Song: Basket Case


Album: Dookie


Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong


Music: Green Day


Half tuning. E becomes Eb and every other string goes down half a step too.


If you couldn’t be bothered half tuning your guitar just play the


High Eb (6th fret on A string or 1st fret on D string).





p = pull off


h = hammer on


/ = slide


# = deadstrum


pause = |--- ---|








Intro: (bass comes in with drums on..)


G|--------------------------|-9h11p9------|


D|--------------------------|-------------|


A|-77-55-444444----------7--|---------9/0-|


E|--------------5555-7777---|-------------|








Verse:


G|-------------------------|


D|---------6---------------|


A|---2v-444---------2v222--|


E|-0v-------4v-5v-0v-------|











Chorus:


G|---------------------------------------|


D|-----------------6-5-----------5h6p5---|


A|-----------7v-7-9------------7v--------|


E|-5555-7777----------5555-7777----------|





G|------------------------|


D|------------------------|


A|-77-55-444444-----------|


E|--------------5555-7777-|





Bridge:


G|--------|


D|--------|


A|-7------| (x4)


E|--7-9-7-|


(“…grasping to control…”)


G|------- -------|


D|------- 0-1h2--|


A|---2v22 -------|


E|-5v---- -------|








Outro:


G|---------------------|


D|---99----------------|


A|-77----------77------| (x4)


E|-----9999—55---7v77--|





G|---------|


D|---------|


A|---------|


E|-5--0--2-|





Order:


Intro


Verse


Chorus


Verse


Chorus


Bridge


Verse (no singing)


Chorus


Outro