Artist: Green Day
Song: Whatsername
Album: American Idiot
Date: 11/2/04
Tabbed: stke22 (killerewok22@hotmail.com)
Guitarist: Billie Joe Armstrong

Tuning: Drop-D (D A D G B E)
Key of D

Tempo = 120

. = palm mute
~ = hold note(s)
v = vibrato (optional since 2nd guitar has some effects)
s = slide (if from, slide up; if to, slide down)
h - hammer-on

Notes: Awesome new song from their latest album. A perfect finish to one hell of a rock opera!

Updates:
11/3/04 - Fixed some stuff.
11/4/04 - Found Guitar Pro 4 of tab (by Alex 'Heath' Ratcliffe)! Fixing stuff again.



Intro (0:00):

  Drums starts...                   D5
E|--|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|--|----------------|--------------7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|--|----------------|--------------7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|--|----------------|--------------5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|--|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
                                    .  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .
  B5                                D5
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .
  B5
E|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|----------------|----------------|
  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .



1st Verse (0:20):

  D5                                B5
 |==============================Play 2x==============================|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .
  G5               D5               F#5              B5      A5
 |==============================Play 3x==============================|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4s|9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4s|9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4s|9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|
  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .
  G5               A5
E|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .



Pre-Verse (1:04):

Bass enters...
  D5                                B5
 |==============================Play 2x==============================|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 |. . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .
 |
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--------------5s|7v~-------------|----------------|----------------|
G|7v~-------------|--------7v~-----|4v~-----6v~-----|7v~-------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^^^ Second Guitar (clean distortion with effects)



2nd Verse (1:20):

Repeat 1st Verse, and play these chords over the palm-mutings.
Second guitar continued.
  D               Bm              D5              Bm
E|14~-------------(2)-------------(2)-------------2~--------------|
B|15~-------------3~--------------3~--------------3~--------------|
G|14~-------------4~--------------2~--------------4~--------------|
D|----------------(4)-------------0~--------------(4)-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

  G5              D5              F#5             Bm      A
 |============================Play  3x============================|
E|3~--------------(2)-----------------------------(2)-----(0)-----|
B|3~--------------3~------------------------------3~------2~------|
G|0~--------------2~------------------------------4~------2~------|
D|0~--------------0~--------------4~--------------4~------2~------|
A|--------------------------------4~------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------4~------------------------------|

  G5              A
E|3~--------------(0)-------------|
B|3~--------------2~--------------|
G|0~--------------2~--------------|
D|0~--------------2~--------------|
A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|



Bridge (2:04):

  2nd Guitar                        1st Guitar
  DM7                               B5
 |==============================Play 2x==============================|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----2h3~--3~----|2h3~--3~----2h3~|----------------|----------------|
G|--2~--------2~--|--------2~------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|0~------0~----0~|----0~----0~----|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|----------------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Second time around, play this fill on last measure:
E|----------------|
B|------------10s-|
G|2nd Guitar:-x---|
D|------------7s--|
A|----------------|
D|1st Guitar:s7s--|



Guitar Solo (2:20):

  G5               D5               F#5              B5      A5
 |==============================Play 2x==============================|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4s|9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4s|9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4s|9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|
 |
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|1515151414151515|1515151414151410|1111111111131111|1212121214121415|
G|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x~|