Band:Green Day
Song:Rotting
Written By: Billie Joe Armstrong
Tabbed By: Daniel Crichton
Here’s how it sounds on their new album Shenanigans
Guitar 1:riff 1
E|——-12—————————-12————————1212|
B|—-13——15-12———10-13——13———10-13——9-13—13—13|
G|-12—————12—10———12———10———10——12—-12|
D|——————————————————————-|
A|——————————————————————-|
E|——————————————————————-|
listen to the cd to get the timing right
Guitar 2:riff 2
E|——————————————————————-
B|—————————12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12—1010101010101010
G|-9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12—1010101010101010
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10—12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12—1010101010101010
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10—10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10—8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
E|-8—8—8—8—8—8—8—8———————————————
E|——————————————————————
B|————————-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9—
G|-9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-1010101010101010-
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-1010101010101010-
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8—8—8—8—8—8—8—8—8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8—
E|-8—8—8—8—8—8—8—8——————————————-
E|————————————————-|
B|————————————————-|
G|-9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-8—8—8—8—8—8—8—8—8—8—8—8—8—8—8—8—|
riff 3
E|———————————|
B|———————————|
G|——————5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| riff 3 and riff 4 are the
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| riffs for the chorus so
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4——————| just work out your own
chord pattern.
riff 4
E|———————————|
B|———————————|
G|———————————|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
order
Intro:Guitar 1 riff 1 Guitar 2 riff 2
verse1:Guitars 1 and 2 riff 2 then Guitar 1 riff 1 and Guitar 2 riff2
Chorus:Guitars 1 and 2 riff 3 x3 then riff 4 x1
Verse2: the same as verse 1
Chorus:the same
Verse3:same as verse1 and 2
End on
E|———-|
B|-10-10—-|
G|-10-10-9—|
D|-10-10-10-|
A|-8—8—10-|
E|——-8—|