American Idiot Tab

E tuning, the songs meant for half step tuning but you can play it in E.

3/22/05 - edited the one high part in the solo.

Title: American Idiot
Artist: Green Day

Main Riff

|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|---------6-6-6-------6------|
|--6-6-6--6-6-6--4-4--6-6-4--|
|--6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4--4-6-4--|
|--4-4-4---------2-2----4-2--|

Chorus

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-66666666----------88888888----------|
|-66666666-66666666-88888888-66666666-|
|-44444444-66666666-66666666-66666666-|
|----------44444444----------44444444-|

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-66666666----------88888888----------|
|-66666666-66666666-88888888- Drums --|
|-44444444-66666666-66666666----------|
|----------44444444-------------------|

Solo

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-1010101010101010101010101010-8-6-|
|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-4-|
|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-8-6-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-5-3---|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---------------------6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-6-4-3-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

|-------------------8-----11------|
|-----9------11----------------9~-|
|-8-8----8-8----8-8---8-8----8----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-1010101010101010101010101010-8-6-|
|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-4-|
|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-8-6-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-5-3---|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---------------------6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-6-4-3-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

|---------|
|-9~~~~~~-|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|

End riff

|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|---------6-6-6-------6----|
|--6-6-6--6-6-6--4-4--6-6--|
|--6-6-6--4-4-4--4-4--4-6--|
|--4-4-4---------2-2----4--|

Order:
Main riff x8
Chorus
Main riff x6
Chorus
Main riff x4
Solo
Main riff x5
Chorus
Main riff x4
End riff

Green Day rocks. Enjoy.