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Guitar Tab for Basket Case

Performed by: Green Day. Composed by: Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank Wright, Michael Pritchard.
This song is published by W B MUSIC CORP, GREEN DAZE MUSIC and displayed here with permission. All rights reserved.
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green day 
basket case
tabbed by James Fisher
tuning eb
       Bb
       Gb
       Db
       Ab
       Eb


Intro - (palm mute all)

eb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-------------------------|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-------------------------|
Db-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
Ab-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
Eb-------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
pm........................................................................................................

eb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb-------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-------------------------|
Db-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Ab-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Eb-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
pm.............................................................................

Play this 2 times with the Lyrics:
Do you have the Time to listen to me whine
about nothin?and everything all at once.
I am one of those melodramatic fools
neurotic to the bone no doubt about it.

Chorus - (palm mute all)

eb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb-------------------------|-------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Db-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Ab-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
Eb-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|
pm.............................................................................

Play this 2 Times with the Lyrics:
Sometimes I give myself the Creeps.
Sometimes my Mind plays tricks on me.

eb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------|
Bb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------|
Gb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-9---7---6--|
Db-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9---7---6--|
Ab-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-7---5---4--|
Eb-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|------------|
pm...........................................................................................

Play this with the Lyrics:
It all keeps adding up I think I?m crackin up.

eb-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Ab-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Eb-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

Play this with the Lyrics:
Am I just paranoid, am I just stoned?

Pre-Verse

eb----------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------|
Gb-9---9--9------------6---6--6-----------|
Db-9---9--9--9---9--9--6---6--6--9---9--9-|
Ab-7---7--7--9---9--9--4---4--4--9---9--9-|
Eb-----------7---7--7------------7---7--7-|

Play this 2 Times

Verse

eb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-------------------------|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-------------------------|
Db-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
Ab-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
Eb-------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|

eb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb-------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-------------------------|
Db-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Ab-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Eb-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

Play this 2 Times with the Lyrics:
I went to a shrink to analize my dreams
she said it?s lack of Sex that?s bringin? me down.
I went to a whore she said my life?s a bore
just quit my whining ?cause it?s bringin? her down.

Chorus

eb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb-------------------------|-------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Db-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Ab-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
Eb-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|

Play this 2 Times with the Lyrics:
Sometimes I give myself the Creeps.
Sometimes my Mind plays tricks on me.

eb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------|
Bb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------|
Gb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-9---7---6--|
Db-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9---7---6--|
Ab-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-7---5---4--|
Eb-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|------------|

Play this with the Lyrics:
It all keeps adding up I think I?m crackin up.

eb-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Ab-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Eb-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

Play this with the Lyrics:
Am I just paranoid, ah yeah yeah yeah!

Pre-Verse

eb----------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------|
Gb-9---9--9------------6---6--6-----------|
Db-9---9--9--9---9--9--6---6--6--9---9--9-|
Ab-7---7--7--9---9--9--4---4--4--9---9--9-|
Eb-----------7---7--7------------7---7--7-|

Play this 4 Times

Bridge

eb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Ab-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Eb-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
pm..........................................................................

Play this with the Lyrics:
Gasping to Control
So I better hold on(no chords)

Solo

eb---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb------------------4-4---4---4----|-6---6---6--6--6-----------------|------------------9--9---9---9---|
Db-2---2---2--2--2--4-4---4---4----|-6---6---6--6--6--6--6---6---6---|-7---7---7--7--7--9--9---9---9---|
Ab-2---2---2--2--2--2-2---2---2----|-4---4---4--4--4--6--6---6---6---|-7---7---7--7--7--7--7---7---7---|
Eb-0---0---0--0--0-----------------|------------------4--4---4---4---|-5---5---5--5--5-----------------|

eb---------------------------------|
Bb---------------------------------|
Gb---------------------------------|
Db-9---9---9--9--9--9--9---9---9---|
Ab-9---9---9--9--9--9--9---9---9---|
Eb-7---7---7--7--7--7--7---7---7---|

Play this 2 Times

Chorus

eb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb-------------------------|-------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Db-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Ab-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
Eb-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|
pm..............................................................................

Play this 2 Times with the Lyrics:
Sometimes I give myself the Creeps.
Sometimes my Mind plays tricks on me.

eb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------|
Bb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------|
Gb-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-9---7---6--|
Db-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9---7---6--|
Ab-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-7---5---4--|
Eb-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|------------|
pm.............................................................................

Play this with the Lyrics:
It all keeps adding up I think I?m crackin up.

eb-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Ab-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Eb-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

Play this with the Lyrics:
Am I just paranoid, am I just stoned?

Outro

eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb---------------------------------9----------------|
Db-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6--7-7-7-7--6---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
Ab-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6--7-7-7-7--6---7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
Eb-4-4--5-5-5-5--4-4--5-5-5-5--4-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|

Play this 3 Times

eb-----------------------------------------|------------|
Bb-----------------------------------------|------------|
Gb---------------------------------9-------|-------4----|
Db-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6--7-7-7-7--6---9-9-----|-7--2--4----|
Ab-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6--7-7-7-7--6---7-9-----|-7--2--2----|
Eb-4-4--5-5-5-5--4-4--5-5-5-5--4-----7-----|-5--0-------|

hope you enjoy!
thanks for the corrections!
please give my a 5 star!!! (because i\\'ve worked hard on this tab)
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cranton182cranton182 Unknown Date
Isle of you
DraxXxusDraxXxus Unknown Date
"h" ????


theres no such thing as an "h" string


also in the begining, on each of the first palm mutes u go:


--------------------------------


----------------------------------


----------------------------------


------------7---------------------


-5}7]---7]--7---------------------


-5}5]---5]--5---------------------


. . .





Key:


. = Palm Mute


} = switch really fast


] = stop ring and hit pick against pick guard





other then that, good tab
Bluemonday1313Bluemonday1313 Unknown Date
its good, but the tuning is wrong. its in flat
catdogtabmancatdogtabman Unknown Date
it he said i was a bore not she said
catdogtabmancatdogtabman Unknown Date
just asking whats pm i forgot
noxvetnoxvet Unknown Date
the h string is the euro way of the b-string
punkickasspunkickass Unknown Date
Yea don't forget to put yourself in "b" cause... the tabs is good but he forgot to say to tune your guit!! yea.. Welll there you go! have fun! =D
jimjamenjimjamen Unknown Date
the pre-verse should go





e--------------------------------


B--------------------------------


G-9---9--9-----------------------


D-9---9--9--9---9--9------------


A-7---7--7--9---9--9--11--11-11


E-----------7---7--7--9---9--9---





e---------


B---------


G---------


D-9---9--9


A-9---9--9


E-7---7--7





SORRY IF IT`S WRONG BUT IT`S SHOULD BE RIGHT
onenightstandsmakeyourlegsacheonenightstandsmakeyourlegsache Unknown Date
the fretwork is ok, its just been tabbed out 1 fret too high, i just played along and its right out
fullyinsanefullyinsane Unknown Date
this tab is rite except the outro. most people have complained about it being in the wrong key, im guessin ur guitar is out of tune or ur not even playing a guitar. a box with strings dusnt count.
fullyinsanefullyinsane Unknown Date
and another thing, i think WarlockEmg707 needs glasses and a new set of strings:


"first the son id in flat adn second the out tro is wrong and there is not a h string"


I think thats supposed to be the song is flat, its not, sounds fine wen i play it. Second, I dont see a h string anywhere on the tab
555and666555and666 Unknown Date
this tab is perfect but the outro is


not that good
gomental5757gomental5757 Unknown Date
perfecto
sk8er31191sk8er31191 Unknown Date
Wow a lot of u guys r really messed. Can u not see in the begignning that his tuning says turn every string down a half step. Thats what the eb bb gb db ab and eb mean. BEcuase later on u play a open sting and a normally tuned guitar can't get that low.
flipoffdudeflipoffdude Unknown Date
you loser its not down a half step and billie joe plays the 997 ower chords at 42 watch the video!
lilpunkdrummer20lilpunkdrummer20 Unknown Date
dude your tab rocks but in the beginning theres a bunch of places where he doesnt palm mute listen to the song its pretty obvious...
sk8er31191sk8er31191 Unknown Date
hey filpoffdude u retarted, the tab says tune ur guitar a half step down so a 244 would sound like a normal tuned 355. this tab says 799 in the begining and u said bily joe plays 244 well there both the same thing.
spankylanky2spankylanky2 Unknown Date
great tab,the intro isnt all palm muted.


mute twice then open,do it like that until he gets to 'sumtimes i give my self the creeps'
playguitar4lyfplayguitar4lyf Unknown Date
the outro should be:





eb---------------------------- X4


Bb----------------------------


Gb-9-9-999-6-6-666-6-----9-9--


Db-9-9-999-6-6-666-6-7-7-9-9-9


Ab-7-7-777-4-4-444-4-7-7-7-7-9


Eb-------------------5-5-----7





eb----------


Bb----------


Gb---------4


Db-7-7-2-2-4


Ab-7-7-2-2-2


Eb-5-5-0-0--
wilson2010wilson2010 Unknown Date
the verses and the chorus are only p.m. at certain parts
abrasabras Unknown Date
it should be like this:


eb-------------------------


Bb-------------------------


Gb-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--


Db-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--


Ab-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--


Eb-------------------------





pm .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..





to chorus
luke1010luke1010 Unknown Date
how is this a 5 star, when it has so many god damn corrections!!! in confused
jaczackojaczacko Unknown Date
how is this a 5 star tab, when it is a tab of green day
jaczackojaczacko Unknown Date
luke 1010 is a penis
luke1010luke1010 Unknown Date
the muted verse goes like this! WATCH THE VIDEO!!!!!


chorus


eb|-----------------------|


Bb|-----------------------|


Gb|-222222--444444--444444| x2


Db|-222222--444444--222222|


Ab|-000000--222222--------|


Eb|-----------------------|


PM xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx





eb|---------------------------------------------|


Bb|---------------------------------------------|


Gb|-222222--444444--99-77-666666----------------| x1


Db|-222222--444444--99-77-666666--777777--999999|


Ab|-000000--222222--77-55-444444--777777--999999|


Eb|-------------------------------555555--777777|


PM xxxxxx xxxxxx xx xx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx

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