American Girls Tablatura Bajo

	  


Band: 
 
Performed By: 
Tabbed By: Bob Gedarovich (FinalGambit) [email protected]
Instrument Used: 4 String Bass, Drop D Tuning 
Notes: There are many variations on rythms in this song...all are noted, but pay attention.  Purpose of this tab was to be relatively accurate, easy, and fun, not necessarily perfect. 
 Send corrections to [email protected].      
  
KEY -----> X= Rest /= Slide Down \= Slide Up ~= Let Note Ring *Special Notation

Intro 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------| X1   
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|   
A|------------8-X-8~---------8-X-8~---------8-X-8~-3~-333-1-1-1-1~--|   
D|-9/2-X-2-X--------2-X-2-X--------2-X-2-X--------------------------|   

Bridge 1 
G|-----------------------------------| X1   
D|-----------------------------------|   
A|---------8-X-8~---------8 X 8~-1~--|   
D|-2-X-2-X--------2-X-2-X------------| 

Verse Pt 1 "She Comes Out On Fridays..."
G|------------------------------------------------| X1   
D|------------------------------------------------|   
A|----------1~-X-1-1~----------1-3~-333-1~-1-1-1--|   
D|-2~-X-2-2~----------2~-X-2-2~-------------------| 

Verse Pt 2 "...Seen...She waits another.."
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| X1   
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|   
A|----1-1~------1-1-1~-0h1~-X-----------1~-X-1-1~-------------0-1-3~-33333333-11111111-33333333-11111111-33333333----------11111111--|   
D|-2~------2~-2-------------X-2~-X-2-2~-----------2~-X-2~-2-4-----------------------------------------------------44444444-----------|   
  
Chorus "American Girls.." 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| X1   
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|   
A|-55555555/11111111----------33333333-55555555/11111111----------33333333--|  
D|-------------------22222222----------------------------22222222-----------| 

Bass Diddy 1 
G|------------------------| X1   
D|------------------------|   
A|-/1515151515151515*-1~--|   
D|------------------------|

*That's the 15th fret 8 times.  

Verse Pt 1 X1

Verse Pt 3 "Where she can keep everything from me..." 
G|-----------------------------------------------| X1   
D|-----------------------------------------------|   
A|-/33333333-11111111-33333333---------11111111--|   
D|-----------------------------4444444-----------| 

Chorus X1

Bridge 2 
G|-------| X1   
D|-------|   
A|-/8-X--|   
D|-------|

Verse Pt 4 "Mental shell...find online" 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| X1   
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|   
A|-1-X-1~-1--------1-X-1~---------1---1~---------1---1---3\-X------1-X-1~-1------3/8-7-8\------1-1-1-1---------1---1---3-5-----8h10----8h10---3~--|   
D|-----------222-2--------2~-22-2---2----4-4-4-4---4---4------2~-2----------2~-2----------2~-2---------4-4-4-4---4---4-----4-4------4~------4-----|

Bridge 3 
G|-------------| X1   
D|-3333333-1~--|   
A|-------------|  
D|-------------|

Verse Pt 5 
G|--------------------------------------------------| X1   
D|--------------------------------------------------|   
A|----------1~-1-1~------0-1-3~-333-1-1-1-1-0-0-1~--|   
D|-2~-22-2~---------2~-2----------------------------|

Pre Chorus "I wish she was anyone..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| X1   
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|   
A|-33333333-11111111-33333333-1111111-----0-1-3~-33333333----------11111111--|   
D|------------------------------------2-4-----------------44444444-----------|

Chorus X4

Outro "You make me cry..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| X1   
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|   
A|-55555555/11111111----------33333333-55555555/11111111----------/33333333-/12h13--/1515151313121210*-8~--|  
D|-------------------22222222----------------------------22222222------------------------------------------| 

*On this slide, the tempo slows a bit ("ritard"); These are all on the high end of the bass (ie, frets "15" and "13", not frets 1 then 5 and 1 then 3.)