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American History by Waterparks

American History tab by Waterparks

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Tuning: Drop D MajorD (DADGBe)
Guitar 1 - Awsten Knight
Guitar 2 - Geoff Wigington
Link to my cover on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=e7ZRlSie4ws

Intro: (guitar 2 only, clean tone)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------9-9~-------9-9~\5~------------------|
G+G|-2-2~---4-4~--6~~/---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------xx---|
A augmentedA|-0~~~~~~~~------------------------------------------------xx---|
D MajorD|--------------4~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------------xx---|

Full Band Intro:
Guitar 1
e|-----------------2x-|
BB|--------------------|
G+G|--------------------|
D MajorD|-7~-7------0~-0-----|
A augmentedA|-7~-7--x14-0~-0--14-|
D MajorD|-7~-7------0~-0-----|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
BB|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-7~--5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-||
G+G|-------------------------|-7~--6-6-6-7-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-|-7~--6-6-6-7-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-||
D MajorD|-7~-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-11--x8-|-0~--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0~--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
D MajorD|-------------------------|--------------------------------1.-|--------------------------------2.-||

Verse 2: (guitar 2 only)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-11-11-9-11-9-------------------9-11---9-11---9--------------------|
D MajorD|-0--0--0-0--0--9-11---9-11---9--0-0----0-0----0--9-----------------|
A augmentedA|---------------0-0----0-0----0-------------------0--xx-x-x-x-------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------xx-x-x-x-------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------12--|
BB|---------------------------10-9-7---------------------------10----|
G+G|-9-11---9-11---9------------------9-9-11---9-11---9-------9-------|
D MajorD|-0-0----0-0----0--9-11--9-----------0-0----0-0----0--9-11---------|
A augmentedA|------------------0-0---0-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Prechorus 1:
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4~--------0~-------4~-------2~---------------xx-------------------|
A augmentedA|-4~--------0~-------4~-------2~---------------xx-------------------|
D MajorD|-4~--------0~-------4~-------2~------0~-------xx-------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------5~------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------4~-6~---4~----------xx-------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------xx-------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------xx-------------------|

Chorus:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7~-7------0~-0------7~-7------0~-0------xx-x-x----------------|
A augmentedA|-7~-7--x14-0~-0--x14-7~-7--x14-0~-0--x8--xx-x-x----------------|
D MajorD|-7~-7------0~-0------7~-7------0~-0------xx-x-x----------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
BB|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-7~--5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-5---------||
G+G|-------------------------|-7~--6-6-6-7-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-|-7~--6-6-6-7-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-(pause)-||
D MajorD|-7~-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-11--x8-|-0~--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0~--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------||
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
D MajorD|-------------------------|--------------------------------1.-|--------------------------------2.-||

Chorus Pt. 2:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4~--x-2~--x-4~--x-7~-7-7-xx-4~--x-2~--x-4~--x---------4~--x-2~--x-4~--x-7~-7-7-9-----12-----|
A augmentedA|-4~--x-2~--x-0~--x-7~-7-7-xx-4~--x-2~--x-0~--x-(pause)-4~--x-2~--x-0~--x-7~-7-7-9--x8-12--x8-|
D MajorD|-4~--x-2~--x-0~--x-7~-7-7-xx-4~--x-2~--x-0~--x---------4~--x-2~--x-0~--x-7~-7-7-9-----12-----|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4~--x-2~--x-4~--x-7~-7-7-xx-4~--x-2~--x-4~--7-----4~--x-2~--x-4~--x-7~-7-7-9-----12---------|
A augmentedA|-4~--x-2~--x-----x--------xx-4~--x-2~--x-----7--x6-4~--x-2~--x-----x--------9--x8-12--x8-----|
D MajorD|-4~--x-2~--x-----x--------xx-4~--x-2~--x-----7-----4~--x-2~--x-----x--------9-----12---------|

Preverse:
Guitar 1               Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------||---------------6~--6------6-6-6----|
D MajorD|-4~--xxx-4~--x-4~--4-xxx--4-4-4-||-4~------4~----4~--4------4-4-4----|
A augmentedA|-4~--xxx-4~--x-4~--4-xxx--4-4-4-||-4~------4~----4~--4------4-4-4----|
D MajorD|-4~--xxx-4~--x-4~--4-xxx--4-4-4-||-4~------4~----4~--4------4-4-4----|

Verse 2: (guitar 2 only)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-11-11-9-11-9-------------------9-11---9-11---9--------------------|
D MajorD|-0--0--0-0--0--9-11---9-11---9--0-0----0-0----0--9-----------------|
A augmentedA|---------------0-0----0-0----0-------------------0-----------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------12--|
BB|---------------------------10-9-7---------------------------10----|
G+G|-9-11---9-11---9------------------9-9-11---9-11---9-------9-------|
D MajorD|-0-0----0-0----0--9-11--9-----------0-0----0-0----0--9-11---------|
A augmentedA|------------------0-0---0-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Prechorus 2:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------6-------6---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------4-------4---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-4--x16-0--x16-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7---x-x-|
D MajorD|-4------0------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7---x-x-|
  *   *
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------0~---------------------------|
G+G|------------------------1~-------2~--------2~----------------------|
D MajorD|-4~-----0~-----------2~-------4~-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------4~-------4~--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------4~---------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7~-7------0~-0------7~-7------0~-0------xx-x-x----------------|
A augmentedA|-7~-7--x14-0~-0--x14-7~-7--x14-0~-0--x8--xx-x-x----------------|
D MajorD|-7~-7------0~-0------7~-7------0~-0------xx-x-x----------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
BB|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-7~--5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-5---------||
G+G|-------------------------|-7~--6-6-6-7-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-|-7~--6-6-6-7-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-(pause)-||
D MajorD|-7~-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-11--x8-|-0~--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0~--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------||
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
D MajorD|-------------------------|--------------------------------1.-|--------------------------------2.-||

Chorus Pt. 2:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4~--x-2~--x-4~--x-7~-7-7-xx-4~--x-2~--x-4~--x---------4~--x-2~--x-4~--x-7~-7-7-9-----12-----|
A augmentedA|-4~--x-2~--x-0~--x-7~-7-7-xx-4~--x-2~--x-0~--x-(pause)-4~--x-2~--x-0~--x-7~-7-7-9--x8-12--x8-|
D MajorD|-4~--x-2~--x-0~--x-7~-7-7-xx-4~--x-2~--x-0~--x---------4~--x-2~--x-0~--x-7~-7-7-9-----12-----|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4~--x-2~--x-4~--x-7~-7-7-xx-4~--x-2~--x-4~--7-----4~--x-2~--x-4~--x-7~-7-7-9-----12---------|
A augmentedA|-4~--x-2~--x-----x--------xx-4~--x-2~--x-----7--x6-4~--x-2~--x-----x--------9--x8-12--x8-----|
D MajorD|-4~--x-2~--x-----x--------xx-4~--x-2~--x-----7-----4~--x-2~--x-----x--------9-----12---------|

Bridge:
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7~----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7~----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7~----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------0~-|
BB|-10~-----------------------------------------------0~-|
G+G|-----------------------2~-----------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------4~---2~---2~---------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------2~------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------7-----7-----7---7-----7-----7---7---9-----9-----9----|
A augmentedA|-7--x16-9--x8-0--x8-7--x16-9--x8-12-x8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D MajorD|-7------9-----0-----7------9-----12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
                      * *  * *  *  * *  * *  * *   * *  * *  *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----0-----0---7~--7~--7~-7~--7~--7~-9~--9~--9~---12~--12~-12-12-12--|
A augmentedA|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7~--7~--7~-7~--7~--7~-9~--9~--9~---12~--12~-12-12-12--|
D MajorD|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7~--7~--7~-7~--7~--7~-9~--9~--9~---12~--12~-12-12-12--|
   * *  * *  *
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------0~-------|
BB|--------------------------------------------0~---|-0~----0~-------0~----|
G+G|----2~------4~-2~------4~-2~---------------------|-------------------2~-| On the fourth time, skip
D MajorD|-4~------4~---------4~---------------------------|----------------------| the last note (A2)
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------4x-|

Chorus:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----(silence)------0~-0------7~-7------0~-0------xx-x-x--------|
A augmentedA|-------------------0~-0--x14-7~-7--x14-0~-0--x8--xx-x-x--------|
D MajorD|-------------------0~-0------7~-7------0~-0------xx-x-x--------|

Guitar 2
e|-----------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
BB|-----------------|-----------------------------------|-7~--5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-5---------||
G+G|-14--------------|-7~--6-6-6-7-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-|-7~--6-6-6-7-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-(pause)-||
D MajorD|------x16--------|-0~--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0~--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------||
A augmentedA|-12--------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
D MajorD|-----------------|--------------------------------1.-|--------------------------------2.-||

Chorus Pt. 2:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4~--x-2~--x-4~--x-7~-7-7-xx-4~--x-2~--x-4~--x---------4~--x-2~--x-4~--x-7~-7-7-9-----12-----|
A augmentedA|-4~--x-2~--x-0~--x-7~-7-7-xx-4~--x-2~--x-0~--x-(pause)-4~--x-2~--x-0~--x-7~-7-7-9--x8-12--x8-|
D MajorD|-4~--x-2~--x-0~--x-7~-7-7-xx-4~--x-2~--x-0~--x---------4~--x-2~--x-0~--x-7~-7-7-9-----12-----|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4~--x-2~--x-4~--x-7~-7-7-xx-4~--x-2~--x-4~--7-----4~--x-2~--x-4~--x-7~-7-7-9-----12---------|
A augmentedA|-4~--x-2~--x-----x--------xx-4~--x-2~--x-----7--x6-4~--x-2~--x-----x--------9--x8-12--x8-----|
D MajorD|-4~--x-2~--x-----x--------xx-4~--x-2~--x-----7-----4~--x-2~--x-----x--------9-----12---------|

Chorus Pt. 3: (3:11)
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-----4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7-------4~--x-2~--x-4~--x-7~-7-7-9-----12-----|
A augmentedA|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0--x8-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7--x8---4~--x-2~--x-0~--x-7~-7-7-9--x8-12--x8-|
D MajorD|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-----4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7-------4~--x-2~--x-0~--x-7~-7-7-9-----12-----|

Guitar 2
e|-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-12-12-12---9-9-9---------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|--------------------9-9-9---7-7-7-----------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------13-----14-----|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------x8-----x8-|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------11-----12-----|
D MajorD|----------------------------------2x-|--------------------------------------------------|

Outro: (3:23)
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-11-11-9-11-9-------------------9-11---9-11---9--------------------|
D MajorD|-0--0--0-0--0--9-11---9-11---9--0-0----0-0----0--9-----------------|
A augmentedA|---------------0-0----0-0----0-------------------0--xx-x-x-x-------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------xx-x-x-x-------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------12--|
BB|---------------------------10-9-7----------------------------10----|
G+G|-9-11---9-11---9------------------9-9-11---9-11---9--------9-------|
D MajorD|-0-0----0-0----0--9-11--9-----------0-0----0-0----0---9-11---------|
A augmentedA|------------------0-0---0------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-11-11-9-11-9-------------------9-11---9-11---9--------------------|
D MajorD|-0--0--0-0--0--9-11---9-11---9--0-0----0-0----0--9-----------------|
A augmentedA|---------------0-0----0-0----0-------------------0--xx-x-x-x-------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------xx-x-x-x-------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------14-17-|
BB|---------------------------10-9-7-------------------------17------|
G+G|-9-11---9-11---9------------------9-9-11---9-11---9-----14--------|
D MajorD|-0-0----0-0----0--9-11--9-----------0-0----0-0----0---16----------|
A augmentedA|------------------0-0---0--5-7-9--7-------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|

************************************

|
x - mute note
| ~ - let note ring
| * - palm mute

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