My Generation
Green Day
Kerplunk
(Original by The Who)

Intro:
F# E F# E x2

Verse 1:
F# (pause)                  F#                     E
Well, people try to put us down. (Talkin' bout my generation.)
F# (pause)                   F#              E
Just because we get around. (Talkin' bout my generation.)
F# (pause)                     F#                     E
The things they do look awful cold. (Talkin' bout my generation.)
F# (pause)                       F#              E
I hope I die before I get old. (Talkin' bout my generation.)

Chorus:
F# E F# E x2
My generation-

Verse 2:
F# (pause)                  F#                     E
Why don't you all just fade away? (Talkin' bout my generation.)
F# (pause)                  F#                     E
And don't try to dig what we all say. (Talkin' bout my generation.)
F# (pause)                  F#                     E
I'm not trying to cause a big sensation. (Talkin' bout my generation.)
F# (pause)                  F#                     E
I'm just talkin' bout my generation. (Talkin' bout my generation.)

Chorus:
F# E F# E x2
My generation-

Bridge:
F# E F# E F# (stop)

Guitar:

E: |-----------------------------|
B: |----7-7----7-7---------------|
G: |-/6-----/6-----4-4h6p4-------|
D: |-----------------------4-7~~-|
A: |-----------------------------|
E: |-----------------------------|

F# E F# E F# (pause)

Bass:
G: |------------------------------|
D: |-4-2--------------------------|
A: |----4-2-0-0-2h4---------------|
E: |----------------2-------------|

F# E F# E F# (pause)

(Drum Solo)

F# E F# E F# (pause)

                     Break it, fuck that shit!

F# E F# E x2

Verse 3: (New Key)
G# (pause)                  G#                     F#
Why don't you all just fade away? (Talkin' bout my generation.)
G# (pause)                  G#                     F#
And don't try to dig what we all say. (Talkin' bout my generation.)
G# (pause)                  G#                     F#
I'm not trying to cause a big sensation. (Talkin' bout my generation.)
G# (pause)                  G#                     F#
I'm just talkin' bout my generation. (Talkin' bout my generation.)

Chorus
G#, F#, G#  x2
My generation-

Then key change to Bb (chords: Bb, G#) over solo:

E: |--------------------------|
B: |-4------4------4------4---|
G: |-6b8----6b8----6b8----6b8-|
D: |--------------------------|
A: |--------------------------|
E: |--------------------------|

Use the Bb minor pentatonic scale..., the above bend being one, and

E: |-----6-9b-9b-9b-|
B: |-6-9------------|
G: |----------------|
D: |----------------|
A: |----------------|
E: |----------------|

Being another. The solo however, is only in Bb minor pent. At the 6th fret
Position:

    6th  7   8   9
E: |-x-|---|---|-x-|
B: |-x-|---|---|-x-|
G: |-x-|---|-x-|---|
D: |-x-|---|-x-|---|
A: |-x-|---|-x-|---|
E: |-x-|---|---|-x-|