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----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------o|| G||--------6--6-6---|-------6--------|-------6--6-6---|-------6---------|| D||--6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6--4--|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6------|| A||o-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6--4--|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----o|| E||--4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4--2--|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4------|| Verse: G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5F#5 W W E E E Q E E E +E E Q Q Q e||-----------|----------|----------------|-----------------| B||o----------|----------|----------------|-----------------| G||-----------|----------|-------6--6-6---|-------6---------| D||-----------|----------|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6--4---| A||o----------|----------|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6--4---| E||-----------|----------|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4--2---| G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5 W W E E E Q E E E +E E Q Q Q e|----------|----------|----------------|-----------------|| B|----------|----------|----------------|----------------o|| G|----------|----------|-------6--6-6---|-------6---------|| D|----------|----------|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6------|| A|----------|----------|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----o|| E|----------|----------|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4------|| Chorus: C#5 G#5 Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E e||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| B||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| G||--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|--------------------| D||--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--| A||o-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| E||-----------------|-------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 1. D#5 G#5 Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E e|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|| B|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------o|| G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|--------------------|| D|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|| A|-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-o|| E|----------------|-------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|| 2. D#5 Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W W e|----------------|-----------------|----------|------| B|----------------|-----------------|----------|------| G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------|------| D|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------|------| A|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------|------| E|----------------|-----------------|----------|------| Interlude: D.S. G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5F#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5 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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------| D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6--4--|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-----| A|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6--4--|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----| E|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4--2--|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-----| G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5F#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5 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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------| D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6--4--|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-----| A|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6--4--|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----| E|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4--2--|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-----| Solo: C#5 G#5 (Guitar 1) Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E e||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| B||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| G||--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|--------------------| D||--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--| A||o-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| E||-----------------|-------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| | | | (Guitar 2) | Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q | e||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| B||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| G||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| D||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| A||o-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8----6-6-4---3---|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|--8----6---4---3----| E||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| 1. D#5 Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E e|----------------|-------------------| B|----------------|-------------------| G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| D|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| A|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| E|----------------|-------------------| | | | Q E E E E E E Q Q H | e|----------------|-------------------| B|----------------|-------------------| G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10----8---6-------| D|----------------|-------------------| A|----------------|-------------------| E|----------------|-------------------| G#5 Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E e|-------------------------|-------------------------|| B|-------------------------|------------------------o|| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|| D|--6-----6--6--6--6--6--6-|-(6)--6--6--6--6-6--6-6--|| A|--6-----6--6--6--6--6--6-|-(6)--6--6--6--6-6--6-6-o|| E|--4-----4--4--4--4--4--4-|-(4)--4--4--4--4-4--4-4--|| | | | E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q | e|-------------------------|-------------------------|| B|-------------------------|------------------------o|| G|-10-10-10-12-12-12-13-13-|-13--12-12-13-15---13----|| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|| A|-------------------------|------------------------o|| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|| 2. D#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5 Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E +E E Q Q Q e|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| B|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--------6--6-6---|-------6--------| D|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-----| A|-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--6-----| E|----------------|------------------|--4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-----| | | | Q E E E E E E Q Q H W W | e|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| B|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10---8---6S======|=13--------------|----------------| D|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| A|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| E|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| Verse: G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5 (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----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------o|| G||--------6--6-6---|-------6--------|-------6--6-6---|-------6----------|| D||--6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-----|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-------|| A||o-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6------o|| E||--4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-----|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-------|| Wx2 e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--------| E|--------| Chorus: C#5 G#5 Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E e||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| B||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------| G||--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|--------------------| D||--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--| A||o-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| E||-----------------|-------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 1. D#5 G#5 Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E e|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|| B|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------o|| G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|--------------------|| D|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|| A|-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-o|| E|----------------|-------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|| 2. D#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5 Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E +E E Q Q Q e|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| G|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------| D|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-----| A|-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--6-----| E|----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-----| Outro: G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5F#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5 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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------| D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6--4--|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6-----| A|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6--4--|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6-----| E|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4--2--|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4-----| G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5G#5F#5 G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 GG#5 (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|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------*| G|-------6--6-6---|-------6--------|-------6--6-6---|-------6------------*| D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6--6--4--|-6-6-6-6--6-6-4-|-(4)-4-6-----6------*| A|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--6--4--|-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4-----6------*| E|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2----4--2--|-4-4-4--------2-|-(2)-2-------4------*| | | | (Guitar 2) | |-3-| | | W W W Q E E E Q Q | e|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------*| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------*| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------6-6-6--------*| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------6-6-6-6------*| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------4-4-4-6------*| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------4------*| 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- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths