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American Hi-Fi - Flavor of the Weak

Original  Tablature: Al (Foodude12@aol.com)
Subsequent Versions: Harry (tab@electricweb.org.uk)

I found  the original  version of this  tab hard to  follow in  places, and
there were several bits missing.   This is the third time I've revised this
this tab. The two guitar version was really an afterthought before, now its
properly written. I've also added  information on the rythm to make the tab
easier to follow  (although I wouldn't recommend  following this exactly as
you may sound too mechanical - listen to the song first, then use the rythm
counts if you get lost). This file was produced using the song, and the tab
by Al - everything else is my own work.

Tuning: Drop D (Which is kind of annoying as it's only 'used' in the intro)
Speed : Around 150bpm

   b   - bend, XbY or Xb(Y) means bend note X up to note Y
(Y)rX  - release note Y to note X  (with finger on fret X)
/ or \ - slide  to  note  (don't  pick/pluck  the  string)

Intro:                                    Intro End:

e |---------------------------------|     e |-----|
B |---------------------------------|     B |-----|
G |---------------------------------|     G |-----|
D |-3-5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1-0-1-0-1-|     D |-5-3-|
A |-3-5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1-0-1-0-1-|     A |-5-3-|
D |-3-5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1-0-1-0-1-|     D |-5-3-|

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse A:

    P.M. A.........................................................
    P.M. B.........................................
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus A (1):

e |-------------------------------------------------
B |-------------------------------------------------
G |-------------------------------------------------
D |-5-----5-5-------8-----8-8-------3-----3-3-------
A |-5-----5-5-------8-----8-8-------3-----3-3-------
D |-5-----5-5-------8-----8-8-------3-----3-3-------

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                           (Only play the notes in square brackets if
                            you're playing the single guitar version)
e  -----------------------------------------------------------------|
B  --------------------------[4--3]---------------------------------|
G  -5-------5-------5-------5-------3---------------5---------------|
D  -5-------5-------5-------5-------3---------------5---------------|
A  -3-------3-------3-------3-------1---------------3---------------|
D  -----------------------------------------------------------------|

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------5---5---5---5---8---8---8---8---|
D |-8---8-----------3---3-----------5---5---5---5---8---8---8---8---| x2
A |-8---8-----------3---3-----------3---3---3---3---6---6---6---6---|
D |-8---8-----------3---3-------------------------------------------|

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus A (2):

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------5-----5-5-----5-5-5-8--7--3-------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                    |
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |


Post-Chorus (1):

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--(6)r5--3----(6)r5--3----------------------------(6)r5--3----(6)r5--3-|
D |------------3-----------5-----------------------------------3----------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4

Post-Post-Chorus:
e |------------------------|
B |------------------------|
G |-------------------12\3-|
D |-6b(7)------------------|
A |------------------------|
D |------------------------|
    1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4

Post-Chorus (2):

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------
G |---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
D |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
A |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
D |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e  ---------------------------------|
B  ---------------------------------|
G  ---------------------------------|
D  -8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A  -8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D  -8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse B:

e |-8--------8-----8-----------10-------10-------8-
B |----11-------------11----------11-------11------
G |-------10-------------10-10-------10-------10---
D |------------------------------------------------
A |------------------------------------------------
D |------------------------------------------------
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


e  -8--------8-----8--------11----------11-------8-|
B  ----11-------------11-------11----------11------|
G  -------10-------------10-------10-10-------10---|
D  ------------------------------------------------|
A  ------------------------------------------------|
D  ------------------------------------------------|
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Solo:


e |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|     Here,  12x3 means
G |-7----/8--8----/10-10---/12----12-12-12-12x3-----|     three     triplet
D |-------------------------------------------------| x3  notes (third of a
A |-------------------------------------------------|     beat) of fret 12.
D |-------------------------------------------------|
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

e |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|     Here,  '17171717'
G |-12---/14-14---/15-15---/17----17-17-17-17171717-|     means  four semi-
D |-------------------------------------------------|     quavers  (quarter
A |-------------------------------------------------|     beat) of fret 17.
D |-------------------------------------------------|
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

e |-13-------13-------13-------13-------13----------10--8-6--5--3----------
B |----14b15----14b15----14b15----14b15----14-13-11-11-10-8--6--4--4--4--3-
G |------------------------------------------------------------------------
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

e ------------------------|
B -4--4--4--4--4--3b-3--1-|
G ------------------------|
D ------------------------|
A ------------------------|
D ------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

e |----10-10----10-10----10------------------------------------------------
B |----11-11----11-11----11-------------------13-13----13-13----13-13------
G |-12-------12-------12-------11-12-13-15b---------15b------15b------15b--
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


e -13\1--1----------------|
B ----------1--3----------|
G ----------------1-------|
D ------------------------|
A ------------------------|
D ------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Post-Solo:

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-8---8-----------3---3-----------8---8-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A |-8---8-----------3---3-----------8---8-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D |-8---8-----------3---3-----------8---8-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus B:

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Outro A:

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----(6)r 5---3------(6)r 5---3-----------------------------------|
D |-----------------3---------------5-------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Outro B:

       <            Loud            >               <    Quiet    >
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------3---------------|
G |----(6)r 5---3------(6)r 5---3-----------------------5p3h5p3h5p3-|
D |-----------------3---------------5-------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

       <            Loud            >   <         Quiet         >
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------3---4---3---4---3-----------|
G |----(6)r 5---3------(6)r 5---3---------3---3---3---3---5p3h5p3---|
D |-----------------3---------------5-------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 ¾ 3 ¾ 4 ¾ 1 ¾ 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                    Here,  something  like  '1 ¾'  means  a
                                    dotted quaver followed by a semiquaver.

       <            Loud            >             Quiet
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----(6)r 5---3------(6)r 5---3---5---------------3---------------|
D |-----------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------1---------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &



Order:

Single guitar version:
Intro X 4
Intro End
Verse A (Palm Mute A)
Verse A (Palm Mute B)
Chorus A (1)
Post-Chorus (1)
Post-Post-Chorus
Verse B X 2
Chorus A (1)
Post-Chorus (1)
Solo
(1 Bar Rest)
Verse B
Post-Solo
Chorus B
Outro B



Two guitars version:
GUITAR 1-----------------------------------------------------------GUITAR 2
Intro X 4-------------------------------------------(2 Bar Rest), Intro X 3
(Pause)-----------------------------------------------------------Intro End
Verse A (Palm Mute A)------------------------------------------(4 Bar Rest)
Verse A (Palm Mute B)------------------------------------------(4 Bar Rest)
Chorus A (1)-----------------------(3 Bar Rest), Chorus A (2), (8 Bar Rest)
Post-Chorus (1)---------------------------------------------Post-Chorus (2)
Post-Post-Chorus------------------------------------------------------Intro
Verse A (Palm Mute A) X 2---------------------------------------Verse B X 2
Chorus A (1)-----------------------(3 Bar Rest), Chorus A (2), (8 Bar Rest)
Post-Chorus (1)---------------------------------------------Post-Chorus (2)
Solo----------------------------------------------------------(16 Bar Rest)
(1 Bar Rest)---------------------------------------------------(1 Bar Rest)
(4 Bar Rest), Post-Solo, Chorus B-------------------------------Verse B X 3
Chorus B------------------------------------------------------------Outro A
Outro B--------------------------------------------------------Chorus B X 3

Good luck with the song,
- Harry