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THE AMER|CAN - Simple Minds
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Tabbed By : j.easby
e-mail: j.easby@ntlworld.com
Tuning: EADG
Derek Forbes, class act!!
Some great live versions around too (you know where!).....
Now, does anyone have a tab for: 20th Century Promised Land!!!!???
|ntroduction
G|--------------------------12-12-12-12--------------|
D|--------------12-12-12-12-------------12-12-12-12--| Live version only
A|-12-12-12-12---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Play X4
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
Main verses of the song, slap (S) and pluck (p)
G|----p4-p2-p2--|--p2-H4---p4-p2-|
D|--------------|----------------|
A|-S2-----------|------S2--------|
E|--------------|----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/simple_minds/american_btab.html ]
Chorus X4: American....American.....
G|----p4-p2-p2--|--p2-H4---p4-p2-|---------|
D|--------------|----------------|--1-2-4--|
A|-S2-----------|------S2--------|---------|
E|--------------|----------------|---------|
And....
G|----p4-p2-p2--|--p2-H4-|---------|--------|-------|
D|--------------|--------|--1-2-4--|--1-2-4-|--1-2--|
A|-S2-----------|--------|---------|--------|-------|
E|--------------|--------|---------|--------|-------|
Then X2...
G|----p4-p2-p2--|--p2-H4---p4-p2-|---------|
D|--------------|----------------|--1-2-4--|
A|-S2-----------|------S2--------|---------|
E|--------------|----------------|---------|
Back to verses etc....
G|----p4-p2-p2--|--p2-H4---p4-p2-|
D|--------------|----------------|
A|-S2-----------|------S2--------|
E|--------------|----------------|
|mprovised Outro, a great all round ending. Fab guitar!!
G|----p4--p2---P2-|--------:|--------|
D|----------------|-1-2-4--:|--------| Several Times ending on the S2
A|-S2---S2--S2----|--------:|--(S2)--|
E|----------------|--------:|--------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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