------------------------------------------------------------ Track 1: American Idiot ------------------------------------------------------------ Note: The xxx000 in the Main Riff/Verse is often overlooked. Listen to the song carefully; it often replaces the final F#5. As far as I've seen, though, they don't bother with it while playing live, so you can just play an F#5 instead. Main Riff: G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|------6---------6-----------------| D|-6----6----4----6---6---4---------| A|-6----4----4----4---6---4---------| E|-4---------2--------4---2---------| G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 e|------------------------0---------| B|------------------------0---------| G|------6---------6-------0---------| D|-6----6----4----6---6-------------| A|-6----4----4----4---6-------------| E|-4---------2--------4-------------| Verse: G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|--------------------6---------6------------| D|--(drums)------6----6----4----6---6---4----| A|---------------6----4----4----4---6---4----| E|---------------4---------2--------4---2----| G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 e|--------------------------------------0-----| B|--------------------------------------0-----| G|--------------------6---------6-------0-----| D|--(drums)------6----6----4----6---6---------| A|---------------6----4----4----4---6---------| E|---------------4---------2--------4---------| G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|--------------------6---------6------------| D|--(drums)------6----6----4----6---6---4----| A|---------------6----4----4----4---6---4----| E|---------------4---------2--------4---2----| G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|--------------------6---------6------------| D|--(drums)------6----6----4----6---6--------| A|---------------6----4----4----4---6--12\---| E|---------------4---------2--------4--------| Chorus: C#5 G#5 D#5 G#5 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-6---------8----------------| D|-6----6----8----6-----------| A|-4----6----6----6-----------| E|------4---------4-----------| C#5 G#5 D#5 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-6---------8--------------| D|-6----6----8--------------| A|-4----6----6--------------| E|------4-------------------| Solo: e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-6---8-8-8-8-8-8/10-8-6-5-----------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--6-4---6-6-6-6-6-6/8--6-4-3-----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------6----8----6----------------------| B|-------------------------9-----------------9v------------------| G|--3-3-3-3-3-5-6-5-3---88---88---88---88--8---------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-6---8-8-8-8-8/10-8-6-5-------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--6-4---6-6-6-6-6/8--6-4-3-------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|--3-3-3-3-3-5-6-5-3-8/13v--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| End: G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 e|-------------------------0--------| B|-------------------------0--------| G|------6---------6--------0--------| D|-6----6----4----6---6-------------| A|-6----4----4----4---6-------------| E|-4---------2--------4-------------| G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|------6---------6-----------------| D|-6----6----4----6---6---4---------| A|-6----4----4----4---6---4---------| E|-4---------2--------4---2---------| G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 e|------------------------0---------| B|------------------------0---------| G|------6---------6-------0---------| D|-6----6----4----6---6-------------| A|-6----4----4----4---6-------------| E|-4---------2--------4-------------| G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|------6---------6-----------------| D|-6----6----4----6---6---4---------| A|-6----4----4----4---6---4---------| E|-4---------2--------4---2---------| G#5 C#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|------6---------6-----------------| D|-6----6----4----6---6-------------| A|-6----4----4----4---6-------------| E|-4---------2--------4-------------| Order: Main Riff x2 Verse Chorus Main Riff x1 Verse Chorus Main Riff x1 Chorus w/ Solo (no lyrics) Second part of Main Riff x5 Chorus End Lyrics: Don't wanna be an American idiot Don't want a nation under the new mania (Verse 1) Can you hear the sound of hysteria? The subliminal mind-fuck America Welcome to a new kind of tension All across the alien nation Everything isn't meant to be OK (Chorus) Television dreams of tomorrow We're not the ones meant to follow For that's enough to argue Well, maybe I'm the faggot, America I'm not a part of a redneck agenda (Verse 2) Now everybody do the propaganda And sing along in the age of paranoia (Chorus) Don't wanna be an American idiot One nation controlled by the media (Verse 3) Information age of hysteria It's going out to idiot America (Chorus)