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The American Dream Is Killing Me Live Tab by Green Day

The American Dream Is Killing Me Live tab by Green Day

Guitar Tab

  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Performance: When We Were Young Warmup Show 2023

Key: F#

🎸 Intro:

Guitar 2 (Lead):

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|8-8-8--8-8-8--8-\-3--3-3/5--5-5--3-0|
Gb|0-0-0--0-0-0--0---0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0|
Db|------------------------------------| x4
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|


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

Both guitars:

eb|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x|
Bb|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x|
Gb|--------5-----5-----x-x-x----------5-----5-----x-x-x|
Db|5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x| x2
Ab|5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x|
Eb|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|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5--------------------|
Ab|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|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|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5-----------------5-5|
Ab|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|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|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|7--7-7--7-7-7-7-------------------7--7-7--7-7-7-7-----------------|
Db|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|
Ab|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|-----------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3-------------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3|

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|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|
Db|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|
Ab|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|------------------------------------------------------------------|


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

Both guitars:

eb|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x|
Bb|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x|
Gb|--------5-----5-----x-x-x----------5-----5-----x-x-x|
Db|5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x|
Ab|5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x|
Eb|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|-------7~-----8~-----3~-----5~-----12~-----7~-------------------|
Gb|4~-----7~-----9~-----4~-----5~-----12~-----7~-----12------12----|
Db|5~-----7~-----9~-----4~-----5~-----12~-----7~-----12--12--12--12|
Ab|5~-----5~-----7~-----2~-----3~-----10~-----5~-----10--12--10--12|
Eb|3~----------------------------------------------------10------10|


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

Guitar 1 (Rhythm):

PM***************************************              ******************
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5--------------------|
Ab|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|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|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5-----------------5-5|
Ab|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|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|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|7--7-7--7-7-7-7-------------------7--7-7--7-7-7-7-----------------|
Db|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|
Ab|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|-----------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3-------------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3|

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|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|
Db|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|
Ab|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|------------------------------------------------------------------|


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

Both guitars:

eb|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x|
Bb|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x|
Gb|--------5-----5-----x-x-x----------5-----5-----x-x-x|
Db|5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x| x2
Ab|5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x|
Eb|3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x--3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x|


🎸 Break: "Whoa  "

Guitar 2 (Lead):

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|8-8-8--8-8-8--8-\-3--3-3/5--5-5--3-0|
Gb|0-0-0--0-0-0--0---0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0|
Db|------------------------------------| x4
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|


🎸 Solo:

Guitar 1 (Rhythm):

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------7--7-7--7-7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9-9-----------------|
Db|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|
Ab|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|3--3-3--3-3-3-3------------------------------------7--7-7--7-7-7-7|

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|5--5-5--5-5-5-5-------------------7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-7|
Db|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|
Ab|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|-----------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3----------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Lead):

eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------7--9-11-11/12--11\9--7--4~|
Db|5--7--9-10-10/12--x--x-x--x--x---x--x--x--x-|
Ab|x--x--x-x--x--x---5--7-9--9-/10--9-\7--5--2~|
Eb|3--5--7-8--8-/10----------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|4-7--11-11/12--11--9--7~--7-5--4-4/7--7-7--7-7-7-7/16--14--12--19\|
Db|x-x--x--x--x---x---x--x---x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x---x---x---x--|
Ab|2-5--9--9-/10--9---7--5~--5-3--2-2/5--5-5--5-5-5-5/14--12--10--17\|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|


🎸 Verse 3: "Sea to shining sea  "

Guitar 1 (Rhythm):

PM***************************************              ******************
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5--------------------|
Ab|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|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|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5-----------------5-5|
Ab|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|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|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|7--7-7--7-7-7-7-------------------7--7-7--7-7-7-7-----------------|
Db|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|
Ab|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|-----------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3-------------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3|

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|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|
Db|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|
Ab|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|------------------------------------------------------------------|


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

Both guitars:

eb|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x|
Bb|--------------------x-x-x----------------------x-x-x|
Gb|--------5-----5-----x-x-x----------5-----5-----x-x-x|
Db|5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x| x3
Ab|5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x|
Eb|3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x--3-3--3-----3-----3--x-x-x|

eb|--------------------x-x-x--------------------|
Bb|--------------------x-x-x--------------------|
Gb|--------5-----5-----x-x-x----------5-----5---|
Db|5-5--5--5--5--5--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--5--5--5--5|
Ab|5-5--5--3--5--3--5--x-x-x--5-5--5--3--5--3--5|
Eb|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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