The Guess Who - American Woman Tabbed by Dan Roeth E--3--------------------------------------------------------------------- B--3--6--6-5--5-4--4-3-------------------------6--6-5--5-4--4-3---------- G-----7--7-6--6-5--5-4-------------------------7--7-6--6-5--5-4---------- D------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------ E--3-----------------3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-----------------3--3-3--3-3 and so on..... these are some variations of the riffs from above E------3--1--------------- --8--10-10-10------3--1-- --8--10-10-10-------------------- B--3-3-3--0-3------------- --8--10-10-10--3-3-3--0-- --8--10-10-10--6--6-5--5-4--4-3-- G--4-4------4------------- or ---------------4-4------- or ---------------7--7-6--6-5--5-4-- D------------------------- ------------------------- --------------------------------- A------------------------- ------------------------- --------------------------------- E------------3-3--3-3----- ------------------------- --------------------------------- after several of those variations do this MAIN RIFF E-3---------------------------------------------- B-3---------------------------------------------- G-4---------------------------------------------- D-5-----7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9----7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-- A-5---9-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--9-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- E-3---7-----------------------7------------------ while doing the riff above, do this little lead to get the right tone, you might want to consider using your fingers instead of a pick E-------------------11--------16------------ B-------------10-12--------------12-14-15--- G--9-11-13--13--------9-11-13--------------- D------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------- do this after each verse then this solo and the whole time the main riff plays in the background. when you see this ^ bend UP when the note is going higher, for example 11^13 and then when the note is going down, for example 13^11, you should be on the 11th fret already and have the string bent up to the 13th and bend it in reverse. E----------------------------------------------------------11---------- B---------------------------------------------------13^15-------------- G-9-11-11^13--13^11p9-11-9--14^16--16^14p12-14-13-------------9-11-13-- D---------------------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------11------------------------------------------------- B--13^15-13^15-13^15--------------15h16h17-17--15h16h17-17--15h16h17-17-- G------------------------9-11-13----------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------ E-----15-17^19--17^19--19^17p15-17-19-15------------------------- B--17------------------------------------17--15h17p15-14-15--12-- G---------------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------- B-12-14-15p14p12-14-12--12-14-14^15--15^14p12-14/17--- G----------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------- then into this E----------------------------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------------- D--9-9-9-9-9-7-9---9-9-9-9-9-7-9---9-9-9-9-9-7-9---9-9-9-9-9-7-9-- A--7-7-7-7-7-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-5-7-- E----------------------------------------------------------------- now back into the main riff E-3---------------------------------------------- B-3---------------------------------------------- G-4---------------------------------------------- D-5-----7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9----7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-- A-5---9-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--9-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- E-3---7-----------------------7------------------ then on top of the main riff, play this E--------------------------15p14p12-14-12----------------------- B-15^14p12-14-12--12-14-15-----------------12-14-15^14p12-14-12- G--------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------- E--12----------12----------12----------12----------- B--------------------------------------------------- G-----12^13-------12^13-------12^13-------12^13----- D-----------14----------14----------14----------14-- A--------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------- E--15-----------15-----------15------------------------------------ B-----12-14-15-----12-14-15-----14^15-15^14p12-14-12--15^14p12-14-- G------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------ E--15^14--------19-19-19-19^21^19---17h19p17--16-16--19----16-- B--------14^15------------------------------------------16----- G-------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------- E--16-17-16--16-16-16------------------------------- B---------------------17-----14-15--15p14p12-14/17-- G-------------------------16------------------------ D--------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------- you might want to figure out some other ending because its hard to fade out when playing live.