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AMERICAN HI-FI - Happy 
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Tabbed by: Audio84ave
Email:Y.Kumar@web.de

2 Guitars
Tuning: Dropped D (D,A,D,G,B,e)

Song starts with a bass intro (after playing it 4 times, guitar 1 kicks in):

Intro:

Bass                                                                    x4
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-0-3-5-5-5-3-0------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1                                                                x4
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-0-3-5-5-5-3-0------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-0-3-5-5-5-3-0------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-3-5-5-5-3-0------------------------------------------------------|
   p.m.-------------




Verse:
(Guitar 1 plays riff I 4 times and then guitar 2 plays along riff II)

Guitar 1, riff I                                                        X8
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-0-3-5-5-5-3-0------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-0-3-5-5-5-3-0------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-3-5-5-5-3-0------------------------------------------------------|
   p.m.-------------

        "I see you in a daydream
        turn it on now, make a big scene"

Guitar 2, riff II:                                                      X4              
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5/7-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5/7-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------3/5-5-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        "You kiss you kiss when you want something
        Fake a smile now, you got it all"




Chorus A:

Guitar 1:
   Bb            C                                                      x1
E|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|-3------------5-----------|---------------------------------------------|
D|-3------------5-----------|--0-0-5---3-5-3-0-0-5---3-5-3----------------|
A|-1------------3-----------|--0-0-5---3-5-3-0-0-5---3-5-3----------------|
E|--------------------------|--0-0-5---3-5-3-0-0-5---3-5-3----------------|

Guitar 2:
   Bb            C                                                      x1
E|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|-3------------5-----------|---------------------------------------------|
D|-3------------5-----------|------10b12---------10b12--------------------|
A|-1------------3-----------|---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

"And they oughta get you nowhere (what you say to me)
I know how to stay outta focus"




Verse:

Guitar 1, riff 1                                                        X8
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-0-3-5-5-5-3-0------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-0-3-5-5-5-3-0------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-3-5-5-5-3-0------------------------------------------------------|
   p.m.-------------

        "Keep your head down till the bitter end
        Make believe that you're my best friend"        

Guitar 2, riff 2:                                                       X4              
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5/7-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5/7-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------3/5-5-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        "You trade passion for fashion, 
        nothing´s cool when we´re cool!" 



Chorus B:

Guitar 1:
   Bb            C                                                      x2
E|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|-3------------5-----------|---------------------------------------------|
D|-3------------5-----------|--0-0-5---3-5-3-0-0-5---3-5-3----------------|
A|-1------------3-----------|--0-0-5---3-5-3-0-0-5---3-5-3----------------|
E|--------------------------|--0-0-5---3-5-3-0-0-5---3-5-3----------------|


Guitar 2:
   Bb            C                                                      x2
E|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|-3------------5-----------|---------------------------------------------|
D|-3------------5-----------|------10b12---------10b12--------------------|
A|-1------------3-----------|---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

"And they oughta get you nowhere (what you say to me)
I know how to stay outta focus"


Guitar 1:
   Bb            C         x1                                           x3
E|--------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|
G|-3------------5-----------| |--7--77-/9--99-/10-1010-/12--1212-----------|
D|-3------------5-----------| |--x--xx--x--xx--x---x-x--x----x-x-----------|
A|-1------------3-----------| |--5--55-/7--77-/8---8-8-/10--1010-----------|
E|--------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:
   Bb            C         x1                                           x3
E|--------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|
G|-3------------5-----------| |--7--77-lr----------------------------------|
D|-3------------5-----------| |--7--77-lr----------------------------------|
A|-1------------3-----------| |--5--55-lr----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|

        "You fall through to cracks of the city street
         You can´t see straight
         You can´t see straight"


[→G  O]

the solo is played over the Intro/Verse Riff (if it´s important to you figure it out yourself...)



Only the Bass is playing the intro riff (12x) until the first verse

→Verse
→Chorus B


Outro:

Both guitars:
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|--77------55------| repeat 12 times
D|--77-0550-55-0330-|
A|--55-0550-33-0330-|
E|-----0550----0330-|

e|----------|
end     B|----------|
on      G|----------|
D|--0-------|
A|--0-------|
E|--0-------|



Order:

Intro
Verse 
Chorus A
Verse
Chorus B
Solo
Intro
Verse 
Chorus B
Outro


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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| lr let ring
| +  harmonic
| p.m. palm muted
| b  bend
| r  release
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