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GREEN DAY-AMERICAN IDIOT (Live)

Billie Joe + Jason White (Guitar 1 + Guitar 2)
Billie Joe (BJ) Jason White(JW) ______guitar 1's parts_________ ______guitar 2's parts_________ / \ / \ (distorted)(optional)
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D XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX song.
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INTRO (distorted)(0:00-0:02) INTRO (distorted)(0:02-0:02)

E E
B B
G 6 66 6 G
D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4 D 4
A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4 A 4
E 440 22 4 2 E 2
^When this note is played guitar 2,bass & drums come in.

CHORUS (distorted)(0:02-0:05) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:02-0:05)

E 0 E
B 0 B
G 6 66 6 0 G 6 66 6
D 660 6 66 44 6 6 0 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A 660 4 44 44 4 6 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 440 22 4 E 440 22 4 2

CHORUS (distorted)(0:05-0:07) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:05-0:07)

E E
B B
G 6 66 6 G 6 66 6
D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 440 22 4 2 E 440 22 4 2

CHORUS (distorted)(0:07-0:10) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:07-0:10)

E 0 E
B 0 B
G 6 66 6 0 G 6 66 6
D 660 6 66 44 6 6 0 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A 660 4 44 44 4 6 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 440 22 4 E 440 22 4 2

CHORUS (distorted)(0:13-0:16) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:13-0:16)

E E
B B
G 6 66 6 G 6 66 6
D 4 660 6 66 44 6 6 4 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A 4 660 4 44 44 4 6 4 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 2 440 22 4 2 E 440 22 4 2
(Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) (0:10-0:13) Dont want to be an american idiot.

CHORUS (distorted)(0:17-0:20) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:17-0:20)

E 0 E
B 0 B
G 6 66 6 0 G 6 66 6
D 4 660 6 66 44 6 6 0 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A 4 660 4 44 44 4 6 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 2 440 22 4 E 440 22 4 2
(Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) (0:16-0:17) Dont want a nation under the new media.

CHORUS (distorted)(0:23-0:26) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:23-0:26)

E E
B B
G 6 66 6 G 6 66 6
D 4 660 6 66 44 6 6 4 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A 4 660 4 44 44 4 6 4 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 2 440 22 4 2 E 440 22 4 2
(Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) (0:21-0:23) And can you hear the sound of hysteria?

CHORUS (distorted)(0:28-0:31) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(0:28-0:31)

E E
B B
G 6 66 6 G 6 66 6
D 4 660 6 66 44 6 6 4 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A 4 660 4 44 44 4 6 4 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 2 440 22 4 2 E 440 22 4 2
(Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) (0:26-0:28) The subliminal mindfuck america.

VERSE (distorted) (0:31-0:49) (GUITAR 1&2)

E
B
G 66666666 88888888 66666666 88888888
D 66666666 66666666 88888888 66666666 66666666 66666666 88888888
A 44444444 66666666 66666666 66666666 44444444 66666666 66666666
E 44444444 44444444 44444444
Welcome |All |Everything| |Television|We're not |For thats to a new |across |isn't | |dreams of |the ones |enough to kind of |the |meant to | |tommorow |who're |argue tension |alienation|be okay | | |meant | |to follow | Drums (0:49-0:51)
CHORUS (distorted)(051 054) GUTAR 2CHORUS (distorted)(051 054)
E 0 E
B 0 B
G 0 6 66 6 G 6 66 6
D 0 660 6 66 44 6 6 4 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
D 660 4 44 44 4 6 4 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 440 22 4 2 E 440 22 4 2
CHORUS (distorted)(054 056) GUTAR 2CHORUS (distorted)(054 056)
E 0 E
B 0 B
G 6 66 6 0 G 6 66 6
D 660 6 66 44 6 6 0 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A 660 4 44 44 4 6 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 440 22 4 E 440 22 4 2
CHORUS (distorted)(059 102) GUTAR 2CHORUS (distorted)(059 102)
E E
B B
G 6 66 6 G 6 66 6
D 4 660 6 66 44 6 6 4 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A 4 660 4 44 44 4 6 4 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 2 440 22 4 2 E 440 22 4 2
(Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) (0:57-0:59) Well maybe I'm the faggot america.

CHORUS (distorted)(1:04-1:07) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:04-1:07)

E 0 E
B 0 B
G 6 66 6 0 G 6 66 6
D 4 660 6 66 44 6 6 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A 4 660 4 44 44 4 6 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 2 440 22 4 E 440 22 4 2
(Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) (1:02-1:04) I'm not a part of a redneck agenda.

CHORUS (distorted)(1:09-1:12) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:09-1:12)

E E
B B
G 6 66 6 G 6 66 6
D 4 660 6 66 44 6 6 4 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A 4 660 4 44 44 4 6 4 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 2 440 22 4 2 E 440 22 4 2
(Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) (1:07-1:09) Now everybody do the propaganda.

CHORUS (distorted)(1:15-1:17) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:15-1:17)

E E
B B
G 6 66 6 G 6 66 6
D 4 660 6 66 44 6 6 4 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A 4 660 4 44 44 4 6 4 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 2 440 22 4 2 E 440 22 4 2
(Says the lyrics then plays the guitar part) (1:12-1:14) And sing along in the age of paranoia.

VERSE (distorted) (1:18-1:35) (GUITAR 1&2)

E
B
G 66666666 88888888 66666666 88888888
D 66666666 66666666 88888888 66666666 66666666 66666666 88888888
A 44444444 66666666 66666666 66666666 44444444 66666666 66666666
E 44444444 44444444 44444444
Welcome |All |Everything| |Television|We're not |For thats to a new |across |isn't | |dreams of |the ones |enough to kind of |the |meant to | |tommorow |who're |argue tension |alienation|be okay | | |meant | |to follow | Drums (1:35-1:38)

CHORUS (distorted)(1:38-1:40) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:38-1:40)

E 0 E
B 0 B
G 0 6 66 6 G 6 66 6
D 0 660 6 66 44 6 6 4 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 440 22 4 2 E 440 22 4 2
CHORUS (distorted)(140 143) GUTAR 2CHORUS (distorted)(140 143)
E 0 E
B 0 B
G 6 66 6 0 G 6 66 6
D 660 6 66 44 6 6 0 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A 660 4 44 44 4 6 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 440 22 4 E 440 22 4 2

CHORUS (distorted)(1:43-1:45) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:43-1:45)

E E
B B
G 6 66 6 G 6 66 6
D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 440 22 4 2 E 440 22 4 2

CHORUS (distorted)(1:45-1:48) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(1:45-1:48)

E E
B B
G 6 66 6 G 6 66 6
D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 440 22 4 2 E 440 22 4 2

SOLO PT.1 (distorted) (1:48-1:58) (guitar 1)

E
B
G10101010101010/8 6 88888/10 8 6 5 33333 5 6 5 3
DX X X X X X X X X XXXXX X X X X
A8 8 8 8 8 8 8 /6 4 66666/8 6 4 3
E

SOLO PT.1 (continued) (distorted)

E 8
B 9 11 11 9^
G 88 88 88 88 8
D
A
E

SOLO PT.2 (distorted) (1:58-2:07) (guitar 1)

E
B
G10101010101010/8 6 88888/10 8 6 5 33333 5 6 5 3 13
DX X X X X X X X X XXXXX X X X X
A8 8 8 8 8 8 8 /6 4 66666/8 6 4 3
E

GUITAR 2:VERSE (distorted)(1:48-2:07)(guitar 2 plays this,while guitar 1 plays solo)

E
B
G 66666666 88888888 66666666 88888888
D 66666666 66666666 88888888 66666666 66666666 66666666 88888888
A 44444444 66666666 66666666 66666666 44444444 66666666 66666666
E 44444444 44444444 44444444

INTERLUDE (distorted)(2:07-2:10) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(2:07-2:10)

E E
B B
G11 11 11 13 G 6 66 6
D 11 11 11 11 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E E 440 22 4 2

INTERLUDE (distorted)(2:10-2:13) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(2:10-2:13)

E E
B B
G11 11 11 13 G 6 66 6
D 11 11 11 11 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E E 440 22 4 2

INTERLUDE (distorted)(2:13-2:16) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(2:13-2:16)

E E
B B
G11 11 11 13 G 6 66 6
D 11 11 11 11 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E E 440 22 4 2

INTERLUDE (distorted)(2:16-2:19) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(2:16-2:19)

E E
B B
G11 11 11 13 G 6 66 6
D 11 11 11 11 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E E 440 22 4 2

INTERLUDE (distorted)(2:19-2:22) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(2:19-2:22)

E E
B B
G11 11 11 13 G 6 66 6
D 11 11 11 11 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E E 440 22 4 2

INTERLUDE (distorted)(2:22-2:25) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(2:22-2:25)

E E
B B
G11 11 11 13 G 6 66 6
D 11 11 11 11 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E E 440 22 4 2

CHORUS (distorted)(2:25-2:28) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:28-2:28)

E 0 E 0
B 0 B 0
G 666 6 0 G 0
D 660 666 44 6 6 D
A 660 444 44 4 6 A
E 440 22 4 E

CHORUS (distorted)(2:28-2:31) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:31-2:31)

E 0 E 0
B 0 B 0
G 666 6 0 G 0
D 660 666 44 6 6 D
A 660 444 44 4 6 A
E 440 22 4 E

CHORUS (distorted)(2:31-2:34) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:34-2:34)

E 0 E 0
B 0 B 0
G 666 6 0 G 0
D 660 666 44 6 6 D
A 660 444 44 4 6 A
E 440 22 4 E

CHORUS (distorted)(2:34-2:37) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:37-2:37)

E 0 E 0
B 0 B 0
G 666 6 0 G 0
D 660 666 44 6 6 D
A 660 444 44 4 6 A
E 440 22 4 E

CHORUS (distorted)(2:37-2:40) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:40-2:40)

E 0 E 0
B 0 B 0
G 666 6 0 G 0
D 660 666 44 6 6 D
A 660 444 44 4 6 A
E 440 22 4 E
Dont want to be an american idiot.

CHORUS (distorted)(2:40-2:43) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:43-2:43)

E 0 E 0
B 0 B 0
G 666 6 0 G 0
D 660 666 44 6 6 D
A 660 444 44 4 6 A
E 440 22 4 E
One nation controlled by the media.

CHORUS (distorted)(2:43-2:46) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(2:46-2:46)

E 0 E 0
B 0 B 0
G 666 6 0 G 0
D 660 666 44 6 6 D
A 660 444 44 4 6 A
E 440 22 4 E
Information age of hysteria. NO GUITARS (2:46-2:48) It's going out to idiot america.

VERSE (distorted) (2:48-3:03) (GUITAR 1&2)

E
B
G 66666666 88888888 66666666 88888888
D 66666666 66666666 88888888 66666666 66666666 66666666 88888888
A 44444444 66666666 66666666 66666666 44444444 66666666 66666666
E 44444444 44444444 44444444
Welcome |All |Everything| |Television|We're not |For thats to a new |across |isn't | |dreams of |the ones |enough to kind of |the |meant to | |tommorow |who're |argue tension |alienation|be okay | | |meant | |to follow |

CHORUS (distorted)(3:03-3:06) GUITAR 2:AFTER-CHORUS (distorted)(3:06-3:06)

E E
B B
G 6 66 6 G
D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4 D 4
A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4 A 4
E 440 22 4 2 E 2

CHORUS (distorted)(3:06-3:09) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(3:06-3:09)

E E
B B
G 6 66 6 G 6 66 6
D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 440 22 4 2 E 440 22 4 2

CHORUS (distorted)(3:09-3:12) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(3:09-3:12)

E E
B B
G 6 66 6 G 6 66 6
D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 440 22 4 2 E 440 22 4 2

CHORUS (distorted)(3:12-3:15) GUITAR 2:CHORUS (distorted)(3:12-3:15)

E E
B B
G 6 66 6 G 6 66 6
D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4 D 660 6 66 44 6 6 4
A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4 A 660 4 44 44 4 6 4
E 440 22 4 2 E 440 22 4 2

OUTRO (distorted) (3:15-3:18) GUITAR 2:OUTRO (distorted)(3:17-3:18)

E E
B B
G 6 66 6 6 6 G 6 6 6
D 660 6 66 44 6 6 6 6 D 6 6 6 6
A 660 4 44 44 4 4 4 6 A 4 4 4 6
E 440 22 4 E 4
GUITAR 1'S ORDER(Billie Joe):

RIFF CLEAN/DISTORTED: TIME:

INTRO (distorted) (0:00-0:02)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:02-0:05)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:05-0:07)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:07-0:10)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:13-0:16)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:17-0:20)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:23-0:26)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:28-0:31)

VERSE (distorted) (0:31-0:49)

DRUMS (0:49-0:51)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:51-0:54)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:54-0:56)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:59-1:02)

CHORUS (distorted) (1:04-1:07)

CHORUS (distorted) (1:09-1:12)

CHORUS (distorted) (1:15-1:17)

VERSE (distorted) (1:18-1:35)

DRUMS (1:35-1:38)

CHORUS (distorted) (1:38-1:40)

CHORUS (distorted) (1:40-1:43)

CHORUS (distorted) (1:43-1:45)

CHORUS (distorted) (1:45-1:48)

SOLO PT.1 (distorted) (148 158)
SOLO PT.2 (distorted) (158 207)
NTERLUDE (distorted) (207 210)
NTERLUDE (distorted) (210 213)
NTERLUDE (distorted) (213 216)
NTERLUDE (distorted) (216 219)
NTERLUDE (distorted) (219 222)
NTERLUDE (distorted) (222 225)

CHORUS (distorted) (2:25-2:28)

CHORUS (distorted) (2:28-2:31)

CHORUS (distorted) (2:31-2:34)

CHORUS (distorted) (2:34-2:37)

CHORUS (distorted) (2:37-2:40)

CHORUS (distorted) (2:40-2:43)

CHORUS (distorted) (2:43-2:46)

NO GUITARS (2:46-2:48)

VERSE (distorted) (2:48-3:03)

CHORUS (distorted) (3:03-3:06)

CHORUS (distorted) (3:06-3:09)

CHORUS (distorted) (3:09-3:12)

CHORUS (distorted) (3:12-3:15)

OUTRO (distorted) (3:15-3:18)

GUITAR 2'S ORDER(Jason White):

RIFF: CLEAN/DISTORTED: TIME:

INTRO (distorted) (0:02-0:02)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:02-0:05)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:05-0:07)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:07-0:10)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:13-0:16)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:17-0:20)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:23-0:26)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:28-0:31)

VERSE (distorted) (0:31-0:49)

Drums (0:49-0:51)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:51-0:54)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:54-0:56)

CHORUS (distorted) (0:59-1:02)

CHORUS (distorted) (1:04-1:07)

CHORUS (distorted) (1:09-1:12)

CHORUS (distorted) (1:15-1:17)

VERSE (distorted) (1:18-1:35)

Drums (1:35-1:38)

CHORUS (distorted) (1:38-1:40)

CHORUS (distorted) (1:40-1:43)

CHORUS (distorted) (1:43-1:45)

CHORUS (distorted) (1:45-1:48)

VERSE (distorted) (1:48-2:07)

CHORUS (distorted) (2:07-2:10)

CHORUS (distorted) (2:10-2:13)

CHORUS (distorted) (2:13-2:16)

CHORUS (distorted) (2:16-2:19)

CHORUS (distorted) (2:19-2:22)

CHORUS (distorted) (2:22-2:25)

AFTER CHORUS (distorted) (228 228)
AFTER CHORUS (distorted) (231 231)
AFTER CHORUS (distorted) (234 234)
AFTER CHORUS (distorted) (237 237)
AFTER CHORUS (distorted) (240 240)
AFTER CHORUS (distorted) (243 243)
AFTER CHORUS (distorted) (246 246)
NO GUTARS (246 248)

VERSE (distorted) (2:48-3:03)

AFTER-CHORUS (distorted) (3:06-3:06)

CHORUS (distorted) (3:06-3:09)

CHORUS (distorted) (3:09-3:12)

CHORUS (distorted) (3:12-3:15)

OUTRO (distorted) (3:17-3:18)

TIME: LYRICS: (0:10-0:13) Don't want to be an american idiot. (0:16-0:17) Don't want a nation under the new media. (0:21-0:23) And can you hear the sound of hysteria? (0:26-0:28) The subliminal mindfuck america. (0:31-0:49) Welcome to a new kind of tension. All across the alienation. Everything isn't meant to be okay. Television dreams of tomorrow. We're not the ones who're meant to follow. For thats enough to argue.
(057 059) Well maybe 'm the faggot america.
(102 104) 'm not a part of a redneck agenda.
(1:07-1:09) Now everybody do the propaganda. (1:12-1:14) And sing along in the age of paranoia. (1:18-1:35) Welcome to a new kind of tension. All across the alienation. Everything isn't meant to be okay. Television dreams of tomorrow. We're not the ones who're meant to follow. For thats enough to argue. (2:37-2:40) Don't want to be an american idiot. (2:40-2:43) One nation controlled by the media. (2:43-2:46) Information age of hysteria. (2:46-2:48) It's going out to idiot america. (2:48-3:03) Welcome to a new kind of tension. All across the alienation. Everything isn't meant to be okay. Television dreams of tomorrow. We're not the ones who're meant to follow. For thats enough to argue. (c)Richard Hurtado Music By Green Day

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