Artist: Green Day
Album: American Idiot
Song: Give Me Novacaine
Tabbed by: Nicole (music.or.misery)
Tuning: Standard/GDAE
Use pick, not fingers.

This is my first tab ever, though not my first transcribed song on my own.
Suggestions? E-mail me at missnick@pacbell.net
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Bass enters at pre-chorus (0:44)

Pre-Chorus:(x2)
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|/55555-(drain the pressure from..., etc.)-----------------|
E|------------------------------------------5555555555555555|

Chorus:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5555555555555555------------------2222222222222222\777777777-|
E|-----------------2222222222222222----------------------------|
Suggestion: Palm mute to stop; it stops immediately)

Verse:(x3)
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------2-22-22-222-------7-77--|
E|5-55-55-555-2-22-22-222-------------0-00-0----0-|

Pre-Chorus(x2)
Chorus

Pre-Solo:
G|XXXXXXXX----------------------------------|
D|XXXXXXXX----------------------------------|
A|XXXXXXXX----------------------------------|
E|XXXXXXXX-55555555555555555555555555555555-|

Solo:(x4)
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|2222222222222222-555555555555555-|

Pre-Chorus(x2)
Chorus

Ending:(Mostly verse with one addition)
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------2-22-22-222-------7-77----|
E|5-55-55-555-2-22-22-222-------------0-00-0----0-5~|

LEGEND AND NOTES:
/: Slide Up
~: Let ring
I'm 100% certain it's correct, this is the version I use to practice.
This song is mostly about staying in the groove, make sure to be on top of it.
Great song by a great band; have fun with it!!
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