American Woman

NOTES: This song was an origional hit in the 80's by the Guess Who.
 It is played in Standard tuning (eBGDAE). 
 Lenny Kravitz uses a distortion box for his version.
 Later on in the song a Crybaby Wah comes in to use as well.
 I use a Danelectro Fab Tone¨. 
 During the solo everything is dropped down one fret. 
 I will work on the solo and re-post this tab. 
 I am posting the tab without the solo to have it available as quickly as possible.


Key:
------
h... hammer-on
p... pull-off
x... mute the string
-----



 
w/distortion
       C5                                                         C5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|

                                          "Uhh!.."      

       C5                                                         C5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|

"American woman...


       C5                                                         C5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|

Stay away from me...                   American woman...

       C5                                                         C5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|

                            Mama let me be...

                                                            
e|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| 
D|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|

Don't come hangin'  'round my door.  I don't wanna see your face no more.
I  got more important things to do than spend my time goin' on with you. 

       C5                                                         C5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|

Now woman...                                  stay away...

       C5                                                         C5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|

American woman...                        listen what I say...

                                                              
e|-----------------|--------------|----------|-----------------|--------------|
B|-----------------|--------------|----------|-----------------|--------------|
G|---5---5-5-------|---5---5-5----|----------|---5---5-5-------|---5---5-5----| 
D|---5---5-5-------|---5---5-5----|-------0--|---5---5-5-------|---5---5-5----|
A|---3---3-3-------|---3---3-3----|----------|---3---3-3-------|---3---3-3----|
E|-----------------|--------------|--3h6-----|---------------- |--------------|

       C5                                                         C5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|

American woman...                                   get away from me...

       C5                                                         C5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|

American woman...                                   mama let me be...


e|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| 
D|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|

Don't come knockin' at my door. I don't wanna see your shadow no more.
Goodnights can hypnotize. 


       C5                                                         C5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|


Now woman...                                                  get away...

       C5                                                         C5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|

American woman...                                       listen what i say...

   
~The solo is played over this next part. This guitar is played in the background.
 I will post the tab for the solo later. If you would like to get it sooner, email me.
 Also, notice that this part, for the first two riffs,  is the same main riff, played

   
       B5                                                         B5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-7h9p7-------------|
G|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|--------------|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|--x-x-7h9p7-------------| 
D|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|--------------|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|------------------------|
A|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|------4-------|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--2h5---------|-------------------|------------------------|


       B5                                                         B5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-7h9p7-------------|
G|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|--------------|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|--x-x-7h9p7-------------| 
D|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|--------------|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|------------------------|
A|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|------4-------|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--2h5---------|-------------------|------------------------|



       C5                                                         C5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|

  
     C5                                                         C5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|


***This     is     where     the     solo     comes     to     an     end.***
       
        C5                                                        C5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|

                                          "Uhh!.."      

       C5                                                         C5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|

American woman...

       C5                                                         C5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|

I said get away....                 American woman...     


       C5                                                         C5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|

                                                    listen  what i say...

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

Don't come hangin' 'round my door.    I dont see your face no more.
I don't need your war machines.


       C5                                                         
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|
E|-------------------|

                I don't need your ghetto scenes. Goodnights can hypnotize. 

       C5                                                       C5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|

Now woman...                                            get away...

       
      C5                                                        C5
e|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------|

American woman....                                listen what I say...


       C5                                                         C5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|

American woman...                                 stay away from me...

       
      C5                                                        C5
e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| 
D|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E|-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|

American woman...                                   mama let me be...
        
        C5            D5 C5                          C5            D5 C5
e|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|

I gotta go...                                       I gotta get away...


        C5            D5 C5                          C5            D5 C5
e|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|

Babe I gotta go....                                 I'm gonna fly away...

        C5            D5 C5                          C5            D5 C5
e|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|

I'm gonna leave you woman..              I'm gonna leave you woman...


        C5            D5 C5                          C5            D5 C5
e|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|

I'm gonna leave you woman...              I'm gonna leave you woman...


        C5            D5 C5                          C5            D5 C5
e|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|


Bye- bye...                                         Bye -bye...

        C5            D5 C5                          C5            D5 C5
e|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|

Bye -bye...                                         Bye -bye...

        C5            D5 C5                          C5            D5 C5
e|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|

You're no good for me...                    I'm no good for you...


        C5            D5 C5                          C5            D5 C5
e|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|

I'll look you right straight in the eye, and tell you what I'm gonna do.


        C5            D5 C5                          C5            D5 C5
e|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|

I'm gonna leave you woman...                You know I gotta go...

  
        C5            D5 C5                          C5            D5 C5
e|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|

I'm gonna leave you woman...                I gotta go...

        C5            D5 C5                          C5            D5 C5
e|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|

I gotta go...

I gotta go... American woman... yeah...