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American Horse Tab by The Cult

American Horse tab by The Cult

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x       - muffled strings
 /       - slide
 ~       - vibratto
 .       - stacatto
 p.m.    - palm muting
 h       - hammer on
 p       - pull off
 (5)     - grace note (slides)

riff1 (clean)
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------8-7~~----8-7------------8-7-.---------------------------|
g---7-5--------------5-7~~--7-5-----5-5h7-----------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
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drums kick in - heavy pick slide

play riff 1 and then play this (both distorted)
use D5 beneath this part strum the chord when necessary

e------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------8-7-/-10-8-7-8-7-----------------8-7-.--------------|
g----------7-5-------------------5-7-7~~---7-5------5-5h7----------|
d------------------------------------------------------------------|
a------3-5---------------------------------------------------------|
E--3-5-------------------------------------------------------------|


 (1)
e---------------8-7--------|
b--------------------------|
g---------5--7-------------|
d----5--7------------------|
a--------------------------|
E--------------------------|
     p.m.-----|

this part of the verse is the same as in the previous,however you have to play the riff on the upbeat
(when the drummer hits the snare drum)

+ bass drum
* snare [ C5/(D5) ]


pre chorus 1

pick slide
e--------------|
b--------------|
g--------------|
d--------------|
a-------3-5----|
E---3-5--------|

chorus:x2 play what comes after the drums kick in

    (2)
e---------8-7-----13-12-10--8h10---|
b----------------------------------|
g----5-7---------------------------|
d----------------------------------|
a----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|
     p.m.|

pre chorus2
[ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_cult/american_horse_tab.html ]
pick slide
e------------------|
b------------------|
g------------------|
d---3--------------|
a-----5-3-----5-3--|
E---------5-5------|

chorus:x4

solo 1
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------|
g--12h14--12/(11)--7/(5)-5/(7)---/14---12-11-12-11-9--7/-5-/7----|
d----------------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------|
g--5-4-2---2-4-5-/-7-5~~--4~~--12/(14)~~-17/(19)--19-19-19/(17)--|
d--------5-------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------|
g--17-17-17/(16)--16-16-16/(12)--14~~--12h14p12-/-11h12p11-/-----|
d----------------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g--9h11p9-/-7h9p7-/-5h7p5-/-4h5p4-/-2h4p4---2-2-4-5/(7)-7---------|
d-----------------------------------------5---------------7-7-5~~-|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------D5A5A5G5--|

play this twice---------------------------------|

 C5/(D5) x D5 (three times)           D5 A5 A5 G5
 craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazy
 C5/(D5) x D5 (three times)           D5 A5 A5 G5

then the grand finale: adlib a big fast solo with lots of bends
please correct this riff!!!

e----------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------|
d---5/-(7)-7/-(5)------------------------------|
a---3/-(5)-5/-(3)--3---------------------------|

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