American Idiot - Green Day
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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----------
G||--------6--
D||--6-6-6-6--
A||o-6-6-6-4--
E||--4-4-4----
------|-------
------|-------
6-6---|-------
6-6-4-|-(4)-4-
4-4-4-|-(4)-4-
----2-|-(2)-2-
---------|----
---------|----
6--------|----
6--6--4--|-6-6
4--6--4--|-6-6
---4--2--|-4-4
------------|-
------------|-
---6--6-6---|-
-6-6--6-6-4-|-
-6-4--4-4-4-|-
-4--------2-|-
--------------
--------------
------6-------
(4)-4-6--6----
(4)-4-4--6----
(2)-2----4----
--||
-o||
--||
--||
-o||
--||
Verse:
W
e||-----------
B||o----------
G||-----------
D||-----------
A||o----------
E||-----------
G#
W E
|----------|--
|----------|--
|----------|--
|----------|-6
|----------|-6
|----------|-4
5 C#5 F#5
E E Q E E E
--------------
--------------
-----6--6-6---
-6-6-6--6-6-4-
-6-6-4--4-4-4-
-4-4--------2-
C#5G#5F
+E E Q Q Q
|-------------
|-------------
|-------6-----
|-(4)-4-6--6--
|-(4)-4-4--6--
|-(2)-2----4--
#5
----|
----|
----|
4---|
4---|
2---|
W W
e|----------|-
B|----------|-
G|----------|-
D|----------|-
A|----------|-
E|----------|-
G#5
E E
---------|----
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-6-6
---------|-6-6
---------|-4-4
C#5 F#5
E Q E E E +
------------|-
------------|-
---6--6-6---|-
-6-6--6-6-4-|-
-6-4--4-4-4-|-
-4--------2-|-
C#5G#5
E E Q Q Q
--------------
--------------
------6-------
(4)-4-6--6----
(4)-4-4--6----
(2)-2----4----
--||
-o||
--||
--||
-o||
--||
Chorus:
C#5
Q E E E E
e||-----------
B||o----------
G||--6--6-6-6-
D||--6--6-6-6-
A||o-4--4-4-4-
E||-----------
E E +E E E
------|-------
------|-------
6-6-6-|-(6)-6-
6-6-6-|-(6)-6-
4-4-4-|-(4)-4-
------|-------
G
E E E E E Q
------------|-
------------|-
6-6-6-6-6-6-|-
6-6-6-6-6-6-|-
4-4-4-4-4-4-|-
------------|-
#5
E E E E E E
--------------
--------------
--------------
6--6-6-6-6-6-6
6--6-6-6-6-6-6
4--4-4-4-4-4-4
+E E E E E
-|------------
-|------------
-|------------
-|-(6)-6-6-6-6
-|-(6)-6-6-6-6
-|-(4)-4-4-4-4
E E E
--------|
--------|
--------|
-6-6-6--|
-6-6-6--|
-4-4-4--|
1.
D#5
Q E E E E E
e|------------
B|------------
G|-8--8-8-8-8-
D|-8--8-8-8-8-
A|-6--6-6-6-6-
E|------------
E +E E E E
----|---------
----|---------
8-8-|-(8)-8-8-
8-8-|-(8)-8-8-
6-6-|-(6)-6-6-
----|---------
G#5
E E E E Q
----------|---
----------|---
8-8-8-8-8-|---
8-8-8-8-8-|-6-
6-6-6-6-6-|-6-
----------|-4-
E E E E E E
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
+E E E E E E
--------------
--------------
--------------
-(6)-6-6-6-6-6
-(6)-6-6-6-6-6
-(4)-4-4-4-4-4
E E
------||
-----o||
------||
-6-6--||
-6-6-o||
-4-4--||
2.
D#5
Q E E E E E
e|------------
B|------------
G|-8--8-8-8-8-
D|-8--8-8-8-8-
A|-6--6-6-6-6-
E|------------
E E E E E E
----|---------
----|---------
8-8-|-8-8-8-8-
8-8-|-8-8-8-8-
6-6-|-6-6-6-6-
----|---------
E E E W
--------|-----
--------|-----
8-8-8-8-|-----
8-8-8-8-|-----
6-6-6-6-|-----
--------|-----
W
-----|------|
-----|------|
-----|------|
-----|------|
-----|------|
-----|------|
Interlude:
G#5 C#5
E E E Q E E
e|------------
B|------------
G|-------6--6-
D|-6-6-6-6--6-
A|-6-6-6-4--4-
E|-4-4-4------
F#5 C#5
E +E E Q
----|---------
----|---------
6---|-------6-
6-4-|-(4)-4-6-
4-4-|-(4)-4-4-
--2-|-(2)-2---
G#5F#5 G#5
Q Q E E E
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-6--4--|-6-6-6
-6--4--|-6-6-6
-4--2--|-4-4-4
C#5 F#5
Q E E E +E
----------|---
----------|---
-6--6-6---|---
-6--6-6-4-|-(4
-4--4-4-4-|-(4
--------2-|-(2
D.S.
C#5G#5
E Q Q Q
-------------|
-------------|
----6--------|
)-4-6--6-----|
)-4-4--6-----|
)-2----4-----|
G#5 C#5
E E E Q E E
e|------------
B|------------
G|-------6--6-
D|-6-6-6-6--6-
A|-6-6-6-4--4-
E|-4-4-4------
F#5 C#5
E +E E Q
----|---------
----|---------
6---|-------6-
6-4-|-(4)-4-6-
4-4-|-(4)-4-4-
--2-|-(2)-2---
G#5F#5 G#5
Q Q E E E
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-6--4--|-6-6-6
-6--4--|-6-6-6
-4--2--|-4-4-4
C#5 F#5
Q E E E +E
----------|---
----------|---
-6--6-6---|---
-6--6-6-4-|-(4
-4--4-4-4-|-(4
--------2-|-(2
C#5G#5
E Q Q Q
-------------|
-------------|
----6--------|
)-4-6--6-----|
)-4-4--6-----|
)-2----4-----|
Solo:
C#5
(Guitar
Q E E E E
e||-----------
B||o----------
G||--6--6-6-6-
D||--6--6-6-6-
A||o-4--4-4-4-
E||-----------
1)
E E +E E E
------|-------
------|-------
6-6-6-|-(6)-6-
6-6-6-|-(6)-6-
4-4-4-|-(4)-4-
------|-------
G
E E E E E Q
------------|-
------------|-
6-6-6-6-6-6-|-
6-6-6-6-6-6-|-
4-4-4-4-4-4-|-
------------|-
#5
E E E E E E
--------------
--------------
--------------
6--6-6-6-6-6-6
6--6-6-6-6-6-6
4--4-4-4-4-4-4
+E E E E E
-|------------
-|------------
-|------------
-|-(6)-6-6-6-6
-|-(6)-6-6-6-6
-|-(4)-4-4-4-4
E E E
--------|
--------|
--------|
-6-6-6--|
-6-6-6--|
-4-4-4--|
|
| (Guit
| Q E E E
e||-----------
B||o----------
G||-----------
D||-----------
A||o-8--8-8-8-
E||-----------
ar 2)
E E E Q
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
8-8-8-|--8----
------|-------
E E Q Q
------------|-
------------|-
------------|-
------------|-
6-6-4---3---|-
------------|-
Q E E E E E E
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
6--6-6-6-6-6-6
--------------
Q Q Q
-|------------
-|------------
-|------------
-|------------
-|--8----6---4
-|------------
|
Q |
--------|
--------|
--------|
--------|
---3----|
--------|
1.
D#5
Q E E E E E
e|------------
B|------------
G|-8--8-8-8-8-
D|-8--8-8-8-8-
A|-6--6-6-6-6-
E|------------
E +E E E E
----|---------
----|---------
8-8-|-(8)-8-8-
8-8-|-(8)-8-8-
6-6-|-(6)-6-6-
----|---------
E E E E
----------|
----------|
8-8-8-8-8-|
8-8-8-8-8-|
6-6-6-6-6-|
----------|
|
| Q E E E E
e|------------
B|------------
G|-8--8-8-8-8-
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
E E Q Q
----|---------
----|---------
8-8-|-10----8-
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
|
H |
----------|
----------|
--6-------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
G#5
Q E E
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|--6-----6--6
A|--6-----6--6
E|--4-----4--4
E E E E
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
--6--6--6--6-|
--6--6--6--6-|
--4--4--4--4-|
+E E E E
--------------
--------------
--------------
-(6)--6--6--6-
-(6)--6--6--6-
-(4)--4--4--4-
E E E E
-----------||
----------o||
-----------||
-6-6--6-6--||
-6-6--6-6-o||
-4-4--4-4--||
|
| E E E E
e|------------
B|------------
G|-10-10-10-12
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
E E E E
-------------|
-------------|
-12-12-13-13-|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
E E E E
--------------
--------------
-13--12-12-13-
--------------
--------------
--------------
|
Q Q |
-----------||
----------o||
15---13----||
-----------||
----------o||
-----------||
2.
D#5
Q E E E E E
e|------------
B|------------
G|-8--8-8-8-8-
D|-8--8-8-8-8-
A|-6--6-6-6-6-
E|------------
E E E E E
----|---------
----|---------
8-8-|--8-8-8-8
8-8-|--8-8-8-8
6-6-|--6-6-6-6
----|---------
G#5
E E E E E E
---------|----
---------|----
-8-8-8-8-|----
-8-8-8-8-|--6-
-6-6-6-6-|--6-
---------|--4-
C#5 F#5
E Q E E E
-------------|
-------------|
----6--6-6---|
6-6-6--6-6-4-|
6-6-4--4-4-4-|
4-4--------2-|
C#5G#5
+E E Q Q Q
--------------
--------------
-------6------
-(4)-4-6--6---
-(4)-4-4--6---
-(2)-2----4---
--|
--|
--|
--|
--|
--|
|
| Q E E E E
e|------------
B|------------
G|-8--8-8-8-8-
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
E E Q Q
----|---------
----|---------
8-8-|-10---8--
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
H W
---------|----
---------|----
-6S======|=13-
---------|----
---------|----
---------|----
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
W
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
|
|
--|
--|
--|
--|
--|
--|
Verse:
G#5 C#5
(Guitar 1)
E E E Q E
e||-----------
B||o----------
G||--------6--
D||--6-6-6-6--
A||o-6-6-6-4--
E||--4-4-4----
F#5 C
E E +E E Q
------|-------
------|-------
6-6---|-------
6-6-4-|-(4)-4-
4-4-4-|-(4)-4-
----2-|-(2)-2-
#5G#5 G#5
Q Q E E
---------|----
---------|----
6--------|----
6--6-----|-6-6
4--6-----|-6-6
---4-----|-4-4
C#5 F#5
E Q E E E +
------------|-
------------|-
---6--6-6---|-
-6-6--6-6-4-|-
-6-4--4-4-4-|-
-4--------2-|-
C#5G#5
E E Q Q Q
--------------
--------------
------6-------
(4)-4-6--6----
(4)-4-4--6----
(2)-2----4----
---||
--o||
---||
---||
--o||
---||
Wx2
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
Chorus:
C#5
Q E E E E
e||-----------
B||o----------
G||--6--6-6-6-
D||--6--6-6-6-
A||o-4--4-4-4-
E||-----------
E E +E E E
------|-------
------|-------
6-6-6-|-(6)-6-
6-6-6-|-(6)-6-
4-4-4-|-(4)-4-
------|-------
G
E E E E E Q
------------|-
------------|-
6-6-6-6-6-6-|-
6-6-6-6-6-6-|-
4-4-4-4-4-4-|-
------------|-
#5
E E E E E E
--------------
--------------
--------------
6--6-6-6-6-6-6
6--6-6-6-6-6-6
4--4-4-4-4-4-4
+E E E E E
-|------------
-|------------
-|------------
-|-(6)-6-6-6-6
-|-(6)-6-6-6-6
-|-(4)-4-4-4-4
E E E
--------|
--------|
--------|
-6-6-6--|
-6-6-6--|
-4-4-4--|
1.
D#5
Q E E E E E
e|------------
B|------------
G|-8--8-8-8-8-
D|-8--8-8-8-8-
A|-6--6-6-6-6-
E|------------
E +E E E E
----|---------
----|---------
8-8-|-(8)-8-8-
8-8-|-(8)-8-8-
6-6-|-(6)-6-6-
----|---------
G#5
E E E E Q
----------|---
----------|---
8-8-8-8-8-|---
8-8-8-8-8-|-6-
6-6-6-6-6-|-6-
----------|-4-
E E E E E E
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
+E E E E E E
--------------
--------------
--------------
-(6)-6-6-6-6-6
-(6)-6-6-6-6-6
-(4)-4-4-4-4-4
E E
------||
-----o||
------||
-6-6--||
-6-6-o||
-4-4--||
2.
D#5
Q E E E E E
e|------------
B|------------
G|-8--8-8-8-8-
D|-8--8-8-8-8-
A|-6--6-6-6-6-
E|------------
E E E E E E
----|---------
----|---------
8-8-|-8-8-8-8-
8-8-|-8-8-8-8-
6-6-|-6-6-6-6-
----|---------
G#5
E E E E E E
--------|-----
--------|-----
8-8-8-8-|-----
8-8-8-8-|-6-6-
6-6-6-6-|-6-6-
--------|-4-4-
C#5 F#5
Q E E E +E
-----------|--
-----------|--
--6--6-6---|--
6-6--6-6-4-|-(
6-4--4-4-4-|-(
4--------2-|-(
C#5G#5
E Q Q Q
--------------
--------------
-----6--------
4)-4-6--6-----
4)-4-4--6-----
2)-2----4-----
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Outro:
G#5 C#5
E E E Q E E
e|------------
B|------------
G|-------6--6-
D|-6-6-6-6--6-
A|-6-6-6-4--4-
E|-4-4-4------
F#5 C#5
E +E E Q
----|---------
----|---------
6---|-------6-
6-4-|-(4)-4-6-
4-4-|-(4)-4-4-
--2-|-(2)-2---
G#5F#5 G#5
Q Q E E E
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-6--4--|-6-6-6
-6--4--|-6-6-6
-4--2--|-4-4-4
C#5 F#5
Q E E E +E
----------|---
----------|---
-6--6-6---|---
-6--6-6-4-|-(4
-4--4-4-4-|-(4
--------2-|-(2
C#5G#5
E Q Q Q
-------------|
-------------|
----6--------|
)-4-6--6-----|
)-4-4--6-----|
)-2----4-----|
G#5 C#5
(Guit
E E E Q E E
e|------------
B|------------
G|-------6--6-
D|-6-6-6-6--6-
A|-6-6-6-4--4-
E|-4-4-4------
F#5 C#5
ar 1)
E +E E Q
----|---------
----|---------
6---|-------6-
6-4-|-(4)-4-6-
4-4-|-(4)-4-4-
--2-|-(2)-2---
G#5F#5 G#5
Q Q E E E
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-6--4--|-6-6-6
-6--4--|-6-6-6
-4--2--|-4-4-4
C#5 F#5
Q E E E +E
----------|---
----------|---
-6--6-6---|---
-6--6-6-4-|-(4
-4--4-4-4-|-(4
--------2-|-(2
C#5 GG#5
E Q Q Q
--------------
--------------
----6---------
)-4-6-----6---
)-4-4-----6---
)-2-------4---
---*|
---*|
---*|
---*|
---*|
---*|
|
| (Gu
|
| W
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
itar 2)
W
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
W
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
Q
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
|-3-|
E E E Q Q
--------------
--------------
----6-6-6-----
----6-6-6-6---
----4-4-4-6---
----------4---
|
|
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---*|
---*|
---*|
---*|
---*|
---*|
Duration Legend:
---------------
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