American Gigolo Lyrics

As recorded by Weezer
(From the 2002 Album MALADROIT)
Words and Music by Rivers Cuomo
Arranged by Rivers Cuomo
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rivers Cuomo'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Brian Bell'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Rivers Solo'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Brian Bell Solo'
Q=136
Gtr I
PM PM
Wx3 H Q E E +E E E E E E E E
PM PM PM
PM----------| PM----------| PM----------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-3-3-4-4-5-5-5-3-|-3-3-4-4-5-5-5-3-|-3-3-4-4-5-5-5-3-|
PM----------| PM------------------------------|
| Gtr II
| PM--------| PM------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S +Q
|-5-5-6-6-7-7-12s7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-x-5-(5)---|
$
PM----------------------------|
| Gtr II
| H E Q E E E Q H H Q. +E
D.S.S.
| W H E Q E E E Q H
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
| H Q. +E W
$$
PM
|-------------------o||------------------|
|-(3)-3-4-4-5-5---3-o||-3-3-3-3-1-1-1----|
| W W
|-------------------o||------------------|
|-------------------o||------------------|
To Coda
PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q
Guitar Solo
Gtr IV
Gtr Gtr III
PM
Q E E E E E E +E Q E +E S S E E
|-----11-10-11-11-10-11-|-(11)-13---15-(15)-16p15----15-|
+E E E E E E E E +E Q E +E E E E
|---------------17-17-15----|------17b17.5---17-(17)-17-15-14-|
+E E E E E E E E +E Q E +E Q E
|---------18-15-18-18-15-18b20==|=(18)r-18---16-(16)-15---16b18==|
D.S. al Coda
+E Q E +E Q E +E Q E +E E E E
|-(16)r-16---15-(15)-13---15b16==|=(15)r-15---13-(13)-11-11-----||
&
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E W +Q Q H
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
n
- artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths