American Band tab by Grand Funk Railroad

Tabs

Grand Funk Railroad
We're An American Band
transcribed by Reuben Gann ([email protected])

Bassline (after 3 or 4 measures of just percussion):

Chorus, Intro line
   D MajorD              C majorC
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------
  Bb majorBb       C majorC        D MajorD
G+G |------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------------

Main Verse line (chords really should be played as power chords)
  D MajorD           C majorC    G+G C majorC F minorFm E MajorE C majorC
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |------------------------------------3--2-------------------
A augmentedA |-5-5-5--5-5-5------5h7-3--3-3-1---3------3-----------------
E MajorE |---------------5h7--------------3--------------------------

Bridge thingy line
   G+G    D MajorD    C majorC    D MajorD
G+G |-----------------------------------
D MajorD |--5-5-5-5--------------------------
A augmentedA |----------5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--
E MajorE |-----------------------------------
   G+G    D MajorD      F minorFm    G+G
G MajorG |-----------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |--5-5-5-5-------------3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5------------------
A augmentedA |----------5-5-5-5-3h5--------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------

Guitar intro:
   D MajorD
e |------------------------------------------------------------
BB |------------------------------------------------------------
G+G |--5/7-7-7---5-777--5-777--5-777-5-777-----------------------
D MajorD |------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------------
  C majorC                  Bb majorBb  C majorC
e |------------------------------------------------------------
BB |-3/5-5-5-7b8--5---5--------7b8-5----------------------------
G+G |----------------5----------------5---5----5----5---5--------
D MajorD |-------------------------------------------------7----------
A augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------------
  D MajorD
e |------------------------------------------------------------
BB |--------------------------6---6---6-----------6-------------
G+G |-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7--7---7-------7-5---5-7---7-5-7-------
D MajorD |----------------------------------------7-------------------
A augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------------
              ^
  This last part line could also have been transcribed
   use whichever is easier to play
e |------------------------------------------------
BB |------------------------------------------------
G+G |---10----10--10-----------------10--------------
D MajorD |12----12--------12-10----10--12-----12-10-12----
A augmentedA |----------------------12------------------------
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------

Solo (over bridge)
   G+G      D MajorD  C majorC         D MajorD
e |------------------------------------------------------------
BB |--8-8---7-8-7-----------------------------------------------
G+G |--------------7---------------------------------------------
D MajorD |----------------7---8-7-8-7-8-7-10/12-12--------------------
A augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------------

         G+G        F minorFm       G+G
e |--------------13p10-----10----------------------------------
BB |-15-13b14-15--------13b-------13b15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----
G+G |------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------------
         [ 8 times ]  ^hold the bend