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Band:Green Day Song:American Idiot (Live)(3:18) Album:American Idiot (Reprise Records 2004) Guitar/Lead Vocals:Billie Joe Armstrong Bass/Vocals:Mike Dirnt Drums/Vocals:Tre` Cool Guitar 2:Jason White (Pinhead Gunpowder) Tabber:Richard Hurtado Tuning:Standard (E A D G B E) or Half Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Both Guitars Distorted This tab Is totally Accurate apart from the fact billie joe plays 2 note power chords witch he does all the time and the way i play it live so enjoy. Tab. Notation: / = slide ^ = bend Amp Settings: Distortion:On Drive:6 Treble:10 Middle:8 Bass:5 Pick-Up Positions: Billie Joe:Bridge Pick-Up Jason White:Neck Pick-Up ______Billie Joe (BJ)__________ ______Jason White (JW)_________ / \\ / \\ (distorted) E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|----------------------------||play this part first then start playing D|-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX----||song. A|-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX----|| E|-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX----|| INTRO (distorted)(0:00-0:02) INTRO (distorted)(0:02-0:02) E|----------------------------|| E|-----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| B|-----------------------------|| G|------6-66------6-----------|| G|-----------------------------|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-----|| D|----------------------4------|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-----|| A|----------------------4------|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-----|| E|----------------------2------|| ^When this note is played guitar 2,bass & drums come in. CHORUS (distorted)(0:02-0:05) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:02-0:05) E|---------------------0------|| E|----------------------------|| B|---------------------0------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------6-66------6----0------|| G|------6-66------6-----------|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6-0------|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-----|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6-0------|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-----|| E|-440--------22-----4-0------|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-----|| CHORUS (distorted)(0:05-0:07) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:05-0:07) E|----------------------------|| E|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------6-66------6-----------|| G|------6-66------6-----------|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-----|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-----|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-----|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-----|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-----|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-----|| CHORUS (distorted)(0:07-0:10) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:07-0:10) E|---------------------0------|| E|----------------------------|| B|---------------------0------|| B|----------------------------|| G|------6-66------6----0------|| G|------6-66------6-----------|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6-0------|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-----|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6-0------|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-----|| E|-440--------22-----4-0------|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-----|| CHORUS (distorted)(0:13-0:16) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:13-0:16) E|---|------------------------|| E|---|------------------------|| B|---|------------------------|| B|---|------------------------|| G|---|------6-66------6-------|| G|---|------6-66------6-------|| D|-4-|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|-4-|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|-2-|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2-|| (Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) (0:10-0:13) Dont want to be an american idiot. CHORUS (distorted)(0:17-0:20) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:17-0:20) E|---|---------------------0--|| E|---|------------------------|| B|---|---------------------0--|| B|---|------------------------|| G|---|------6-66------6----0--|| G|---|------6-66------6-------|| D|-4-|-660--6-66--44--6--6-0--|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|-4-|-660--4-44--44--4--6----|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|-2-|-440--------22-----4----|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2-|| (Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) (0:16-0:17) Dont want a nation under the new media. CHORUS (distorted)(0:23-0:26) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:23-0:26) E|---|------------------------|| E|---|-------------------------|| B|---|------------------------|| B|---|-------------------------|| G|---|------6-66------6-------|| G|---|------6-66------6--------|| D|-4-|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4--|| A|-4-|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4--|| E|-2-|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2--|| (Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) (0:21-0:23) And can you hear the sound of hysteria? CHORUS (distorted)(0:28-0:31) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:28-0:31) E|---|------------------------|| E|---|-------------------------|| B|---|------------------------|| B|---|-------------------------|| G|---|------6-66------6-------|| G|---|------6-66------6--------|| D|-4-|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4--|| A|-4-|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4--|| E|-2-|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2--|| (Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) (0:26-0:28) The subliminal mind*** america. VERSE (distorted) (0:31-0:49) (GUITAR 1&2) E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| G|-66666666------------88888888------------66666666------------88888888---|| D|-66666666--66666666--88888888--66666666--66666666--66666666--88888888---|| A|-44444444--66666666--66666666--66666666--44444444--66666666--66666666---|| E|-----------44444444------------44444444------------44444444-------------|| Welcome |All |Everything| |Television|We're not |For thats to a new |across |isn't | |dreams of |the ones |enough to kind of |the |meant to | |tommorow |who're |argue tension |alienation|be okay | | |meant | |to follow | Drums (0:49-0:51) CHORUS (distorted)(0:51-0:54) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:51-0:54) E|-0-|------------------------|| E|---|-----------------------|| B|-0-|------------------------|| B|---|-----------------------|| G|-0-|------6-66------6-------|| G|---|------6-66------6------|| D|-0-|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4|| D|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2|| CHORUS (distorted)(0:54-0:56) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:54-0:56) E|----------------------0-----|| E|--------------------------|| B|----------------------0-----|| B|--------------------------|| G|------6-66------6-----0-----|| G|------6-66------6---------|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--0-----|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4---|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--0-----|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4---|| E|-440--------22-----4--0-----|| E|-440--------22-----4--2---|| CHORUS (distorted)(0:59-1:02) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:59-1:02) E|---|------------------------|| E|---|-----------------------|| B|---|------------------------|| B|---|-----------------------|| G|---|------6-66------6-------|| G|---|------6-66------6------|| D|-4-|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4|| A|-4-|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4|| E|-2-|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2|| (Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) (0:57-0:59) Well maybe I'm the faggot america. CHORUS (distorted)(1:04-1:07) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:04-1:07) E|---|---------------------0--|| E|---|------------------------|| B|---|---------------------0--|| B|---|------------------------|| G|---|------6-66------6----0--|| G|---|------6-66------6-------|| D|-4-|-660--6-66--44--6--6-0--|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|-4-|-660--4-44--44--4--6-0--|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|-2-|-440--------22-----4-0--|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2-|| (Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) (1:02-1:04) I'm not a part of a redneck agenda. CHORUS (distorted)(1:09-1:12) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:09-1:12) E|---|------------------------|| E|---|------------------------|| B|---|------------------------|| B|---|------------------------|| G|---|------6-66------6-------|| G|---|------6-66------6-------|| D|-4-|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|-4-|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|-2-|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2-|| (Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) (1:07-1:09) Now everybody do the propaganda. CHORUS (distorted)(1:15-1:17) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:15-1:17) E|---|------------------------|| E|---|------------------------|| B|---|------------------------|| B|---|------------------------|| G|---|------6-66------6-------|| G|---|------6-66------6-------|| D|-4-|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|-4-|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|-2-|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2-|| (Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) (1:12-1:14) And sing along in the age of paranoia. VERSE (distorted) (1:18-1:35) (GUITAR 1&2) E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| G|-66666666------------88888888------------66666666------------88888888---|| D|-66666666--66666666--88888888--66666666--66666666--66666666--88888888---|| A|-44444444--66666666--66666666--66666666--44444444--66666666--66666666---|| E|-----------44444444------------44444444------------44444444-------------|| Welcome |All |Everything| |Television|We're not |For thats to a new |across |isn't | |dreams of |the ones |enough to kind of |the |meant to | |tommorow |who're |argue tension |alienation|be okay | | |meant | |to follow | Drums (1:35-1:38) CHORUS (distorted)(1:38-1:40) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:38-1:40) E|-0-|------------------------|| E|---|------------------------|| B|-0-|------------------------|| B|---|------------------------|| G|-0-|------6-66------6-------|| G|---|------6-66------6-------|| D|-0-|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|---|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|---|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|---|-440--------22-----4--2-|| CHORUS (distorted)(1:40-1:43) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:40-1:43) E|----------------------0-----|| E|-------------------------|| B|----------------------0-----|| B|-------------------------|| G|------6-66------6-----0-----|| G|------6-66------6--------|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--0-----|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4--|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--0-----|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4--|| E|-440--------22-----4--0-----|| E|-440--------22-----4--2--|| CHORUS (distorted)(1:43-1:45) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:43-1:45) E|----------------------------|| E|------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| B|------------------------|| G|------6-66------6-----------|| G|------6-66------6-------|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-----|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-----|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-----|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| CHORUS (distorted)(1:45-1:48) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:45-1:48) E|----------------------------|| E|------------------------|| B|----------------------------|| B|------------------------|| G|------6-66------6-----------|| G|------6-66------6-------|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-----|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-----|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-----|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| SOLO PT.1 (distorted) (1:48-1:58) (guitar 2) E|--------------------------------------------------------------------8-------------|| B|-------------------------------------------------------9-----11----------11---9^--|| G|10101010101010/8-6--88888/10-8-6-5--33333-5-6-5-3---88----88-----88---88----8-----|| D|X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X--XXXXX-X--X-X-X------------------------------------------------|| A|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-/6-4--66666/8--6-4-3------------------------------------------------|| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| SOLO PT.2 (distorted) (1:58-2:07) (guitar 2) E|-----------------------------------------------------------|| B|-----------------------------------------------------------|| G|10101010101010/8-6--88888/10-8-6-5--33333-5-6-5-3--13------|| D|X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X--XXXXX-X--X-X-X-------------------------|| A|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-/6-4--66666/8--6-4-3-------------------------|| E|-----------------------------------------------------------|| GUITAR 2:VERSE (distorted)(1:48-2:07)(guitar 1 plays this,while guitar 1 plays solo) E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| G|-66666666------------88888888------------66666666------------88888888---|| D|-66666666--66666666--88888888--66666666--66666666--66666666--88888888---|| A|-44444444--66666666--66666666--66666666--44444444--66666666--66666666---|| E|-----------44444444------------44444444------------44444444-------------|| INTERLUDE (distorted)(2:07-2:10) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(2:07-2:10) E|-----------------------|| E|------------------------|| B|-----------------------|| B|------------------------|| G|11----11----11----13---|| G|------6-66------6-------|| D|---11----11----11----11|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|-----------------------|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|-----------------------|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| INTERLUDE (distorted)(2:10-2:13) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(2:10-2:13) E|-----------------------|| E|------------------------|| B|-----------------------|| B|------------------------|| G|11----11----11----13---|| G|------6-66------6-------|| D|---11----11----11----11|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|-----------------------|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|-----------------------|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| INTERLUDE (distorted)(2:13-2:16) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(2:13-2:16) E|-----------------------|| E|------------------------|| B|-----------------------|| B|------------------------|| G|11----11----11----13---|| G|------6-66------6-------|| D|---11----11----11----11|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|-----------------------|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|-----------------------|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| INTERLUDE (distorted)(2:16-2:19) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(2:16-2:19) E|-----------------------|| E|------------------------|| B|-----------------------|| B|------------------------|| G|11----11----11----13---|| G|------6-66------6-------|| D|---11----11----11----11|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|-----------------------|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|-----------------------|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| INTERLUDE (distorted)(2:19-2:22) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(2:19-2:22) E|-----------------------|| E|------------------------|| B|-----------------------|| B|------------------------|| G|11----11----11----13---|| G|------6-66------6-------|| D|---11----11----11----11|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|-----------------------|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|-----------------------|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| INTERLUDE (distorted)(2:22-2:25) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(2:22-2:25) E|------------------------|| E|------------------------|| B|------------------------|| B|------------------------|| G|11----11----11----13----|| G|------6-66------6-------|| D|---11----11----11----11~|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|------------------------|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|------------------------|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| CHORUS (distorted)(2:25-2:28) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:28-2:28) E|---------------------0--|| E|------------------------|| B|---------------------0--|| B|------------------------|| G|---------------------0--|| G|------6-66------6-------|| D|---------------------0--|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|---------------------0--|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|---------------------0--|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| CHORUS (distorted)(2:28-2:31) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:31-2:31) E|---------------------0--|| E|------------------------|| B|---------------------0--|| B|------------------------|| G|---------------------0--|| G|------6-66------6-------|| D|---------------------0--|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|---------------------0--|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|---------------------0--|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| CHORUS (distorted)(2:31-2:34) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:34-2:34) E|---------------------0--|| E|------------------------|| B|---------------------0--|| B|------------------------|| G|---------------------0--|| G|------6-66------6-------|| D|---------------------0--|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|---------------------0--|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|---------------------0--|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| CHORUS (distorted)(2:34-2:37) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:37-2:37) E|---------------------0--|| E|------------------------|| B|---------------------0--|| B|------------------------|| G|---------------------0--|| G|------6-66------6-------|| D|---------------------0--|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|---------------------0--|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|---------------------0--|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| CHORUS (distorted)(2:37-2:40) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:40-2:40) E|---------------------0--|| E|------------------------|| B|---------------------0--|| B|------------------------|| G|---------------------0--|| G|------6-66------6-------|| D|---------------------0--|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|---------------------0--|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|---------------------0--|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| Dont want to be an american idiot. CHORUS (distorted)(2:40-2:43) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:43-2:43) E|---------------------0--|| E|------------------------|| B|---------------------0--|| B|------------------------|| G|---------------------0--|| G|------6-66------6-------|| D|---------------------0--|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|---------------------0--|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|---------------------0--|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| One nation controlled by the media. CHORUS (distorted)(2:43-2:46) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:46-2:46) E|---------------------0--|| E|------------------------|| B|---------------------0--|| B|------------------------|| G|---------------------0--|| G|------6-66------6-------|| D|---------------------0--|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|---------------------0--|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|---------------------0--|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| Information age of hysteria. NO GUITARS (2:46-2:48) It's going out to idiot america. VERSE (distorted) (2:48-3:03) (GUITAR 1&2) E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| G|-66666666------------88888888------------66666666------------88888888---|| D|-66666666--66666666--88888888--66666666--66666666--66666666--88888888---|| A|-44444444--66666666--66666666--66666666--44444444--66666666--66666666---|| E|-----------44444444------------44444444------------44444444-------------|| Welcome |All |Everything| |Television|We're not |For thats to a new |across |isn't | |dreams of |the ones |enough to kind of |the |meant to | |tommorow |who're |argue tension |alienation|be okay | | |meant | |to follow CHORUS (distorted)(3:03-3:06) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(3:06-3:06) E|------------------------|| E|-----------------------|| B|------------------------|| B|-----------------------|| G|------6-66------6-------|| G|-----------------------|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|---------------------4-|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|---------------------4-|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|---------------------2-|| CHORUS (distorted)(3:06-3:09) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(3:06-3:09) E|------------------------|| E|------------------------|| B|------------------------|| B|------------------------|| G|------6-66------6-------|| G|------6-66------6-------|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| CHORUS (distorted)(3:09-3:12) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(3:09-3:12) E|------------------------|| E|------------------------|| B|------------------------|| B|------------------------|| G|------6-66------6-------|| G|------6-66------6-------|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| CHORUS (distorted)(3:12-3:15) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(3:12-3:15) E|------------------------|| E|------------------------|| B|------------------------|| B|------------------------|| G|------6-66------6-------|| G|------6-66------6-------|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| D|-660--6-66--44--6--6--4-|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| A|-660--4-44--44--4--6--4-|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| E|-440--------22-----4--2-|| OUTRO (distorted) (3:15-3:18) GUITAR 2:OUTRO (distorted)(3:17-3:18) E|------------------------|| E|-----------------------|| B|------------------------|| B|-----------------------|| G|----------------6-6-6---|| G|-----6-66------6-6-6---|| D|----------------6-6-6-6-|| D|-660-6-66--44--6-6-6-6-|| A|----------------4-4-4-6-|| A|-660-4-44--44--4-4-4-6-|| E|----------------------4-|| E|-440-------22--------4-||