Band: Sacred Reich Album: American Way Song: American Way Copyright (c) (Roadrunner) (1990) Version 1.0 - (08/05/06) Transcribed By: Steve Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com . - palm mute / - slide up to \ - slide down to ~ - vibrato h - hammer on b - Bend p - pull off Suffixes for bend t - tap f - full bend h - half bend ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend p - pre bend * - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend , - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note " - tremolo note <> - harmonic Tuning E A D G B E Main Riff PM [PM] [PM] [PM] ~~ |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |---2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----| |---2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----| |-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----3p--| PM [PM] [PM] [PM] |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |---2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----| |---2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----| |-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----33--| Rpt 3 X Verse PM [PM] [PM] [PM] |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |---2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----| |---2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----| |-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----33--| Rpt 3 X PM [PM] [PM] [PM] ~~ |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |---2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----| |---2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----| |-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----3p--| Bridge [PM] |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |-9--------------------| |-7---8--\7---5\4\3----| |-----6--\5---3\2\1----| PM [PM] [PM] [PM] ~~ |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-------------3---------------3-----| |---2-1-----2-3-----2-1-----2-3-----| |---2-1-----2-------2-1-----2-------| |-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----3p--| Rpt Above Rpt Verse Bridge [PM] |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |-9-9------------------| |-7-7-8-8\7-7-5\4\3----| |-----6-6\5-5-3\2\1----| PM [PM] [PM] [PM] ~~ |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-------------3---------------3-----| |---2-1-----2-3-----2-1-----2-3-----| |---2-1-----2-------2-1-----2-------| |-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----3p--| Rpt Above Chorus [--------------PM----------------] |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-2---------------2----------------| |---3-5\2---2-1-----3-5\2---2------| |---------3-----2---------3---0-0--| Rpt [--------------PM----------------] |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-4---------------4----------------| |-2-5-7\4---4-3---2-5-7\4---4------| |---3-5\2-5-2-1-4---3-5\2-5-2------| |---------3-----2---------3---0-0--| [------PM-------] PM |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-4--------------------------| |-2-5-7\4---4-3---9----------| |---3-5\2-5-2-1-4-7---9------| |---------3-----2---0-7------| [PM] |-----| |-----| |-----| |-5---| |-5---| |-3-0-| Rpt Main Riff 4 X Rpt Verse Rpt Bridge Rpt Chorus Guitar solo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-3-b----3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3-3br-0--trem dive---<5>-pull up-dive--| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~ ~~~~~ h ~~~~~ |------------------------------------------------| |-x-18fb--r\15-17-15b--15p12-14p12----12-11------| |----------------------------------15------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ ~~ h ~~~~~~~~~~ |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-13fb-13fb-12p11-12p11----11-12p11--11-12-----------------------| |-----------------------12-----------------12--------trem dive---| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| ph~~~~~ ph~~~~~ h h h h |------------------------------------------------------------| |--------17--------------------------------------------------| |---------------------9------/9-11-12p11p9----11-12p11p9-----| |------------------------------------------12------------12--| |-/7-----------/7--------------------------------------------| |----/11----------/11----------------------------------------| h h h h h ~~~~~~ |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-11-12p11p9----11-12p11p9----11-12p11p9\7--------| |------------12------------12--------------8------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| h h h h ~~~~ h h h h ph~~~ph |-------------------------------------17-19--18----20fb--r19-17-15\14-| |-------12-------12--11---------12-19---------------------------------| |-10-11----10-11----------10-11---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| [----PM---]~~~ |------------------------------| |-17-15\14-12------------------| |-------------12-9-------------| |------------------12-9-8------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| Over chorus rhythm ~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ |-/18b----------------17-----14------14-15----------------| |-----19/20-17--19-20-----17----15---------15-17p15b--17--| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| h ph ph~~~ |-----------------------------------------| |-12-14p12--------------------------------| |----------15p12-15-12-14-15-14-14-12-----| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| h h h h |-12---------------------------------------------------------| |----15-13-12-13p12-13p12------------------------------------| |-------------------------14p12--11-12p11\9------------------| |-------------------------------------------12p11\9--10-9-7--| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ |-------12----------------------------------------------------| |-15-b-----15p12----12------15p12-14--------------------------| |----------------14b---14------------14-12-/12-14p12-<12>--\--| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| Rpt Verse Rpt Bridge Rpt Chorus |-----| |-----| |-----| |-5-2-| |-5-2-| |-3-0-| END