Artist: Green Day
Song: Waiting
Album: Warning
Year: 2000

Tabbed by Simon (simon@minority.co.uk)

This is my favourite song off another great album from Green Day. Pretty easy to play this way. It sounds fine in standard tuning, but I think you'd tune down a half-step to get the original recording's pitch. Guitar sound throughout the song is with medium distortion, unless otherwise indicated.

Special notations used:
: - let ring
/x - slide up to x

Verse riff:

  A5              D5            B5             D5
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------7--7-7--7--7-----------------7--7-7--7--7-|
D|-7--7-7--7--7---7--7-7--7--7--9--9-9--9--9---7--7-7--7--7-|
A|-7--7-7--7--7---5--5-5--5--5--9--9-9--9--9---5--5-5--5--5-|
E|-5--5-5--5--5-----------------7--7-7--7--7----------------|
   I've been,     waiting a...  for this,      moment to...

E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------7--7-7--7--7----------------7-7--7-7-|
D|-7--7-7--7--7---7--7-7--7--7--9--9-9--9--9--7-7--7-7-|
A|-7--7-7--7--7---5--5-5--5--5--9--9-9--9--9--5-5--5-5-|
E|-5--5-5--5--5-----------------7--7-7--7--7-----------|
   Destined,      For anyth...  a____________ll

The verses follow this pattern for every phrase.

Verse 1:

I've been, waiting a long time, for this, moment to come
I'm destined, for anything at all
Downtown, lights'll be shining, on me, like a new diamond
Ring out, under the midnight hour
Well no-one, can touch me now, and I, can't turn my back, it's
Too late, ready or not at all

Chorus 1:
    F#5          F5           E5              B5
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|---4---4-------3------3-----2------2--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|---4---4-------3------3-----2------2--------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|---2---2-------1------1-----0------0----------------------------|
Well I'm so much closer than, I have ever known...         Wake up!

  D5      A5     D5
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-7-7-7---------7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5--7-7-7--5-5-5-|
E|--------5-5-5--------|

Verse 2:

Dawning, of a new era, calling, don't let it catch ya,
Falling, ready or not at all
Well so close, enough to taste it, almost, I can embrace this,
Feeling, on the tip of my tongue

Chorus 2:

    F#5          F5           E5              B5
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|---4---4-------3------3-----2------2--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|---4---4-------3------3-----2------2--------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|---2---2-------1------1-----0------0----------------------------|
Well I'm so much closer than, I have ever known...         Wake up!

E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5--7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7--5-5-5-5-|
E|--------5-5-5---------5-5-5----------|
 Better.. luc____ky     stars
  ?        ?      ?

('Better thank your lucky stars' is followed by something I can't make out, which isn't included in the CD booklet lyrics...)

Solo:

The solo is the guitar playing the verse melody. The fingering is easy if you slide into the  first note with your pinky finger.

E|--------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------4-------4----------|
G|-/9--6--4-6-7-6---/9--6--4-6-7-6--4--/6--2--4-6-7-6-4--4---4-------4--\2:---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

* Repeat Chorus 2

Verse 3:

I've been, waiting a lifetime, for this, moment to come | with soft, clean
I'm destined, for anything at all                       | sound
(3 second pause)
Dumbstruck, colour me stupid, good luck, you're gonna need it
Where I'm going if I get there at all

Outro:

  A5              D5            B5             D5
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------7--7-7--7--7-----------------7--7-7--7--7-|
D|-7--7-7--7--7---7--7-7--7--7--9--9-9--9--9---7--7-7--7--7-|
A|-7--7-7--7--7---5--5-5--5--5--9--9-9--9--9---5--5-5--5--5-|
E|-5--5-5--5--5-----------------7--7-7--7--7----------------|
Wake U__________________________________________p! Better thank

  A5              D5            B5             D5
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------7--7-7--7--7-----------------7--7-7--7:-|
D|-7--7-7--7--7---7--7-7--7--7--9--9-9--9--9---7--7-7--7:-|
A|-7--7-7--7--7---5--5-5--5--5--9--9-9--9--9---5--5-5--5:-|
E|-5--5-5--5--5-----------------7--7-7--7--7--------------|
your luck_________y  stars

Any comments to simon@minority.co.uk
This is my first tab.