Band:Green Day
Song:American Idiot (Live)(3:18)
Album:American Idiot (Reprise Records 2004)
Guitar/Lead Vocals:Billie Joe Armstrong
Bass/Vocals:Mike Dirnt
Drums/Vocals:Tre` Cool
Guitar 2:Jason White (Pinhead Gunpowder)
Tabber:Richard Hurtado
Tuning:Standard (E A D G B E) or Half Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Both Guitars Distorted
Tab. Notation:
/ = slide
^ = bend
Amp Settings:
Distortion:On
Drive:6
Treble:10
Middle:8
Bass:5
Pick-Up Positions:
Billie Joe:Bridge Pick-Up
Jason White:Neck Pick-Up
______Billie Joe (BJ)__________ ______Jason White (JW)_________
/ \ / \
(distorted)
E|----------------------------||
B|----------------------------||
G|----------------------------||play this part 4.5 times and then start playing
D|-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX----||song.
A|-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX----||
E|-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX----||
INTRO (distorted)(0:00-0:02) INTRO (distorted)(0:02-0:02)
E|----------------------------|| E|-----------------------------||
B|----------------------------|| B|-----------------------------||
G|------6-66------6-----------|| G|-----------------------------||
D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-----|| D|----------------------4------||
A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-----|| A|----------------------4------||
E|-440--------22-----4--2-----|| E|----------------------2------||
^When this note is played guitar 2,bass & drums come in.
CHORUS (distorted)(0:02-0:05) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:02-0:05)
E|---------------------0------|| E|----------------------------||
B|---------------------0------|| B|----------------------------||
G|------6-66------6----0------|| G|------6-66------6-----------||
D|-660--6-66--44--6--6-0------|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-----||
A|-660--4-44--44--4--6-0------|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-----||
E|-440--------22-----4-0------|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-----||
CHORUS (distorted)(0:05-0:07) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:05-0:07)
E|----------------------------|| E|----------------------------||
B|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------||
G|------6-66------6-----------|| G|------6-66------6-----------||
D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-----|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-----||
A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-----|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-----||
E|-440--------22-----4--2-----|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-----||
CHORUS (distorted)(0:07-0:10) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:07-0:10)
E|---------------------0------|| E|----------------------------||
B|---------------------0------|| B|----------------------------||
G|------6-66------6----0------|| G|------6-66------6-----------||
D|-660--6-66--44--6--6-0------|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-----||
A|-660--4-44--44--4--6-0------|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-----||
E|-440--------22-----4-0------|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-----||
CHORUS (distorted)(0:13-0:16) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:13-0:16)
E|---|------------------------|| E|---|------------------------||
B|---|------------------------|| B|---|------------------------||
G|---|------6-66------6-------|| G|---|------6-66------6-------||
D|-4-|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|-4-|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|-2-|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2-||
(Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part)
(0:10-0:13) Dont want to be an american idiot.
CHORUS (distorted)(0:17-0:20) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:17-0:20)
E|---|---------------------0--|| E|---|------------------------||
B|---|---------------------0--|| B|---|------------------------||
G|---|------6-66------6----0--|| G|---|------6-66------6-------||
D|-4-|-660--6-66--44--6--6-0--|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|-4-|-660--4-44--44--4--6----|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|-2-|-440--------22-----4----|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2-||
(Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part)
(0:16-0:17) Dont want a nation under the new media.
CHORUS (distorted)(0:23-0:26) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:23-0:26)
E|---|------------------------|| E|---|-------------------------||
B|---|------------------------|| B|---|-------------------------||
G|---|------6-66------6-------|| G|---|------6-66------6--------||
D|-4-|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4--||
A|-4-|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4--||
E|-2-|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2--||
(Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part)
(0:21-0:23) And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
CHORUS (distorted)(0:28-0:31) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:28-0:31)
E|---|------------------------|| E|---|-------------------------||
B|---|------------------------|| B|---|-------------------------||
G|---|------6-66------6-------|| G|---|------6-66------6--------||
D|-4-|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4--||
A|-4-|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4--||
E|-2-|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2--||
(Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part)
(0:26-0:28) The subliminal mind*** america.
VERSE (distorted) (0:31-0:49) (GUITAR 1&2)
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-------------||
Welcome |All |Everything| |Television|We're not |For thats
to a new |across |isn't | |dreams of |the ones |enough to
kind of |the |meant to | |tommorow |who're |argue
tension |alienation|be okay | | |meant |
|to follow |
Drums (0:49-0:51)
CHORUS (distorted)(0:51-0:54) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:51-0:54)
E|-0-|------------------------|| E|---|-----------------------||
B|-0-|------------------------|| B|---|-----------------------||
G|-0-|------6-66------6-------|| G|---|------6-66------6------||
D|-0-|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4||
D|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4||
E|---|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2||
CHORUS (distorted)(0:54-0:56) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:54-0:56)
E|----------------------0-----|| E|--------------------------||
B|----------------------0-----|| B|--------------------------||
G|------6-66------6-----0-----|| G|------6-66------6---------||
D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--0-----|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4---||
A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--0-----|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4---||
E|-440--------22-----4--0-----|| E|-440--------22-----4--2---||
CHORUS (distorted)(0:59-1:02) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:59-1:02)
E|---|------------------------|| E|---|-----------------------||
B|---|------------------------|| B|---|-----------------------||
G|---|------6-66------6-------|| G|---|------6-66------6------||
D|-4-|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4||
A|-4-|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4||
E|-2-|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2||
(Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part)
(0:57-0:59) Well maybe I'm the faggot america.
CHORUS (distorted)(1:04-1:07) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:04-1:07)
E|---|---------------------0--|| E|---|------------------------||
B|---|---------------------0--|| B|---|------------------------||
G|---|------6-66------6----0--|| G|---|------6-66------6-------||
D|-4-|-660--6-66--44--6--6-0--|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|-4-|-660--4-44--44--4--6-0--|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|-2-|-440--------22-----4-0--|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2-||
(Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part)
(1:02-1:04) I'm not a part of a redneck agenda.
CHORUS (distorted)(1:09-1:12) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:09-1:12)
E|---|------------------------|| E|---|------------------------||
B|---|------------------------|| B|---|------------------------||
G|---|------6-66------6-------|| G|---|------6-66------6-------||
D|-4-|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|-4-|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|-2-|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2-||
(Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part)
(1:07-1:09) Now everybody do the propaganda.
CHORUS (distorted)(1:15-1:17) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:15-1:17)
E|---|------------------------|| E|---|------------------------||
B|---|------------------------|| B|---|------------------------||
G|---|------6-66------6-------|| G|---|------6-66------6-------||
D|-4-|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|-4-|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|-2-|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2-||
(Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part)
(1:12-1:14) And sing along in the age of paranoia.
VERSE (distorted) (1:18-1:35) (GUITAR 1&2)
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-------------||
Welcome |All |Everything| |Television|We're not |For thats
to a new |across |isn't | |dreams of |the ones |enough to
kind of |the |meant to | |tommorow |who're |argue
tension |alienation|be okay | | |meant |
|to follow |
Drums (1:35-1:38)
CHORUS (distorted)(1:38-1:40) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:38-1:40)
E|-0-|------------------------|| E|---|------------------------||
B|-0-|------------------------|| B|---|------------------------||
G|-0-|------6-66------6-------|| G|---|------6-66------6-------||
D|-0-|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|---|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2-||
CHORUS (distorted)(1:40-1:43) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:40-1:43)
E|----------------------0-----|| E|-------------------------||
B|----------------------0-----|| B|-------------------------||
G|------6-66------6-----0-----|| G|------6-66------6--------||
D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--0-----|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4--||
A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--0-----|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4--||
E|-440--------22-----4--0-----|| E|-440--------22-----4--2--||
CHORUS (distorted)(1:43-1:45) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:43-1:45)
E|----------------------------|| E|------------------------||
B|----------------------------|| B|------------------------||
G|------6-66------6-----------|| G|------6-66------6-------||
D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-----|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-----|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|-440--------22-----4--2-----|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-||
CHORUS (distorted)(1:45-1:48) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:45-1:48)
E|----------------------------|| E|------------------------||
B|----------------------------|| B|------------------------||
G|------6-66------6-----------|| G|------6-66------6-------||
D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-----|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-----|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|-440--------22-----4--2-----|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-||
SOLO PT.1 (distorted) (1:48-1:58) (guitar 2)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------8-------------||
B|-------------------------------------------------------9-----11----------11---9^--||
G|10101010101010/8-6--88888/10-8-6-5--33333-5-6-5-3---88----88-----88---88----8-----||
D|X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X--XXXXX-X--X-X-X------------------------------------------------||
A|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-/6-4--66666/8--6-4-3------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
SOLO PT.2 (distorted) (1:58-2:07) (guitar 2)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------||
B|-----------------------------------------------------------||
G|10101010101010/8-6--88888/10-8-6-5--33333-5-6-5-3--13------||
D|X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X--XXXXX-X--X-X-X-------------------------||
A|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-/6-4--66666/8--6-4-3-------------------------||
E|-----------------------------------------------------------||
GUITAR 2:VERSE (distorted)(1:48-2:07)(guitar 1 plays this,while guitar 1 plays solo)
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-------------||
INTERLUDE (distorted)(2:07-2:10) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(2:07-2:10)
E|-----------------------|| E|------------------------||
B|-----------------------|| B|------------------------||
G|11----11----11----13---|| G|------6-66------6-------||
D|---11----11----11----11|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|-----------------------|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|-----------------------|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-||
INTERLUDE (distorted)(2:10-2:13) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(2:10-2:13)
E|-----------------------|| E|------------------------||
B|-----------------------|| B|------------------------||
G|11----11----11----13---|| G|------6-66------6-------||
D|---11----11----11----11|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|-----------------------|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|-----------------------|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-||
INTERLUDE (distorted)(2:13-2:16) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(2:13-2:16)
E|-----------------------|| E|------------------------||
B|-----------------------|| B|------------------------||
G|11----11----11----13---|| G|------6-66------6-------||
D|---11----11----11----11|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|-----------------------|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|-----------------------|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-||
INTERLUDE (distorted)(2:16-2:19) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(2:16-2:19)
E|-----------------------|| E|------------------------||
B|-----------------------|| B|------------------------||
G|11----11----11----13---|| G|------6-66------6-------||
D|---11----11----11----11|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|-----------------------|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|-----------------------|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-||
INTERLUDE (distorted)(2:19-2:22) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(2:19-2:22)
E|-----------------------|| E|------------------------||
B|-----------------------|| B|------------------------||
G|11----11----11----13---|| G|------6-66------6-------||
D|---11----11----11----11|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|-----------------------|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|-----------------------|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-||
INTERLUDE (distorted)(2:22-2:25) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(2:22-2:25)
E|------------------------|| E|------------------------||
B|------------------------|| B|------------------------||
G|11----11----11----13----|| G|------6-66------6-------||
D|---11----11----11----11~|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|------------------------|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|------------------------|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-||
CHORUS (distorted)(2:25-2:28) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:28-2:28)
E|---------------------0--|| E|------------------------||
B|---------------------0--|| B|------------------------||
G|---------------------0--|| G|------6-66------6-------||
D|---------------------0--|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|---------------------0--|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|---------------------0--|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-||
CHORUS (distorted)(2:28-2:31) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:31-2:31)
E|---------------------0--|| E|------------------------||
B|---------------------0--|| B|------------------------||
G|---------------------0--|| G|------6-66------6-------||
D|---------------------0--|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|---------------------0--|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|---------------------0--|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-||
CHORUS (distorted)(2:31-2:34) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:34-2:34)
E|---------------------0--|| E|------------------------||
B|---------------------0--|| B|------------------------||
G|---------------------0--|| G|------6-66------6-------||
D|---------------------0--|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|---------------------0--|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|---------------------0--|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-||
CHORUS (distorted)(2:34-2:37) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:37-2:37)
E|---------------------0--|| E|------------------------||
B|---------------------0--|| B|------------------------||
G|---------------------0--|| G|------6-66------6-------||
D|---------------------0--|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|---------------------0--|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|---------------------0--|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-||
CHORUS (distorted)(2:37-2:40) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:40-2:40)
E|---------------------0--|| E|------------------------||
B|---------------------0--|| B|------------------------||
G|---------------------0--|| G|------6-66------6-------||
D|---------------------0--|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|---------------------0--|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|---------------------0--|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-||
Dont want to be an american idiot.
CHORUS (distorted)(2:40-2:43) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:43-2:43)
E|---------------------0--|| E|------------------------||
B|---------------------0--|| B|------------------------||
G|---------------------0--|| G|------6-66------6-------||
D|---------------------0--|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|---------------------0--|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|---------------------0--|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-||
One nation controlled by the media.
CHORUS (distorted)(2:43-2:46) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:46-2:46)
E|---------------------0--|| E|------------------------||
B|---------------------0--|| B|------------------------||
G|---------------------0--|| G|------6-66------6-------||
D|---------------------0--|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|---------------------0--|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|---------------------0--|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-||
Information age of hysteria.
NO GUITARS (2:46-2:48) It's going out to idiot america.
VERSE (distorted) (2:48-3:03) (GUITAR 1&2)
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-------------||
Welcome |All |Everything| |Television|We're not |For thats
to a new |across |isn't | |dreams of |the ones |enough to
kind of |the |meant to | |tommorow |who're |argue
tension |alienation|be okay | | |meant |
|to follow
CHORUS (distorted)(3:03-3:06) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(3:06-3:06)
E|------------------------|| E|-----------------------||
B|------------------------|| B|-----------------------||
G|------6-66------6-------|| G|-----------------------||
D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|---------------------4-||
A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|---------------------4-||
E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|---------------------2-||
CHORUS (distorted)(3:06-3:09) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(3:06-3:09)
E|------------------------|| E|------------------------||
B|------------------------|| B|------------------------||
G|------6-66------6-------|| G|------6-66------6-------||
D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-||
CHORUS (distorted)(3:09-3:12) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(3:09-3:12)
E|------------------------|| E|------------------------||
B|------------------------|| B|------------------------||
G|------6-66------6-------|| G|------6-66------6-------||
D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-||
CHORUS (distorted)(3:12-3:15) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(3:12-3:15)
E|------------------------|| E|------------------------||
B|------------------------|| B|------------------------||
G|------6-66------6-------|| G|------6-66------6-------||
D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-||
A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-||
E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-||
OUTRO (distorted) (3:15-3:18) GUITAR 2:OUTRO (distorted)(3:17-3:18)
E|------------------------|| E|-----------------------||
B|------------------------|| B|-----------------------||
G|----------------6-6-6---|| G|-----6-66------6-6-6---||
D|----------------6-6-6-6-|| D|-660-6-66--44--6-6-6-6-||
A|----------------4-4-4-6-|| A|-660-4-44--44--4-4-4-6-||
E|----------------------4-|| E|-440-------22--------4-||
