Green Day - basket case Got this tab from a guitar magazine and it sounds great. And its easier to play this way than the basketcase version 1. E-Mail me with any mistakes on brian_dino@hotmail.com VERSE 1 6|-------------------|---------------------|------------------|--------------------| 5|-------------------|---------------------|------------------|--------------------| 4|--9----------------|---------------------|-----6-----6------|--------------------| 3|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|------9-------9-x-x--|-6-6-6-6-6-6---6--|-----6-------6-x-x--| 2|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-x-x--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x--| 1|----------------7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x--|-------------4-4--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x--| VERSE 2 6|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 5|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 4|---------------9-|-----9-------9-x-x-|-----------------|-----------------| 3|-----7-----7---9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-x-x-|-----9---------9-|-----9-------9-9-| 2|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-| 1|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---|-------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| Usedown strokes thouugh out this part to create a sense of urgency. Bounce your fretting hand om the strings, rather than holding it tight into them for the palm muting. CHORUS 6|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 5|-----------------|-----------------|---------------9-| 4|-----------------|-----------------|-----9---------9-| 3|-7---7---7---7-9-|-----9-------9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 2|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 1|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-----------------| 6|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 5|-----9-------9---|-----------------|-----------------| 4|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|-----------------|-----------------| 3|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|-----7-----------|-----9---9---9-9-| 2|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-| 1|---------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| 6|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| 5|---------------9-|-------------9---|-------------------|-----------------| 4|-9---9---------9-|-----9-----9-9---|-------------------|-----------------| 3|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|-7-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 2|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-| 1|-----------------|---------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| 6|--------------|------------------|---------------|------------------| 5|--------------|------------------|---------------|------------------| 4|-9-----7-7--6-|--6-6--6---6--x-x-|---------------|----------------9-| 3|-9-----7-7--6-|--6-6--6---6--x-x-|-7--7--7-7-7-9-|---9--9---9---9-9-| 2|-7-----5-5--4-|--4-4--4---4--x-x-|-7--5--7-7-7-9-|---9--9---9---9-7-| 1|--------------|------------------|-5--5--5-5-5-7-|---7--7---7---7---| alternte pick the semiquaver rythms, but use down strokes for the rest.Again use your fretting hand for the palm mutting. Dont worry about hiting the top note of the top note on the E chords excatly as written, as these are probaly not intentional. BRIDGE RIFF 6|------------------------------------|------------------------| 5|------------------------------------|-5----------------------| 4|-9--------------4----4------x--x--6-|-6----2--4--4----4---9--| 3|-9\-------------4----4------x--x--6-|-6----2--4--4----4---9--| 2|-7\-------------2----2------x--x--4-|-4----2--2--2----2---7--| 1|------------------------------------|------------------------| Alternate pick this part using a down stroke for every second chord hit This plays through twice after the first chours but four times after the second before the middle break. MIDDLE BREAK 6|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------| 5|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------| 4|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------| 3|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9----| 2|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9----| 1|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7----| Use downstrokes for this bit, again bouncing your fretting hand off the strings for palm mutting. OUTRO 6|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------| 5|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------| 4|------------------|-------------------|-------9-9-9--9-----|---------------| 3|-6---6-7--7-6-6-6-|-6---6-7----7--7-7-|-7--7--9-9-9--7---9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 2|-7---7-7--7-7-4-4-|-4---4-4----4--7-7-|-7--7--7-7-7--7---9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 1|-0---0-0--0-0-----|---------------5-5-|-5--5-------------7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 6|---------------|------------|---------------|--------------| 5|---------------|------------|---------------|--------------| 4|-------9-------|------------|---------------|--------------| 3|--7----9----9--|------------|-7------2----9-|--------------| 2|--7----7----9--|------------|-7------2----9-|--------------| 1|--5---------7--|------------|-5------0----7-|--------------| Use alternate picking.Youll need your forth finger to reach the A in the second beat in bar 2. This is 100% correct unless i have made a mistake