e: Thu, 05 Mar 1998 10:31:16 -0600
From: Stephen Dranger
Subject: g/green_day/my_generation.crd
revision of chord file
From: Stephen Dranger ([email protected])
My Generation
as covered by Green Day
This starts in the key of F# minor, and I’ve got as much information here as
possible. The only thing missing is that darn bass solo in the solo breaks.
F# E F# E x2
begin Verse:
F# (stop) F# E
Well, people try to put us down. (Talkin’ bout my generation.)
F# (stop) F# E
Just because we get around. (Talkin’ bout my generation.)
F# (stop) F# E
The things they do look awful cold. (Talkin’ bout my generation.)
F# (stop) F# E
I hope I die before I get old. (Talkin’ bout my generation.)
F# E F# E x2
My generation.
Verse 2 (same chords):
Why don’t you all just fade away? (Talkin’ bout my generation.)
And don’t try to dig what we all say. (Talkin’ bout my generation.)
I’m not trying to cause a big sensation. (Talkin’ bout my generation.)
I’m just talkin’ bout my generation. (Talkin’ bout my generation.)
Chorus
Bridge:
F# E F# E F# (stop)
Guitar:
E: |——————————|
B: |—-7-7—-7-7—————|
G: |-/6——/6——4-4h6p4——-|
D: |————————4-7~~-|
A: |——————————|
E: |——————————|
F# E F# E F# (stop)
Bass solo…
F# E F# E F# (stop)
Drum solo
F# E F# E F# (stop)
*crash* Man, you can fuck that shit!
F# E F# E x2
Repeat Verse 2 with key change G#, F#, G# with same lyrics.
Chorus with chords G#, F#, G#.
Then key change to Bb (chords: Bb, G#) over solo:
E: |—————————|
B: |-4——4——4——4—|
G: |-6b8—-6b8—-6b8—-6b8-|
then you just use the Bb minor pentatonic scale…Billie goes to fast for
me to tab out the entire solo, but there are a could main themes, the above
bend being one, and
E: |——6-9b-9b-9b-|
B: |-6-9————|
G: |—————-|
being another. The solo however, is only in Bb minor pent. at the 6th fret
position:
6th 7 8 9
E: |-x-|—|—|-x-|
B: |-x-|—|—|-x-|
G: |-x-|—|-x-|—|
D: |-x-|—|-x-|—|
A: |-x-|—|-x-|—|
E: |-x-|—|—|-x-|
Just go wild; do a lot of pulling, hammering and bending.
Then end in a glorious haze of feedback and spasticness…or just kinda
fizzle out like on the record.