-88-3-3-33-|
||-33333333-11111111-11111111-33333333-| |-3-3-33-6-6-66-8-8-88-3-3-33-|
||-33333333----------------------------| |-3-3-33-6-6-66-6-6-66-1-1-11-|
||-------------------------------------| |-1-1-11-4-4-44---------------|
Gtr I (-:----:--) Gtr III (1:38-1:43)
||-------------------------------------| |---------------|
||-------------------------------------| |-8-9-13-11-8-9-|
||----------11111111-33333333-33333333-| |---------------|
||-33333333-11111111-11111111-33333333-| |-5-6-10--8-5-6-|
||-33333333----------------------------| |---------------|
||-------------------------------------| |---------------|
Gtr I (-:----:--) Gtr II (1:43-1:55)
||-------------------------------------| |-1-1-11-4-4-44---------------|
||-------------------------------------| |-1-1-11-4-4-44-8-8-88-3-3-33-|
||----------11111111-33333333-33333333-| |-1-1-11-4-4-44-8-8-88-3-3-33-|
||-33333333-11111111-11111111-33333333-| |-3-3-33-6-6-66-8-8-88-3-3-33-|
||-33333333----------------------------| |-3-3-33-6-6-66-6-6-66-1-1-11-|
||-------------------------------------| |-1-1-11-4-4-44---------------|
Gtr I (-:----:--) Gtr III (1:55-2:05)
||-------------------------------------| |---------------|
||-------------------------------------| |-8-9-13-11-8-9-|
||----------11111111-33333333-33333333-| |---------------|
||-33333333-11111111-11111111-33333333-| |-5-6-10--8-5-6-|
||-33333333----------------------------| |---------------|
||-------------------------------------| |---------------|
Gtr II (2:05-2:07)
||---------|
||---------|
||-3-3-335-|
||-3-3-335-|
||-1-1-113-|
||---------|
Gtr II&III (2:07-2:23) Gtr III (2:23-2:28)
||---------------------| |-----------------|
||---------------------| |-----------------|
||-6666------8888------| |-6666------55555-|
||-6666-6666-8888-3333-| |-6666-6666-55555-|
||-4444-6666-6666-3333-| |-4444-6666-33333-|
||------4444------1111-| |------4444-------|
Gtr 1 (2:29-2:39) Gtr II (2:29-2:39)
||-------------------------------------| |-1-1-11-4-4-44---------------|
||-------------------------------------| |-1-1-11-4-4-44-8-8-88-3-3-33-|
||----------11111111-33333333-33333333-| |-1-1-11-4-4-44-8-8-88-3-3-33-|
||-33333333-11111111-11111111-33333333-| |-3-3-33-6-6-66-8-8-88-3-3-33-|
||-33333333----------------------------| |-3-3-33-6-6-66-6-6-66-1-1-11-|
||-------------------------------------| |-1-1-11-4-4-44---------------|
Gtr II (2:39-2:41)
||---------|
||---------|
||-3-3-335-|
||-3-3-335-|
||-1-1-113-|
||---------|
Gtr I&III (2:41-2:58) Gtr I (2:58-3:05)
||----------------------| |----------------|
||-6-8-9-13-11-8-9------| (I) |-6-8-9-13-11-13-|
||----------------------| |----------------|
||-3-5-6-10--8-5-6------| (III) |-3-5-6-10--8----|
||----------------------| |----------------|
||----------------------| |----------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Gtr II&III (2:41-2:58) Gtr III (2:58-3:06)
||---------------------| |-----------------|
||---------------------| |-----------------|
||-6666------8888------| |-6666------55555-|
||-6666-6666-8888-3333-| |-6666-6666-55555-|
||-4444-6666-6666-3333-| |-4444-6666-33333-|
||------4444------1111-| |------4444-------|
Gtr 1 (3:07-3:16) Gtr II (3:07-3:16)
||-------------------------------------| |-1-1-11-4-4-44---------------|
||-------------------------------------| |-1-1-11-4-4-44-8-8-88-3-3-33-|
||----------11111111-33333333-33333333-| |-1-1-11-4-4-44-8-8-88-3-3-33-|
||-33333333-11111111-11111111-33333333-| |-3-3-33-6-6-66-8-8-88-3-3-33-|
||-33333333----------------------------| |-3-3-33-6-6-66-6-6-66-1-1-11-|
||-------------------------------------| |-1-1-11-4-4-44---------------|
Gtr II (3:16-3:18)
||---------|
||---------|
||-3-3-335-|
||-3-3-335-|
||-1-1-113-|
||---------|
Gtr II&III (3:18-3:35) Gtr III (3:35-3:44) Gtr I (3:30-3:44)
||---------------------| |-----------------| |--------------------------------|
||---------------------| |-----------------| |-8-9-13-11-8-9---6-8-9-13-11-13-| (I)
||-6666------8888------| |-6666------55555-| |-x-x--x--x-x-x---x-x-x--x--x--x-|
||-6666-6666-8888-3333-| |-6666-6666-55555-| |-5-6-10--8-5-6---3-5-6-10--8-10-| (I)
||-4444-6666-6666-3333-| |-4444-6666-33333-| |--------------------------------|
||------4444------1111-| |------4444-------| |--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Gtr II&III (3:44-4:09) Gtr I (3:44-4:09)
||-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
||-------------------------------| |-6666-8888-9999-8888-9-99-6-66-|
||-------------------------------| |-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-x-xx-x-xx-|
||-------------------------------| |-3333-5555-6666-5555-6-66-2-22-|
||------4-44-6-66-5-55-6-66-2-22-| |-------------------------------|
||-1-11----------------4-44-0-00-| |-------------------------------|
**** **** **** **** * ** * **
Gtr II&III (4:09-4:18) Gtr I (4:09-4:16)
||---------------------------| |---------------------------|
||---------------------------| |-6-66-8-88-9-99-8-88-99-66-|
||---------------------------| |-x-xx-x-xx-x-xx-x-xx-xx-xx-|
||---------------------------| |-3-33-5-55-6-66-5-55-66-22-|
||------4-44-6-66-5-55-66-22-| |---------------------------|
||-1-11----------------44-00-| |---------------------------|
* ** * ** * ** * ** ** **
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