Green Day - American Idiot Chords & Tabs

 

American Idiot Chords & Tabs

Green Day Chords & Tabs

Version: 10 Type: Bass Tab

American Idiot Bass Tab

   
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AMERICAN IDIOT (Bassline)




Transcribed by Gary Ramsey

 

 

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Staff'


  Q=185
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          H    Q  Q    E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q
|----------|------------|---------------------|----------------|
|----------|------------|---------------------|----------------|
|----------|------------|-0-0---5-(5)---5-----|-------5--------|
|----------|---------3--|-----0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----5-----|


  E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q    E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q
|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|
|-------5-(5)---5-----|-------5--------|-0-0---5-(5)---5-----|-------5--------|
|-5-5-0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----5--3--|-----0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----5-----|


  W          W          E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q
|----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-------5-(5)---5-----|-------5---------|
|----------|----------|-5-5-0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----5--3---|


  W          W          E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q
|----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-0-0---5-(5)---5-----|-------5---------|
|----------|----------|-----0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----5------|


  W          W          E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q
|----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-------5-(5)---5-----|-------5---------|
|----------|----------|-5-5-0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----5--3---|


  W          W          E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q
|----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-0-0---5-(5)---5-----|-------5---------|
|----------|----------|-----0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----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
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-----------------0-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|


  Q  E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)--5-5-5-5-5-5-|


  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
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-----------------0-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|


  Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   W          W
|----------------|-----------------|----------|------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------|------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------|------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------|------|


  E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q    E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q
|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|
|-------5-(5)---5-----|-------5--------|-0-0---5-(5)---5-----|-------5--------|
|-5-5-0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----5--3--|-----0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----5-----|


  W          W          E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q
|----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-------5-(5)---5-----|-------5---------|
|----------|----------|-5-5-0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----5--3---|


  W          W          E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q
|----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-0-0---5-(5)---5-----|-------5---------|
|----------|----------|-----0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----5------|


  W          W          E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q
|----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-------5-(5)---5-----|-------5---------|
|----------|----------|-5-5-0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----5--3---|


  W          W          E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q
|----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-0-0---5-(5)---5-----|-------5---------|
|----------|----------|-----0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----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
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-----------------0-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|


  Q  E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)--5-5-5-5-5-5-|


  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
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-----------------0-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/green_day/american_idiot_btab_ver_10.html ]
  Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   W          W
|----------------|-----------------|----------|------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------|------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------|------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------|------|


  E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q    E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q
|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|
|-------5-(5)---5-----|-------5--------|-0-0---5-(5)---5-----|-------5--------|
|-5-5-0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----5--3--|-----0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----5-----|


  E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q    E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q
|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|
|-------5-(5)---5-----|-------5--------|-0-0---5-(5)---5-----|-------5--------|
|-5-5-0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----5--3--|-----0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----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
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-----------------0-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|


  Q  E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)--5-5-5-5-5-5-|


  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
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-----------------0-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|


  Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   W          W
|----------------|-----------------|----------|------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------|------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------|------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------|------|


  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|


  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|


  W          W          Q  E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------|----------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------|----------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|----------|----------|----------------|-----------------0-|


  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
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|----------------|-------------------|


  Q  E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|------------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)--5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|-----------------0-|


  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
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|----------------|-----------------|


  W          W          E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q
|----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-------5-(5)---5-----|-------5---------|
|----------|----------|-5-5-0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----5--3---|


  E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q    E E E E +S  S E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q
|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|
|-0-0---5-(5)---5-----|-------5--------|-------5-(5)---5-----|-------5--------|
|-----0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----5-----|-5-5-0-----------0-3-|-(3)-3----5--3--|


  W          E E E E E E Q
|----------|----------------*|
|----------|----------------*|
|----------|-----5-5--------*|
|----------|---3-----5------*|




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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
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - 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



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