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This Is America Tab by Childish Gambino

This Is America tab by Childish Gambino

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro/Verse 1:

e|--------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------1-------1----3p1----|-----------------------|
G|----2---2--------------2--|------2-------3---3----|
D|--3--------3-----3--------|----3---2-------3---3--| (x8)
A|--------------------------|--3--------3-----------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------|


Chorus 1:
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G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|         The bass takes over at this point.
A|----------------------|----------------------| (x4)    Otherwise, just drop your low E to a D
D|--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--|--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--|


Verse 1:

G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------| (x3)
D|--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--|--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--|

G|----------------------|---|
D|----------------------|---|
A|----------------------|---|
D|--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--|---|

G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------| (x3)
D|--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--|--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--|

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
D|--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--|


Refrain 1:

e|--x--1--x--1--x--1--x--1--x--1--x--1--x--1--x--1--|
B|--x--1--x--1--x--1--x--1--x--1--x--1--x--1--x--1--|
G|--x--2--x--2--x--2--x--2--x--2--x--2--x--2--x--2--| (Ska Strumming) Very faint in the background
D|--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--x--1--x--1--x--1--x--1--x--1--x--1--x--1--------|
B|--x--1--x--1--x--1--x--1--x--1--x--1--x--1--------|
G|--x--2--x--2--x--2--x--2--x--2--x--2--x--2--------| (Ska Strumming)
D|--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------1-------1----3p1----|-----------------------|
G|----2---2--------------2--|------2-------3---3----|
D|--3--------3-----3--------|----3---2-------3---3--|
A|--------------------------|--3--------3-----------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------|

e|--------------------------|--------------|
B|------1-------1----3p1----|--------------|
G|----2---2--------------2--|------2-------|
D|--3--------3-----3--------|----3---2-----|
A|--------------------------|--3--------3--|
E|--------------------------|--------------|


Chorus 2:

G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------| (x3)
D|--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--|--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--|

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
D|--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--|


Verse 2:

G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------| (x4)
D|--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--|--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--|

G|-----------------|---|-----------------------------------------------|---|
D|-----------------|---|-----------------------------------------------|---|
A|-----------------|---|-----------------------------------------------|---|
D|--1p0--1p0--1p0--|---|--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--|---|

G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|
D|--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--|--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--|

G|----------------------|-----------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------|
D|--1p0--1p0--1p0--1p0--|--1p0--1p0--1p0--|


Refrain 2:

e|--------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------1-------1----3p1----|-----------------------|
G|----2---2--------------2--|------2-------3---3----|
D|--3--------3-----3--------|----3---2-------3---3--| (x3)
A|--------------------------|--3--------3-----------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------|


Outro:

e|--------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------1-------1----3p1----|-----------------------|
G|----2---2--------------2--|------2-------3---3----|
D|--3--------3-----3--------|----3---2-------3---3--| (x3)
A|--------------------------|--3--------3-----------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------|

G|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------| (x3)
D|--1/15--|--1/15--|--1/15--|


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| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up

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