Band: Green Day Song: Basket Case Album: Dookie Tabbed By: Sean Collins Tuning: Standard EADGBe Pm----------------- = Palm Mute x= Mute String ~~~= Let String Ring Out \= Slide Down ///= Slide Up First Verse (not an intro) e: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G: 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------- D: 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5 -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 A: 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 E: -------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 PM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- e: ------------------------------------------------- B: ------------------------------------------------- G: 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------- D: 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 A: 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 E: -------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 PM ------------------------------------------------- e: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G: 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------- D: 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5 -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 A: 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 E: -------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 PM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- e: ------------------------------------------------- B: ------------------------------------------------- G: 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------- D: 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 A: 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 E: -------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 PM ------------------------------------------------- First Chorus e: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- B: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- G: --------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 D: 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 A: 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 E: 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------- PM --------------------------------------------------------------------------- e: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- B: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- G: --------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 D: 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 A: 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 E: 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------- PM --------------------------------------------------------------------------- e: ------------------------------------------------------------ B: ------------------------------------------------------------ G: ---------------------------------------------------8--6--5- D: 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--6--5- A: 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6--4--3- E: 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------- PM ------------------------------------------------- ^^^notice the no palm mute e: ------------------------------------------------- B: ------------------------------------------------- G: ------------------------------------------------- D: 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 A: 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 E: 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 PM: NONE^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Re-Entry e: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G: 8-x-8-8-----------5-x-5-5-----------8-x-8-8-----------5-x-5-5---------- D: 8-x-8-8-8-x-8-8-5-x-5-5-8-x-8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-8-8-5-x-5-5-8-x-8-8 A: 6-x-6-6-8-x-8-8-3-x-3-3-8-x-8-8-6-x-6-6-8-x-8-8-3-x-3-3-8-x-8-8 E: ----------6-x-6-6-----------6-x-6-6-----------6-x-6-6-----------6-x-6-6 ^ I like the way the mute sounds in between, takes some practice to get right, also sounds good with playing the strings open instead of muting them. Second Verse: Same As First Verse Without Palm Mute Second Chorus: Same As First Chorus Without Palm Mute Re-Entry: Play It Twice After Second Chorus Bridge: e: --------------------------------------- B: --------------------------------------- G: --------------------------------------- D: 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8 A: 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8 E: 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6 PM: ------------------------ Solo: e: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G: -------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------- D: 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 A: 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 E: 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 e: ------------------------------------------------- B: ------------------------------------------------- G: 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------- D: 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 A: 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 E: -------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 e: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G: -------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------- D: 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 A: 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 E: 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 e: ------------------------------------------------- B: ------------------------------------------------- G: 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------- D: 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 A: 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 E: -------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 Third Chorus: Same as First Chorus, Palm Muted and All Outro: e: ------------------------------------------------- B: ------------------------------------------------- G: ----------------------------------8-8-0-------- D: 5-6-6--6-6-5-6-6--6-6-5-5-5-8-8-0-8~~~ A: 5-6-6--6-6-5-6-6--6-6-5-5-5-6-6-0-8~~~ E: 3-4-4--4-4-3-4-4--4-4-3-3-3------0-6~~~ ^^^^Play Three Times Fourth Time: e: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- B: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- G: ---------------------------------8~~~--------------------------------- D: 5-6-6--6-6-5-6-6--6-6-5~~~8~~~8~~~-------6~~~3~~~8~~~ A: 5-6-6--6-6-5-6-6--6-6-5~~~6~~~8~~~-------6~~~3~~~8~~~ E: 3-4-4--4-4-3-4-4--4-4-3~~~------6~~~\12///4~~~1~~~6~~~ There you go, I think it is 100% CORRECT! If you think otherwise, e-mail me at: collinssj02@hotmail.com ENJOY! GREEN DAY RULES!!!! Thanks To: Green Day for writing the best song ever