American High
View chords used in this chart
This is a cool song off the new album..enjoy playing it!
The intro is played throughout the song. You can play it palm muted or not..however
it sounds better palm muted. There's also a 2nd guitar using a wah pedal, but since
I don't have a wah pedal, I did not tab those parts.
Tuning: B F# B E G# C#
PM - Palm mute
h - Hammer on
p - Pull off
/ - Slide up
\ - Slide down
Intro
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|----------------------------| x12
|-5---5h6-5h6-5h6-5h6--5h6p5-|
|-5---5h6-5h6-5h6-5h6--5h6p5-|
|-0---5h6-5h6-5h6-5h6--5h6p5-|
PM- --- --- --- --- -----
Verse
|----10----10-|
|-14----14----|
|-------------| x7
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------| x4
|-5---5h6-5h6-5h6-5h6--5h6p5-|
|-5---5h6-5h6-5h6-5h6--5h6p5-|
|-0---5h6-5h6-5h6-5h6--5h6p5-|
PM- --- --- --- --- -----
Verse
|----10----10-|
|-14----14----|
|-------------| x7
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
Chorus
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|-------------------------------------------|
|----------7-6--6/12\8-----------7-6--6\3/7-| x2
|-5-5-5-5---------------5-5-5-5-------------|
|-5-5-5-5--5-4--4/10\6--5-5-5-5--5-4--4\1/5-|
|-5-5-5-5---------------5-5-5-5-------------|
PM- - - - - - - -
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|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| x4
|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------| x4
|-5---5h6-5h6-5h6-5h6--5h6p5-|
|-5---5h6-5h6-5h6-5h6--5h6p5-|
|-0---5h6-5h6-5h6-5h6--5h6p5-|
PM- --- --- --- --- -----
|----10----10-|
|-14----14----|
|-------------| x7
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
Chorus
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|----------7-6--6/12\8-----------7-6--6\3/7-| x2
|-5-5-5-5---------------5-5-5-5-------------|
|-5-5-5-5--5-4--4/10\6--5-5-5-5--5-4--4\1/5-|
|-5-5-5-5---------------5-5-5-5-------------|
PM- - - - - - - -
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| x4
|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
|------|
|------|
|-12\3-| x1
|------|
|-10\1-|
|------|
Bridge - Clean (no distortion)
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|------------------------------------------|
|-1--3--5--3--1--8--6--8--6--7--6--5--4--5-| x1
|-1--3--5--3--1--8--6--8--6--7--6--5--4--5-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
Resume distortion
|---------------------10----10----|
|------------------------14----14-|
|---------------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0-0-0---------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0-0-0---------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0-0-0---------------|
PM- - - - - - -
|-------------------------10----10----|
|----------------------------14----14-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-0-0--1--0-0--1--0-0--1--------------|
|-0-0--1--0-0--1--0-0--1--------------|
|-0-0--1--0-0--1--0-0--1--------------|
PM- - - - - -
|-10----------------------------------------------------| |--10--|
|----14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |--14--|
|-------------------------------------------------------| x1 |------| x17
|-------------------------------------------------------| |------|
|-------------------------------------------------------| |------|
|-------------------------------------------------------| |------|
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|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| x6
|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------| x4
|-5---5h6-5h6-5h6-5h6--5h6p5-|
|-5---5h6-5h6-5h6-5h6--5h6p5-|
|-0---5h6-5h6-5h6-5h6--5h6p5-|
PM- --- --- --- --- -----
Credit to Machine Head for writing this great song.
How to play American High
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.