Green Day
86
(Insomniac, 1995)
I worked this out and it seems to one of the most simple
Green Day songs I've learnt so far. Easy to get the hang of.
As with almost all old GD, the guitars are tuned a fret down
on this song, so it actually sounds lower than written here, but
of course it sounds fine in standard tuning as the intervals are
exactly the same.
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Special tab notation:
PICKSCRAPE = scrape the side of the pick along the strings
to make a cool scrapey noise.
P.M. = palm-muting = mute the played strings with the palm/side
of your hand near the bridge.
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INTRO:
Tre starts off the song, then Billie comes in with a quick pickscrape up:
E5 G#5 A5
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------9--9-9--9-9-9-------------------------------------------|
D|-/----------/---9--9-9--9-9-9---6--6-6--6-6-6---7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-/PICKSCRAPE/---7--7-7--7-7-7---6--6-6--6-6-6---7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-/----------/-------------------4--4-4--4-4-4---5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
x4, no scrapes on
VERSE: the repeats
E5 B5 A5
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
| P.M.- - - - - - - - - | | P.M. - - - - - | | P.M. - - - |
What brings you around? Did you lose something the
E5 A5 E5
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------2-----|
D|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0---2-|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|
| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
last time you were here?
(VERSE riff as above)
You'll never find it now
It's buried deep in your identity
PRE-CHORUS:
B5 A5
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---7----7---7--|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---7----7---7--|
E|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---5----5---5--|
So stand aside and let the next one pass
Don't let the door kick you in the ass
CHORUS:
E5 G#5 A5
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9-9--9-9-9-------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9-9--9-9-9---6--6-6--6-6-6---7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|--7--7-7--7-7-7---6--6-6--6-6-6---7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|------------------4--4-4--4-4-4---5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
There's no return, from eighty-six
There's no return, from eighty-six
There's no return, from eighty-six, don't even try...
Verse 2:
(VERSE riff as above)
Exit out the back
And never show your head around again
Purchase your ticket
And quickly take the last train out of town
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
BRIDGE:
E5 G#5 A5
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--2-2--2-2-2---6--6-6--6-6-6---7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-2--2-2--2-2-2---6--6-6--6-6-6---7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-0--0-0--0-0-0---4--4-4--4-4-4---5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x4
E5
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-------------------------2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-|
A|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-(quick funky bass fill)-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-|
E|-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-------------------------0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|
CHORUS (end on E5, 799xxx)
Yo, Billie Joe, if you're reading this, please tour the UK again soon.
simon.reid@mail.com
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