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From: "Reuben" 
Subject: g/grand_funk_railroad/american_band.tab
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 17:35:22 -0700

Grand Funk Railroad
We're An American Band
transcribed by Reuben Gann (reubengann@hotmail.com)

Bassline (after 3 or 4 measures of just percussion):
    
Chorus, Intro line
      D                           C
G |-----------------------------------------------------------
D |-----------------------------------------------------------
A |-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E |-----------------------------------------------------------
    Bb              C               D
G |------------------------------------------------------------
D |------------------------------------------------------------
A |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
E |------------------------------------------------------------

Main Verse line (chords really should be played as power chords)
    D                     C        G C Fm E C
G |-----------------------------------------------------------
D |------------------------------------3--2-------------------
A |-5-5-5--5-5-5------5h7-3--3-3-1---3------3-----------------
E |---------------5h7--------------3--------------------------

Bridge thingy line
     G       D       C       D
G |-----------------------------------
D |--5-5-5-5--------------------------
A |----------5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--
E |-----------------------------------
     G       D           Fm        G
G |-----------------------------------------------------------
D |--5-5-5-5-------------3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5------------------
A |----------5-5-5-5-3h5--------------------------------------
E |-----------------------------------------------------------

Guitar intro:
     D
e |------------------------------------------------------------
B |------------------------------------------------------------
G |--5/7-7-7---5-777--5-777--5-777-5-777-----------------------
D |------------------------------------------------------------
A |------------------------------------------------------------
E |------------------------------------------------------------
    C                                   Bb   C
e |------------------------------------------------------------
B |-3/5-5-5-7b8--5---5--------7b8-5----------------------------
G |----------------5----------------5---5----5----5---5--------
D |-------------------------------------------------7----------
A |------------------------------------------------------------
E |------------------------------------------------------------
    D
e |------------------------------------------------------------
B |--------------------------6---6---6-----------6-------------
G |-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7--7---7-------7-5---5-7---7-5-7-------
D |----------------------------------------7-------------------
A |------------------------------------------------------------
E |------------------------------------------------------------
                           ^
    This last part line could also have been transcribed
     use whichever is easier to play
e |------------------------------------------------
B |------------------------------------------------
G |---10----10--10-----------------10--------------
D |12----12--------12-10----10--12-----12-10-12----
A |----------------------12------------------------
E |------------------------------------------------

Solo (over bridge)
     G            D    C                 D
e |------------------------------------------------------------
B |--8-8---7-8-7-----------------------------------------------
G |--------------7---------------------------------------------
D |----------------7---8-7-8-7-8-7-10/12-12--------------------
A |------------------------------------------------------------
E |------------------------------------------------------------

                 G               Fm             G
e |--------------13p10-----10----------------------------------
B |-15-13b14-15--------13b-------13b15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----
G |------------------------------------------------------------
D |------------------------------------------------------------
A |------------------------------------------------------------
E |------------------------------------------------------------
                 [  8 times  ]    ^hold the bend

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