ARTIST: Green Day
SONG: Macy Day's Parade
ALBUM: Warning (2000)
BASSIST: Mike Dirnt
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Okay, this is how I play it with my band.
I believe it to be 100% accurate.
Standard tuning; half step down if wished.
Timing is as displayed, with correct
intervals between notes.
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Verse x1:

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4|

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-0-0--0-0-0--0-2-2--2-2-2--2-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7|

Pre-Chorus 1 x2:

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Break x1 :

G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7|

Verse x2

Pre-Chorus 2 x1 (The last four notes are low in the mix, so
                 listen close for them):

G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------76--|
A|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9--76|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus x1:

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7--7-6-7-6--4-4--4-2-4-2--0-0--0-0-0--0-2-2--2-1-2-1|

Post-Chorus x1:

G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------9-7-6b|
E|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-------|

Verse x2

Pre-Chorus 1 x1

Pre-Chorus 2 x1

Chorus x3

Post-Chorus x1

Ending x1 (The first measure is how it is on the album; 
           the second is how I like to play it):

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7~~~~~|

G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------9-7-6b--------|
E|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7---------7~~~~~|

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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| b  bend note
| p  pull-off
| ~  let ring
| +  harmonic
| x  mute note
| s  slap note
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