'Im A Fool' by American Hi-fi - Guitar Tutorial

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                          Im a fool- American Hi-Fi
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                      Tabbed by: Jacob Stringer
                      Email: [email protected]

                      Tuning: Standard tuning : EADGBE

                         intro, riff : gtr 1 (lead)
e|---14--12--14p-12--14--12--14-----------14--12-14p-12--14--12--14--16--19--|
B|-------------------------------------14--12--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                     
                          intro: gtr 2 (rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------4---2------4----------4--2----4--------------------------------|
A|----2-------2---0------2--2------2--0----2----2----------------------------|
E|----0-----------------------0---------------------0------------------------|

                          verse 1 : (gtr 2 , only)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---7-7-7---7-7-7-----------------------------|
D|---9-9---9-9-9---9-6-6---9-9-9---7-7-7---7-7-7----7-7-7--------------------|
A|---7-7---7-7-7---6-6-6---6-6-6---5-5-5---5-5-5----7-7-7--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------5-5-5--------------------|
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                          pre chorus : gtr 1
e|------------0----------------------------0---------------------------------|
B|-------------------0----------------------------0--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2---------------------2------4--------------------4--------0-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                 
                          pre chorus : cont.   
e|-------0----------------------0-------------------------------------------|
B|--------------0-----------------------0-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------0-----------------------0----------------------------|
    
                          pre chorus : gtr 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-------------------|
A|----2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                          pre chorus : cont.     
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2----2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------|
A|---0----0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                           chorus : gtr 1
                             Like the world ain't on your  side….       Like your -
e|----------12---12---12---12---14--12-------------------------------------|
B|-----------x----x----x----x----x---x-------------------------------------|
G|-----------9----9-----9---9---12---9-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                           chorus : cont.
                             nev-er  gon-na get   it   right.
e|--12-------11------11----9---9--7----------------------------------------|
B|---x--------x-------x----x--x---x----------------------------------------|
G|---9--------8-------8----6--6---4----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                            chorus : cont.
                              just     think-in  a-bout       you           girl
e|---x---x---12--------12----12---14----12--------12--12--12--11-----------|
B|---x---x----x---------x-----x----x-----x---------x---x---x---x-----------|
G|---x---x----9---------9-----9---11-----9---------9---9---9---9-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                             chorus : cont.
                           
                              I'm a --------fool                                 for …
e|---11--9---9---7------7---7-/-9---9--7---------------------------------|
B|----x--x---x---x------x---x-/-x---x--x---------------------------------|
G|----8--6---6---4------4---4-/-6---6--4---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

                           chorus : gtr 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------4---4---4--4-4---6---6---6--6-6----2--2--2--2------|
A|----2---2---2--2-2----2---2---2--2-2---4---4---4--4-4----0--0--0--0------|
E|----0---0---0--0-0-------------------------------------------------------| 

                            
                           verse 2 (w/verse 1 , gtr2): gtr 1
                
                            you've   been   on  my     mind                           since  I
e|--0---------0------0----0-0---0-------0-----0-----0-----0----0-----------|
B|--5---------5------5----5-5---5-------5-----5-----5-----5----5-----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                           verse 2 : cont.
                           
                              saw     you     walk-in  by.            I  knew  I  had  to 
e|--------------0-------0---------------0----------------------------------| 
B|----4----------------------4--------------4---------------5--------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------7-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                      
                              verse 2 : cont.
  
                           know   you   better  you  were   ev - 'ry thing
e|----------5------------------------------------------7--5----------------|
B|--------------------5---------------------5-----------------7--5--------|
G|---7--------------------------7-----6----------6--------------------6----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                          verse 2 : cont.
                           
                             But  I  didn't  know  what  to     say ,                   so
e|-----------0-------0-------0------0-0--0------0-----0----0-0-------------|
B|-----------5-------5-------5------5-5--5------5-----5----5-5-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                            verse 2:

                            you  just   walked  a-way. ----              I  could-n't
e|---0----0-----------------------0----------0-----------------------------|
B|---4----4-----4~~~~~4-----------4----------4-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------7------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                           verse 2: cont.
                    
                           be-lieve  what  a  fool  I  was  to  let  you  go
e|--------------5--------------------------------------------7--------5----|
B|---5------------------------5-----------------5----6---------------------|
G|---------7--------------------------7---6--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 
                      | /  slide up
                      |   slide down
                      | h  hammer-on
                      | p  pull-off
                      | ~  vibrato
                      | +  harmonic
                      | x  Mute note


   Well there you have it. Another great song by American Hi-Fi. You will need to
listen to the  cd to get all the parts right. If you don't have the cd go to
www.americanhi-fi.com  and click on tunes. You can listen to the whole song
online. Feel free to email with questions or comments. 
 I will be adding the guitar solo and verse 3  to this piece later. Enjoy!
P.S.  I can give you the studio version of the intro riff if you want it.  
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