Longview Guitar Tabs With Bass Tabs I Love this bassline. I also like the angry lyrics and the guitar part as well. Pretty much, I love this song in general. This was Green Day's first hit of their sensational Dookie album. Both the bass and the guitar are tuned down half a step. Here I go. Bass Intro: Start of by slide down the guitar rapidly picking once. Bass Gb-------------- Db-------------- Ab---19\1------- Eb-------------- The Bassline: This bassline is awesome to play. Play it five times. Bass Gb---------------------------------9-7-6-7--- Db-------9-7-6-----7-6-------9-7-6-0-0-0-0--- Ab---5H7-------7P5-----5-9P7----------------- Eb------------------------------------------- Pre-Chorus: The bass plays the same part as before, but a little variation when the guitar comes in. Both the bass and the guitar play this once. Bass Gb----------------------------------------------------------- Db-------9-7-6-----7-6-------9-7-6--------------------------- Ab---5H7-------7P5-----5-9P7-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----- Eb-------------------------------------------------------7--- Guitar Eb----------------------------------------------------------- Bb----------------------------------------------------------- Gb---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----- Db---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--- Ab---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9--- Eb-------------------------------------------------------7--- Chorus: The chorus is loud and angry. Bass and guitar play this three times. Bass Gb------------------------------------- Db------------------------------------- Ab---------------------------0H7-7-7--- Eb---0H7-0H7-0H7-0H7-0H5-0H5----------- Guitar Eb------------------------------------- Bb------------------------------------- Gb---------------------------9-9-9----- Db---9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-7-5-7-5-9-9-9-9--- Ab---9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-7-5-7-5-7-7-7-9--- Eb---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-------7--- End of Chorus: Bass play previous part once more. Guitar does a variation just one time then rests during the verse. Bass Gb------------------------------------- Db------------------------------------- Ab---------------------------0H7-7-7--- Eb---0H7-0H7-0H7-0H7-0H5-0H5----------- Guitar Eb---------------------------------------------- Bb---------------------------------------------- Gb---------------------------------8/9~~~8\7\--- Db---9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8/9~~~8\7\--- Ab---9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6/7~~~6\5\--- Eb---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------- Bassline Variation: Bass play the bassline variation twice before the verse. Bass Gb-------7-------9-9-7-6-4-2--- Db---------7-7H9---0~---------- Ab---9P7----------------------- Eb----------------------------- Bassline: Play the bassline three times before pre-chorus. Bass Gb---------------------------------9-7-6-7--- Db-------9-7-6-----7-6-------9-7-6-0-0-0-0--- Ab---5H7-------7P5-----5-9P7----------------- Eb------------------------------------------- Pre-Chorus: Both the bass and the guitar do the pre-chorus one time before the chorus. Bass Gb----------------------------------------------------------- Db-------9-7-6-----7-6-------9-7-6--------------------------- Ab---5H7-------7P5-----5-9P7-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----- Eb-------------------------------------------------------7--- Guitar Eb----------------------------------------------------------- Bb----------------------------------------------------------- Gb---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----- Db---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--- Ab---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9--- Eb-------------------------------------------------------7--- Chorus: Guitar and bass play the same chorus as before three times. Bass Gb------------------------------------- Db------------------------------------- Ab---------------------------0H7-7-7--- Eb---0H7-0H7-0H7-0H7-0H5-0H5----------- Guitar Eb------------------------------------- Bb------------------------------------- Gb---------------------------9-9-9----- Db---9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-7-5-7-5-9-9-9-9--- Ab---9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-7-5-7-5-7-7-7-9--- Eb---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-------7--- End of Chorus: Bass plays the same part once more. Guitar plays something different just once. Bass Gb------------------------------------- Db------------------------------------- Ab---------------------------0H7-7-7--- Eb---0H7-0H7-0H7-0H7-0H5-0H5----------- Guitar Eb-------------------------------------- Bb-------------------------------------- Gb---------------------------------8/--- Db---9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8/--- Ab---9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6/--- Eb---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------ Bridge: This is an easy part for guitar. You can't say the same for the bass. Both play this four times. Bass Gb--------------------- Db-----9-7-6----------- Ab---7-------5-4------- Eb---------------7-5--- Guitar Eb---------------------------------- Bb---------------------------------- Gb---9-9-9-9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7-7-7-7/--- Db---9-9-9-9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7-7-7-7/--- Ab---7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-5-5-5/--- Eb---------------------------------- Chorus: Both the bass and the guitar play their parts for the chorus, except no one is singing. Both play this three times. Bass Gb------------------------------------- Db------------------------------------- Ab---------------------------0H7-7-7--- Eb---0H7-0H7-0H7-0H7-0H5-0H5----------- Guitar Eb------------------------------------- Bb------------------------------------- Gb---------------------------9-9-9----- Db---9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-7-5-7-5-9-9-9-9--- Ab---9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-7-5-7-5-7-7-7-9--- Eb---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-------7--- End of Chorus: Play the "end of chorus" part just once. Bass Gb------------------------------------- Db------------------------------------- Ab---------------------------0H7-7-7--- Eb---0H7-0H7-0H7-0H7-0H5-0H5----------- Guitar Eb---------------------------------------------- Bb---------------------------------------------- Gb---------------------------------8/9~~~8\7\--- Db---9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8/9~~~8\7\--- Ab---9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6/7~~~6\5\--- Eb---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------- Bassline Variation: Play the variation six times during most of the verse. Bass Gb-------7-------9---9-7-4-2--- Db---------7-7H9---9-0~-------- Ab---9P7----------------------- Eb----------------------------- Bassline: Bass plays this just once. Bass Gb---------------------------------9-7-6-7--- Db-------9-7-6-----9-7-------9-7-6-0-0-0-0--- Ab---5H7-------7P5-----5-9P7----------------- Eb------------------------------------------- Pre-Chorus: Bass and guitar play their parts once before chorus. Bass Gb----------------------------------------------------------- Db-------9-7-6-----9-7-------9-7-6--------------------------- Ab---5H7-------7P5-----5-9P7-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----- Eb-------------------------------------------------------7--- Guitar Eb----------------------------------------------------------- Bb----------------------------------------------------------- Gb---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----- Db---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--- Ab---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9--- Eb-------------------------------------------------------7--- Chorus: Both bass and guitar play familiar chorus eight times. Bass Gb------------------------------------- Db------------------------------------- Ab---------------------------0H7-7-7--- Eb---0H7-0H7-0H7-0H7-0H5-0H5----------- Guitar Eb------------------------------------- Bb------------------------------------- Gb---------------------------9-9-9----- Db---9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-7-5-7-5-9-9-9-9--- Ab---9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-7-5-7-5-7-7-7-9--- Eb---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-------7--- End of Chorus: Both play this part once. Bass Gb------------------------------------- Db------------------------------------- Ab---------------------------0H7-7-7--- Eb---0H7-0H7-0H7-0H7-0H5-0H5----------- Guitar Eb--------------------------------------------- Bb--------------------------------------------- Gb---------------------------------8/9~~~8\7--- Db---9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8/9~~~8\7--- Ab---9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6/7~~~6\5--- Eb---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------- Outro: This outro is pretty cool on the guitar. Bass plays the bassline variation. Both do this until they fade out, which is about five to six times. Bass Gb-------7-------9---7-6-4-2--- Db---------7-7H9---9-0~-------- Ab---9P7----------------------- Eb----------------------------- Guitar Eb----------------------------12--- Bb---9H10-10-7~~~\-9H10-12-12-12--- Gb---9-----9-7~~~\-9-----9--9------ Db--------------------------------- Ab--------------------------------- Eb--------------------------------- KEY H=HAMMER-ON P=PULL-OFF /OR\=SLIDE ~=LET RING That wasn't easy.
