American Idiot by Green Day

Riff 1
E |------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------6-6--------6-----------------------------------------|
D |-6-6---6-6----4-4-6-6-4-------------------------------------|
A |-6-6---4-4----4-4-4-6-2-------------------------------------|
E |-4-4-0-----0--2-2---4-2-------------------------------------|
Riff 2
E |-0---------------------0--------------------------------------|
B |-0---------------------0--------------------------------------|
G |-0-------6-6-------6---0--------------------------------------|
D |-0-6-6---6-6---4-4-6-6-0--------------------------------------|
A |---6-6---4-4---4-4-4-6----------------------------------------|
E |---4-4-0-----0-2-2---4----------------------------------------|
Riff 3
E |-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-0--------6-6-------6-------------------------------------------|
D |-0--6-6---6-6---4-4-6-6--4--------------------------------------|
A |----6-6---4-4---4-4-4-6--4--------------------------------------|
E |----4-4-0-----0-2-2---4--2--------------------------------------| 
Chorus
E |------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------|
D |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------|
A |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------|
E |-------------------------0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|

E |------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------|
G |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------|
D |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------|
A |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------|
E |-------------------------0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
Play this through twice for each chorus but end on the x6888x part the 2nd time

Solo part 1
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-8-6-6/-8-8-8-8-8-11-8-6-5-------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--6-4-4/-6-6-6-6-6-8--6-4-3-------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
Solo part 2
E |----------------------------------8------------------------|
B |-------------------9-9---11-11------9----------------------|
G |-3-3-3-3-5-6-3--8-8----8-------8-8----8--------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
Solo part 3
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------9v--------------------------------------|
G |-3-3-3-3-5-6-3-5/8-----------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude
E |-----------------0---------|
B |-----------------0---------|
G |-----------------0---------|
D |-----------------0---------|
A |-----4-4-----4-------------|
E |-4-4-----2-2---2-----------|
Outro
E |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|
G |-------6-6-------6----------6-6-----6-6-6--------|
D |-6-6---6-6---4-4-6-6-4-6-6--6-6---4-6-6-6-6------|
A |-6-6---4-4---4-4-4-6-4-6-6--4-4---4-4-4-4-6------|
E |-4-4-0-----0-2-2---4-2-4-4-0----0-2-------4------| 
Order:
Intro (=riff 1 x3, then an open string stab)
Verse 1 (=riff 3, then riff 2, then riff 3, then riff 2)
Chorus
Intro (with riff 1 x2 then open string stab)
Verse 2 
Chorus
Intro(with riff 1 x4 with stabs at the end of 2 and 4)
Solo part 1
Solo part 2
Solo part 1
Solo part 3
Interlude x 3
Chorus
Outro

Key
/ = slide
v = vibrato
	Ok I think this looks a bit confusing but I really can’t be bothered to put it any differently. I pretty sure it’s right and the strumming should be how I play it but I’m still finding it a bit difficult to put down what I play. Please rate and for another tab by me check out Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) and homecoming, also by Green Day. More tabs to come your way. See ya.
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