SASSAFRAS ROOTS
                            As recorded by Green Day
                          (From the 1994 Album DOOKIE)

Words and Music by Green Day
Arranged by Green Day
Transcribed by Aaron Hetherington (Donkey Fly)



Intro
  Q=165
 4/4
  Gtr I
                       PM-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------7--------2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5--------7--------2-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|----------5--------0-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-|

||-------------------------------------------------------||----|
||o-----------------------------------------------------o||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-------------------||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-------------------||----|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-x-5-x-4-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||----|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||----|

Verse
                                                           4x
||---------------------------------------------------------||----|
||o-------------------------------------------------------o||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7---------------------||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7---------------------||----|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-x-5-x-4-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||----|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||----|

Chorus
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7-----------7-7-----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-----5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Bridge
||-------------------------------------------------------||----|
||o-----------------------------------------------------o||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-------------------||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-------------------||----|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-x-5-x-4-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||----|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||----|

Verse
                                                           4x
||---------------------------------------------------------||----|
||o-------------------------------------------------------o||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7---------------------||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7---------------------||----|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-x-5-x-4-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||----|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||----|

Chorus
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7-----------7-7-----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-----5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Bridge
||-------------------------------------------------------||----|
||o-----------------------------------------------------o||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-------------------||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-------------------||----|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-x-5-x-4-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||----|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||----|

Interlude
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------7-7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|

Chorus
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7-----------7-7-----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-----5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Outro
||-------------------------------------------------||----|
||o-----------------------------------------------o||----|
||--7-7-7-7----------------------------------------||----|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------||----|
||o-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||----|
||----------5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||----|

|--------------|
|--------------|
|-7-7----------|
|-7-7-7-7-2----|
|-5-5-7-7-2----|
|-----5-5-0----|

Tablature Legend
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 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b (x24432@1) - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
   - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
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 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths