American Woman Tab

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Title:  American Woman
Artist: The Guess Who
Album:  The Greatest of the Guess Who
Transcribed by Don Shanty Jr.
Email:  phypower@geocities.com
 
This was transcribed with one guitar in mind.  But two guitars could be
easily used since all of the parts of the song are included here.  If you
know the song, you should be able to figure it out (I hope!).
Beginning of the Intro: The first chord sounds like a harmonic, the best I
can do is form the chord with the left hand, then tap the same shape one
octave higher, directly on the frets.  There's got to be a better way!
 
 
e|--'0'--|
B|--'0'--|
G|--'1'--|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------| Section 1: Play 5 times.
 
 
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--6--6--5--5--4--4--3------------------------------|
G|--7--7--6--6--5--5--4------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------5--5h7--5--5--5--5h7--5--5--|
E|-----------------------3--3----3--3--3--3----3--3--| Section 2: Play 2 times.
 
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--3--8--6--3---------------------------------------------|
G|--4--4--9--7--4---------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5--5h7--5--5--5--5h7--5--5-----------------|
E|-----------------3--3----3--3--3--3----3--3-----------------| Section 3:
                                                                Play 5 times then play section one 4 times.
 
 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--3--3--8--6--3-------------13--15--15--15-----|
G|--4--4--9--7--4-------------14--16--16--16-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5--5h7--5------------------5--|
E|-----------------3--3----3------------------3--| Section 4: When the electric guitar kicks in!
 
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8----7----9--9--9--9--9--7--9--9--9----8----7--9--9--9--9--9--7--9--|
D|--9----7----9--9--9--9--9--7--9--9--9----9----7--9--9--9--9--9--7--9--|
A|--9----5----7--7--7--7--7--5--7--7--7----9----5--7--7--7--7--7--5--7--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Section 5:
 
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------16--------------|
B|------------------------------------------15-------------------12--14--15~-|
G|-9--11--11/13~--13~--13--14--14/16~--16~----------12--13~------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------14---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Section 6: Solo.
 
 
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------9--------------------------------|
G|--11b(13)-----11b(13)~--b(13)11--9--11--9~--|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--14b(16)~--b(16)14-12-14--12b(13)~--|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
 
 
e|------------11------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13b(15)~-------------------13b(15)--15--13b(15)-15--13b(15)~--15--------------|
G|--------------------12--13~---------------------------------------------12--13~-|
D|----------------14--------------------------------------------------14----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|----------------------------------------------15--17b(19)--17b(19)~--|
B|--15b(17)--17--15b(17)--17--15b(17)~------17-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|--b(19)17--15--17--15b(16)-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------17~--15h17p15--13--12------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------14b(16)~--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------12--14--15p14p12--14--12~--|
G|-14b(16)--14b(16)~-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--12--14--14b(15)~--b(15)14--12p14--15b(17)~--|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------| Section 6: After the solo.
                                                             Play 4 times then back to section 4.
 
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|--9--9--9--9--9--7--9--|
D|--9--9--9--9--9--7--9--|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--5--7--|
E|-----------------------| Last part of song: I believe it's ad lib but I decided to transcribe it anyway.
 
 
e|--------------------------------12--b(15)14--12--14--12~--|
B|--b(15)14--12--14--12~--12--14----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|--------------------------------12----------------12----------------|
B|--12--14--b(15)14--12--14--12~--------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------12b(13)-----------12b(13)-------|
D|---------------------------------------------14~---------------14~--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|--12----------------12---------------15b(16)---------------|
B|----------------------------------------------12--14--15~--|
G|------12b(13)-----------12b(13)----------------------------|
D|---------------14~---------------14~-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|--15b(16)---------------15---------------------------------|
B|-----------12--14--15~------14b(15)~--b(15)14--12--14-12~--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|---------------b(16)15------------17~--b(19)17--17h19p17--16~--19------16--|
B|--b(15)14--12-----------14b(15)~-----------------------------------17------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|--17--16-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------19---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------17~----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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do u guys not realize ther both exactly the same, both ways go B D E just in different places? learn ur notes

dude, rumatumtum, his way sounds better. his way sounds more twangy and overall more like the song, yours sounds off. so youris "COMPLETELY WRONG"

it gose like this trust me e:------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:------------------------------------------------------------------------| G:--4----7----9--9--9--9--9--7--9--9--9--12--2----7--9--9--9--9--9--7--9--| D:--4----7----9--9--9--9--9--7--9--9--9--12--4----7--9--9--9--9--9--7--9--| A:--2----5----7--7--7--7--7--5--7--7--7--10--4----5--7--7--7--7--7--5--7--| E:------------------------------------------------------------------------|