American Way Tab by Sacred Reich


Band:  Sacred Reich
Album: American Way
Song:  American Way

Copyright (c)  (Roadrunner) (1990)
Version 1.0 - (08/05/06)

Transcribed By: Steve
Email:          stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com


.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
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
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato 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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