Song: American Pie
Band: Catch 22
Album: Washed Up and through the Ringer
Bassist: Mingus
Tabbed By: BassD

>=play a couple of time
/=slide down \=slide up
ring or r=let the note sound
p=pull-off *=a pause

Intro (00:02) /Verse 1 (00:04-00:05)
G|----------------------|-------------------9p7------------|
D|----------------------|-----------4-5-6-7-----9p7--------|
A|-12\------(Horns)-----|---4-5-7-5-----------------9p7----|
E|----5ring---------5-5-|-5-----------------------------9--|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-7--7-7-6-5--5-5-5-5-5-6-7ring----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------0-|

G|(x3)---------------9p7------------|
D|-----------4-5-6-7-----9p7--------|
A|---4-5-7-5-----------------9p7----|
E|-5-----------------------------9--|

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-6-7-7-7------7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7ring--|
E|----------------------0r-0---0------------------------|

Punk part (00:30-00:31)
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|----5>----7>----5>-----------5>----7>--|
E|-5>----5>----5>----5>-12>\5>----5>-----|

When doing the slide, start from 12
and strum quickly while sliding to 5.

G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5>-6-7>-6-5>-6-7-7-5-4----|
E|------------------------7--|
   /\   /\   /\
   x7   x7   x7

Verse 2 (00:41-00:42)
G|(x3)---------------9p7------------|
D|-----------4-5-6-7-----9p7--------|
A|---4-5-7-5-----------------9p7----|
E|-5-----------------------------9--|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-6-7-7-7------7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-------|
E|----------------------0r-0---0----------------0ring--|

Slow punk part (00:57-00:58) (Find your own rythm for this part)
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|----5>----7>----5>-----------5>----7>--|
E|-5>----5>----5>----5>-12>\5>----5>-----|

When doing the slide, start from 12
and strum quickly while sliding to 5.

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-------7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-7-5-4---|
E|-----------------------0-0-0---0-------------------------7-|

(Verse 2) (01:11-01:12)

Punk part 2 (01:26)
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|----5>----7>----5>-----------5>----7>--|
E|-5>----5>----5>----5>-12>\5>----5>-----|

When doing the slide, start from 12
and strum quickly while sliding to 5.

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-5>-6-7>-6-5>-6-7-7-5-4--------------|
E|------------------------7-5ring------|
   /\   /\   /\
   x7   x7   x7

(01:41-01:42)/(01:46) "One, Two, One two, One two three foor"
G|-----------|-------------------------------|
D|-----------|-------------------------------|
A|-----------|-------------------------------|
E|-5>--------|-5>---------------------5/12\--|

(Outro) Punk part 2 (01:51-01:52)
(02:06-02:07) End on E|-5*-|

Bye bye Miss American Pie.
Madonna would be proud.
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