The Guess Who – American Woman (Guitar Tab)

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Title: American Woman Artist: The Guess Who Album: The Greatest of the Guess Who Transcribed by Don Shanty Jr. Email: [email protected] This was transcribed with one guitar in mind. But two guitars could be easily used since all of the parts of the song are included here. If you know the song, you should be able to figure it out (I hope!). Beginning of the Intro: The first chord sounds like a harmonic, the best I can do is form the chord with the left hand, then tap the same shape one octave higher, directly on the frets. There's got to be a better way!
e|--'0'--|
B|--'0'--|
G|--'1'--|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------| Section 1: Play 5 times.

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--6--6--5--5--4--4--3------------------------------|
G|--7--7--6--6--5--5--4------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------5--5h7--5--5--5--5h7--5--5--|
E|-----------------------3--3----3--3--3--3----3--3--| Section 2: Play 2 times.

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--3--8--6--3---------------------------------------------|
G|--4--4--9--7--4---------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5--5h7--5--5--5--5h7--5--5-----------------|
E|-----------------3--3----3--3--3--3----3--3-----------------| Section 3:
                                                                Play 5 times then play section one 4 times.

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--3--3--8--6--3-------------13--15--15--15-----|
G|--4--4--9--7--4-------------14--16--16--16-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5--5h7--5------------------5--|
E|-----------------3--3----3------------------3--| Section 4: When the electric guitar kicks in!

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8----7----9--9--9--9--9--7--9--9--9----8----7--9--9--9--9--9--7--9--|
D|--9----7----9--9--9--9--9--7--9--9--9----9----7--9--9--9--9--9--7--9--|
A|--9----5----7--7--7--7--7--5--7--7--7----9----5--7--7--7--7--7--5--7--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Section 5:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------16--------------|
B|------------------------------------------15-------------------12--14--15~-|
G|-9--11--11/13~--13~--13--14--14/16~--16~----------12--13~------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------14---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Section 6: Solo.

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------9--------------------------------|
G|--11b(13)-----11b(13)~--b(13)11--9--11--9~--|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--14b(16)~--b(16)14-12-14--12b(13)~--|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|------------11------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13b(15)~-------------------13b(15)--15--13b(15)-15--13b(15)~--15--------------|
G|--------------------12--13~---------------------------------------------12--13~-|
D|----------------14--------------------------------------------------14----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------15--17b(19)--17b(19)~--|
B|--15b(17)--17--15b(17)--17--15b(17)~------17-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--b(19)17--15--17--15b(16)-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------17~--15h17p15--13--12------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------14b(16)~--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------12--14--15p14p12--14--12~--|
G|-14b(16)--14b(16)~-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--12--14--14b(15)~--b(15)14--12p14--15b(17)~--|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------| Section 6: After the solo.
                                                             Play 4 times then back to section 4.

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|--9--9--9--9--9--7--9--|
D|--9--9--9--9--9--7--9--|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--5--7--|
E|-----------------------| Last part of song: I believe it's ad lib but I decided to transcribe it anyway.

e|--------------------------------12--b(15)14--12--14--12~--|
B|--b(15)14--12--14--12~--12--14----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------12----------------12----------------|
B|--12--14--b(15)14--12--14--12~--------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------12b(13)-----------12b(13)-------|
D|---------------------------------------------14~---------------14~--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--12----------------12---------------15b(16)---------------|
B|----------------------------------------------12--14--15~--|
G|------12b(13)-----------12b(13)----------------------------|
D|---------------14~---------------14~-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|--15b(16)---------------15---------------------------------|
B|-----------12--14--15~------14b(15)~--b(15)14--12--14-12~--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------b(16)15------------17~--b(19)17--17h19p17--16~--19------16--|
B|--b(15)14--12-----------14b(15)~-----------------------------------17------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--17--16-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------19---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------17~----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|