American Idiot Bass

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Capo:	no capo

Author Unregistered. Last edit on Feb 11, 2014

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Okay. First off, this is what i think the tab is. I've studied vidios of Mike playing it
all together, I think this is correct. Enjoy :)
 
Verse + Intro. (there is a short guitar intro) :
Intro:
 
G-----------------------0-|
D-----------------------0-|
A---------4-4-4-----4-----|
E-2-4-4-4-------2-2---4---|
 
Verse(Play all this once, then billie will sing) :
 
G-----------------------------------------0-|
D-----------------------------------------0-|
A-------4-4-4-----4-----------4-4-4-----4---|
E-4-4-4-------2-2---4-2--4-4-4-------2-2----|
 
(Billie sings)
 
G-----------------------|
D-----------------------|
A-----------4-4-4-----4-|
E-15/-4-4-4-------2-2---|
 
(Billie sings)
 
G---------------------0-|
D---------------------0-|
A-----------4-4-4-------|
E-15/-4-4-4-------2-2---|
 
(Billie sings)
 
G-----------------------|
D-----------------------|
A-----------4-4-4-----4-|
E-15/-4-4-4-------2-2---|
 
(Billie sings)
 
G---------------------0-|
D---------------------0-|
A-----------4-4-4-------|
E-15/-4-4-4-------2-2---|
 
Chorus:
 
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
E-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
 
Verse 2:
 
(Drum fill)
 
G----------------------------------------------0-|
D----------------------------------------------0-|
A-----------4-4-4-----4------------4-4-4-----4---|
E-15/-4-4-4-------2-2---4-2--4-4-4-------2-2-----|
 
(Billie sings)
 
G-----------------------|
D-----------------------|
A-----------4-4-4-----4-|
E-15/-4-4-4-------2-2---|
 
(Billie sings)
 
G---------------------0-|
D---------------------0-|
A-----------4-4-4-------|
E-15/-4-4-4-------2-2---|
 
(Billie sings)
 
G-----------------------|
D-----------------------|
A-----------4-4-4-----4-|
E-15/-4-4-4-------2-2---|
 
(Billie sings)
 
G---------------------0-|
D---------------------0-|
A-----------4-4-4-------|
E-15/-4-4-4-------2-2---|
 
Chorus:
 
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
E-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
 
Bridge/Solo:
Bridge:
 
(Drum fill)
 
G----------------------------------------------0-|
D----------------------------------------------0-|
A-----------4-4-4-----4------------4-4-4-----4---|
E-15/-4-4-4-------2-2---4-2--4-4-4-------2-2-----|
 
G----------------------------------------------0-|
D----------------------------------------------0-|
A-----------4-4-4-----4------------4-4-4-----4---|
E-15/-4-4-4-------2-2---4-2--4-4-4-------2-2-----|
 
Solo:
 
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
E-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----|
E-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------4~-|
 
(Just guitar and drums with Billie singing. Comes to sudden stop then Billie sings, "Its
out to idiot America".)
 
Last Chorus:
 
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
E-15/-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
 
Outro:
 
(Short guitar fill)
 
G----------------------------------------------0-|
D----------------------------------------------0-|
A-----------4-4-4-----4------------4-4-4-----4---|
E-15/-4-4-4-------2-2---4-2--4-4-4-------2-2-----|
 
G---------------------|
D---------------------|
A---------4-4-4-----4-|
E-2-4-4-4-------2-2---|
 
(Short guitar fill)
 
G---------|
D---------|
A-4-4-4---|
E-------4-|
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I dont think Mike actually hits the open strings :/ but you got the slides right and in the chorus/solo, he his a few extra notes as he switches each prime root note