PROPS GO TO: Rocko

Basket Case - Green Day (Dookie)
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By: Rocko
    website: http://www.geocities.com/dingusstudios
    e-mail: Freakazoid11588@hotmail.com


IMPORTANT!!!!

The first thing you need to know about this song is that the guitar is tuned
down a half step. Therefore, E is E flat, A is A flat and so on. If you don't
want to tune your guitar down, then you'll just have to look up another version
which is probably wrong. The reason you need to tune your guitar down (if you
want to play the right note) is during the second verse of the song, you start
out like this:

e|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|-2-|
A|-2-|
E|-0-|

If you want to play the right note, but don't want to tune your guitar down,
the tabs would turn out like this (if you try this, it WILL sound bad):

e|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|-1-|
A|-1-|
E|-0-|

Here's the song:

pm: palm mute

THE PARTS THAT ARE NOT FULL CHORDS (example: 9-9-7) ARE PALM MUTED (example: 9-7)


Verse 1: Play 2x

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9---------9------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-9-9-9-9-9--9-----9-----9--------11----11--6-----6-----6--|
A|-----7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--11-11--9-11--9--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9--9--9--9--9--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------9---9-9-----9----------------------------|
D|-----7---7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-----------9---9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5---------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
                                 (the second time you play this last part, just keep palm muting)

Chorus 1: Repeat 2x

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------9-9-----------9---9-9-------9-|
D|-7-7------------9---9-9-------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------|

Chorus 2:

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-7----------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Chorus End:

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9--7-7-7--6--6-6--6-6-6-6-------------------------------|
D|--9-9--7-7-7--6--6-6--6-6-6-6--7-7--7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9-9--|
A|--7-7--5-5-5--4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7--7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9-9--|
E|-------------------------------5-5--5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--|

Riff: Repeat 2x

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--9-------------------|
D|--9--9-9--11-11--9-9--|
A|--7--9-9--11-11--9-9--|
E|-----7-7---7--7--7-7--|

Verse 2: Repeat 2x

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------4--4-4--4-4-4--6--6--6-6-6---------------------------------------------4--4--4-4-4--4--4-4--4-4-4--|
D|--2--2--2-2-2--4--4-4--4-4-4--6--6--6-6-6--6--6-6--6-6-6--7--7--7-7-7--2--2-2--2-2-2--4--4--4-4-4--4--4-4--4-4-4--|
A|--2--2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2--4--4--4-4-4--6--6-6--6-6-6--7--7--7-7-7--2--2-2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2--|
E|--0--0--0-0-0------------------------------4--4-4--4-4-4--5--5--5-5-5--0--0-0--0-0-0------------------------------|

Chorus 1: Repeat 2x

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------9--9--9-9-9--9--9-9--9-9-9--|
D|-7--7--7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9--9--9--9-9-9--9--9-9--9-9-7--|
A|-7--7--7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9--7--7--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7--|
E|-5--5--5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7------------------------------|

Chorus 2:

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7-7--7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9--|
A|-7-7--7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9--|
E|-5-5--5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7--|

Chorus End:

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9--7-7-7--6--6-6--6-6-6-6-------------------------------|
D|--9-9--7-7-7--6--6-6--6-6-6-6--7-7--7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9-9--|
A|--7-7--5-5-5--4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7--7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9-9--|
E|-------------------------------5-5--5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--|

Riff: Repeat 4x

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--9-------------------|
D|--9--9-9--11-11--9-9--|
A|--7--9-9--11-11--9-9--|
E|-----7-7---7--7--7-7--|

Bridge 1:

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|-7-7-------------------------7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|

Bridge 2: Repeat 2x (this is basically the second verse)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------4--4-4--4-4-4--6--6--6-6-6---------------------------------------------4--4--4-4-4--4--4-4--4-4-4--|
D|--2--2--2-2-2--4--4-4--4-4-4--6--6--6-6-6--6--6-6--6-6-6--7--7--7-7-7--2--2-2--2-2-2--4--4--4-4-4--4--4-4--4-4-4--|
A|--2--2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2--4--4--4-4-4--6--6-6--6-6-6--7--7--7-7-7--2--2-2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2--|
E|--0--0--0-0-0------------------------------4--4-4--4-4-4--5--5--5-5-5--0--0-0--0-0-0------------------------------|

Chorus 1: Repeat 2x

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------9-9-----------9---9-9-------9-|
D|-7-7------------9---9-9-------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------|

Chorus 2:

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-7----------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Chorus End:

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9--7-7-7--6--6-6--6-6-6-6-------------------------------|
D|--9-9--7-7-7--6--6-6--6-6-6-6--7-7--7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9-9--|
A|--7-7--5-5-5--4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7--7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9-9--|
E|-------------------------------5-5--5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--|

Outro: Repeat 3x

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------6--6-6--6-6-6-------9-9-9-----------------|
D|-2--2-2--2-2-2--6--6-6--6-6-6--7-7--9-9-9--9--9-9--9-9-9--|
A|-2--2-2--2-2-2--4--4-4--4-4-4--7-7--7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9--|
E|-0--0-0--0-0-0-----------------5-5---------7--7-7--7-7-7--|

End:

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------6--6-6--6-6-6-----9----------------|
D|-2--2-2--2-2-2--6--6-6--6-6-6--7--9--9-------7--2--|
A|-2--2-2--2-2-2--4--4-4--4-4-4--7--7--9-------7--2--|
E|-0--0-0--0-0-0-----------------5-----7-------5--0--|



Congratulations, you completed Basket Case!
Feel free to ask questions or send me comments, just e-mail them to me (my e-mail is up there)

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