Band: Rammstein
Album: Reise, Reise
Song: Amerika
Transcribed By: EddieForeman
Email: Hobbs27549@yahoo.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
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note - Trill
Tuning: Drop C (CGCFAD)
Intro / Chorus
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0/2/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0/2/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
C|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0/2/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Verse
1st guitar .. Lighty Distorted
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---5-5-0-0--|
C|--0-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---5-5-0-0--|
pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd guitar .. Clean Guitar + Chorus
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
A|------0------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----0--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--2----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1st guitar
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4--|
C|--0-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4--|
pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd guitar
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------2----------------------------|
F|------------------------------------2------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------4--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rammstein/amerika_tab.html ]
1st guitar
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-2-2-2-2---2-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4--|
C|--0-2-2-2-2---2-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4--|
pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd guitar
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------2----------------------------|
F|------------------------------------2------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------4--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge 1 "This is not a love song"
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-2-2-2-2~--0-2-2-2-2~--0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2~--0-2-2-2-2~--5-5-0-0--|
Solo
Tap with right hand (T = Tap)
T
D|--1h5h8--|x8 D|-p0h5h8p0h5h8p0h5h8p0h5h8p0h5h8p0h5h8p0h5h8p0h5h8--|
A|---------| A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------| F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|---------| C|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------| G|---------------------------------------------------|
C|---------| C|---------------------------------------------------|
T T
D|--3h5h7--|x16 D|--1h5h8--|x8
A|---------| A|---------|
F|---------| F|---------|
C|---------| C|---------|
G|---------| G|---------|
C|---------| C|---------|
T T T T T T T T
D|--12p8p5h8-12p8-12p8p5h8-12p8p5h8-12p8-12p8p5h8-12p8--| D|--12p7p3--|x8
A|------------------------------------------------------| A|----------|
F|------------------------------------------------------| F|----------|
C|------------------------------------------------------| C|----------|
G|------------------------------------------------------| G|----------|
C|------------------------------------------------------| C|----------|
Solo Rhythm
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--2-3-3-3-3--3/7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
G|--2-3-3-3-3--3/7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
C|--2-3-3-3-3--3/7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
Bridge 2
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
C|--0-2-2-2-2~--0-2-2-2-2~--5-5-0-0--|
Bridge 3
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-2-2-2-2~--0-2-2-2-2~--0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2~--0-2-2-2-2~--5(mute)--|
