Green Day - Basket case
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I think I've got down all the chords to this Green Day song. Actually,
I don't even know the name of the song, I've just heard it on the radio
and on MTV and thought it was pretty cool. I'd appreciate it if someone
who has the album could finish up the rest and fill in the lyrics!
Ed
ascheng@netcom.com
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''', by Green Day
EADGBe
E: x79997
B: 799877
C#m: x46654
G#: 466544
A: 577655
Verse:
EDo you have the Btime
C#mTo listen to G#me whine
AAbout nothin' andE everything all atB once
EI am one of Bthose
C#mmelodramatiG#c fools
Amoronic ..E. ''' ... no doubt aboutB it
Chorus:
ASometimes I Bgive myself the Ecreeps (''')
ASometimes my Bmind plays tricks on Eme
AIt all keeps adding Bup
EI think I'm cracking C#mup
A B E B C#m A (<-- repeat these 4 chords a few times)
Am I just paranoid, or ... '''
(I think there's a bridge part too that uses the chords in this last line
of the chorus)
From alt.guitar.tab Tue Aug 2 19:55:48 1994
From: cunningh@gusun.acc.georgetown.edu (Tom Cunningham)
Date: 2 Aug 94 10:18:29 -0500
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab,rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
Subject: Re: CRD: Green Day Song (not Longview)
Ed Cheng (ascheng@netcom.com) wrote:
: I think I've got down all the chords to this Green Day song. Actually,
: I don't even know the name of the song, I've just heard it on the radio
: and on MTV and thought it was pretty cool. I'd appreciate it if someone
: who has the album could finish up the rest and fill in the lyrics!
: Ed
: ascheng@netcom.com
: P.S. I hope this hasn't already been posted or placed at nevada.
: ---------------
: ''', by Green Day
: EADGBe
: E: x79997
: B: 799877
: C#m: x46654
: G#: 466544
: A: 577655
: Verse:
: E B
: Do you have the time
NO!!! You have to tune a half step down to play it like this. The chords
should all be a half step down from what is listed in the crd.
The last line in the chorus is
"I'm just stoned". However, I'm very unsure of what is posted for the
"I think I'm cracking up" line. My band plays it like
Eb F G <--- All Power chords
I think I'm cracking up
however, I know this doesn't sound right. Anyone have any other suggestions'
Here's the outro to Basketcase:
Eb Ab Eb C Ab C Ab Eb Bb <---- All power chords
You can also play it like this if the above is too fast for you:
Eb C Ab Eb Bb
Tom
-Someone posted this song before I could, but there seems to be some
contreversy about it. I hope this settles it!
This is from Green Day's album DOOKIE
BASKET_CASE
VERSE:
EbDo you have the Bbtime, Cto listen to me Gwhine
G#About nothing and Ebeverything all at Bbonce
EbI am one of Bbthose, Cmellodramatic Gfools
G#Neurotic to the bone Ebno doubt about Bbit.
CHORUS:
G#Sometimes I Bbgive myself the Ebcreeps
G#Sometimes my Bbmind plays tricks on Ebme
G#It all keeps Bbadding up, EbI think C#I'm cracking Cup
G#Am I just Bbparanoid' I'm just Ebstoned.
Bridge':
Eb Bb C Bb Eb Bb C Bb
Verse:
I went to a shrink to analyze my dreams
She says it's lack of sex that's bringing me down
I went to a whore, she said my life's a bore
And quit my whining cause it's bringing her down.
_____________________________________________________________________________
I think the chorus is screwed up, but you'll have to forgive me, it's
from memory..
From: rvellani@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Raymond Vellani)
Subject: CRD:basketcase greenday
Edo you have the Btime
to C#minlisten to me G#whine
aAbout 'everything&Eamp;nothing'
all at Bonce
Ei am one of Bthose
meC#minlodramatic G#fools
neuArotic to the Ecore
no doubt about Bit
Asometimes i Bgive myself the Ecreeps
Asometimes my Bmind plays tricks on Eme
it Aall keeps adding Bup
i Ethink i'm Bcracking C#minup
A B E B C#min B x4(')
am i just paranoid, or am i (')
i Ewent to a Bwhore etc.....
etc.......................
E B C#min B x4
you Aask me to conBtrol
(nada)
so you better hold'
E B C#min G# A E-lo E-HI bar B x2'
on'
Asometimes i Bgive myself the Ecreeps (etc...)
outro
Esus4 Esus4/C# A E B x4
the guitar player pedals on a E to Esus4 figure while the bass player goes thru
the E-C#-A-E-B changes. for A satisfying armchair axe-warrior experience you
might try...
x7999x E
x79910x Esus4
9x999x E/C#
9x9910x Esus4/C#
the band either tunes down to Eb or tunes to D and then speeds up the tape to
make it more awesome. Dookie seems to be somewhere around Eb when you play it.
so while you can't play along with the record with this fingering, this is
probably the way they finger it.
the finale is... A E B
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 14:52:46 -0500
From: ELAINE HENDRICKSON <tjh105@btigate.com>
Subject: CHORDS:Basket Case by Green Day
Song:Basket Case
Band:Green Day
This song is very simple. It goes like:
Verse:
Riff 1: E-B-C#m-G#m-A-E-B Play that A few times
Chorus:
Riff 2: A-B-E Play that 3 or 4 times and on the last time
play this:
Riff3:E~ D~ C#m~ A-B Play that once and then play:
Riff4:E-B-C#m Play that twice and then play Riff1
Again and then Riff2,Riff3,Riff4 four times,and then play this:
Riff5:A-B Play that at the "Grasping to control...so I
better hold on" part,then play
Riff6:E-C#m-A-B-E Repeat that and then play this at the end:
Riff7:A-E-B~A-E-B~~
So the whole song goes:
Riff1 x2
Riff2 x3 or 4
Riff3 x1
Riff4 x2
Riff1 x2
Riff2 x3 or 4
Riff3 x1
Riff4 x4
Riff5 x1
Riff6 x2
Riff7 x2
Send quetions,comments,complaints to me at tjh105@btigate.com
P.S. (I KNOW THIS TAB IS RIGHT CAUSE MY GUITAR TEACHER TAUGHT ME HOW TO
PLAY IT AND HE IS BETTER THAN JIMI HENDRIX!)