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American Hi-Fi - Flavor of the Weak

Original  Tablature: Al (Foodude12@aol.com)
Subsequent Versions: Harry (tab@electricweb.org.uk)

I found  the original  version of this  tab hard to  follow in  places, and
there were several bits missing.  This is the fourth time I've revised this
this tab which has arrangements for one or two guitars,  rhythm notation (I
wouldn't recommend following this exactly as it would sound too mechanical,
use it to help you see how the tab relates to the song),  and it now has an
easier to play solo  (musically almost identical to revison 3, but arranged
differently) and correct timing on the intro (finally!).  This tab file was
produced using the song and the tab by Al, everything else is my own work.

This is a pretty easy song to play (apart from the solo),  but theres a lot
going on in it so it may take a little while to learn.

Tuning: Drop D (Which is kind of annoying as it's only 'used' in the intro)

   b   - bend, XbY or Xb(Y) means bend note X up to note Y
(Y)rX  - release note Y to note X  (with finger on fret X)
/ or \ - slide  to  note  (don't  pick/pluck  the  string)

Intro A:

e ---|-------------------------------
B ---|-------------------------------
G ---|-------------------------------
D -3-|-5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1-0-1-0-1-
A -3-|-5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1-0-1-0-1-
D -3-|-5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1-0-1-0-1-

   &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4

Intro B

e ---|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B ---|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G ---|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D -3-|-5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1-0-1-0-1-3-5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1-0-1-0-1-3-
A -3-|-5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1-0-1-0-1-3-5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1-0-1-0-1-3-
D -3-|-5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1-0-1-0-1-3-5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1-0-1-0-1-3-

   &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------|
D -5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1-0-1-0-1-5-|
A -5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1-0-1-0-1-5-|
D -5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1-0-1-0-1-5-|

   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Intro End:

e |-----------------|
B |-----------------|
G |-----------------|
D |-3---------------|
A |-3---------------|
D |-3---------------|

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse A:

PM A...............................................................
PM B...............................................
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus A (1):

e |-------------------------------------------------
B |-------------------------------------------------
G |-------------------------------------------------
D |-5-----5-5-------8-----8-8-------3-----3-3-------
A |-5-----5-5-------8-----8-8-------3-----3-3-------
D |-5-----5-5-------8-----8-8-------3-----3-3-------

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                            Only play the notes in square brackets if
                            you're playing the single guitar version.
e  -----------------------------------------------------------------|
B  --------------------------[4--3]---------------------------------|
G  -5-------5-------5-------5-------3---------------5---------------|
D  -5-------5-------5-------5-------3---------------5---------------|
A  -3-------3-------3-------3-------1---------------3---------------|
D  -----------------------------------------------------------------|

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D |-8---8-----------3---3-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| x2
A |-8---8-----------3---3-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D |-8---8-----------3---3-------------------------------------------|

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus A (2):

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------5-----5-5-----5-5-5-8--7--3-------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Post-Chorus (1):

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--(6)r5--3----(6)r5--3----------------------------(6)r5--3----(6)r5--3-|
D |------------3-----------5-----------------------------------3----------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4

Post-Chorus (2):

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------
G |---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
D |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
A |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
D |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e  ---------------------------------|
B  ---------------------------------|
G  ---------------------------------|
D  -8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A  -8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D  -8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Post-Post-Chorus (1):            Post-Post-Chorus (S):

e |------------------------|     e |------------------------| This makes it
B |------------------------|     B |------------------------| easier to get
G |-------------------12\3-|     G |------------------------| to Verse B if
D |-6b(7)------------------|     D |-6b(7)-------------17\8-| playing   the
A |------------------------|     A |------------------------| single guitar
D |------------------------|     D |------------------------| arrangement.
    1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4           1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4

Post-Post-Chorus (2):

e |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|
D |-5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1-0-1-0-1-3-|
A |-5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1-0-1-0-1-3-|
D |-5-5---5-5---5-5---1-1-0-1-0-1-3-|

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse B:

e |-8--------8-----8-----------10-------10-------8-
B |----11-------------11----------11-------11------
G |-------10-------------10-10-------10-------10---
D |------------------------------------------------
A |------------------------------------------------
D |------------------------------------------------
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

e  -8--------8-----8--------11----------11-------8-|
B  ----11-------------11-------11----------11------|
G  -------10-------------10-------10-10-------10---|
D  ------------------------------------------------|
A  ------------------------------------------------|
D  ------------------------------------------------|
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Solo:


e |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|     Here,  12x3 means
G |-7----/8--8----/10-10---/12----12-12-12-12x3-----|     three     triplet
D |-------------------------------------------------| x3  notes (third of a
A |-------------------------------------------------|     beat) of fret 12.
D |-------------------------------------------------|
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

e |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|     Here,  '17171717'
G |-12---/14-14---/15-15---/17----17-17-17-17171717-|     means  four semi-
D |-------------------------------------------------|     quavers  (quarter
A |-------------------------------------------------|     beat) of fret 17.
D |-------------------------------------------------|
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

e |-13-------13-------13-------13-------13---------------------------------
B |----14b15----14b15----14b15----14b15----14-13-11[15-13-11-10-8--8--8--7]
G |-------------------------------------------------15-14-12-10-8--8--8--7-
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

e  ------------------------| The  double stops  in the line above  are very
B  ------------------------| difficult to play smoothly at speed. Alternate
G  -8--8--8--8--8--7b-7--5-| picking across both strings is important,  but
D  ------------------------| it's the  fretting that will be hard  for most
A  ------------------------| guitarists.  Missing out  the notes  in square
D  ------------------------| brackets is a good compromise.
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

e |----10-10----10-10----10------------------------------------------------
B |----11-11----11-11----11-------------------13-13----13-13----13-13------
G |-12-------12-------12-------11-12-13-15b---------15b------15b------15b--
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


e  -13\1--1----------------|
B  ----------1--3----------|
G  ----------------1-------|
D  ------------------------|
A  ------------------------|
D  ------------------------|
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Post-Solo:

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-8---8-----------3---3-----------8---8-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A |-8---8-----------3---3-----------8---8-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D |-8---8-----------3---3-----------8---8-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus B:

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Outro A:

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----(6)r 5---3------(6)r 5---3-----------------------------------|
D |-----------------3---------------5-------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Outro B:

                    Loud            >                    Quiet    >
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------3---------------|
G |----(6)r 5---3------(6)r 5---3-----------------------5p3h5p3h5p3-|
D |-----------------3---------------5-------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                    Loud            >             Quiet         >
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------3---4---3---4---3-----------|
G |----(6)r 5---3------(6)r 5---3---------3---3---3---3---5p3h5p3---|
D |-----------------3---------------5-------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 ¾ 3 ¾ 4 ¾ 1 ¾ 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                    Here,  something  like  '1 ¾'  means  a
                                    dotted quaver followed by a semiquaver.

                    Loud            >             Quiet
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----(6)r 5---3------(6)r 5---3---5---------------3---------------|
D |-----------------3-------------------------------3---------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------1---------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Order:

Single guitar version:
Intro A
Intro B
Intro End, Verse A (Palm Mute A)
Verse A (Palm Mute B)
Chorus A (1)
Post-Chorus (1)
Post-Post-Chorus (S)
Verse B X 2
Chorus A (1)
Post-Chorus (1)
Solo
(1 Bar Rest)
Verse B
Post-Solo
Chorus B
Outro B

Two guitars version:
GUITAR 1-----------------------------------------------------------GUITAR 2
Intro A--------------------------------------------------------(2 Bar Rest)
Intro B-------------------------------------------------------------Intro B
Verse A (Palm Mute A)-------------------------------Intro End, (3 Bar Rest)
Verse A (Palm Mute B)------------------------------------------(4 Bar Rest)
Chorus A (1)-----------------------(3 Bar Rest), Chorus A (2), (8 Bar Rest)
Post-Chorus (1)---------------------------------------------Post-Chorus (2)
Post-Post-Chorus (1)-----------------------------------Post-Post-Chorus (2)
[Verse A (Palm Mute A) X 2]-------------------------------------Verse B X 2
Chorus A (1)-----------------------(3 Bar Rest), Chorus A (2), (8 Bar Rest)
Post-Chorus (1)---------------------------------------------Post-Chorus (2)
Solo----------------------------------------------------------(16 Bar Rest)
(1 Bar Rest)---------------------------------------------------(1 Bar Rest)
(4 Bar Rest), Post-Solo, Chorus B-------------------------------Verse B X 3
Chorus B------------------------------------------------------------Outro A
Outro B--------------------------------------------------------Chorus B X 3

Only play the part in square brackets  if you don't have anyone playing the
bass guitar part.

Good luck with the song,
- Harry