------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21st Century Breakdown-Green Day ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:Stjimmy34 Tuning:Standard Sorry if any of this is confusing. It was hard to put the second guitar in there. I think this song is supposed to be a half-step down, so this is what it would like without retuning your guitar. Verse x6 Both guitars e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--6-6--6-6-6---------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6-6--6-6-6--6-6--4-44----------------------------------------------------| A|--4-4--4-4-4--6-6--4-44----------------------------------------------------| E|--------------4-4--2-22----------------------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus "My generation is zero" Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--3-3-3-3-3-3---------------3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------| D|--3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------| A|--1-1-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------------| E|---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----2-----2------------11-------11-12-11--9----2-----2---------------------| G|------3-----3----3--------11----11-11-11-11------3-----3---3---------------| D|--------3-----3-----11-------11--------------------3-----3-----------------| A|--1------------------------------------------1-----------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "I never made it as a working class hero" Both guitars e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--444-6-6------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--444-6-6------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--222-4-4------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus Both guitars e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--6-6----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6-6--6-6-6--44444444-----------------------------------------------------| A|--4-4--6-6-6--44444444-----------------------------------------------------| E|-------4-4-4--22222222-----------------------------------------------------| Post Chorus x2 Both guitars e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--6-6--6-6-6---------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6-6--6-6-6--6-6--4-44----------------------------------------------------| A|--4-4--4-4-4--6-6--4-44----------------------------------------------------| E|--------------4-4--2-22----------------------------------------------------| The second time, the second guitar plays this fill e|-------4---4---4-6-4----------------------------------------------------------| B|----/6---6---6-------7-6------------------------------------------------------| G|--6---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse Pre-Chorus Chorus Bridge Guitar 1 x2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6~---------------6~------------------------------------------------------| A|--6~---------------6~------------------------------------------------------| E|--4~---------------4~------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 plays this over and over starting at 1:54 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------4-----4-444-6-4---------------------------------------------------| G|-----555---555-----------6-5-3---------------------------------------------| D|--/6-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "We are the cries of the class of '13" Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------xxxx| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------xxxx| G|--------------------6----------------------6--------------------6------xxxx| D|--6~----------------6-6~-------------------6--6~----------------6-6~---xxxx| A|--6~----------------4-6~-------------------4--6~----------------4-6~---xxxx| E|--4~------------------4~----------------------4~------------------4~---xxxx| Guitar 2 (repeatedly) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------4-----4-444-6-4---------------------------------------------------| G|-----555---555-----------6-5-3---------------------------------------------| D|--/6-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Pre-verse Guitar 1 x4 (include this after you play verse two the second time) e|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| G|--6666666666666666--|-------------------------------------------------------| D|--6666666666666666--|--4----------------------------------------------------| A|--4444444444444444--|--4----------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------|--2----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (repeatedly) e|--------4-----4-444-6-4----------------------------------------------------| B|----666---666-----------7-6-4----------------------------------------------| G|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2 X4 Both guitars e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--66666666--------6666666666666666-----------------------------------------| D|--66666666--4--6--6666666666666666--6666666666-----------------------------| A|--44444444--4--6--4444444444444444--6666666666-----------------------------| E|------------2--4--------------------4444444444-----------------------------| PM .......... Pre-verse Verse 2 "Praise Liberty" Both guitars 4:15 e|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------66666666--------|--------6-----------------------------------| D|--4444444--6--66666666--(x4)--|--4--4--6--6--(x4)--------------------------| A|--4444444--6--44444444--------|--4--4--4--6--------------------------------| E|--2222222--4------------------|--2--2-----4--------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6~----6~----6~----6~----6~----6~----6~----6~-----------------------------| A|--6~----6~----6~----6~----6~----6~----6~----6~-----------------------------| E|--4~----4~----4~----4~----4~----4~----4~----4~-----------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------44-----444-6-4-----------44-444-7777-7777-------------------------| D|-----555----555---------5-----555------------------------------------------| A|--66-----------------------66----------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar solo Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--6~---6-5~---5-3~---3----------------------6~-----------------------------| D|--6~---6-6~---6-3~---3-6~---6-4~---4-7~---7-6~-----------------------------| A|--4~---4-3~---3-1~---1-6~---6-4~---4-7~---7-4~-----------------------------| E|-----------------------4~---4-2~---2-5~---5--------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--16b-16b-16b-14~-16-13-----14-11------------------------------------------| G|------------------------13~-------11~--11-13b-13-11-13-10------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------11---------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--6~---6-5~---5-3~---3----------------------6~-----------------------------| D|--6~---6-6~---6-3~---3-6~---6-4~---4-7~---7-6~-----------------------------| A|--4~---4-3~---3-1~---1-6~---6-4~---4-7~---7-4~-----------------------------| E|-----------------------4~---4-2~---2-5~---5--------------------------------| I can't make out what guitar 2 is playing Play the outro twice, minus the C# at the end | . palm mute | b bend | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note/scratch ===============================================================================