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Basket Case
Green Day
Dookie
Transcribed by Justin Bailey

X = Mute Chord
Tune down half step
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb

NOTE:
If you don't want to follow my timing and mute marks then here's
the chords.  The eaist ay to play this is not to be perfect.
Just listen to the cd and compare it w/ my mute marks and have
FUN!!!

REMEMBER....  This is NOT EXACTLY how I play it
Chords:

eb-|---------------------------|-0-------------------------|
bb-|---------------------------|-0-------------------------|
gb-|9-----6--------------------|-1--4--6-----2-------------|
db-|9--9--6--6--7--------------|-2--4--6--6--2-------------|
ab-|7--9--4--6--7--------------|-2--2--4--6--0-------------|
eb-|---7-----4--5--------------|-0--------4----------------|


Fig 1

eb-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
bb-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
gb-|9-----------9--------------|-----6------6--------------|
db-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9------9-|-6-6-6--6-6-6-6---6-----6--|
ab-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9--9-9-9-|-4-4-4--4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
eb-|--------------7-7-7--7-7-7-|--------------4-4-4-4-4-4--|
      x x x x x     x    x x     x x    x x     x   x x
    (Do  you have the time........)
                                                    END FIG.1
eb-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
bb-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
gb-|---------------9---9-----9-|---------------------------|
db-|-----7----- 7--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9--------9---9-----9----|
ab-|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
eb-|-5-5-5--5-5-5--------------|-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
     x x   x x x     x   x x          x x x   x   x x

Fig 2
                                                    END FIG.2
eb-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
bb-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
gb-|---------------------------|-9-9--------9---9-----9----|
db-|-7-7--------7-9---9------9-|-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
ab-|-7-7--7-7-7-7-9-9-9--9-9-9-|-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
eb-|-5-5--5-5-5-5-7-7-7--7-7-7-|---------------------------|
          x x x     x    x x          x x x   x   x x
       (Sometimes I give my self the Creeps.......)

Fig 3
                                                    END FIG.3
eb-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
bb-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
gb-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
db-|-7-7-------9---------------|---------------------------|
ab-|-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|---------------------------|
eb-|-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|---------------------------|
         x x x   x x x x x x
      (It all Keeps adding up.......)
Fig 4
                                                    END FIG.4
eb-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
bb-|-8----6-6-x-5--------------|---------------------------|
gb-|-9----7-7-x-6--------------|---------------------------|
db-|-9----7-7-x-6--------------|---------------------------|
ab-|-7----5-5-x-4--------------|---------------------------|
eb-|---------------------------|---------------------------|

     (I think I'm Cracking up........)
Fig 5                         Fig.6
                        END FIG.5                   END FIG.6
eb-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
bb-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
gb-|---------------------------|-9-x-4-4-x-6-6-x-4-4-------|
db-|-7-7--7-7-7-9--9-9--9-9-9--|-9-x-4-4-x-6-6-x-4-4-------|
ab-|-7-7--7-7-7-9--9-9--9-9-9--|-7-x-2-2-x-4-4-x-2-2-------|
eb-|-5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7--|---------------------------|

   (Am I just paranoid........)

Fig.7

eb-|-0--0-0-0-0----------------|---------------------------|
bb-|-0--0-0-0-0----------------|---------------------------|
gb-|-1--1-1-1-1-4--4-4-4-4-4---|6--6-6-6-6-6---------------|
db-|-2--2-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-4-4---|6--6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--|
ab-|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2---|4--4-4-4-4-4-6--6-6-6-6-6--|
eb-|-0--0-0-0-0----------------|-------------4--4-4-4-4-4--|

    (I went to a shrink.......)
                                                    END FIG.7
eb-|-----------0-0-0-0-0------------|----------------------|
bb-|-----------0-0-0-0-0------------|----------------------|
gb-|-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4|----------------------|
db-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4|----------------------|
ab-|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|----------------------|
eb-|-----------0-0-0-0-0------------|----------------------|

Fig.8
                                                    END FIG.8
eb-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
bb-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
gb-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
db-|-7-------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
ab-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
eb-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------|
       x x x x x x x x x x
   (Grasping to control)
Fig.9                                               END FIG.9
eb-|---0-----0---------0---0---|---------------------------|
bb-|-----0-----0-------------0-|---------------------------|
gb-|-1---2---------------0-----|-------999-----------------|
db-|-2-----------6-6-6---x-----|--7-77-999-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
ab-|-------------4-4-4---7-----|--7-77-777-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
eb-|---------------------------|--5-55-----7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
     (STONED!!)
Fig.10
eb-|---0----0---------0---0----|---------------------------|
bb-|-----0----0-------------0--|------9--------------------|
gb-|-1---2--------------0------|------9---------------2---4|
db-|-2----------6-6-6---x------|--7-7-7-9-------------2-2-4|
ab-|------------4-4-4---7------|--7-7---9-------------0-2-2|
eb-|---------------------------|--0h5---7------15\7-----0--|

And there you have it!
System as follows

(Fig.1  2x)
Do you have the time? To listen to me whine?
About nothing and everthing all at once
I am one of those Melodramatic fools
Neurotic to the bone No Doubt about it

(Fig.2  2x)
Sometimes I give myself the creeps
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me

(Fig.3  1x)
It all keeps adding up

(Fig.4  1x)
I think Im cracking up

(Fig.5  1x)
Am I just paranoid
Im just stoned

(Fig.6  2x)

(Fig.7  2x)
I went to a shrink to analyze my dreams
she says it's lack of sex that's bringing me down
I went to a whore he said my life's a bore
and quit my whining cause it's bringing me down

(Fig.2  2x)
Sometimes I give myself the creeps
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me

(Fig.3  1x)
It all keeps adding up

(Fig.4  1x)
I think I'm cracking up

(Fig.5  1x)
Am I just paranoid?
I'm just stoned

(Fig.6  4x)

(Fig.8  1x)
Grasping to control
so I better hold on

(Fig.7  2x)

(Fig.2  2x)
Sometimes I give myself the creeps
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me

(Fig.3  1x)
It all keeps adding up

(Fig.4  1x)
I think I'm cracking up

(Fig.5  1x)
Am I just paranoid
Im just stoned

(Fig.9  3x)
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Copyrights:

Author: Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Composer: Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool

Publisher: WEA International Inc.

Details:

Released in: 2009

Language: English

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3 Comments found

o_0

Saturday 19th of March 2005 16:22

why do you not post it EXACTLY how you play it? do you play it wrong? Just out of curiosity...

metal23

Friday 26th of March 2004 06:02

justin bailey did good on this tab but he sux a lot of cock

Anonymous

Friday 20th of June 2003 00:15

You smell bad, im disappointed.

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