american horse

the cult - sonic temple 1989

transcribed by pedro tiago de sousa

comments corrections doubts mail me at pedro.sousa@mail.teleweb.pt

 ####### - when I didn't understand what he was saying
 x       - muffled strings
 /       - slide
 ~       - vibratto
 .       - stacatto
 p.m.    - palm muting
 h       - hammer on
 p       - pull off
 (5)     - grace note (slides)

riff1 (clean)
e---------------------------------------------------------------
b-------8-7~~----8-7------------8-7-.---------------------------
g---7-5--------------5-7~~--7-5-----5-5h7-----------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------

drums kick in - heavy pick slide

play riff 1 and then play this (both distorted) 
use D5 beneath this part strum the chord when necessary 
 
e----------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------8-7-/-10-8-7-8-7-----------------8-7-.------------
g----------7-5-------------------5-7-7~~---7-5------5-5h7--------
d----------------------------------------------------------------
a------3-5--------------------------------------------------------
E--3-5------------------------------------------------------------


verse 1

 C5/(D5)                             C5/(D5)
 stickin' in your hear cause it ain't exactly fear 
 C5/(D5)
 watching people hear
 F5VIII/C5       C5/(D5)
 I tell you that's right
 C5/(D5)       C5/(D5)  F5VIII/C5
        oh yeah             (1)

 (1)
e---------------8-7--------
b--------------------------
g---------5--7-------------
d----5--7------------------
a--------------------------
E--------------------------
     p.m.-----|

this part of the verse is the same as in the previous,however you have to play the riff on the upbeat (when the drummer hits the snare drum)

+ bass drum
* snare [ C5/(D5) ]
 
 +                 *
 ######## in the middle
 +           *    
 blowing hot coal 
 +              *
 cracking his whip        
 FVIII/C5 +        *
 on the american horse
 +        *
 +        *      
 
pre chorus1

pick slide
e--------------
b--------------
g--------------
d--------------
a-------3-5----
E---3-5--------

chorus:x2 play what comes after the drums kick in

 he's gone crazy bleedin' crazy 
 trying to tame the american horse well

verse 2: same as the first

 never in his man
 showing no fear of a twisted shaded fool
 I tell you that's right
 ahah that's right

 twisted  ##########
 forever all alone
              (2)   
 never break the spirit of the american horse well
 no you shoot him down
    
    (2)  
e---------8-7-----13-12-10--8h10---
b----------------------------------
g----5-7---------------------------
d----------------------------------
a----------------------------------
E----------------------------------
     p.m.|

pre chorus2

pick slide
e------------------
b------------------
g------------------
d---3--------------
a-----5-3-----5-3--
E---------5-5------

chorus:x4

solo 1
e----------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------
g--12h14--12/(11)--7/(5)-5/(7)---/14---12-11-12-11-9--7/-5-/7----
d----------------------------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------

e----------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------
g--5-4-2---2-4-5-/-7-5~~--4~~--12/(14)~~-17/(19)--19-19-19/(17)--
d--------5-------------------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------

e----------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------
g--17-17-17/(16)--16-16-16/(12)--14~~--12h14p12-/-11h12p11-/-----
d----------------------------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------

e----------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------
g--9h11p9-/-7h9p7-/-5h7p5-/-4h5p4-/-2h4p4---2-2-4-5/(7)-7--------
d-----------------------------------------5---------------7-7-5~~
a----------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------D5A5A5G5-
   
play this twice---------------------------------|

 C5/(D5) x D5 (three times)           D5 A5 A5 G5
 craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazy 
 C5/(D5) x D5 (three times)           D5 A5 A5 G5                         ####### trying to tame the american horse

then the grand finale: adlib a big fast solo with lots of bends 
please correct this riff!!!

e----------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------
d---5/-(7)-7/-(5)------------------------------
a---3/-(5)-5/-(3)--3---------------------------
E--------------------5--5-3~~~~----------------

 ridin' on a poney
 
 ridin' against the wind
 
 You can't breath no

 Ain't ###############

well this is it, this should give a good help in learning the song however the final part is a mile away from being right so if you know it mail it to pedro.sousa@mail.teleweb.pt mail any tab you might have on them. thanks