American Idiot Chords & Tabs
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Band - Green Day
Song - American Idiot
Tuning: (Guitar 1) - e B G D A e
(Guitar 2) - e B G D A e
Intro:
Q=190
G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5F#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5
4/4
(Guitar 1)
e e e Q e e e +e e Q Q Q e e e Q e e e +e e Q Q Q
e||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
B||o----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------o||
G||--------6--6-6---|-------6--------|-------6--6-6---|-------6---------||
D||--6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6--4--|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6------||
A||o-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6--4--|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----o||
E||--4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4--2--|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4------||
Verse:
G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5F#5
W W e e e Q e e e +e e Q Q Q
e||-----------|----------|----------------|-----------------|
B||o----------|----------|----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------|----------|-------6--6-6---|-------6---------|
D||-----------|----------|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6--4---|
A||o----------|----------|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6--4---|
E||-----------|----------|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4--2---|
G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5
W W e e e Q e e e +e e Q Q Q
e|----------|----------|----------------|-----------------||
B|----------|----------|----------------|----------------o||
G|----------|----------|-------6--6-6---|-------6---------||
D|----------|----------|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6------||
A|----------|----------|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----o||
E|----------|----------|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4------||
Chorus:
C#5 G#5
Q e e e e e e +e e e e e e e e Q e e e e e e +e e e e e e e e
e||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
B||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
G||--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(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)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
A||o-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E||-----------------|-------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
1.
D#5 G#5
Q e e e e e e +e e e e e e e e Q e e e e e e +e e e e e e e e
e|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------||
B|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------o||
G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|--------------------||
D|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(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)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-o||
E|----------------|-------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||
2.
D#5
Q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e W W
e|----------------|-----------------|----------|------|
B|----------------|-----------------|----------|------|
G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------|------|
D|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------|------|
A|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------|------|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------|------|
Interlude:
D.S.
G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5F#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5
e e e Q e e e +e e Q Q Q e e e Q e e e +e e Q Q Q
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------|
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6--4--|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-----|
A|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6--4--|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----|
E|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4--2--|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-----|
G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5F#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5
e e e Q e e e +e e Q Q Q e e e Q e e e +e e Q Q Q
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------|
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6--4--|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-----|
A|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6--4--|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----|
E|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4--2--|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-----|
Solo:
C#5 G#5
(Guitar 1)
Q e e e e e e +e e e e e e e e Q e e e e e e +e e e e e e e e
e||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
B||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
G||--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(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)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
A||o-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E||-----------------|-------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
| |
| (Guitar 2)
| Q e e e e e e Q e e Q Q Q e e e e e e Q Q Q Q |
e||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
B||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
G||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
D||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
A||o-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8----6-6-4---3---|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|--8----6---4---3----|
E||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
1.
D#5
Q e e e e e e +e e e e e e e e
e|----------------|-------------------|
B|----------------|-------------------|
G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------|-------------------|
| |
| Q e e e e e e Q Q H |
e|----------------|-------------------|
B|----------------|-------------------|
G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10----8---6-------|
D|----------------|-------------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/green_day/american_idiot_tab_ver_16.html ]
G#5
Q e e e e e e +e e e e e e e e
e|-------------------------|-------------------------||
B|-------------------------|------------------------o||
G|-------------------------|-------------------------||
D|--6-----6--6--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-o||
E|--4-----4--4--4--4--4--4-|-(4)--4--4--4--4-4--4-4--||
| |
| e e e e e e e e e e e e Q Q |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------||
B|-------------------------|------------------------o||
G|-10-10-10-12-12-12-13-13-|-13--12-12-13-15---13----||
D|-------------------------|-------------------------||
A|-------------------------|------------------------o||
E|-------------------------|-------------------------||
2.
D#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5
Q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e Q e e e +e e Q Q Q
e|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--------6--6-6---|-------6--------|
D|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-----|
A|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----|
E|----------------|------------------|--4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-----|
| |
| Q e e e e e e Q Q H W W |
e|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10---8---6S======|=13--------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
Verse:
G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5
(Guitar 1)
e e e Q e e e +e e Q Q Q e e e Q e e e +e e Q Q Q
e||-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------||
B||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------o||
G||--------6--6-6---|-------6--------|-------6--6-6---|-------6----------||
D||--6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-----|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-------||
A||o-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6------o||
E||--4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-----|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-------||
Wx2
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
Chorus:
C#5 G#5
Q e e e e e e +e e e e e e e e Q e e e e e e +e e e e e e e e
e||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
B||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
G||--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(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)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
A||o-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E||-----------------|-------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
1.
D#5 G#5
Q e e e e e e +e e e e e e e e Q e e e e e e +e e e e e e e e
e|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------||
B|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------o||
G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|--------------------||
D|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(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)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-o||
E|----------------|-------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||
2.
D#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5
Q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e Q e e e +e e Q Q Q
e|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------|
D|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-----|
A|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----|
E|----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-----|
Outro:
G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5F#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5
e e e Q e e e +e e Q Q Q e e e Q e e e +e e Q Q Q
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------|
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6--4--|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-----|
A|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6--4--|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----|
E|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4--2--|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-----|
G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5F#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 GG#5
(Guitar 1)
e e e Q e e e +e e Q Q Q e e e Q e e e +e e Q Q Q
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------*|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------*|
G|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------|-------6--6-6---|-------6------------*|
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6--4--|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6-----6------*|
A|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6--4--|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-----6------*|
E|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4--2--|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2-------4------*|
| |
| (Guitar 2)
| |-3-| |
| W W W Q E E E Q Q |
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------*|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------*|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------6-6-6--------*|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------6-6-6-6------*|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------4-4-4-6------*|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------4------*|
Duration Legend:
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend:
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend:
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
