Canadian Idiot Chords & Tabs
Song: Canadian Idiot (Parody of American Idiot)
Artist: C. Idoit- Weird Al Yankovic
A. Idiot- Green Day
Tuning: Standard
Ok this is a classic parody of Green Day's American Idiot but I'm going to do Canadian
ok?
MAIN RIFF: No Bass or Drums
Guitar-distorted
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|------6-6-----6-----|
|6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-4-|
|6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-6-4-|
|4-4-4-----2-2---4-2-|
Verse riff 1
|----------------------|
|4---------------------|
|4-------6-6-----6-----|
|4-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-4-|
|--6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-6-4-|
|--4-4-4-----2-2---4-2-|
Verse riff 2
|-------------------4-|
|-------------------4-|
|------6-6-----6----4-|
|6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6--4-| also there is another riff like this
|6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-6----|
|4-4-4-----2-2---4----|
Verse riff 3
|4-------------------4-|
|4-------------------4-|
|4-------6-6-----6---4-|
|4-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-4-|
|--6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-6---|
|--4-4-4-----2-2---4---|
Verse riff 4
|4---------------------|
|4---------------------|
|4-------6-6-----6-----|
|4-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-4-|
|--6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-6-4-|
|--4-4-4-----2-2---4-2-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/weird_al_yankovic/canadian_idiot_tab.html ]
CHORUS 1:
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|--------------------||
|--------------------||
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||
|--------------------||
SOLO:
|-------- |-------|
|-------- |9~~~~--|
|13~~~~-- |-------|
|-------- Another way of it is: |-------| They make the same
|-------- |-------| sound
|-------- |-------|
Ok for the Solo Al got really creative with it…not. It’s just the last note for the solo
the American Idiot song.
If you want the whole American Idiot solo email me at stratacaster_master@hotmail.com
OUTRO:
|--------||
|--------||
|6-6-6---||
|6-6-6-6-||
|4-4-4-6-||
|------4-||
End & Enjoy!
Song ORDER: -Note I may be a little off around the solo when it comes to Verse and Main riffs.
Main Riff
Verse Riff 2
Main Riff
Verse Riff 2
Verse Riff 4
Verse Riff 3
Verse Riff 4
Verse Riff 3
Chorus 1
Drum Solo
Verse Riff 4
Verse Riff 3
Verse Riff 4
Verse Riff 3
Verse Riff 4
Verse Riff 3
Chorus 2
Solo
Verse Riff 2 x5
Chorus
Main Riff x3
Verse Riff 3
Main Riff
Outro