Song:Longview
Artist:Green Day
Dookie (1994)
Tabbed by Jonathan Smith (RUBSY)
I worked out the 1/2 step down tuning for this song by reading it somewhere that most songs off kerplunk, dookie & insomniac are tuned like that.
(Verse Bass for Guitar)
No Guitar
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------7--5--4--5----|
Db|------------------9--7--6-----6--4-3-----9--7--6---------------|
Ab|---------------6-----------4----------6------------------------|
Eb|-(12\\\\\5)---5-----------5----------5-------------------------|
(tremer pick slide)
Pre Chorus
D5
Eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
Eb|---------------------|
Chorus
(I only know this next B5 & A5 Riff bit cause I watched the video)
B5 A5 E X3 B5 A5 D# (E5) (E5)
Eb|------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|---------------9-9-9----|-----------------------------|
Gb|---------------9-9-9----|---------------8/9****(9)\---|
Db|-9-7-9-7--7-5--9-9-9----|-9-7-9-9--7-7--8/9****(9)\---|
Ab|-9-7-9-7--7-5--7-7-7----|-9-7-9-9--7-7--6/7****(7)\---|
Eb|-7-7-7-7--5-5-----------|-7-7-7-7--5-5----------------|
(I’m sit working on this second bass fill
for the intro to verse 2)
Chorus:2
B5 A5 E X3 B5 A5
Eb|------------------------|--------------------|
Bb|---------------9-9-9----|--------------------|
Gb|---------------9-9-9----|--------------------|
Db|-9-7-9-7--7-5--9-9-9----|-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7---|
Ab|-9-7-9-7--7-5--7-7-7----|-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7---|
Eb|-7-7-7-7--5-5-----------|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5---|
Bridge
E5 D5 X4
Eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7----|
Db|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7----|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5----| Then an instrumental Chorus 1
Eb|--------------------|
Chorus:3
B5 A5 E X7 B5 A5 D# (E5) (E5)
Eb|------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|---------------9-9-9----|-----------------------------|
Gb|---------------9-9-9----|---------------8/9****(9)\---|
Db|-9-7-9-7--7-5--9-9-9----|-9-7-9-9--7-7--8/9****(9)\---|
Ab|-9-7-9-7--7-5--7-7-7----|-9-7-9-9--7-7--6/7****(7)\---|
Eb|-7-7-7-7--5-5-----------|-7-7-7-7--5-5----------------|
Outro:
(Bass fill over the top)
Eb|--------------------------------12------|
Bb|--9-h10-10--7-(7)\---9-h10-h12-(12)-----|
Gb|--9--(9)-9--7-(7)\---9-(9)------(9)-----|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------| Keep repeating until
Eb|----------------------------------------| fade
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