Tabbed By: Chris
Band:Green Day
Song:Suffocate
Album:Shenanigans
Guitar:Billie Joe Armstrong
Note:This song is just kinda of wierd cause it’s got a bunch of riffs
for each part. Just stick with it…it’s pretty simple.
Key:
Pm-Palm-mute
/-slide
x-mute
Intro:
D5
e——————————————————————-|
b——————————————————————-|
g—7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7—|
D—7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7—|
A—5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5—|
E——————————————————————-|
Pm——————————————————————|
e—10/9-7/5—|
b—————|
g—————|(x1)
D—————|
A—————|
E—————|
Verse:
D5 G5 A5
e——————————————————|
b——————————————————|
g—7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7———————|
D—7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-55-7-7-7-77—|(x2)
A—5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-7-7-7-77—|
E———————————3-3-3-33-5-5-5-55—|
Pm——————————|
Pre-chorus:
D5 G5 A5 G5 A5
e————————————————-|
b————————————————-|
g—7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7—————|
D—7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-55-77-55-77—|(x2)
A—5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-77-55-77—|
E————————————33-55-33-55—|
Chorus:
Riff A.
D5 G5 A5
e————————-|
b————————-|
g—7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7——-|(x3)
D—7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7—|
A—5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7—|
E——————-3-5—|
Riff B.
G5 A5
e———————|
b———————|
g———————|(x2)
D—5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7—|
A—5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7—|
E—3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7—|
Riff C.
G5 A5
e———|
b———|
g———|
D—5/7—|(x1)
A—5/7—|
E—3/5—|
Riff B. x2
Verse x2
Pre-Chorus x2
Chorus x1
Interlude:
G5 D5 A5
e———————-|
b———————-|
g——xxxx—7———-|
D—5-xxxx—7-7-xxxx—|(x4)
A—5-xxxx—5-7-xxxx—|
E—3———5-xxxx—|
Bridge/Outro:
e——————————————|
b——————————————|
g—7———-7—7——7——————|
D—7-7-5—5-7-7—7-7-5—7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5—|
A—5-5-5—5-7-5—5-7-5—5-7-5-5-5-5-5-5—|
E——5-3—3-7——5-3—-5-3-3-3-3-3-3—|
Chorus:
Riff A. x3
Riff B. x4
Riff C. x1
Riff B. x2
Outro x1 (slight variation on bridge but it’s easy to figure out)
THAT’S IT!