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The American Dream Is Killing Me Live by Green Day

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Difficulty: Intermediate

Performance: When We Were Young Warmup Show 2023

Key: F#F#

🎸 Intro:

Guitar 2 (Lead):

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|8-8-8--8-8-8--8-\-3--3-3/5--5-5--3-0|
GbGb|0-0-0--0-0-0--0---0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0|
DbDb|------------------------------------| x4
AbAb|------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------|

🎸 Chorus 1: "The American dream is killin' me "

Both guitars:

eb|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x|
Bb majorBb|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x|
GbGb|--------5-----5-----x-x-x----------5-----5-----x-x-x|
DbDb|5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x| x2
AbAb|5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x|
Eb MajorEb|3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x--3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x|


🎸 Verse 1: "Send out an SOS "

Guitar 1 (Rhythm):

PM***************************************       ******************
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5--------------------|
AbAb|5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3--5--3--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5|
Eb MajorEb|3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----3-----3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3|

PM***************************************       *************
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5-----------------5-5|
AbAb|5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3--5--3--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5|
Eb MajorEb|3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----3-----3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3|


🎸 Pre-Chorus: "We are not home "

Both guitars:

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|7--7-7--7-7-7-7-------------------7--7-7--7-7-7-7-----------------|
DbDb|7--7-7--7-7-7-7--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--5--5-5--5-5-5-5|
AbAb|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3-------------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3|

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-7|
DbDb|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-7|
AbAb|3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------------------------------------|

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🎸 Chorus 2: "The American dream is killin' me "

Both guitars:

eb|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x|
Bb majorBb|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x|
GbGb|--------5-----5-----x-x-x----------5-----5-----x-x-x|
DbDb|5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x|
AbAb|5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x|
Eb MajorEb|3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x--3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x|


🎸 Interlude: "People on the street "

Piano tabbed for guitar (will add more picking notes soon):

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------7~-----8~-----3~-----5~-----12~-----7~-------------------|
GbGb|4~-----7~-----9~-----4~-----5~-----12~-----7~-----12------12----|
DbDb|5~-----7~-----9~-----4~-----5~-----12~-----7~-----12--12--12--12|
AbAb|5~-----5~-----7~-----2~-----3~-----10~-----5~-----10--12--10--12|
Eb MajorEb|3~----------------------------------------------------10------10|


🎸 Verse 2: "Don't want no huddled masses "

Guitar 1 (Rhythm):

PM***************************************       ******************
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5--------------------|
AbAb|5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3--5--3--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5|
Eb MajorEb|3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----3-----3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3|

PM***************************************       *************
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5-----------------5-5|
AbAb|5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3--5--3--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5|
Eb MajorEb|3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----3-----3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3|


🎸 Pre-Chorus: "We are not well "

Both guitars:

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|7--7-7--7-7-7-7-------------------7--7-7--7-7-7-7-----------------|
DbDb|7--7-7--7-7-7-7--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--5--5-5--5-5-5-5|
AbAb|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3-------------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3|

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-7|
DbDb|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-7|
AbAb|3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------------------------------------|


🎸 Chorus 3: "The American dream is killin' me "

Both guitars:

eb|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x|
Bb majorBb|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x|
GbGb|--------5-----5-----x-x-x----------5-----5-----x-x-x|
DbDb|5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x| x2
AbAb|5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x|
Eb MajorEb|3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x--3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x|


🎸 Break: "Whoa "

Guitar 2 (Lead):

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|8-8-8--8-8-8--8-\-3--3-3/5--5-5--3-0|
GbGb|0-0-0--0-0-0--0---0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0|
DbDb|------------------------------------| x4
AbAb|------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------|


🎸 Solo:

Guitar 1 (Rhythm):

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|-----------------7--7-7--7-7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9-9-----------------|
DbDb|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--9-9-9-9|
AbAb|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9-9|
Eb MajorEb|3--3-3--3-3-3-3------------------------------------7--7-7--7-7-7-7|

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|5--5-5--5-5-5-5-------------------7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-7|
DbDb|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-7|
AbAb|3--3-3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3----------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Lead):

eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------------------------------|
GbGb|------------------7--9-11-11/12--11\9--7--4~|
DbDb|5--7--9-10-10/12--x--x-x--x--x---x--x--x--x-|
AbAb|x--x--x-x--x--x---5--7-9--9-/10--9-\7--5--2~|
Eb MajorEb|3--5--7-8--8-/10----------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|4-7--11-11/12--11--9--7~--7-5--4-4/7--7-7--7-7-7-7/16--14--12--19\|
DbDb|x-x--x--x--x---x---x--x---x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x---x---x---x--|
AbAb|2-5--9--9-/10--9---7--5~--5-3--2-2/5--5-5--5-5-5-5/14--12--10--17\|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------------------------------------|


🎸 Verse 3: "Sea to shining sea "

Guitar 1 (Rhythm):

PM***************************************       ******************
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5--------------------|
AbAb|5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3--5--3--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5|
Eb MajorEb|3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----3-----3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3|

PM***************************************       *************
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5-----------------5-5|
AbAb|5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3--5--3--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5|
Eb MajorEb|3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----3-----3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3|


🎸 Pre-Chorus: "We are not home "

Both guitars:

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|7--7-7--7-7-7-7-------------------7--7-7--7-7-7-7-----------------|
DbDb|7--7-7--7-7-7-7--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--5--5-5--5-5-5-5|
AbAb|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3-------------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3|

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-7|
DbDb|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-7|
AbAb|3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------------------------------------|


🎸 Chorus 4: "The American dream is killin' me "

Both guitars:

eb|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x|
Bb majorBb|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x|
GbGb|--------5-----5-----x-x-x----------5-----5-----x-x-x|
DbDb|5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x| x3
AbAb|5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x|
Eb MajorEb|3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x--3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x|

eb|--------------------x-x-x--------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------------------x-x-x--------------------|
GbGb|--------5-----5-----x-x-x----------5-----5---|
DbDb|5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--5--5--5--5|
AbAb|5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--3--5--3--5|
Eb MajorEb|3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x--3-3--3-----3-----3|


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| x  Dead note
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Let ring out
| PM Palm mute

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