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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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What is this?
Green day- Basket case

this song is really easy and sounds wicked. Most of the tabs were in 1/2 note down tuning, so i decided to tab it with regular tuning; im too lazy. haha


E-mail me if u have any questions   korean-minsoo@hotmail.com 
I\\'m sure this tab is 99% correct cuz i play this with my band and it sounds perfectly perfect. Please rate/correct this tab. 
              
S.w              
              The song is actually 1/2 note tuned down, so if you\\'re playing like that, play this tab 1 fret up. when playing the beginning of solo, if you\\'re playing 1/2 note down tuned, play 
            eb----- 
            Bb-----
            Gb-----
            Db-2---
            Ab-2---
            Eb-0---

 *If you want to tune half note down, then just play first fret on all strings and tune them regularly. 

Intro - 

e-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|
D-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-3--3--3--3 -3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E-------------------------|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
     .  .  .  .  .  .          .  .     .     .          .  .     .  .     .       .  .     .  .     .

e-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G-------------------------|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-------------------------|-------------------------| X2
D-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
A-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-------------------------|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
     .  .     .  .     .       .  .     .  .     .   ...................................    .     .  .

When playing this part, dont play them all plm muted. listen to the song and see how the song goes.

Chorus 

e-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G-------------------------|-------------------------|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| X2
D-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--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--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
pm........................     .  .     .  .     .       .  .  .  .  .  .  .       .  .     .  .  .



e-------------------------|-------------------------|------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|------------|
G-------------------------|-------------------------|-8---6---5--|
D-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8---6---5--|
A-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-6---4---3--|
E-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|------------|
pm.................................................


e-------------------------|-------------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|
G-------------------------|-------------------------|
D-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-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--|
E-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|


Pre-Verse

e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G-8---8--8------------5---5--5-----------| X2
D-8---8--8--8---8--8--5---5--5--8---8--8-|
A-6---6--6--8---8--8--3---3--3--8---8--8-|
E-----------6---6--6------------6---6--6-|


Verse

e---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G-8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|---------------------------|-5----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|---------------------------|
D-8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-5----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A-6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-3----3--3--3 -3--3--3--3--|-5----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E---------------------------|-6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|---------------------------|-3----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

e---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G---------------------------|-8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|---------------------------|---------------------------| X2
D-6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
A-6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E-4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|---------------------------|-6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|



Chorus 

e-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G-------------------------|-------------------------|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| X2
D-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--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--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
pm........................     .  .     .  .     .       .  .  .  .  .  .  .       .  .     .  .  .



e-------------------------|-------------------------|------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|------------|
G-------------------------|-------------------------|-8---6---5--|
D-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8---6---5--|
A-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-6---4---3--|
E-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|------------|
pm.................................................


e-------------------------|-------------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|
G-------------------------|-------------------------| X 1
D-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-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--|
E-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|



Pre-Verse


e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G-8---8--8------------5---5--5-----------| X4
D-8---8--8--8---8--8--5---5--5--8---8--8-|
A-6---6--6--8---8--8--3---3--3--8---8--8-|
E-----------6---6--6------------6---6--6-|

Bridge

e-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| <- im not quite sure how many times,
A-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|     but you\\'ll probably get it after
E-5--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-5--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|     listening to the song
pm..................................................



Solo

e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
g|-8---8---8--8--8--|------------------|-5---5---5--5--5-|-----------------|
d|-8---8---8--8--8--|-8---8---8--8--8--|-5---5---5--5--5-|-5---5---5--5--5-|
a|-6---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--8-|------------------|--------------------------| play the whole solo twice (X2)
d|-6---6---6--6--6--|-8---8---8--8--8-|-8---8---8--8--8--|-8---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
a|-6---6---6--6--6--|-6---6---6--6--6-|-8---8---8--8--8--|-8---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
e|-4---4---4--4--4--|-----------------|-6---6---6--6--6--|-6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|






Chorus

e-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G-------------------------|-------------------------|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| X2
D-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--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--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
pm........................     .  .     .  .     .       .  .  .  .  .  .  .       .  .     .  .  .



e-------------------------|-------------------------|------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|------------|
G-------------------------|-------------------------|-8---6---5--|
D-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8---6---5--|
A-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-6---4---3--|
E-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|------------|
pm................................................................


e-------------------------|-------------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|
G-------------------------|-------------------------| X 1
D-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-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--|
E-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|


Outro

e--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------8----------------| X3
D-5-5--6-6-6-6--5-5--6-6-6-6---5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A-5-5--6-6-6-6--5-5--6-6-6-6---5--6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
E-3-3--4-4-4-4--3-3--4-4-4-4---3----6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|


e-----------------------------------------|------------|
B-----------------------------------------|------------|
G---------------------------------8-------|-------4----|
D-5-5--6-6-6-6--5-5--6-6-6-6--5---8-8-----|-6--2--4----| X1
A-5-5--6-6-6-6--5-5--6-6-6-6--5---6-8-----|-6--2--2----|
E-3-3--4-4-4-4--3-3--4-4-4-4--3-----6-----|-4--0-------|
 
That about it! enjoy, and please rate this tab, and correct it too!
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Comments on this version of the 'Basket Case' guitar tabComments on this version of the 'Basket Case' guitar tab

Studzgreenday87Studzgreenday87 Unknown Date
I would change the open,2, and 2 or e to 6,8,8 on the A string
rastafariman75rastafariman75 Unknown Date
dude, i dont kno wut u did, but this is not a perfect tab. the song is originally half-step, like the entire dookie album. the half-step down lets u hit the lower Eb at the end of the song and if u watch the video, he's playing an Eb on 2nd fret.
alex90salex90s Unknown Date
I believe the tab is 99% perfect.


just ignore those f***ers with their


f***ing corrections
normannnormann Unknown Date
As said before ,the earlier Green day songs (including dookie) are tune down half step and it does make a big difference(especialy for this song).
georgeh2ogeorgeh2o Unknown Date
I personaly think it should be all 1 fret up (nearly all) but apart from that its a good tab

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