American Idiot
by Green Day
⚡ Punk
Difficulty
★★☆☆☆
Tuning
Standard (Eb tuning on record)
Capo
None
Explosive opening riff with rapid power chord shifts between Ab5, Db5, Eb5, and Ab5. The galloping eighth-note rhythm drives the entire song.
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|