Song: Basket Case
Album: Dookie
Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong
Music: Green Day
Half tuning. E becomes Eb and every other string goes down half a step too.
If you couldn’t be bothered half tuning your guitar just play the
High Eb (6th fret on A string or 1st fret on D string).
p = pull off
h = hammer on
/ = slide
# = deadstrum
pause = |— —|
Intro: (bass comes in with drums on..)
G|—————————|-9h11p9——|
D|—————————|————-|
A|-77-55-444444———-7—|———9/0-|
E|—————5555-7777—|————-|
Verse:
G|————————-|
D|———6—————|
A|—2v-444———2v222—|
E|-0v——-4v-5v-0v——-|
Chorus:
G|—————————————|
D|——————6-5————5h6p5—|
A|————7v-7-9————7v———|
E|-5555-7777———-5555-7777———-|
G|————————|
D|————————|
A|-77-55-444444————|
E|—————5555-7777-|
Bridge:
G|———|
D|———|
A|-7——| (x4)
E|—7-9-7-|
(“…grasping to control…”)
G|——- ——-|
D|——- 0-1h2—|
A|—2v22 ——-|
E|-5v—- ——-|
Outro:
G|———————|
D|—99—————-|
A|-77———-77——| (x4)
E|——9999—55—7v77—|
G|———|
D|———|
A|———|
E|-5—0—2-|
Order:
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Verse (no singing)
Chorus
Outro