Alkaline Trio – The American Scream (Guitar Tab)
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Tabbed by: FenderMaster
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a great new song off Alkaline Trio's latest album, This Addiction
Tuning: standard
Intro Lead X 2
e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---------------------------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro Rythym X 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------| E|----------0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5------------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2---3-5-5-5------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2 (same as before, but this time with the lead part over it)
Lead
e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---------------------------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rythym
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
Lead
e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---------------------------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rythym
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
Lead
e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---------------------------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rythym
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------| E|----------0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
Lead
e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---------------------------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5------------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2---3-5-5-5------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11---7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------| A|--9--9--9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------| E|--9--9--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11---7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------| A|--9--9--9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------| E|--9--9--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-| A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E|-9--9--9--9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Verse
Lead
e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---------------------------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rythym
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
Let Ring out (no lead part here)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----4-----6-------------------------2-----4-----6-----------------------| A|-2-----4-----6-------------------------2-----4-----6-----------------------| E|-0-----2-----4-------------------------0-----2-----4-----------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-------------4-----------------------2-----4-----5-----------------------| D|-2-----2-------4-----------------------2-----4-----5-----------------------| A|-0-----2-------2-----------------------0-----2-----3-----------------------| E|-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (with lead part playin over it) play this X 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11---7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------| A|--9--9--9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------| E|--9--9--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11---7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------| A|--9--9--9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------| E|--9--9--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-| A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E|-9--9--9--9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Solo(ish) part
It sounds like he's playing up around the 21st-23rd fret, but my guitar's
only have 21-22 :(, so you could play:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8----------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6----------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-let ring-------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7----------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
or
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--16-16-16--17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--16-16-16------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--13-13-13--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--13-13-13------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16--17-let ring-------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--14----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro (verse and lead)
Lead
e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---------------------------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rythym
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
Lead
e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---------------------------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rythem
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
Lead
e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---------------------------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rythem
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------| E|----------0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
Lead
e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---5---4---5 let ring------------------------| B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rytheme|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4---5-let ring---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4---5------------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2---3------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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