American Idiot - Green Day
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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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AMERICAN IDIOT (Bassline)
Transcribed by Gary Ramsey
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Staff'
Q=185
4/4
Gtr I
W H
|----------|--
|----------|--
|----------|--
|----------|--
Q Q E
----------|---
----------|---
----------|-0-
-------3--|---
E E E +S S E
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0---5-(5)---5-
--0-----------
E E +E E Q
----|---------
----|---------
----|-------5-
0-3-|-(3)-3---
Q Q
-------|
-------|
-------|
-5-----|
E E E E +S
|-------------
|-------------
|-------5-(5)-
|-5-5-0-------
S E E E +E
--------|-----
--------|-----
--5-----|-----
----0-3-|-(3)-
E Q Q Q E
-----------|--
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--5--------|-0
3----5--3--|--
E E E +S S E
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-0---5-(5)---5
---0----------
E E +E E Q
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|-------5
-0-3-|-(3)-3--
Q Q
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W W
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|----------|--
|----------|--
E E
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E E +S S E E
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--5-(5)---5---
0-----------0-
E +E E Q Q
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--|-------5---
3-|-(3)-3----5
Q
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W W
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E E
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E E +S S E E
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E +E E Q Q
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3-|-(3)-3----5
Q
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W W
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E E
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E +E E Q Q
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3-|-(3)-3----5
Q
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W W
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E E
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E E +S S E E
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E +E E Q Q
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3-|-(3)-3----5
Q
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Q E E E E E
|-------------
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|-------------
E +E E E E
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E E E E Q
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E E E E E E
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+E E E E E E
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(5)-5-5-5-5-5-
E E
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5-0-|
Q E E E E E
|-------------
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|-------------
E +E E E E
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-7-|-(7)-7-7-7
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E E E E Q
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E E E E E E
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+Q E E E E E
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E
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Q E E E E E
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Q E E E E E
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S E E E +E
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Q E E E E E
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E E
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E E +S S E E
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E +E E Q Q
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3-|-(3)-3----5
Q
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E E E E +S
|-------------
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|-----0-------
S E E E +E
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E E E +S S E
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W E
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-3-----5------
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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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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