WHEN I COME AROUND (Bassline) As recorded by Green Day (From the 1994 Album DOOKIE) Words by Billie Joe Music by Green Day Transcribed by Jake Brown Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass' Intro Q=98 4/4 Gtr I Wx2 H E E S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S |------------|----------4h5p4p0-||--------5p4p0----------------| |------------|--------5---------||o-5-5-5-------------4h5p4p0--| |------------|------------------||o-------------5-5-5----------| |------------|------------------||-----------------------------| PM PM e E E E +Q S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S e E S S E +E E S S S S |--------------------|-------5p4p0---------------|-----2h4-----------------|| |-2-2-2--------------|-5-5-5-------------4h5p4p0-|-2-2---------------------|| |-------3-(3)--3h4s5-|-------------5-5-5---------|---------3-(3)-3-3h4h5S7-|| |--------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|| Verse PM E S S S S E E S S S S S S e E S S E +E E S S S S 4x ||--------5p4p0---------------|-----2h4------------------|| ||o-5-5-5-------------4h5p4p0-|-2-2---------------------o|| ||o-------------5-5-5---------|---------3-(3)-3-3h4h5S7-o|| ||----------------------------|--------------------------|| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S |-||--------5p4p0-------------------| |-||o-5-5-5-------x-------4h5p4p0---| |-||o---------------5-5-5-----------| |-||--------------------------------| PM e E S S E +E S S S S S S 3x |-----2h4--------------------|| |-2-2-----------------------o|| |---------3-(3)-3-3-3h4h5S7-o|| |----------------------------|| PM E S S S S E E S S S S S S e E S S E +E. +S Q |-------5p4p0---------------|-----2h4----------------|| |-5-5-5-------------4h5p4p0-|-2-2--------------------|| |-------------5-5-5---------|---------3-(3)-(3)S12\--|| |---------------------------|------------------------|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E. |-----------------|-----------0h2-0---|-----------------|-------------5p4--|| |-----------------|-----------------0-|-----------------|------------------|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3--------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|| Interlude PM E S S S S S S E S S S S S S e E S S E +E E S S S S ||--------5p4p0-----------------|-----2h4------------------|| ||o-5-5-5-------x-------4h5p4p0-|-2-2---------------------o|| ||o---------------5-5-5---------|---------3-(3)-3-3h4h5S7-o|| ||------------------------------|--------------------------|| Verse E S S S S S S E S S S S S S ||--------5p4p0-----------------| ||o-5-5-5-------x-------4h5p4p0-| ||o---------------5-5-5---------| ||------------------------------| 1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6.,7. 8. PM PM e E S S E +E S S S S S S 8x e E S S E +E. +S Q |-----2h4----------------------||-----2h4-----------------|| |-2-2-------------------------o||-2-2---------------------|| |---------3-(3)-3-(3)-3h4h5S7-o||---------3-(3)-(3)S12\---|| |------------------------------||-------------------------|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E. |-----------------|-----------0h2-0---|-----------------|-------------5p4--|| |-----------------|-----------------0-|-----------------|------------------|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3--------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|| Interlude/guitar solo PM E S S S S S S E S S S S S S e E S S E +E E S S S S |-------5p4p0-----------------|-----2h4-----------------| |-5-5-5-------x-------4h5p4p0-|-2-2---------------------| |---------------5-5-5---------|---------3-(3)-3-3h4h5S7-| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S ||--------5p4p0-----------------| ||o-5-5-5-------x-------4h5p4p0-| ||o---------------5-5-5---------| ||------------------------------| PM e E S S E +E S S S S S S |-----2h4--------------------|| |-2-2-----------------------o|| |---------3-(3)-3-3-3h4h5S7-o|| |----------------------------|| PM E S S S S S S E S S S S S S e E S S E +E. +S Q |-------5p4p0-----------------|-----2h4------------------|| |-5-5-5-------x-------4h5p4p0-|-2-2----------------------|| |---------------5-5-5---------|---------3-(3)-(3)S12\----|| |-----------------------------|--------------------------|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E. |-----------------|-----------0h2-0---|-----------------|-------------5p4--|| |-----------------|-----------------0-|-----------------|------------------|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3--------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|| Outro E S S S S S S E S S S S S S ||--------5p4p0-----------------| ||o-5-5-5-------x-------4h5p4p0-| ||o---------------5-5-5---------| ||------------------------------| 1.,2.,3. 4. PM PM e E S S E +E S S S S S S 4x e E S S E +H |-----2h4--------------------||-----2h4----------*| |-2-2-----------------------o||-2-2--------------*| |---------3-(3)-3-3-3h4h5S7-o||---------3-(3)----*| |----------------------------||------------------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff 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