Band: Sacred Reich
Album: American Way
Song: American Way
Copyright (c) (Roadrunner) (1990)
Version 1.0 - (08/05/06)
. - 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] ~~
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|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---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
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|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-b----3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3-3br-0--trem dive---<5>-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-<12>--\--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Verse
Rpt Bridge
Rpt Chorus
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|-5-2-|
|-5-2-|
|-3-0-|
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