Basket Case Tab

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|-----------------------|
|----> Basket Case <----|
|----> Green   Day <----|
|------> Dookie <-------|
|-----------------------|
 
Tunning: Standard (E A D G b e)
 
This is my 2nd tab I've wrote. I hope you enjoy it! =)
 
Verse:
 
e|---------------------------------------------|\
b|---------------------------------------------| \
G|-8--8--8-8------------5-5--5--5-5------------|  \___
D|-8--8--8-8-8--8-8-8-8-5-5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|  /  |
A|-6--6--6-6-8--8-8-8-8-3-3--3--3-3-5--5-5-5-5-| /   |
E|-----------6--6-6-6-6-------------3--3-3-3-3-|/    |
                                                     |
  ----------------------------------------------------
  |
\ | /
 \|/
 
e|--------------------------------------------|\
b|--------------------------------------------| \
G|-----------8--8--8-8------------------------|  \___ x 2
D|-6--6--6-6-8--8--8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8-|  /
A|-6--6--6-6-6--6--6-6-8--8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8-| /
E|-4--4--4-4-----------6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6-|/
 
Chorus:
 
e|----------------------------------------------|\
b|----------------------------------------------| \
G|-----------------------8--8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8-|  \___ x 2
D|-6--6--6-6-8--8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8-|  /  |
A|-6--6--6-6-8--8-8-8-8--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6-| /   |
E|-4--4--4-4-6--6-6-6-6-------------------------|/    |
                                                      |
  ----------------------------------------------------
  |
\ | /
 \|/
 
e|----------------------------------------------|\
b|----------------------------------------------| \
G|-----------------------8--8-8-8-8--5--5-5-5-5-|  \___ x 1
D|-6--6--6-6-8--8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5-5-5-5-|  /  |
A|-6--6--6-6-8--8-8-8-8--6--6-6-6-6--3--3-3-3-3-| /   |
E|-4--4--4-4-6--6-6-6-6-------------------------|/    |
                                                      |
  ----------------------------------------------------
  |
\ | /
 \|/
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|\
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------| \
G|-----------------------8--8-8-8-8------------5-5-5-5-5-----------|  \___
D|-6--6--6-6-8--8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8--8--8--8-8-5-5-5-5-5-6--6--6-6-|  /  |
A|-6--6--6-6-8--8-8-8-8--6--6-6-6-6--8--8--8-8-3-3-3-3-3-6--6--6-6-| /   |
E|-4--4--4-4-6--6-6-6-6--------------6--6--6-6-----------4--4--4-4-|/    |
                                                                         |
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |
\ | /
 \|/
 
e|-------------------------------------------|\
b|-------------------------------------------| \
G|-8--8-8-8-8------------5-5-5-5-5-----------|  \___ x1
D|-8--8-8-8-8--8--8--8-8-5-5-5-5-5-6--6--6-6-|  /
A|-6--6-6-6-6--8--8--8-8-3-3-3-3-3-6--6--6-6-| /
E|-------------6--6--6-6-----------4--4--4-4-|/ 
 
Bridge:
 
E|----------------------------------------------|\
B|----------------------------------------------| \
G|----------------------------------------------|  \___ x1
D|-----------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-|  /
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-| /
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-|/
 
End:
 
e|----------|\
b|----------| \
G|-8-----3--|  \__x2
D|-8--8--3--|  /
A|-6--8--1--| /
E|----6-----|/
 
So, that's it...
 
Denis
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good job

Great tab. Almost got it perfect. Just one missing note but its good nonetheless. Keep it up.

The third time around the chorus between the 688 and 355 of the A string there is a 688 chord in the E string. That's it. Rest is perfect.