Macy's Day Parade by Green Day
This is probably the most complete tab you'll find anywhere.
Like a lot of musicians, I'm really lazy, so I just tabbed out rhythm slashes.
Change rhythm where you see "Use Rhythm ..." whatever.
I think it's pretty straight forward, but that may be just me...
Have fun!
Tabbed by Aaron Prescott
Guitar 1 (Acoustic) - Standard Tuning
Guitar 2 (Acoustic) - Standard Tuning
Guitar 3 (Electric-Light Distortion) - Standard Tuning
Chords:
B 7998xx
G#m 4664xx
E5 022xxx
F#5 244xxx
D#5/A# 668xxx
G#5 466xxx
E xx6454
Rhythm 1
| |---|---|---| |---|---|---| |
4| | | | | | | | | |
4| | | | | | | | | |
| / / x / / / x / |
Rhythm 2
| | | | | | | | | | |
4| | | | | | | | | | |
4| | | | | | | | | | |
| / / / / | / / / / |
> > > > > > > >
INTRO
Use Rhythm 1
B (2 bars)
VERSE 1
B
Today's a Macy's Day Parade
G#m
The night of the living dead is on its way
E5 F#5 B
With the credit report for duty call
(Drums Enter)
B
It's a lifetime guarantee
G#m
Stuffed in a coffin 10% more free
E5 F#5 B
Red light special at the mausoleum
PRECHORUS
E5
Give me something that I need
F#5 E5
Satisfaction guaranteed to you
What's the consolation prize?
F#5 B
Economy sized dreams of hope
VERSE 2
B
When I was a kid I thought
G#m
I wanted all the things that I haven't got
E5 F#5 B
Oh, but I learned the hardest way
B
Then I realized what it took
G#m
To tell the difference between thieves and crooks
E5 F#5 B
When all along it was me and you
PRECHORUS
Gtr. 2 - Behind Prechorus
|-------7---------|---------7------|-------9---------|---------9------|
|---7-------7-----|-----7----------|---11--11--11----|-----11--11-----|
|-4-------------4-|[4]-------------|-11------------11|[11]------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - | let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Gtr. 1
E5
Give me something that I need
F#5
Satisfaction guaranteed cause I'm
CHORUS
(Use Rhythm 2)
B5 D#5/A# G#5
Thinking 'bout a brand new hope
(Use Rhythm 1)
F#5 E5
The one I've never known
F#5 B
'cause now I know it's all that I wanted
Gtr. 2
|------7-------7---|[7]--7-------7---|
|------7-------7---|[7]--7-------7---|
|------8-------8---|[8]--8-------8---|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
INTERLUDE
Gtr. 3
|-E||-[7]--7-------7---|[7]--7-------7---|[7]--7-------7---|[7]--7-------7---|
| B||-[7]--7-------7---|[7]--7-------7---|[7]--7-------7---|[7]--7-------7---|
| G||o[8]--8-------8---|[8]--8-------8---|[8]--8-------8---|[8]--8-------8---|
| D||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| A||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| E||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| || | | | |
| ||Gtr. 1 | | | |
| E||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| B||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| G||o-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-8-|-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-8-|-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-4-|-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-4-|
| D||o-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-9-|-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-9-|-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-6-|-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-6-|
| A||--9-9-x-9-9-9-x-9-|-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-9-|-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-6-|-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-6-|
|-E||--7-7-x-7-7-7-x-7-|-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-7-|-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-4-|-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-4-|
*
|-E|[7]--7-------7---|[7]--7-------7---|[7]--7-------7---|[7]--7-------7----||
| B|[7]--7-------7---|[7]--7-------7---|[7]--7-------7---|[7]--7-------7----||
| G|[8]--8-------8---|[8]--8-------8---|[8]--8-------8---|[8]--8-------8---o||
| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
| | | | | ||
| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
| G|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-8-|-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-8-o||
| D|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-4-|-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-9-|-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-9-o||
| A|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-4-|-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-9-|-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-9--||
|-E|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-7-|-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-7--||
*Omit 2nd time through
PRECHORUS
E5
What's the consolation prize?
F#5 E5
Economy sized dreams of hope
Give me something that I need
F#5
Satisfaction guaranteed cause I'm
FINAL CHORUS
Gtr. 3
||-[7]--7-------7---|[7]--7-------7---|[7]--7-------7---|[7]--7-------7----||
||-[7]--7-------7---|[7]--7-------7---|[7]--7-------7---|[7]--7-------7----||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
(Repeat behind Final Chorus until the end)
Gtr. 1
(Use Rhythm 2)
B5 D#5/A# G#5
Thinking 'bout a brand new hope
(Use Rhythm 1)
F#5 E5
The one I've never known
F#5
And where it goes
(Use Rhythm 2)
B5 D#5/A# G#5
And I'm thinking 'bout the only road
(Use Rhythm 1)
F#5 E5
The one I've never known
F#5
And where it goes cause I'm
(Use Rhythm 2)
B5 D#5/A# G#5
Thinking 'bout a brand new hope
(Use Rhythm 1)
Gtr. 2 E
Gtr. 1 F#5 E5
The one I've never known
(Gtr. 3 out)
Gtr. 1 F#5 B
'Cause now I know it's all that I wanted
CODA
Gtr. 1
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
G|-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-8-|-8-8-x-8-8-8-8---|-8---------------||
D|-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-9-|-9-9-x-9-9-9-9---|-9---------------||
A|-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-9-|-9-9-x-9-9-9-9---|-9---------------||
E|-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-7-|-7-7-x-7-7-7-7---|-7---------------||
