BAND: Green Day                   X = GHOST NOTE
SONG: American Idiot              ~ = LET IT RING
ALBUM: American Idiot
Played by Billy Joe Armstrong
Tabbed by Chris

INTRO:

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------6-6-6-----6-------|
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4--4--4--6-4--|
E|-4-4-4---------2-----4-2--|

Then 2 guiters come in.

E|--------------------------|
B|------------------------0-|
G|------------------------0-|
D|--------6-6-6-----6-----0-|
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4--4--4--6----|
E|-4-4-4---------2-----4----|

VERSE:

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------0--|
G|------------------------------------------------0--|
D|--------6-6-6-----6--------------6-6-6-----6----0--| pause
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4--4--4--6----6-6-6--4-4-4--4--4--6----|
E|-4-4-4---------2-----4----4-4-4---------2-----4----|

E|-----------------------------|       |-----------------------------|
B|-0---------------------------|       |-0------------------------0--|
G|-0---------------------------|       |-0------------------------0--|
D|-0--------6-6-6-----6--------| pause |-0--------6-6-6-----6-----0--|
A|---6-6-6--4-4-4--4--4--6--4--|       |---6-6-6--4-4-4--4--4--6-----|
E|---4-4-4---------2-----4--2--|       |---4-4-4---------2-----4-----|

E|----------------------------|        |-----------------------------|
B|-0--------------------------|        |-0------------------------0--|
G|-0--------------------------|        |-0------------------------0--|
D|-0--------6-6-6-----6-------| pause  |-0--------6-6-6-----6-----0--|
A|---6-6-6--4-4-4--4--4--6--4-|        |---6-6-6--4-4-4--4--4--6-----|
E|---4-4-4---------2-----4--2-|        |---4-4-4---------2-----4-----|
CHORUS:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|Drums
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------|

REPEAT VERSE
REPEAT CHORUS

SOLO:

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------0-|
G|-------------------------------------------------0-|
D|--------6-6-6-----6--------------6-6-6-----6-----0-|2X
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4--4--4--6-4--6-6-6--4-4-4--4--4--6----|
E|-4-4-4---------2-----4-2--4-4-4---------2-----4----|




            GUITER 1                           GUITER 2
E|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
G|-10--10-10-10-10-10--10--10-8-6--| |---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| |-10--10-10-10-10-10--10--10-8-6--|
A|---------------------------------| |--9---9--9--9--9--9---9---9-6-4--|
E|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|




                         GUITER 1
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--8-8-8-8-8--8--8-10-8-6-5--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3--6-5-3---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------6-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
                        GUITER 2
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8--8-8-8-8-8--8--8-10-8-6-5--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3--6-5-3---|
A|-6--6-6-6-6-6--6--6--9-6-4-3--1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1--4-3-1-6-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------4-|


               GUITER 1                       ONLY 1 GUITER ON THIS BIT
E|-------------------9---------------|
B|-----9-----11------------11-----9~-|
G|-8-8---8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8----|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

          GUITER 1                             GUITER 2
E|----------------------------| |----------------------------|
B|----------------------------| |----------------------------|
G|-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-8-6-| |----------------------------|
D|----------------------------| |-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-8-6-|
A|----------------------------| |--9---9--9--9--9--9---9-6-4-|
E|----------------------------| |----------------------------|


                              GUITER 1
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------9~-|
G|-8--8-8-8-8-8--8--8-10-8-6-5--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3--6-5-3-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------6----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
                              GUITER 2
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8--8-8-8-8-8--8--8--10-8-6-5--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3--6-5-3------|
A|-6--6-6-6-6-6--6--6---9-6-4-3--1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1--4-3-1--6---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------4---|

_

RIFF:

E|-----------------------------|
B|---------------------------0-|
G|---------------------------0-|
D|-------X-6-6-6-0-----6-----0-|6x
A|-6-6-6-X-4-4-4-0--4--4--6----|
E|-4-4-4------------2-----4----|

REPEAT CHORUS

OUTRO:

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------0-|
G|----------------------------------------------------0-|
D|---------6-6-6-----6---------------6-6-6-----6--6---0-| 2X
A|--6-6-6--4-4-4--4--4--6--4--6-6-6--4-4-4--4--4--4-6---|
E|--4-4-4---------2-----4--2--4-4-4---------2-------4---|

                                END