American Hi Fi – The Breakup Song tab

American Hi-Fi
The Breakup Song

great song right here... there were only a few tabs and they weren't that good so here 
go... i hope you like it. tuning is drop d. (EBGDAD)

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Guitar 1:

intro:

E|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|------------\3---5---1--|A|--pickslide-\3---5---1--| let the notes ringD|------------\3---5---1--|
E|-------------|B|-------------|G|-------------|D|--3---5---1--|A|--3---5---1--| (x3) let the notes ringD|--3---5---1--|
verse:
E|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|--3-3---------5-5-------------|D|--3-3---3-3---5-5---1-1--1-1--|A|--1-1---3-3---3-3---1-1--1-1--| (x3)D|--------3-3---------1-1--1-1--|
E|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|--3--333333------------55555555------------|D|--3--333333--33333333--55555555--11111111--|A|--1--111111--33333333--33333333--11111111--|D|-------------33333333------------11111111--|*let the first note ring then the rest is palm muting
E|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|--33333333------------55555555------------|D|--33333333--33333333--55555555--11111111--|A|--11111111--33333333--33333333--11111111--|D|------------33333333------------11111111--|*palm mute everything except for the last 4 or 5 notes
chorus:
E|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|--3-3---------5-5--555------------|D|--3-3---333---5-5--555--1-1--111--|A|--1-1---333---3-3--333--1-1--111--| (x2)D|--------333-------------1-1--111--|
E|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|--3-3--333-------------5-5--555------------|D|--3-3--333--3-3--333---5-5--555--1-1--111--|A|--1-1--111--3-3--333---3-3--333--1-1--111--| (x2)D|------------3-3--333-------------1-1--111--|
verse:
E|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|--3-3---------5-5-------------|D|--3-3---3-3---5-5---1-1--1-1--|A|--1-1---3-3---3-3---1-1--1-1--| (x3)D|--------3-3---------1-1--1-1--|
E|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|--3--333333------------55555555------------|D|--3--333333--33333333--55555555--11111111--|A|--1--111111--33333333--33333333--11111111--|D|-------------33333333------------11111111--|*let the first note ring then the rest is palm muting
E|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|--33333333------------55555555------------|D|--33333333--33333333--55555555--11111111--|A|--11111111--33333333--33333333--11111111--|D|------------33333333------------11111111--|*palm mute everything except for the last 4 or 5 notes
chorus:
E|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|--3-3---------5-5--555------------|D|--3-3---333---5-5--555--1-1--111--|A|--1-1---333---3-3--333--1-1--111--| (x2)D|--------333-------------1-1--111--|
E|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|--3-3--333-------------5-5--555------------|D|--3-3--333--3-3--333---5-5--555--1-1--111--|A|--1-1--111--3-3--333---3-3--333--1-1--111--| (x2)D|------------3-3--333-------------1-1--111--|
post chorus (right before solo)
E|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|--3-3--333-------------5-5--555------------|D|--3-3--333--3-3--333---5-5--555--1-1--111--|A|--1-1--111--3-3--333---3-3--333--1-1--111--|D|------------3-3--333-------------1-1--111--|
then solo (this guitar plays the stuff underneath the solo)
E|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|--3-3--333-------------5-5--555------------|D|--3-3--333--3-3--333---5-5--555--1-1--111--|A|--1-1--111--3-3--333---3-3--333--1-1--111--|D|------------3-3--333-------------1-1--111--|
E|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|--3-3--333-------------5-5--555-------------|D|--3-3--333--3-3--333---5-5--555---1-1--1-1--|A|--1-1--111--3-3--333---3-3--333---1-1--1-1--|D|------------3-3--333--------------1-1--1-1--|
after the solo:
E|--------------------|B|--------------------|G|--3---------5-------|D|--3----3----5----1--|A|--1----3----3----1--| let all the notes ringD|-------3---------1--|
E|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|--3---------5--555555------------|D|--3----3----5--555555--11111111--| let the notes ring... then palmA|--1----3----3--333333--11111111--| mute the last 2 sets of notesD|-------3---------------11111111--|
E|----------------|B|----------------|G|--88-x-8-x-8-x--|D|--xx-x-x-x-x-x--|A|--66-x-6-x-6-x--|D|----------------|
then chorus/outro:
E|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|--3-3--333-------------5-5--555------------|D|--3-3--333--3-3--333---5-5--555--1-1--111--|A|--1-1--111--3-3--333---3-3--333--1-1--111--| (x5)D|------------3-3--333-------------1-1--111--|
E|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|--3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3-3--|D|--3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3-3--| there are drum rolls and pick slidesA|--1-1----1-1----1-1----1-1-1--| in between each set of notesD|------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guitar 2: intro (quiet and a little hard to hear... listen to the song for timing)
E|--1---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|B|--1------------------|G|--0------------------|D|---------------------|A|---------------------| (x4)D|---------------------|
verse:
E|--6--6----1--1----8--8----6--6--|B|--6--6----1--1----8--8----4--4--|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|--------------------------------| (x3) play these in betweenD|--------------------------------| guitar 1's breaks
then
E|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|--3--333333------------55555555------------|D|--3--333333--33333333--55555555--11111111--|A|--1--111111--33333333--33333333--11111111--|D|-------------33333333------------11111111--|*let the first note ring then the rest is palm muting
E|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|--33333333------------55555555------------|D|--33333333--33333333--55555555--11111111--|A|--11111111--33333333--33333333--11111111--|D|------------33333333------------11111111--|*palm mute everything except for the last 4 or 5 notes
chorus:
E|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|--3-3---------5-5--555------------|D|--3-3---333---5-5--555--1-1--111--|A|--1-1---333---3-3--333--1-1--111--| (x2)D|--------333-------------1-1--111--|
E|-----6--6-----6--6-----6--6----11---11--11--|B|--6-6--6---6-6--6---6-6--6--------11--11----|G|--------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------| those are 11s, not 1sA|--------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------|
E|--10---10--10----8---8--6----8---8--8----11---11--11--|B|-----11--11--------6--6--------6--6---------11--11----|G|------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------|
back to verse:
E|--6--6----1--1----8--8----6--6--|B|--6--6----1--1----8--8----4--4--|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|--------------------------------| (x3) play these in betweenD|--------------------------------| guitar 1's breaks
then
E|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|--3--333333------------55555555------------|D|--3--333333--33333333--55555555--11111111--|A|--1--111111--33333333--33333333--11111111--|D|-------------33333333------------11111111--|*let the first note ring then the rest is palm muting
E|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|--33333333------------55555555------------|D|--33333333--33333333--55555555--11111111--|A|--11111111--33333333--33333333--11111111--|D|------------33333333------------11111111--|*palm mute everything except for the last 4 or 5 notes
chorus:
E|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|--3-3---------5-5--555------------|D|--3-3---333---5-5--555--1-1--111--|A|--1-1---333---3-3--333--1-1--111--| (x2)D|--------333-------------1-1--111--|
E|-----6--6-----6--6-----6--6----11---11--11--|B|--6-6--6---6-6--6---6-6--6--------11--11----|G|--------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------| those are 11s, not 1sA|--------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------|
E|--10---10--10----8---8--6----8---8--8----11---11--11--|B|-----11--11--------6--6--------6--6---------11--11----|G|------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------|
post chorus right before solo:
E|--5b(6)--1-1-1-1-1-1--|B|--5b(6)--1-1-1-1-1-1--|G|----------------------|D|----------------------|A|----------------------| (x4) (fast strumming)D|----------------------|
solo:
E|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|--8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|D|--------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------8/10--8--6--5--------|B|-------------------------------------------------8--6--|G|--8/10---8--7------------------------------------------|D|--------------8---10b(12)r10--8------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--8/10--8--6--5----6~--|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|-----------------------|A|-----------------------|D|-----------------------|
nothing right after the solo... then
E|----------------|B|----------------|G|--88-x-8-x-8-x--|D|--xx-x-x-x-x-x--|A|--66-x-6-x-6-x--|D|----------------|
then chorus/outro:
E|-----6--6-----6--6-----6--6----11---11--11--|B|--6-6--6---6-6--6---6-6--6--------11--11----|G|--------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------| those are 11s, not 1sA|--------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------| (x1)
E|--10---10--10----8---8--6----8---8--8----11---11--11--|B|-----11--11--------6--6--------6--6---------11--11----|G|------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
E|--5b(6)--1-1-1-1-1-1--|B|--5b(6)--1-1-1-1-1-1--|G|----------------------|D|----------------------|A|----------------------| (x4) (fast strumming)D|----------------------|
E|--10---10--10----8---8--6----8---8--8----11---11--11--|B|-----11--11--------6--6--------6--6---------11--11----|G|------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------| (x1)
and finally:
E|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|--3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3-3--|D|--3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3-3--| there are drum rolls and pick slidesA|--1-1----1-1----1-1----1-1-1--| in between each set of notesD|------------------------------|
wow that took forever to make... but anyways have fun with it. if you have any comments questions e-mail me at killinginthename247@yahoo.com
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