Bleed American --Ver.2 -- Chords
Bleed American --Ver.2 -- by Jimmy Eat World is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
This is my favourite jimmy eat world song, I have a video of them playing live,
So most of this tab should be accurate
Drop D tuning
Intro;
Both guitars play together
x2
{--------0-------0---------------0--------0------------}
{--------2-------2-----0---------2--------2----0-------}
{------4-------4-------4-------4--------4------4-------}
{-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----0-0------0-0------0----------}
{-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----0-0------0-0------0----------}
{-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----0-0------0-0------0----------}
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
{-7-7-7-7-7-7--0-0--9-9-9--------------------------------------}
{-7-7-7-7-7-7--0-0--9-9-9--------------------------------------}
{-7-7-7-7-7-7--0-0--9-9-9--------------------------------------}
Verse;
Both guitars play together first 2 times
x4
{------------------------------------------------------------------}
{------------------------------------------------------------------}
{-------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------}
......pm.........pm.........pm..........pm..........pm........pm....
after second time the second guitar plays this
{-------------------------------------------------------------------------}
{-------------------------------------------------------------------------}
{-------------------------------------------------------------------------}
{-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-}
{-------------------------------------------------------------------------}
{-------------------------------------------------------------------------}
After last time both guitars play
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------}
{-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------}
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
Chorus;
Both guitars play together
x2
{--------0-------0---------------0--------0------------}
{--------2-------2-----0---------2--------2----0-------}
{------4-------4-------4-------4--------4------4-------}
{-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----0-0------0-0------0----------}
{-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----0-0------0-0------0----------}
{-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----0-0------0-0------0----------}
First guitar plays this
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
{-7-7-7-7-7-7--0-0--9-9-9--------------------------------------}
{-7-7-7-7-7-7--0-0--9-9-9--------------------------------------}
{-7-7-7-7-7-7--0-0--9-9-9--------------------------------------}
Second guitar plays this
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
{-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------}
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
2nd Verse;
x4
{------------------------------------------------------------------}
{------------------------------------------------------------------}
{-------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------}
......pm.........pm.........pm..........pm..........pm........pm....
Second Guitar plays this first 2 times
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
{-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--------------------------------}
{-------------------7--7--7--7---------------------------------}
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
After last time both guitars play
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------}
{-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------}
{--------------------------------------------------------------}
repeat chorus x2 followed by
Guitar 1;
{---------------------------------|------------------------------------}
{---------------------------------|------------------------------------}
{---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4--}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4--}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------0-0-0-0-----------}
Guitar 2;
Listen to cd for exact timeing.
{---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------}
{-----7----7----7----7----7----7--|---------------------------------------------------------}
{---------------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-}
{-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4----|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--4-4-4-4-4-4-}
{---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-}
{---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------}
I havent figured out the solo yet, wat i know is that one guitar plays the solo and the second
plays the chords shown below
{--------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
{--------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
{----------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4/6-6-6-6\4-4-}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--x-x-x-x/x-x-x-x\x-x-}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2/4-4-4-4\2-2-}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-0----------------------}
Last chorus;
Guitar 1
{-------------------------------------------------------------------------}
{-------------------------------------------------------------------------}
{-------------------------------------------------------------------------}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-9-9-9-9-}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-9-9-9-9-}
{-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-9-9-9-9-}
Guitar 2 plays chorus normaly
Both end on
{--------}
{--------}
{--------}
{-4-4----}
{-4-4----}
{-4-4----}
Thats almost every part of the song except for the solo, some parts look a bit weird but try them
while playing to the cd and you will hear them more clearly