Intro (Guitar)
Riff_1
G|————————————|
D|————————————|
A|88—44——66———|
E|—————44—————|
Riff_2
G|————————————————————————————————|
D|————————————————————————————————|
A|88—44——33—88—44——66—333333333———|
E|—————44————————44———————————————|
Chorus
G|—————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————————|
A|————4444————6666————4444————333333———|
E|1111————4444————1111————4444—————————|
Riff_3
G|—————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————|
A|—————————4—6———————————6—8———————|
E|11—1/4—44—6—8\11—1/4—44—8—10\1———|
Bass(on guitar solo)
G|———————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|4444————3333—88—66—4444————3333—3333—3/15—15(8x)———|
E|————4444———————————————4444————————————————————————|
Bass Solo
G|———————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————|
A|—————————4—6—————————————6—8———————|
E|11—3/4—44—6—8\1—11—3/4—44—8—10\1———|
Bass Solo (final)
G|———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|—————————4—6—————————————6—8—8\3—3333—3333—3333—3/15——15(4x)———|
E|11—3/4—44—6—8\1—11—3/4—44—8————————————————————————————————————|
Chorus (final)
G|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|————4444————6666————4444————3333————4444————6666————4444————3333—3333—3333
3/15—15(4x)———|
E|1111————4444————1111————4444————1111————4444————1111————4444—————————————————————————————|
Riff_final
G|———————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————————————|
A|88—44——66—88—44——66—88—44——66—88—44—6—8————|
E|—————44————————44————————44——————————8—1———|
Song Order:
Intro Guitar
Riff_1 3x
Riff_2 2x
Chorus 1x
Riff_1 1x
Riff_2 1x
Riff_1 1x
Riff_2 1x
Chorus 1x
Riff_3 2x
Bass(on guitar solo) 1x
Bass Solo 5x
Bass Solo (final) 1x
Chorus 1x
Chorus (final) 1x
Riff_final 1x
GREEN DAY RULES
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer—on
| p pull—off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
Green Day is an American rock trio formed in 1987. The band has consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tré Cool for the majority of its existence. The band is credited as one of the two main bands, along with The Offspring, who put the punk revival into process.
Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|---3---------------| E|-------------------|
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
G|-------------------| D|-------5h7---------|
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
G|-------------------| D|-------7p5---------|
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
G|-------------------| D|-------5/7---------|
G|-------7b9---------|
G|-------7~----------|
Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.
Tabs are a great tool to learn songs, but mastering the techniques takes practice. Listen carefully to the original track and play along to lock in the rhythm. Don’t rush — smooth, accurate playing is more important than speed. Happy jamming! 🎸
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