Artist: Green Day
Title: Letterbomb
Album: American Idiot
Guitarist: Billie Joe
Tabbed By BurningPiano	

This IS the best song off the new album
Here goes…
i modified chorus part 2 so i think it's correct now ;)
/: slide up
: slide down

Intro: (palm muted)
G] -9-(------)-8-(------)-9-(-----)--
D] -X-(-X 46-)-X-(-X-16-)-X-(-X-32)--
A] -7-(------)-6-(------)-7-(-----)--
E] ----------------------------------

Intro part 2:
G] --------------------------------------6-66666-6-66-6-666---------------------
D] -2-2222-2-22-2-222-6-66666-6-66-6-666-6-66666-6-66-6-666-7-77777-7-77-7-777--
A] -2-2222-2-22-2-222-6-66666-6-66-6-666-4-44444-4-44-4-444-7-77777-7-77-7-777--
E] -0-0000-0-00-0-000-4-44444-4-44-4-444--------------------5-55555-5-55-5-555--

Verse: ‘where have all the bastards gone?……’
G] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D] -2222222222222222-7-77777-7-77-7-777-4-44444-7-77-7-777-2-22222-2-22-2-222---
A] -2222222222222222-7-77777-7-77-7-777-4-44444-7-77-7-777-2-22222-2-22-2-222---
E] -0000000000000000-5-55555-5-55-5-555-2-22222-5-55-5-555-0-00000-0-00-0-000---

Verse part 2: ‘the dummy failed the crash test……’
G] ---------6-66-6-666---------6-66-6-666--------------------------------------
D] -6-66666-6-66-6-666-6-66666-6-66-6-666-7-77777-4-44-4-444-9997777/99-99999--
A] -6-66666-4-44-4-444-4-44444-4-44-4-444-7-77777-4-44-4-444-9997777/99-99999--
E] -4-44444------------4-44444------------5-55555-2-22-2-222-7775555/77-77777--

Bridge: ‘the town bishop’s an extortionist……………’
G] --------------------------------------------------------------------
D] -7777777777777-6-7777777777777-6-9999999999999-7-99999-7-9-7-9-999--
A] -7777777777777-6-7777777777777-6-9999999999999-7-99999-7-9-7-9-999--
E] -5555555555555-4-5555555555555-4-7777777777777-5-77777-5-7-5-7-777--

Chorus: ‘It’s not over till your underground………’
G] -9-999999-------------------------------
D] -9-999999-999-99999-7-77777-7-77-7-777--
A] -7-777777-999-99999-7-77777-7-77-7-777--
E] ----------777-77777-5-55555-5-55-5-555--

Chorus part 2: ‘this city’s burning………’
G] -9-999999----------------------------------9-999999-------------------------------
D] -9-999999-999-99999-7-77777-7-77-10-101010-9-999999-999-99999-7-77777-7-77-7-777--
A] -7-777777-999-99999-7-77777-7-77-10-101010-7-777777-999-99999-7-77777-7-77-7-777--
E] ----------777-77777-5-55555-5-55-8--8-8-8-----------777-77777-5-55555-5-55-5-555--

Break: ‘there is nothing left to analyse…’
G] ------
D] -4/7--
A] -4/7--
E] -2/5--

Solo:
B] -999------999-----99-------999-----999----99--
G] -----999------999----99-888----888-----88-----

Solo cont…:
B] -999------999-----99----101010-----101010-----1010-----
G] -----999------999----99--------999--------999------99--

Bridge 2: ‘Your not the jesus of suburbia………’
G] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D] -9999999999999-7-9999999999999-6-7777777777777-6-9999999999999-7-9-7-9-999--
A] -9999999999999-7-9999999999999-6-7777777777777-6-9999999999999-7-9-7-9-999--
E] -7777777777777-5-7777777777777-4-5555555555555-4-7777777777777-5-7-5-7-777--

End: (slam the strings at this part!!!!!!!!) ‘She said I can’t take this town im leaving you……’
G] -----------------------------------6666666666666666-------------------
D] -2222222222222222-6666666666666666-6666666666666666-7777777777777777--
A] -2222222222222222-6666666666666666-4444444444444444-7777777777777777--
E] -0000000000000000-4444444444444444------------------5555555555555555--

End part 2:
G] -------------------
D] -2-22-2-22-2-22--2-
A] -2-22-2-22-2-22--2-
E] -0-00-0-00-0-00--0-

Sorry bout the long structure but it’s a huuuuge song, but it’s amazing, check it out ;)

Song Strcuture:
Intro                    Chorus                Chorus part 2
Intro part 2             Chorus part 2         End
Verse                    Break                 End part 2
Verse part 2             Intro with solo
Verse                    Intro part 2 x 2
Verse part 2             Bridge 2
Bridge                   Chorus
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