American Band tab by Grand Funk Railroad
Guitar tabs
Grand Funk Railroad We're An American Band transcribed by Reuben Gann (reubengann@hotmail.com) Bassline (after 3 or 4 measures of just percussion): Chorus, Intro line D C G |----------------------------------------------------------- D |----------------------------------------------------------- A |-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 |----------------------------------------------------------- Bb C D G |------------------------------------------------------------ D |------------------------------------------------------------ A |-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 |------------------------------------------------------------
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Main Verse line (chords really should be played as power chords)
D C G C Fm E C
G |-----------------------------------------------------------
D |------------------------------------3--2-------------------
A |-5-5-5--5-5-5------5h7-3--3-3-1---3------3-----------------
E |---------------5h7--------------3--------------------------
Bridge thingy line
G D C D
G |-----------------------------------
D |--5-5-5-5--------------------------
A |----------5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--
E |-----------------------------------
G D Fm G
G |-----------------------------------------------------------
D |--5-5-5-5-------------3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5------------------
A |----------5-5-5-5-3h5--------------------------------------
E |-----------------------------------------------------------
Guitar intro:
D
e |------------------------------------------------------------
B |------------------------------------------------------------
G |--5/7-7-7---5-777--5-777--5-777-5-777-----------------------
D |------------------------------------------------------------
A |------------------------------------------------------------
E |------------------------------------------------------------
C Bb C
e |------------------------------------------------------------
B |-3/5-5-5-7b8--5---5--------7b8-5----------------------------
G |----------------5----------------5---5----5----5---5--------
D |-------------------------------------------------7----------
A |------------------------------------------------------------
E |------------------------------------------------------------
D
e |------------------------------------------------------------
B |--------------------------6---6---6-----------6-------------
G |-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7--7---7-------7-5---5-7---7-5-7-------
D |----------------------------------------7-------------------
A |------------------------------------------------------------
E |------------------------------------------------------------
^
This last part line could also have been transcribed
use whichever is easier to play
e |------------------------------------------------
B |------------------------------------------------
G |---10----10--10-----------------10--------------
D |12----12--------12-10----10--12-----12-10-12----
A |----------------------12------------------------
E |------------------------------------------------
Solo (over bridge)
G D C D
e |------------------------------------------------------------
B |--8-8---7-8-7-----------------------------------------------
G |--------------7---------------------------------------------
D |----------------7---8-7-8-7-8-7-10/12-12--------------------
A |------------------------------------------------------------
E |------------------------------------------------------------
G Fm G
e |--------------13p10-----10----------------------------------
B |-15-13b14-15--------13b-------13b15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----
G |------------------------------------------------------------
D |------------------------------------------------------------
A |------------------------------------------------------------
E |------------------------------------------------------------
[ 8 times ] ^hold the bend
American Band tab