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 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------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 ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - 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 ----------- | - 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