American Way

Version 1.0 - (08/05/06)

Transcribed By: Steve
Email:          *


.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
                         p  - pre bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note         - harmonic

Tuning E A D G B E

 Main Riff

  PM    [PM]   [PM]     [PM]    ~~    
|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------| 
|---2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----| 
|---2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----| 
|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----3p--| 

  PM    [PM]   [PM]     [PM]    
|-----------------------------------|         
|-----------------------------------|         
|-----------------------------------|         
|---2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----|         
|---2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----|         
|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----33--| Rpt 3 X 

 Verse

  PM    [PM]   [PM]     [PM]    
|-----------------------------------|         
|-----------------------------------|         
|-----------------------------------|         
|---2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----|         
|---2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----|         
|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----33--| Rpt 3 X 

 PM    [PM]   [PM]     [PM]    ~~    
|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------| 
|---2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----| 
|---2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----| 
|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----3p--| 

 Bridge

              [PM]


|----------------------| 
|----------------------| 
|----------------------| 
|-9--------------------| 
|-7---8--\7---5\4\3----| 
|-----6--\5---3\2\1----| 

 PM    [PM]   [PM]     [PM]    ~~    
|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------| 
|-------------3---------------3-----| 
|---2-1-----2-3-----2-1-----2-3-----| 
|---2-1-----2-------2-1-----2-------| 
|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----3p--| 

 Rpt Above

 Rpt Verse

 Bridge

              [PM]

|----------------------| 
|----------------------| 
|----------------------| 
|-9-9------------------| 
|-7-7-8-8\7-7-5\4\3----| 
|-----6-6\5-5-3\2\1----| 

 PM    [PM]   [PM]     [PM]     ~~    
|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------| 
|-------------3---------------3-----| 
|---2-1-----2-3-----2-1-----2-3-----| 
|---2-1-----2-------2-1-----2-------| 
|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----3p--| 

 Rpt Above

 Chorus


 [--------------PM----------------]

|----------------------------------|     
|----------------------------------|     
|----------------------------------|     
|-2---------------2----------------|     
|---3-5\2---2-1-----3-5\2---2------|     
|---------3-----2---------3---0-0--| Rpt 

 [--------------PM----------------]

|----------------------------------|  
|----------------------------------|  
|-4---------------4----------------|  
|-2-5-7\4---4-3---2-5-7\4---4------|  
|---3-5\2-5-2-1-4---3-5\2-5-2------|  
|---------3-----2---------3---0-0--|  

 [------PM-------]  PM
|----------------------------| 
|----------------------------| 
|-4--------------------------| 
|-2-5-7\4---4-3---9----------| 
|---3-5\2-5-2-1-4-7---9------| 
|---------3-----2---0-7------| 

           [PM]

|-----| 
|-----| 
|-----| 
|-5---| 
|-5---| 
|-3-0-| 

 Rpt Main Riff 4 X
 Rpt Verse
 Rpt Bridge
 Rpt Chorus

 Guitar solo

|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-3-b----3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3-3br-0--trem dive----pull up-dive--|    
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

     ~~~~~         ~~~~~     h            ~~~~~
|------------------------------------------------| 
|-x-18fb--r\15-17-15b--15p12-14p12----12-11------| 
|----------------------------------15------------| 
|------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------| 

   ~~~~~~~~~                      ~~    h   ~~~~~~~~~~
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-13fb-13fb-12p11-12p11----11-12p11--11-12-----------------------| 
|-----------------------12-----------------12--------trem dive---| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 

         ph~~~~~      ph~~~~~       h      h     h       h
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------17--------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------9------/9-11-12p11p9----11-12p11p9-----| 
|------------------------------------------12------------12--| 
|-/7-----------/7--------------------------------------------| 
|----/11----------/11----------------------------------------| 

      h       h     h       h    h         ~~~~~~
|-------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------| 
|-11-12p11p9----11-12p11p9----11-12p11p9\7--------| 
|------------12------------12--------------8------| 
|-------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------| 

      h  h     h  h   ~~~~    h  h     h  h   ph~~~ph                 
|-------------------------------------17-19--18----20fb--r19-17-15\14-
|-------12-------12--11---------12-19---------------------------------
|-10-11----10-11----------10-11---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------

              [----PM---]~~~
|------------------------------| 
|-17-15\14-12------------------| 
|-------------12-9-------------| 
|------------------12-9-8------| 
|------------------------------| 
|------------------------------| 

 Over chorus rhythm

|-/18b----------------17-----14------14-15----------------| 
|-----19/20-17--19-20-----17----15---------15-17p15b--17--| 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 

      h                         ph ph~~~
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-12-14p12--------------------------------| 
|----------15p12-15-12-14-15-14-14-12-----| 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------| 

               h     h               h       h
|-12---------------------------------------------------------| 
|----15-13-12-13p12-13p12------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------14p12--11-12p11\9------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------12p11\9--10-9-7--| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 

|-------12----------------------------------------------------| 
|-15-b-----15p12----12------15p12-14--------------------------| 
|----------------14b---14------------14-12-/12-14p12---\--|     
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 

 Rpt Verse
 Rpt Bridge
 Rpt Chorus

|-----| 
|-----| 
|-----| 
|-5-2-| 
|-5-2-| 
|-3-0-| 

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