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American Cliche Guitar Tablature
Band: Filter
Song: American Cliché
Album: The Amalgamut
Guitarists: Geno Lenardo & Richard Patrick
Transcribed by: Flake
Tuning: Drop D


Notation Legend

P.M. = palm mute
()   = sustained note
    = slide down

Intro (0:00)

 Gtr. 1 (w/ dist.)

 Riff A
   *
E--x--x-----------x--x----------|--x--x-----------x--x----------|
B--x--x-----------x--x----------|--x--x-----------x--x----------|
G--x--------------x-------------|--x--------------x-------------|
D--x----x-x-x-x---x----x-x-x-x--|--x----x-x-x-x---x----x-x-x-x--|
A-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   * strings are played behind nut                    End Riff A

E--x--x-----------x--x----------|--x--x-----------x--x----------|
B--x--x-----------x--x----------|--x--x-----------x--x----------|
G--x--------------x-------------|--x--------------x-------------|
D--x----x-x-x-x---x----x-x-x-x--|--x----x-x-x-x---x----x-x-x-x--|
A-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


Verse (0:12)

 Gtr. 2

Riff B                         End Riff B

   P.M.--------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------3-6-6--|
D--0-3-4-0---4-0-0-0---0-3-4-0--0-3-6-6--|


 Gtr. 2 w/ Riff B 10 times


 Gtr. 1 (0:43)

   P.M.--------------|
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G-------------7-7-7-7--|
D-------------7-7-7-7--|
A-------------5-5-5-5--|
D--0-------------------|


Chorus (0:46)

 Gtr. 1

 Riff C
E----------------------|----------------------|
B----------------------|----------------------|
G----------------------|----------------------|
D--0-----6--6---5---3--|--0-----6--6---5---3--|
A--0-----6--6---5---3--|--0-----6--6---5---3--|
D--0-----6--6---5---3--|--0-----6--6---5---3--|

				    End Riff C
E----------------------|----------------------|
B----------------------|----------------------|
G----------------------|----------------------|
D--0-----6--6---5---3--|--0-----6--6---5---3--|
A--0-----6--6---5---3--|--0-----6--6---5---3--|
D--0-----6--6---5---3--|--0-----6--6---5---3--|


Interlude (1:10)

 Gtr. 2

E--------------|--------------|
B--------------|--------------|
G--------------|--------------|
D--------------|--------------|
A-----3--6--6--|-----3--6--6--|
D--0--3--6--6--|--0--3--6--6--|


Verse 2

 Gtr. 1 w/ Riff B 10 times

 Gtr. 1 (1:46)

   P.M.------------|
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----------------------|
D-------------0-0-0----|
A-------------0-0-0----|
D--0----------0-0-0----|


Chorus 2 (1:49)

 Gtr. 1 w/ Riff C 1 time


Bridge (2:12)

 Gtr. 1

E--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--|
A--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
D--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|

E--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--|
A--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
D--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|

E--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--|
A--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
D--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|

E--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|--5--------3-------(3)---------------|
A--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|--5--------3-------(3)---------------|
D--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|--5--------3-------(3)---------------|


 Gtr. 1 w/ Riff A until 3:23
 Gtr. 2 w/ Riff B until 3:23 (Gtr. 2 enters 3/4 through Riff A)

Outro (3:23)

 Gtr. 2

   * 
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D--0----------------------------------|
A--0----------------------------------|
D--0----------------------------------|

   * let chord ring and fade out
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