The Cult – American Gothic (Guitar Tab)
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
This is mostly the rhythm guitar parts as that is what I play in the band I'm in. You
should be able to work out the lead parts from the breakdown that I have Tabbed. Anyway enjoy.
Intro:
E ---------------------------------------------| B ---------------------------------------------| G ---------------------------------------------| D -----------------------------------x-x-x-x---| A -------------------- --------------x-x-x-x---| D ----5-/-0-----5--/-0---5-/-0- -----x-x-x-x---| x4
/= Pull Off
X= Mute
Verse:
E -----------------------------------------------------| B -----------------------------------------------------| G --3-----3-----3---3---3---3----2-----2---2-----2---2-| D --0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 0-0-0 0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| A -----------------------------------------------------| D -----------------------------------------------------|
WARNING!! The rhythm is not tabbed correctly but you get the basic idea all you do now
is use your ears to figure out the rhythm.
Note: Also the open D string when played is palm muted!
Chorus Part 1:
E ----------------------------------------------------------| B ----------------------------------------------------------| G ----------------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| A ------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| D --5-/-0-----5-/-0-----5-/-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| x 2
"Black star white light"
Part 2:
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------| B ---------------------------------------------------------------------| G ---------------------------------------------------------------------| D -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----| A -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----| D -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
I haven't worked out what the little lead thing that he plays after the chorus.
Breakdown:
E -----------------------------------------------| B -----------------------------------------------| G -----------------------------------------------| D -----------------------------------------------| A -----------------------------------------------| x4 D --5-/-0---5-/-0----5-/-0-----------------------|
"Black Star White Light"
Breakdown Part 2:
Played with a phaser
E -----------------------------------------------| B -----------------------------------------------| G -------8-~---7-~--8-~--7-~---10--8--7----------| D ---------------------------------------7-------| A -----------------------------------------------| x4 D -----------------------------------------------|
~= Vibrato
That's all there pretty much is to know you can work out the rest from what I have
tabbed here already.