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Get the most accurate Good Riddance Time Of Your Life Tab by Green Day on the net @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
by Green Day tabs | tabbed by meg42
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-2   February 26 2004, 12:00 am by tremontifan |
i think you mean g...but otherwise, kudos.
-3   February 26 2004, 12:00 am by AndyGray |
its a great tab but theres some mistakes
February 26 2004, 12:00 am by puddler |
pretty good. need to keep open om the fourth string at the start and strum using the suspended chords.
February 26 2004, 12:00 am by f117_nighthawk |
this is a great tab! shut up andygray
+2   February 26 2004, 12:00 am by f117_nighthawk |
if there are some mistakes andygray could u corect them....lets see u post the tab! rock on meg42!!
February 26 2004, 12:00 am by skasolo |
the ending is not quite right. he picks out the chourus then has the ending.but apart from that, sweet tab
February 27 2004, 12:00 am by Boybandssuck |
good tab but you gotta ask yourself is there really any need for yet another tab of this easy song?!
February 27 2004, 12:00 am by Rankles |
Yeah it's pretty much perfect... but so are others. Also that G chord you keep writing is not G9, it's just G major.
February 28 2004, 12:00 am by m_stelmach |
Yeah it's the best transcription I've seen of this cool song...Congratulations, spec. with chords!
February 28 2004, 12:00 am by NiGhTsHaDEsxxx |
cool tab....its pretty easy.....even though i just started out
February 29 2004, 12:00 am by tiftcte |
(ps im not saying this is wrong) ITS RIGHT!
March 8 2004, 12:00 am by bobsuruncle4443 |
this is an awesome tab.. its perfect with the recording, nice job man
-2   March 17 2004, 12:00 am by guitar_freak333 |
ah i dunno if there is a such chord as Em#7? well anyway good tab
March 24 2004, 12:00 am by la bamba |
great tab. i lvoe it
July 17 2004, 12:00 am by Bradster |
horray for this tab
August 5 2004, 12:00 am by wallablack |
Awesome tab there megsy,I've only been playing 4 a short time and this is easy as.Sweet as
-7   August 27 2004, 12:00 am by nephelim, the |
The chords are right, the intro, virst verse/outro is wrong.

e:-------------:
B:-----3-------:
G:-------0---0-:
D:-0-0-----0---:
A:-------------:
E:-3-3-----3---:

For the rest, buy the book !
September 9 2004, 12:00 am by alhubo14 |
guitar_freak333 u twonk...course there is such a chord...jimi hendrix used it a lot
September 29 2004, 12:00 am by gookymo |
nice tab, but its not a D.. if you watch the music video.
October 6 2004, 12:00 am by gookymo |
lol ok its D, im had a brain fart..
-7   October 8 2004, 12:00 am by Liam |
This tab suck's i uploaded a tab for this song but it has been put on the site yet so when it comes on you'll see what a good tab really is
November 8 2004, 12:00 am by FenderGrl88 |
not bad
November 20 2004, 12:00 am by kismet_moira |
it's wonderful, i don't care what they say (wink, wink)
November 22 2004, 12:00 am by blink_nirvana |
awesome tab dude.. whats up with all the patterns!??
December 1 2004, 12:00 am by muisack |
its right minus the chords after G if you watch the video he goes from G to something else and its not C or D
December 11 2004, 12:00 am by XMAGuitarist182 |
excellent tab...but before the outro billie joe plays the verse once more..props man
December 11 2004, 12:00 am by XMAGuitarist182 |
excellent tab...but before the outro billie joe plays the verse once more..props man
December 29 2004, 12:00 am by DanteSparda |
great tab!
keep it up!
December 31 2004, 12:00 am by skatersic666 |
sick tab dude! 5 stars
January 14 2005, 12:00 am by Giant Squid |
yeah...i was playing this for a while and then i just realized it was all just like broken chords...and the strumming is like the same as the broken chords and stuff
+1   January 18 2005, 12:00 am by LuckyJim |
nice tab, though your chord naming was a little odd. your G9 was just an ordinary G and your C9 was a Cadd9...other than that, nice work man
January 30 2005, 12:00 am by Mad_Gouki |
this tab is excellent, i believe billie joe actually plays the c without his ring finger on the 2nd string... because the strumming is that way... maybe im wrong, jsut a suggestion in case anyone wants a tip on playing it...

super easy song.
+1   February 14 2005, 12:00 am by Gracen |
only if all tabs were this good
February 22 2005, 12:00 am by dvsdvs |
in the interlude and verse, it's Dsus2. Then you can throw in the D in the interlude.
February 23 2005, 12:00 am by dvsdvs |
It was wrong!
The whole verse!
February 25 2005, 12:00 am by Gibsonguy64 |
this tab is soooooooo good! awsome job
March 8 2005, 12:00 am by gc_a7v1n |
this is wrong....sorry...but nice try though
March 21 2005, 12:00 am by Shilo Zaba |
ummm.. well its close. it sounds great, but its not quite the way it should be played but hey! i still think its a great job dont get me wrong. i gave a high rating! props
April 3 2005, 12:00 am by turn_it_up |
I love the intro...
April 4 2005, 12:00 am by random_player |
Great song!!! Great tab!!!!! good job on making this, i think it's close enough ^ ^!!!!
April 10 2005, 12:00 am by guitarmaniac17 |
nice! This is awesome!
April 11 2005, 12:00 am by youknowhowido |
Man oh man, it sounds good to me :)
Props.
Abby =D
April 17 2005, 12:00 am by LedZep_freak20 |
Hey man, nice tab...pretty close, after all that stuff ^ there, i have my doubts as to if it's perfect, but really close dude...
April 21 2005, 12:00 am by warbdaniel |
the great thing about this song is u can fiddle around with the middle strings and it still sounds like the song
May 6 2005, 12:00 am by Knux91 |
Excellent. Heh, never noticed the "****" before until I read these comments. =P
May 17 2005, 12:00 am by blink_nirvana |
nice tab dude it's treated me well lol, rock on! Going to see Green Day Sept 5th in Ottawa! Canada rules! Peace rock on dude TS remember that
May 25 2005, 12:00 am by Donkey Fly |
excellent tab..... a touch different to how i tabbed it......dint get posted >:(........i play it with out the extra note on the chords on the E String

this is what i mean ,


Yours
E|-3---------------||
B|-3---------------||
G|-0---------------||
D|-0---------------||
A|-0---------------||
E|-3---------------||


Mine
E|-0---------------||
B|-3---------------||
G|-0---------------||
D|-0---------------||
A|-0---------------||
E|-3---------------||

missing out all those extra notes i find makes it easier

just keep your 3rd finger on the b string
+1   May 30 2005, 12:00 am by mikanator |
for the most part its right but your intro is wrong:
yours: its supposed to be:
e-|-------------------- e-|-------------------------
b-|-------------------- b-|-------------------------
g-|-----0---------0---- g-|--------0-----------0----
d-|---0---0-----0---0-- d-|----------0-----------0--
a-|-------------------- a-|-------------------------
e-|-3----------3------- e-|-(3)--3------(3)--3------

other than that its a good tab ;)
-4   July 5 2005, 12:00 am by UG Master |
uhh no he's go the into right urs is wrong^^
July 8 2005, 12:00 am by heart_shaped |
This is a really good tab man,but i have the book,so i mean,you've made a few little mistakes but they're not huge and they dont ruin the song.Well done for some one who doesnt have the book,You deserve your 5 stars.
July 8 2005, 12:00 am by heart_shaped |
I've just finished my tab for Good Riddance straight from the book,so please rate it and tell me if the BOOK is correct! But i'm not sure it'll come up so erm...if it does,you know who i am!
August 21 2005, 12:00 am by mcr_01_fan |
excellent tab! this is B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L! *****
-2   August 22 2005, 12:00 am by hughma_coll |
i think it goes...

E|-3--------3----3--------3----3--------3----2--------2---|
B|-3----3---3----3----3---3----3----3---3----3----3---3---|
G|-0--0---0-0-0--0--0---0-0-0--0--0---0-0-0--2--2---2-2-2-|
D|-0--------0----0--------0----2--------2----0--------0---|
A|-2--------2----2--------2----3--------3-----------------|
E|-3--------3----3--------3-------------------------------|

kinda like that for the fingerpicking part of the song... listen carefully
-4   August 28 2005, 12:00 am by blueboy1234 |
everybody who says its bad and didnt make a correction just mean they cant play it and that they are mad that they suck so they make fun of other peoples tabs
-4   September 3 2005, 12:00 am by sum41guitarist |
this tab sounds 100% correct...and i agree with blueboy, if you can't post the correction, then don't bother criticising the song
September 18 2005, 12:00 am by cant_stop_rock |
i agree with mikanator thats how the intro is supposed to be played i think, and for all those comment veiwers that are gonna tell me that im wrong and hes right, play the song a couple of times with our version of the intro then do the one from this tab. then play the intro that mikanator posted with the actual song.
September 25 2005, 07:00 pm by MrFrumpy904 |
about the Em#7 is an actual chord but probably more familar as Fm7
September 25 2005, 07:01 pm by MrFrumpy904 |
enharmonic :-)
September 29 2005, 04:49 pm by Xero-P |
Cool Tab dude!!!!!!!!!
October 2 2005, 04:17 pm by MoveAlong69 |
really nice tab except i get lost at the strumming... what do u play in the middle of the strumming for the 2nd verse?!?!
October 5 2005, 01:19 pm by mikedeit |
hooray! this is an excellent tab, and an excellent song. very tab man!.... or, woman...?
October 9 2005, 11:40 am by fatherlessllama |
actually, billie joe doesn't play the high E string at all throughout the whole song.. i read in a magazine that he broke the string when he was playing it once and liked it better without the high E.
October 14 2005, 10:39 am by PrizeIdiot |
a nice piece of info for you ;)
October 18 2005, 03:44 pm by monkey062989 |
great job
October 21 2005, 08:39 pm by jimmyseal |
This tab is really good, but the fingerpicked Em sounds wrong. I'm pretty sure that it starts on an open low E string and the 5th string isn't plucked at all in that chord. That's how it sounds at least.
November 2 2005, 03:08 pm by Jaypeddie |
it does sound more real without the high e string... just sayin'
November 15 2005, 06:27 pm by pHaKe |
sounds good...looks good...must be good.
November 30 2005, 10:39 am by watisthechord? |
ver 15? why the **** did you take so long
-3   December 8 2005, 11:55 am by Umiryou77 |
excellent tab, but u actually are missing something in the last part where he says "its something unpredictable", but i figured it out myself. it MIGHT be something like this:
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-------------3-------------0-------------3-------|
G|----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-|
D|----------2-------------0-------------2-------------0---|
A|-2---------------------------2--------------------------|
E|---------------3---------------------------3------------|
It's something unpredictable but in the end is right

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-------------3-------------3---------------------|
G|----0---0---0-----2---2---2-----0---0---0---------------|
D|----------2----0--------0-------------0-----------------|
A|-2------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------3--------------------------|
I hope you had the time of your life

and it follows with his/her outro which goes...
E|------------------------------------------3-|
B|-----3-----------3-------------3----------3-|
G|---0---0---0---0---0----0----2---2--2-----0-|
D----------0-----------2----0------------0--0-|
A|-------------3----------------------------2-|
E|-3----------------------------------------3-|
December 12 2005, 06:11 pm by GNRAGE_2010 |
This is probably one of the most accurate tabs on the entire sitei give it 5 stars, i noticed as well that you missed the part that Umiryour77 posted so if you just add that its perfect!
December 12 2005, 06:16 pm by GNRAGE_2010 |
p.s mikanator
Her intro was right... but the beginning that you posted was a messup and you can tell at the beginning when you can hear him say "****" softly. In the music video though he either didnt do it or it got edited out.
December 14 2005, 04:39 am by ZEiNDEiN |
hey.. this is an excellent tab!! good job... but why the **** did it take so long to come out!?!? well.. its great aniway...
December 23 2005, 01:29 am by George898 |
great song, great band, great tab, WOW
December 25 2005, 05:37 pm by greendayguitar |
does anyone want to post the violin for it though? =P (but seriously, i would really like it)

And awesome tab, great work
December 27 2005, 09:24 pm by Plastic_Neon |
dude nice but still ur supposed to strum after the first chrous u dont keep the little riff thing going
-2   December 27 2005, 09:31 pm by Plastic_Neon |
dude this is how it goes like this
G top 3 strings then

|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|---------0--------------|
|--------0-0-------------|
|------3-----------------|
|------------------------|

do those two things twice

then C9
x|-|
|3|
|2|
|-|
|3|
|3|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-------0----------------|
|------0-0---------------|
|-----3------------------|
|------------------------|

then Em(if you dont know that chord u shuddnt b looking at this tab)
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-------0----------------|
|------0-0---------------|
|-----0------------------|
|------------------------|
then after that u just strum G C9 Em
-2   December 27 2005, 09:35 pm by Plastic_Neon |
p.s. I am the master at playing this song so im about 99 percent right
December 30 2005, 09:51 pm by RobgolTN |
ae essa tab ta muito loca pq essa musica e muito loca valeu
-2   January 3 2006, 04:35 pm by Plastic_Neon |
actually sorry bout that guys its
G
|-----------------|
|--------3--------|
|---------0--0----|
|-----------0-----|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
(2x)

then C9
|-----------------|
|--------3--------|
|---------0--0----|
|-----------0-----|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|

D
|-----------------|
|--------3--------|
|---------0--0----|
|-----------0-----|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|

Em
|-----------------|
|--------3--------|
|---------0--0----|
|-----------0-----|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
then strum G C9 D Em
-2   January 3 2006, 04:37 pm by Plastic_Neon |
trust me guys i own at this tab so im like 100 percent its correct n its better the meg42 but hey meg i salute u for trying
+1   January 12 2006, 10:08 am by Ramones Nutter |
it seems even the "master at playing this song", Plastic Neon, has admitted an error and apologized just 2 posts later. the master indeed... i'm sure billie joe would disagree. The word 'punk' would seem too ironic to use here, though.

good tab by the way, however much Plastic Neon claims ownership (although he does resist the temptation to write in l337 i see, as such geeks normally have to). UG's system wouldnt allow 4 and a half stars, so you're getting 5 instead.
January 16 2006, 12:28 pm by eldanny |
dude grate tab i sent it to 1 of my freinds whos just started lernin guitar n she says it rock.... but why the f*** did it take 15 versions to get this right???!!!???

EL DANNY

p.s. can someone ples tab the live version used at milton kyenes cos i suck at doin it my slef and it sounded amazin)
January 18 2006, 04:28 pm by mgilesfan27 |
He NEVER touches the high e string the whole song even at the end when he does the final strum count them he only hits five strings
January 20 2006, 01:26 pm by C_10s_p |
good tab, but to be honest you cant play this song by a tab and probably shouldnt considering that billy joe doesnt even know exactly how he picks it every time, rather he just gets it in about the same place.
January 23 2006, 11:53 am by wonderballs |
wow that is spot on regardless of wot the othewrs say
January 27 2006, 10:54 pm by NorCalRox |
the only things needed to be changed is the intro (hit the G note twice) and its perfect.
January 28 2006, 08:50 pm by stuckwithme911 |
This tab is good but doesnt match the one in guitar world that came staight from billy
February 1 2006, 09:11 am by tienzing |
hey. i'm a beginner and this tab rocks because its nice and easy but im having lotz of trouble with the strumming and its frsutrating. can som1 plzzzz help with like the strumming patterns or something!!!!
February 5 2006, 09:19 am by Jmz123 |
dis is an amazing tab stfu all u people who say there's stuff wrong wif it
+1   February 7 2006, 12:21 pm by snoborder280 |
great tab... the only thing i saw is that (I think) the actual "messed-up" intro is played:

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-----0---------0---|
D|-------0---------0-|
A|-------------------|
E|-3-3-------3-3-----|

I'm not 100% sure, but it sounds right. Props on the tabs =)
+2   February 7 2006, 12:23 pm by snoborder280 |
also, you can tune your high E to the 3rd fret on the B string. (and don't finger it for the D chord) also, if anybody didn't know, the chords for the intro are G, C9, D. Finger the chords and you don't have to move your fingers (except when you change chords)
February 10 2006, 10:12 am by Im_a_basketcase |
gr8 TAB meg42, *****
February 19 2006, 09:10 am by jj1565 |
*TAB cleaned of SPAM. any spam after this point gets warned.
February 22 2006, 01:36 am by emberlylp |
we have so many ****ed ones on time of your life, so thanks to meg42 for actually fixing it and sharing her work cheers love!
February 23 2006, 12:26 pm by girlcalledkillx |
Thanks for the great tab, really helped me out.
February 26 2006, 01:37 am by SPFan |
intro and outro is wrong.i've seen billie joe play it on bullet in a bible and he doesnt play it like this tab
February 26 2006, 07:46 pm by FalloutGREEN182 |
Good Tab, havn't listened to it much to see if it is completely correct, but it works for me
February 28 2006, 04:37 pm by metallica_2716 |
Good shit man!!!!!!!!!
March 2 2006, 08:02 am by crash 2.0 |
Best tab ever
March 11 2006, 07:13 pm by blink 182 #1 |
awesome job on the tab keep it up. also the electric version of time of your life is awesome with the bit of palm muting
-1   March 12 2006, 04:56 pm by Mert |
this is too eldanny - if u listen to the milton Keynes version, its pretty much the same, but the interlude bit adds afew extra notes from the high e-string (just open notes). the chords are all the same, lots palm muting used during the verses -just gotta listen out for them extra notes.

it the interlude sotra goes like this

------0-------0-0---------0--------------
----0--0-0-------3-3----3--3-3----3--3-3-
-----0--0----2-2--2----0-0--0----2-2-----
---2--------0-------------------0--------
--2-------------------3------------------
------------------------------------3-2--

------0-------0-0----------------333-----
----0--0-0-------3-3----3-3--333-333-----
-----0--0----2-2--2----0-0---000-000-----
---2--------0----------------000-000-----
--2-------------------3------333-222-----
--0------------------------------333-----

and then back into the origional parts

ok have fun ppl
March 19 2006, 08:56 am by Funkyfreako |
Perfect.. just perfect :')
+2   March 21 2006, 05:09 pm by fenderlover |
ok let me fix this


INTRO
E
B
G 0
D 0 x 2
A
E 3 (3)


PICKING PART



E E
B 3 B 3 3 3
G 0 0 x2 G 0 0 2 2 2 0
D 0 D 0 0 0 0
A A 3 (3)
E 3 (3) E



END

E----------------------------------------------------------------
B------------3----------------------------3--------3-------------
G----------------0-----0---------------------0------------------
D------------------0----------------------------0----------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E---3--(3)----------------------3--(3)---------------------------


E x
B 3 3 3
G 0 0 2 2 2 2 0
D 0 0 0 0
A 3 (3) x
E 3

+2   March 21 2006, 05:11 pm by fenderlover |

sorry it ends like this
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B------------3----------------------------3--------3-------------
G----------------0-----0---------------------0------------------
D------------------0----------------------------0----------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E---3--(3)----------------------3--(3)---------------------------


E x
B 3 3 3
G 0 0 2 2 2 2 0
D 0 0 0 0
A 3 (3) x
E 3

-2   March 21 2006, 05:12 pm by fenderlover |
nevermind my computer sucks. but you can get the end
+1   March 21 2006, 05:29 pm by fenderlover |
ok my computer sucks so here you go

INTRO
E---------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G------------0---------------------------
D----------------0 x 2------------------
A-----------------------------------------
E---3---(3)------------------------------


PICKING PART


E-------------------------------
B----------3--------------------
G-------------0-- 0 ----x2----
D---------------0 --------------
A ------------------------- -----
E 3-- (3) ----------- ----- ------


e------------------------------------------------
B---------- 3 --------- - 3 -- 3---------------
G ------------0 ----0 --- 2 ?2-----2----0------
D ----------- 0 0 ----- -0-----------0--------
A ?3-- (3)------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------





END

E-------------------------------------------------------
B------------3----------------------------3--------3---
G----------------0-----0---------------------0-------
D------------------0----------------------------0-----
A-----------------------------------------------------
E---3--(3)----------------------3--(3)--------------


E--------------------------------------------------------x-
B-----------3------------- 3--------3-------------------3-
G---------------0----0-----2-----2-----2---2-----------0-
D----------------- 0-------0---------------- ---0-----0--
A?3-- (3)--------------------------------------------x--
E---------------------------------------------------3?
-1   March 21 2006, 05:29 pm by fenderlover |
oh yeah im only 12 years old
March 26 2006, 02:08 pm by Vexxum |
Great Tab only problem I think is t hat instead of playing a regular D chord it sounds better with a Dsus Chord.
March 26 2006, 02:10 pm by Vexxum |
In the video i see him playing a G9 AND A C9
March 30 2006, 08:20 am by pedro_008 |
Great Tab hey and fenderlover im only 12 too
April 4 2006, 02:39 pm by _futurerockstar |
fenderlover add me on msn and check out my tabs b.a.x.t.e.r@hotmail.com
April 16 2006, 10:53 am by Jono45 |
hey great tab,
its pretty much right. the strumming pattern for this song is DD/UDU and the intro can be played easy if u finger pick the progression over G add9, C add9 and D etc.
-1   April 16 2006, 04:18 pm by fenderlover |
the strum is d d u u d u
April 18 2006, 06:45 am by Jono45 |
no the strum is DD /UDU skip the first up to get billie joes rhythm
April 18 2006, 06:46 am by Jono45 |
and fenderlover u love my balls
April 18 2006, 01:39 pm by jonnysumner |
just 2 b different lol but yea it rocks! nice goin!
-1   April 18 2006, 05:06 pm by fenderlover |
Jono45s a queer
April 20 2006, 02:57 pm by fenderlover |
ok here you go

INTRO
E---------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G------------0---------------------------
D----------------0 x 2------------------
A-----------------------------------------
E---3---(3)------------------------------


PICKING PART


E-------------------------------
B----------3--------------------
G-------------0-- 0 ----x2----
D---------------0 --------------
A ------------------------- -----
E 3-- (3) ----------- ----- ------


e------------------------------------------------
B---------- 3 --------- - 3 -- 3---------------
G ------------0 ----0 --- 2 ?2-----2----0------
D ----------- 0 0 ----- --0-----------0--------
A ?3-- (3)------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------





END

E-------------------------------------------------------
B------------3----------------------------3--------3---
G----------------0-----0---------------------0-------
D------------------0----------------------------0-----
A-----------------------------------------------------
E---3--(3)----------------------3--(3)--------------


E--------------------------------------------------------x-
B-----------3------------- 3--------3-------------------3-
G---------------0----0-----2-----2-----2---2-----------0-
D----------------- 0-------0---------------- ---0-----0--
A?3-- (3)--------------------------------------------x--
E---------------------------------------------------3?


im only 12 years old

-1   April 20 2006, 02:58 pm by fenderlover |
oh yeah the strum pattern is D D U U D U
April 21 2006, 09:45 pm by boyan89 |
awesome tab
-1   May 3 2006, 02:59 am by fender90 |
i always thought that you picked out a "C" note like this
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-------------3-------------1-------------3-------|
G|----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----2---2---0-----2---2---2-|
D|----------0-------------0-------------0----0--------0---|
A|-----------------------------3--------------------------|
E|-3-------------3----------------------------------------|



instead of your way like that:

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-------------3-------------3-------------3-------|
G|----0---0---0-----2---2---2-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-|
D|----------2----0--------0-------------2-------------0---|
A|-2---------------------------3--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------3------------|

May 3 2006, 09:28 pm by fenderlover |
no
+1   May 4 2006, 10:20 pm by staind1122 |
i dont care what all they say this tab is perfect
-1   May 7 2006, 04:08 pm by fenderlover |
INTRO
E---------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G------------0---------------------------
D----------------0 x 2------------------
A-----------------------------------------
E---3---(3)------------------------------


PICKING PART


E-------------------------------
B----------3--------------------
G-------------0-- 0 ----x2----
D---------------0 --------------
A ------------------------- -----
E 3-- (3) ----------- ----- ------


e------------------------------------------------
B---------- 3 --------- - 3 -- 3---------------
G ------------0 ----0 --- 2 ?2-----2----0------
D ----------- 0 0 ----- --0-----------0--------
A ?3-- (3)------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------





END

E-------------------------------------------------------
B------------3----------------------------3--------3---
G----------------0-----0---------------------0-------
D------------------0----------------------------0-----
A-----------------------------------------------------
E---3--(3)----------------------3--(3)--------------


E--------------------------------------------------------x-
B-----------3------------- 3--------3-------------------3-
G---------------0----0-----2-----2-----2---2-----------0-
D----------------- 0-------0---------------- ---0-----0--
A?3-- (3)--------------------------------------------x--
E---------------------------------------------------3?


im only 12 years old
-2   May 7 2006, 04:08 pm by fenderlover |
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^real way
May 14 2006, 06:55 pm by vulcan53 |
in the beginning where billie joe messes up, he cusses and then starts to play.
May 15 2006, 04:13 am by Liam |
^^^haha what a dumbass, who cares bout billie saying fuk? and fenderlover -you are right, well as close as any1 seems to get, UG wont let me post mine cos there is to many, hey i may put it in here. and fyi fenderlover, no1 cares that you're 12, you cud be five! -nobody cares, its not like some great skill being able to play or tab good riddance at the age of 12
May 15 2006, 05:53 pm by Deek_13 |
hey great tab.

To all those who say its wrong why dontcha post your own version of it eh?
-1   May 17 2006, 08:34 pm by fenderlover |
we cant theres too many eh
May 22 2006, 04:18 pm by vulcan53 |
fender, i'm 12, and i can play it, so why don't you stfu? it's not a miracle that you can play it.

and liam, i was just pointing it out, so why don't you shove it up your bunghole?
-1   May 28 2006, 11:40 am by fenderlover |
blow me vulcan53
May 30 2006, 05:53 pm by bornleverpuller |
Liam: and fyi fenderlover, no1 cares that you're 12, you cud be five! -nobody cares, its not like some great skill being able to play or tab good riddance at the age of 12

and fyi Liam, no1 cares that you're a cum guzzling spazztart, you cud be gay! - nobody cares, its not like some great skill being able to be a dick head to a 12 year old.
July 23 2006, 05:53 pm by green_rox |
perrrrfect
July 27 2006, 07:05 pm by green_rox |
i love the tab its soooo easy i learned it in like 3 days and it sounds identical to the song. all i need now is a violinist :) -green


PS green day rocks
July 27 2006, 07:28 pm by Wildfire89 |
The chords and chord-order are correct..but I play it differently and it sounds much more accurate. If you listen carfully he picks the bass twice not once. So it should be :
E-------------------------------------------------------
B------------3----------------------------3--------3---
G----------------0-----0---------------------0-------
D------------------0----------------------------0-----
A-----------------------------------------------------
E---3--(3)----------------------3--(3)--------------

E-------------------------------------------------------
B------------3----------------------------3--------3---
G----------------0-----0----------------------0-------
D------------------0--------------0--(0)---------0-----
A---3--(3)---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

Be sure that the first bass note you pick is louder and more noticable than the second. Also, leave a very short pause in between the first and second bass notes.

Just a small correction :P
July 29 2006, 06:14 pm by jackary |
great tab i liked this song because it was really easy to play :D
July 30 2006, 11:29 am by guitar_ninja182 |
you did it wrong its more like this
e:-----------------------------------
B:-3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3--
G:-0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0--0---2-2--2-
D:-0-0---0--0-0---0--2-2---0--0-0---0
A:-2-2------2-2------3-3------0-0----
E:-3-3------3-3----------------------
then u repeat it again
im not going to tab the rest but its different from what u said
August 15 2006, 03:55 pm by Buck_fAM9087 |
I always playes Cadd9 like this
E|-0-|or sometimes mute this E
B|-3-|
G|-0-|
D|-2-|
A|-3-|
E|-x-|
August 16 2006, 03:57 am by super-sloth |
I really like this tab and it sounds just like the original.
August 16 2006, 03:40 pm by green_rox |
guitar ninga, you're an a-hole. This tab is perfect idiot
August 16 2006, 07:04 pm by Reise, Reise |
Actually, this tab was quite right. Good job, man!
August 21 2006, 09:57 pm by porchmonkey4lif |
fantastic tab, everyone else is wrong
August 23 2006, 07:49 pm by Kid Fisto |
yah, guitar-ninja, ths tab is perfect. thats the backing part
August 25 2006, 11:54 pm by METAL4LYF |
man all this time i know this song as time of your life and i couldnt find a tab for it, and now i find out that ive been fooled this whole time
August 30 2006, 09:24 pm by BLINKbeast182 |
great tab
September 8 2006, 04:33 am by super-sloth |
great tab
September 18 2006, 02:00 pm by KCbrandnew182 |
the book has it diff but it doesnt sound any better and its just a lot harder and retarded
September 19 2006, 12:48 pm by bgarnham |
hey meg42 if you know about music you can noticed that the artist pick the same chords that they strum so is not a D the final chord strumed after the G and the Cadd9 it goes like this:
EADGBe
xxx: --0233
September 19 2006, 12:49 pm by bgarnham |
i don't know the name and green day rocks
September 20 2006, 10:00 am by bgarnham |
Wildfire89 the 2 bass you hear are

e ----------------------------------------------
B -------3------3-------------------------------
G ---------0------------------------------------
D ----(0)----0----------------------------------
A ----(2)---------------------------------------
E --3-------------------------------------------

IS OPTIONAL TO SELECT IF YOU PREFER THE A OR THE D STRING BUT THIS IS THE REAL ONE. YOU HAVE TO PLAY THE BASS REALY FAST
September 27 2006, 11:50 pm by Phand21 |
FINALLY a correct tab for this song. I can't believe how poorly tabbed every other version is.
October 20 2006, 11:54 pm by hinobla |
when i first started playing guitar i would just strum the g string the whole song lol good tab!
October 28 2006, 02:25 pm by LondonGuitar |
Pretty good. I use d, d, u, u, d, u strumming pattern.
November 6 2006, 10:49 pm by greendaybja |
i chose this because the picking is wrong and i just dont like people who dont do green day songs right because it irritates me because i have the book and i know exactly which one are right or wrong
November 6 2006, 10:51 pm by greendaybja |
hey andy gray had a point! and i could perfect the mistakes sence i have the book so back off!
December 1 2006, 01:19 pm by vengeance_6661 |
dude. nice tab.. i dont really listen to green day anymore but that is a kick ass song
December 4 2006, 11:17 am by sharlut_1234 |
kool tab. i lurve this song and greenday! well done on the tab dude!
December 6 2006, 10:13 pm by Squirrel1993 |
think anyone could tab out the violin?? and im not sure but i think the order is a little ****ed but idk.
December 13 2006, 08:55 am by JJFan |
There are more than one strumming patterns that can be used for this song. the easiest being {d,d,u,u,d,u} which a lot'a Ppl have posted already. But the one I find sounding great is the alternating pattern of {d,d,d,u,u - u,d,d,u,u}. Although, its not the same one used in the song it sounds great and is not that hard to sing along with. \m/ Great job with the tab btw \m/ ....surprised there arent as many enthusiastic fans trying to tab JJ songs.
December 15 2006, 01:20 am by JJFan |
*sorry there.. a type'o. I meant: {d,d,d,u,u - u,u,d,d,u,u}
-1   December 27 2006, 03:07 pm by Twangtwang |
top tab sounds spot on to me great jod Megman42.
-1   January 6 2007, 02:32 pm by beno93 |
great tab u shud no that wen people are still posting comments
-1   January 6 2007, 04:01 pm by disco_stu |
Why would anyone actually want to nail this song completely? Its so easy that with a little creativity, and I mean very little, you can make it sound wayyyy better and make it your own. I've never met a chick who didn't know this song. Total butter up piece!
-1   January 6 2007, 09:09 pm by godons |
ive been playing this song like this forever. shut up anyone who makes a correction cos if u listen to the song meg42 is exactly rite.
-1   January 8 2007, 02:23 pm by Phil-1405 |
Great tab listen to beno93 100% brilliant 5stars
-1   January 26 2007, 03:04 pm by green_rox |
Anyone who says that this tab sucks is completely wrong. Who cares what Billie Joe actually does. Disco_stu is right: it sounds better with creativity
-1   January 27 2007, 07:38 pm by right |
Awesome tab!
-1   February 5 2007, 11:34 am by EmoPenguin |
wow. =D
-1   February 17 2007, 10:46 am by ayron123 |
guys is it correct the chorus?
+1   February 25 2007, 11:18 pm by PurelyCanadian |
Why does everybody cuss and swear and people and call one another idiots when people are just posting their suggestion on how they think it is played? People post possible corrections because they hear it differently, and because they want to try and help. If it isn't correct, just say so, there's no need to act like an ******* about it. I agree with what some people have said, I think the intro is off, it sounds better to me like:

e|--------------
B|--------------
G|--------0-----
D|-----------0--
A|--------------
E|--3--3--------
-1   March 2 2007, 12:03 pm by ajaxrules14 |
bloody amazing tab dude!!!!!!!!!!
-1   March 4 2007, 08:02 am by ayron123 |
dude i think in the chorus wrong
+1   March 4 2007, 08:02 am by ayron123 |
and i also think that it is a great tab keep working dude
-1   March 6 2007, 05:46 pm by hankguitar7 |
ya i think its really good this is the first sonng i learned and this is pretty much the same thing it has a few mistakes but thats ok 5 stars
-1   March 16 2007, 01:34 pm by sharlut_1234 |
good tab dude
-1   April 8 2007, 06:53 pm by Wowbagger_86 |
Nice tab! Give it a 5 :)If there is any mistakes, it`s easy to figure them out for our selves The only thing I miss is the chord changes listed ower the picking pattern. Thou,you don`t have to pick this song all the way with normal fingerpicking. You may also appedgiate (Is this how to spell it?) the chords. That means strumming in a sertain patern and hitting the different strings and the right keys/notes during the strumming. It`s harder to ecsplain than doing :)
+1   April 9 2007, 03:53 pm by eve6rox |
It's a good tab. I don't see anything wrong with it except the fact that the chord played in the strumming part atleast is a Dsus4. For those who don't know the chord here it is

e|--3------------
B|--3------------
G|--2------------
D|--0------------
A|--x------------
E|--x------------
-1   April 12 2007, 07:47 pm by PurelyCanadian |
Wowbagger is right about the plucking in the strumming. It isn't too hard to figure out, but when you listen to the strumming bits he picks a couple strings as well. Also, when you're strumming, mute the high E string (thin one) with your left hand, because only the E(low),A,D,G, and B strings are played. Somebody else said it but I'll repeat it, on the very last strum (one in the outro), if you listen he only hits 5 strings. Sounds better, and also it doesn't matter if you use D or Dsus4 because you shouldn't be playing the high E string anyway.
-1   April 15 2007, 11:39 am by mathieupM13 |
Great tab 5 stars
-1   April 17 2007, 09:27 am by aaronsopro |
this tab deserves 5 stars!!!
+1   April 28 2007, 05:23 am by Ilignore |
5 Stars :)
It's awesome!
-1   May 5 2007, 06:01 pm by Assassin120 |
An excellent tab, somehow the outro seems off, i havent played your tab i was actually following it with the song and it just seems a bit off, but besides that, your spot on! Its pretty much perfect! 5-stars man! Well, meg24! 3 yrs of praise, keep up the work!
-1   May 12 2007, 09:10 pm by awsomeguitarguy |
kinda sucky, i dunno.....
-1   May 31 2007, 08:18 pm by Blinker182182 |
wow theres a lot of comments
+1   June 1 2007, 12:01 pm by KCroucher |
Great tab
+1   June 2 2007, 03:03 am by Mcmacladdie |
Great tab, man. Thanks for posting it!
-1   June 3 2007, 09:47 am by Teen Spirit |
[06/01/2007 - 11:34 pm] by mister bass guy : |
good

[06/01/2007 - 11:34 pm] by mister bass guy : |
tab
[06/01/2007 - 11:34 pm] by mister bass guy : |
man
[06/01/2007 - 11:35 pm] by mister bass guy : |
very good
[06/01/2007 - 11:36 pm] by mister bass guy : |
good song too
[06/01/2007 - 11:36 pm] by mister bass guy : |
YAY!!!
[06/01/2007 - 11:36 pm] by mister bass guy : |
cant wait til the new albums
[06/01/2007 - 11:37 pm] by mister bass guy : |
good tab by the way
[06/01/2007 - 11:38 pm] by mister bass guy : |
...yes...comment #200... i feel so special...

mr.bass guy, that's retarded.

anyway, cewl tab, can't wait for the new albums. great song too. but g9 should be g. but apart from that great job, great tab
-1   June 4 2007, 04:37 pm by xDeathwishx |
Wow, umm you two guys left enough comments eh? Anyway best tab for the song, I like it. Wait... Green Day is coming out with a new album? American Idiot wasn't all that great, their older shit is better. Good tab.
+1   June 8 2007, 01:02 pm by Carrik_Caser |
HEY! great tab!!!!

***I would like to tell people like Liam that thier tabs, no matter what their small brains think, they can't do better. Just because you post comments that say you can doesn't mean you can.
-1   June 11 2007, 10:20 pm by SuperTrooper216 |
Great Tab!
This is best tab for the song
WAY TO GO!
-1   June 19 2007, 11:24 pm by The_Grace |
for the most part....a perfect tab. Just have a quick listen, it's all there. The intro is not right, though I see MANY people have already told you

Great Work.....Rock On

The_Grace
+2   June 19 2007, 11:28 pm by The_Grace |
I'd also like to add that I prefer in the verses/chorus part where Billy is arpeggiating the chords, I prefer to strike the chord as a whole, rather than play it's root note only....

example

G
G9
E--3--------------|
B--3----3---------|
G--0--0---0---0---|
D--0--------0-----|
A--0--------------|
E--3--------------|

Rock On, The_Grace
-1   June 24 2007, 05:39 am by DaNn0333 |
Hey great tab man, but i listened closely and i PERSONALLY thought that the chorus you tabbed goes with the violin part of the song. Before that the e-string is muted... and by the way the best tab I've seen for this song :)
-1   June 27 2007, 11:51 am by iaaann_03 |
so off 1 *
-1   July 9 2007, 04:56 am by Teen Spirit |
?
-1   August 4 2007, 05:15 pm by BFMV fan |
the song is good but u missed some parts
-2   August 5 2007, 09:55 pm by Tan010 |
great job man five stars but I'm just throwing out that the verses sound a little better if you pick like this:
E|----------------------------------0---------------------|
B|------3-------------3---------------------------3-------|
G|----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----2---2---2-|
D|----------0-------------0-------------2----0--------0---|
A|-----------------------------3--------------------------|
E|-3-------------3----------------------------------------|
-1   August 5 2007, 09:57 pm by Tan010 |
it sounds a lil better if you do the e string instead of the b string on the C part
+1   August 8 2007, 09:05 pm by guitar_geek_43 |
I think it osudns fabulous. works for me. :)
-1   August 14 2007, 09:07 pm by Zobaz |
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH....!
+1   October 3 2007, 10:58 pm by SimpleMan008 |
awesome dude. its just G major not G9. but still....5 stars
+1   October 5 2007, 12:31 pm by gavz_verdikt |
can u get it in utube?! ur wonderful.. im 13 yrs nd i suk hw do u do it?
-3   October 11 2007, 04:34 pm by dudester410 |
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Good Riddance Tab Please rate1 - bad2345 - great!

artist: Green Day Tabs Print this tab tabbed by: meg42 [ 589 votes ]


[02/26/2004 - 12:00 am] by tremontifan : |
i think you mean g...but otherwise, kudos.
[02/26/2004 - 12:00 am] by AndyGray : |
its a great tab but theres some mistakes
[02/26/2004 - 12:00 am] by puddler : |
pretty good. need to keep open om the fourth string at the start and strum using the suspended chords.
[02/26/2004 - 12:00 am] by f117_nighthawk : |
this is a great tab! shut up andygray
[02/26/2004 - 12:00 am] by f117_nighthawk : |
if there are some mistakes andygray could u corect them....lets see u post the tab! rock on meg42!!
[02/26/2004 - 12:00 am] by skasolo : |
the ending is not quite right. he picks out the chourus then has the ending.but apart from that, sweet tab
[02/27/2004 - 12:00 am] by Boybandssuck : |
good tab but you gotta ask yourself is there really any need for yet another tab of this easy song?!
[02/27/2004 - 12:00 am] by Rankles : |
Yeah it's pretty much perfect... but so are others. Also that G chord you keep writing is not G9, it's just G major.
[02/28/2004 - 12:00 am] by m_stelmach : |
Yeah it's the best transcription I've seen of this cool song...Congratulations, spec. with chords!
[02/28/2004 - 12:00 am] by NiGhTsHaDEsxxx : |
cool tab....its pretty easy.....even though i just started out
[02/29/2004 - 12:00 am] by tiftcte : |
(ps im not saying this is wrong) ITS RIGHT!
[03/08/2004 - 12:00 am] by bobsuruncle4443 : |
this is an awesome tab.. its perfect with the recording, nice job man
[03/17/2004 - 12:00 am] by guitar_freak333 : |
ah i dunno if there is a such chord as Em#7? well anyway good tab
[03/24/2004 - 12:00 am] by la bamba : |
great tab. i lvoe it
[07/17/2004 - 12:00 am] by Bradster : |
horray for this tab
[08/05/2004 - 12:00 am] by wallablack : |
Awesome tab there megsy,I've only been playing 4 a short time and this is easy as.Sweet as
[08/27/2004 - 12:00 am] by nephelim, the : |
The chords are right, the intro, virst verse/outro is wrong.

e:-------------:
B:-----3-------:
G:-------0---0-:
D:-0-0-----0---:
A:-------------:
E:-3-3-----3---:

For the rest, buy the book !
[09/09/2004 - 12:00 am] by alhubo14 : |
guitar_freak333 u twonk...course there is such a chord...jimi hendrix used it a lot
[09/29/2004 - 12:00 am] by gookymo : |
nice tab, but its not a D.. if you watch the music video.
[10/06/2004 - 12:00 am] by gookymo : |
lol ok its D, im had a brain fart..
[10/08/2004 - 12:00 am] by Liam : |
This tab suck's i uploaded a tab for this song but it has been put on the site yet so when it comes on you'll see what a good tab really is
[11/08/2004 - 12:00 am] by FenderGrl88 : |
not bad
[11/20/2004 - 12:00 am] by kismet_moira : |
it's wonderful, i don't care what they say (wink, wink)
[11/22/2004 - 12:00 am] by blink_nirvana : |
awesome tab dude.. whats up with all the patterns!??
[12/01/2004 - 12:00 am] by muisack : |
its right minus the chords after G if you watch the video he goes from G to something else and its not C or D
[12/11/2004 - 12:00 am] by XMAGuitarist182 : |
excellent tab...but before the outro billie joe plays the verse once more..props man
[12/11/2004 - 12:00 am] by XMAGuitarist182 : |
excellent tab...but before the outro billie joe plays the verse once more..props man
[12/29/2004 - 12:00 am] by DanteSparda : |
great tab!
keep it up!
[12/31/2004 - 12:00 am] by skatersic666 : |
sick tab dude! 5 stars
[01/14/2005 - 12:00 am] by Giant Squid : |
yeah...i was playing this for a while and then i just realized it was all just like broken chords...and the strumming is like the same as the broken chords and stuff
[01/18/2005 - 12:00 am] by LuckyJim : |
nice tab, though your chord naming was a little odd. your G9 was just an ordinary G and your C9 was a Cadd9...other than that, nice work man
[01/30/2005 - 12:00 am] by Mad_Gouki : |
this tab is excellent, i believe billie joe actually plays the c without his ring finger on the 2nd string... because the strumming is that way... maybe im wrong, jsut a suggestion in case anyone wants a tip on playing it...

super easy song.
[02/14/2005 - 12:00 am] by Gracen : |
only if all tabs were this good
[02/22/2005 - 12:00 am] by dvsdvs : |
in the interlude and verse, it's Dsus2. Then you can throw in the D in the interlude.
[02/23/2005 - 12:00 am] by dvsdvs : |
It was wrong!
The whole verse!
[02/25/2005 - 12:00 am] by Gibsonguy64 : |
this tab is soooooooo good! awsome job
[03/08/2005 - 12:00 am] by gc_a7v1n : |
this is wrong....sorry...but nice try though
[03/21/2005 - 12:00 am] by Shilo Zaba : |
ummm.. well its close. it sounds great, but its not quite the way it should be played but hey! i still think its a great job dont get me wrong. i gave a high rating! props
[04/03/2005 - 12:00 am] by turn_it_up : |
I love the intro...
[04/04/2005 - 12:00 am] by random_pl
-1   October 15 2007, 09:50 am by yippywippywippy |
its a pritty dam awesome tab, i can't pick fault with it.
nice job
-3   October 15 2007, 11:44 am by pro gamer |
man, you all need to get off the powerchords. green day is such simple stuff. like, just look at it. the most you have to move is like what? 2 or 3 frets at a time and maybe one string. seriously. quit wasting your time and look up something challenging like some jimi henrix or if you want a super challenge look into yngwie malmsteen (listen to his songs, don't just look at the tab) DO IT FOR THE SAKE OF GOOD MUSIC
-1   October 15 2007, 01:55 pm by ritalinkid |
great job! :D
+1   October 19 2007, 06:02 pm by Tan010 |
look at that loser pro gamer who's talking bad about green day.
HEY IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, GET OUT OF THE SONGS!
October 24 2007, 03:30 pm by guitarfreak635 |
theres no such thing as a em#7 or any e# people learn your music theory!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! come on i'm twelve and you guys are in college!!!!!!!!
+1   October 30 2007, 05:18 pm by laxonjaxon48 |
nice
-2   November 2 2007, 06:07 pm by PumpkinHead94 |
Awesome tab. Probably the best if not the best version of the tab on the site. I play the song the exact same way but I pick the entirety of the chords like this:
|-----------------------------------------------
|-----3---------------------3------------3------
|-------0--0-|play 2x|--------0--0-----2---2--0-
|---------0---------------2-----0----0-------0--
|---2-------------------3-----------------------
|-3---------------------------------------------

i'm not saying its wrong or anything but thats how i play it

5 Starz
+1   November 4 2007, 12:46 pm by plankspanker |
hey pro gamer shut your noise. i love green day and i know a few of their songs and i also know some jimi hendrix. yeah green day songs might be simple but they are awesome
+1   November 4 2007, 12:46 pm by plankspanker |
great tab by the way 5 *****
+1   November 23 2007, 09:11 am by Patsy loves mcr |
its pretty good but it should be G, Cadd9, Em7
-1   November 25 2007, 03:26 pm by Food Fighter |
Cool tab, i play the 'Em G C D' part as 'Em G Cadd9 G'. Both sound ok :P Real nice work!
-1   November 25 2007, 03:29 pm by Food Fighter |
Opps i mean i play it as 'Em G Cadd9 D'.
Heh typo :P
-1   November 26 2007, 03:29 pm by Patsy loves mcr |
i mean G, C9, E7
+1   December 1 2007, 05:05 pm by food1010 |
Not 100% but I can make my own little corrections as I play. 5 stars
+1   December 13 2007, 09:17 pm by irokzworld |
sorry to say but this is nowhere near perfect.
-1   December 19 2007, 10:39 pm by metalsincebirth |
WHERE ARE THE INTRO CHORDS?
-1   December 21 2007, 04:58 pm by food1010 |
or... not... whatever. you should be able to get my point if you read it up...
-1   December 21 2007, 05:01 pm by food1010 |
that's a little more difficult to get to sound good, but it should sound better if you do it right.
-1   December 22 2007, 04:54 pm by johnsendell |
most these little ****s who keep saying
'yes this is wrong, there are many incorrect parts'

if theyre wrong, tab
them so theyre right instead of being a big-headed tit about it


on a better point, awesome, cheers, 5*
+1   January 2 2008, 01:15 pm by Krzy_Guitar_Kid |
I agree with food1010, on the video you see that he uses a pick (not fingerpicking) and strums a lot of it. But anyways,
awesome tab.
+1   January 5 2008, 01:25 pm by _DiNosxGoxRaWr_ |
great tab! :D 5/5
-1   January 16 2008, 02:36 pm by rock_4_life |
perfect theres no need for any corrections or comments on its accuracy.

great tab
-2   February 12 2008, 11:25 pm by StratMan62994 |
nice but outro is missing this:
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-------------3-------------0-------------3-------|
G|----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-|
D|----------2-------------0-------------2-------------0---|
A|-2---------------------------2--------------------------|
E|---------------3---------------------------3------------|


E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-------------3-------------3---------------------|
G|----0---0---0-----2---2---2-----0---0---0---------------|
D|----------2----0--------0-------------0-----------------|
A|-2------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------3--------------------------|
-8   February 23 2008, 05:01 pm by benji99 |
i think in the starting you go
e|-----
B|-----
G|--0--
D|---0-
A|-----
E|-3---

not

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------0-------------------0---|
D|----0---0---------------0---0-|
A|------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------3--------|

And i'm 100%sure that you never play 2 bass notes at the starting theres only one.

not like this
e|--------------
B|--------------
G|--------0-----
D|-----------0--
A|--------------
E|--3--3--------

like this
e|--------------
B|--------------
G|--------0-----
D|-----------0--
A|--------------
E|-----3--------
-3   February 23 2008, 09:41 pm by fudge man456 |
my way is better but urs is good lol
+3   February 24 2008, 04:26 am by the staggerwing |
doesn't matter if anything is wrong make another one...it sounds great right that's the freaking point and if you want to correct it..well do it but for yourself! I mean this guy is the only one with a tab i used!
-5   February 26 2008, 06:20 am by pharm30 |
friend's "official" complete idiot's guide to acoustic guitar songs has it 2 bass notes, then down to the B string. oh well.
-1   April 28 2008, 05:52 pm by StratMan62994 |
im playing this song at graduation on may 22nd 2008
+1   May 4 2008, 10:37 am by Mad-a |
good job, but the name of the chords are not completly right:
3
3
0
0
2
3 =G9 ?? where is the A? it's only G.. e.g.
-1   May 17 2008, 05:16 pm by sleepy_ |
looks like a good tab, but i am a beginner and can't figure out the strumming pattern, i think it might be d, d, u, u, d, u but i'm not sure. can someone help me out plz?
-1   May 29 2008, 04:13 am by Suburban Jimmy |
great tab for a great song!
-1   May 29 2008, 06:00 am by Suburban Jimmy |
but this is not a great tab..chorus is wrong, and other parts.. the best tab I've found is the guitar pro one..check it out.. it's perfect
-1   May 29 2008, 09:55 pm by ghettoj911 |
make up your mind suburban jimmy
-1   June 30 2008, 12:51 am by npraimo |
wait do i have to turn my guitar different than regular?
+1   July 1 2008, 12:25 pm by npraimo |
how do i do this tunning??!
-1   July 10 2008, 03:40 pm by johnny k |
gr8 tab
-1   July 10 2008, 03:42 pm by johnny k |
what up w/ SUBURBAN JIMMY
+3   August 4 2008, 08:47 am by Rilodeg |
OO oo oO OO O.
+3   August 10 2008, 11:33 pm by Tab Guy |
good song, good tab, and he knows the intro's off a little, cut him some slack, peeples! =)
+1   October 21 2008, 05:24 pm by Cloud_Sky |
you dude i got a question does it sound good without amplifacation?
+1   November 5 2008, 04:01 pm by super_etoile |
this rocks =) and cloud_sky I think it sounds cool on acoustic with no amp
-1   November 10 2008, 10:05 pm by xcon5794 |
almost. beginnings off. he plays bass note 2 times instead of once and open D. close tho
-1   November 25 2008, 01:33 pm by JustRuss |
Dont know where my comment ends up, top or bottom. But if anybody reads it. The reason you use G9 even though you are only playing a G is simple. It makes it that much faster to move to C9 if your fingers are already on the fretboard.

Kudos Kudos, Finally a near perfect version!
+2   December 15 2008, 06:31 pm by jason_o |
EPIC FAIL LOLZORZ
-1   December 15 2008, 06:32 pm by jason_o |
Haha, just kidding. This is the best tab for a great greenday song. Ignore the above comment. My friend was being dumb and he typed that. Awesome tab!!!
-2   December 17 2008, 05:41 pm by megadeth45 |
idk why but i tried playin with the recording and it sounds perfect except it sounds like they are using a capo on the first fret to me.
-1   December 22 2008, 02:34 pm by switchfreek |
this is such a terible tab!!!!! never seen one sooooo damn bad!!!!! i cant believe u would post such bull shit!!!!! u suck!!!!!
hhahahah just kidding!! it was actually 5 stars n loved it :)
-1   January 6 2009, 05:10 pm by zac_b101 |
since when does G9 only contain 1 3 and 5?
a G9 would be 1 3 5 7 9
also u have a Cadd9 not a C9 because there is no 7 in the chord being played
January 10 2009, 12:06 pm by megadeth45 |
If you watch them do it live there is actually 2 different guitar parts but the other guitar player is out stage. billy joe does the finger picking until he starts to sing then the other guitar does the intro and billy starts strumming so u might want to watch them do it live and add both parts to the tab =)
-4   January 16 2009, 06:10 pm by greenday1994 |
intro is wrong man..
+2   February 5 2009, 10:19 pm by SwollenEyeballs |
wow, that Pro Gamer dude up there is retarted. but hey, maybe some people don't want a challenge, or maybe some people aren't very good yet and want to learn something a little more simple first. but hey, it doesn't always matter if your being challenged, if its fun to play, and you can play it good; then play it.

this tab is awesome man. 5 stars.
February 19 2009, 08:08 am by OllyT |
yeh what the hell is that pro gamer on about, what a prick, i bet he thinks hes amazing on the guitar and he spends all his spare time with the guitar. this is an awsome tab, i enjoyed playing it so who gives a crap about if theres any mistakes(i didnt notice any btw). this diserves 5 stars
March 19 2009, 06:07 pm by d3thmagnet1c |
in tabs, y do ppl say that they were loookin for a good tab of a song and they couldnt find any so they decided to post one? If they already had a good tab of the song, y were they lookin for one?
...just a thought
it is a great tab though:)
March 22 2009, 09:19 am by bad2beu |
gud tab! kudos 2 ya
-1   March 31 2009, 09:32 am by jrmarcellana |
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Email:socrluv999@aol.com
Song: Good Riddance (Time of your life)
Artist: Green day

Note: I've been looking for a good tab for this song... cuz its an awesome guitar
part, but i couldnt find any that sounded right. so, i did this and im positive
its perfect... i played it with the actual song and it fits perfectly. if you
have any questions or comments feel free to email me

Tuning:eadgbe

INTRO:

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------0-------------------0---|
D|----0---0---------------0---0-|
A|------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------3--------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------|
G|----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----2---2---2-|
D|----------0-------------0-------------2----0--------0---|
A|-----------------------------3--------------------------|
E|-3-------------3----------------------------------------| play twice

VERSE:
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------|
G|----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----2---2---2-|
D|----------0-------------0-------------2----0--------0---|
A|-----------------------------3--------------------------|
E|-3-------------3----------------------------------------|

Another turning point a fork stuck in the road

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------|
G|----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----2---2---2-|
D|----------0-------------0-------------2----0--------0---|
A|-----------------------------3--------------------------|
E|-3-------------3----------------------------------------|
Time grabs you by the wrist directs you where to go

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-------------3-------------3-------------3-------|
G|----0---0---0-----2---2---2-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-|
D|----------2----0--------0-------------2-------------0---|
A|-2---------------------------3--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------3------------|
So make the best of this task and dont ask why

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-------------3-------------3-------------3-------|
G|----0---0---0-----2---2---2-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-|
D|----------2----0--------0-------------2-------------0---|
A|-2---------------------------3--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------3------------|
It's not a question but a lesson learned in time

CHORUS:

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-------------3-------------0-------------3-------|
G|----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-|
D|----------2-------------0-------------2-------------0---|
A|-2---------------------------2--------------------------|
E|---------------3---------------------------3------------|
It's something unpredictable but in the end is right

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-------------3-------------3---------------------|
G|----0---0---0-----2---2---2-----0---0---0---------------|
D|----------2----0--------0-------------0-----------------|
A|-2------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------3--------------------------|
I hope you had the time of your life

ok they start strumming here... i've played with the song and these chords are
right. listen and play with the actual song to get the right rythms etc..
G9 C9 D G9 C9 D
E|----3------3-----2-----3-----3-----2----|
B|----3------3-----3-----3-----3-----3----|
G|----
April 5 2009, 08:13 pm by irokzworld |
[02-26-2004 - 12:00 am] by tremontifan:|
i think you mean g...but otherwise, kudos.

[02-26-2004 - 12:00 am] by AndyGray:|
its a great tab but theres some mistakes

[02-26-2004 - 12:00 am] by puddler:|
pretty good. need to keep open om the fourth string at the start and strum using the suspended chords.

[02-26-2004 - 12:00 am] by f117_nighthawk:| -1
this is a great tab! shut up andygray

[02-26-2004 - 12:00 am] by f117_nighthawk:| -1
if there are some mistakes andygray could u corect them....lets see u post the tab! rock on meg42!!

[02-26-2004 - 12:00 am] by skasolo:|
the ending is not quite right. he picks out the chourus then has the ending.but apart from that, sweet tab

[02-27-2004 - 12:00 am] by Boybandssuck:| -1
good tab but you gotta ask yourself is there really any need for yet another tab of this easy song?!

[02-27-2004 - 12:00 am] by Rankles:|
Yeah it's pretty much perfect... but so are others. Also that G chord you keep writing is not G9, it's just G major.

[02-28-2004 - 12:00 am] by m_stelmach:|
Yeah it's the best transcription I've seen of this cool song...Congratulations, spec. with chords!

[02-28-2004 - 12:00 am] by NiGhTsHaDEsxxx:|
cool tab....its pretty easy.....even though i just started out

[02-29-2004 - 12:00 am] by tiftcte:|
(ps im not saying this is wrong) ITS RIGHT!

[03-08-2004 - 12:00 am] by bobsuruncle4443:|
this is an awesome tab.. its perfect with the recording, nice job man

[03-17-2004 - 12:00 am] by guitar_freak333:| -1
ah i dunno if there is a such chord as Em#7? well anyway good tab

[03-24-2004 - 12:00 am] by la bamba:|
great tab. i lvoe it

[07-17-2004 - 12:00 am] by Bradster:|
horray for this tab

[08-05-2004 - 12:00 am] by wallablack:|
Awesome tab there megsy,I've only been playing 4 a short time and this is easy as.Sweet as

[08-27-2004 - 12:00 am] by nephelim, the:| -6
The chords are right, the intro, virst verse/outro is wrong.

e:-------------:
B:-----3-------:
G:-------0---0-:
D:-0-0-----0---:
A:-------------:
E:-3-3-----3---:

For the rest, buy the book !

[09-09-2004 - 12:00 am] by alhubo14:|
guitar_freak333 u twonk...course there is such a chord...jimi hendrix used it a lot

[09-29-2004 - 12:00 am] by gookymo:|
nice tab, but its not a D.. if you watch the music video.

[10-06-2004 - 12:00 am] by gookymo:|
lol ok its D, im had a brain fart..

[10-08-2004 - 12:00 am] by Liam:| -6
This tab suck's i uploaded a tab for this song but it has been put on the site yet so when it comes on you'll see what a good tab really is

[11-08-2004 - 12:00 am] by FenderGrl88:|
not bad

[11-20-2004 - 12:00 am] by kismet_moira:|
it's wonderful, i don't care what they say (wink, wink)

[11-22-2004 - 12:00 am] by blink_nirvana:|
awesome tab dude.. whats up with all the patterns!??

[12-01-2004 - 12:00 am] by muisack:|
its right minus the chords after G if you watch the video he goes from G to something else and its not C or D

[12-11-2004 - 12:00 am] by XMAGuitarist182:|
excellent tab...but before the outro billie joe plays the verse once more..props man

[12-11-2004 - 12:00 am] by XMAGuitarist182:|
excellent tab...but before the outro billie joe plays the verse once more..props man

[12-29-2004 - 12:00 am] by DanteSparda:|
great tab!
keep it up!

[12-31-2004 - 12:00 am] by skatersic666:|
sick tab dude! 5 stars

[01-14-2005 - 12:00 am] by Giant Squid:|
yeah...i was playing this for a while and then i just realized it was all just like broken chords...and the strumming is like the same as the broken chords and stuff

[01-18-2005 - 12:00 am] by LuckyJim:| +1
nice tab, though your chord naming was a little odd. your G9 was just an ordinary G and your C9 was a Cadd9...other than that, nice work man

[01-30-2005 - 12:00 am] by Mad_Gouki:|
this tab is excellent, i believe billie joe actually plays the c without his ring finger on the 2nd string... because the strumming is that way... maybe im wrong, jsut a suggestion in case anyone wants a tip on playing it...

super easy song.

[02-14-2005 - 12:00 am] by Gracen:| +1
only if all tabs were this good

[02-22-2005 - 12:00 am] by dvsdvs:|
in the interlude and verse, it's Dsus2. Then you can throw in the D in the interlude.

[02-23-2005 - 12:00 am] by dvsdvs:|
It was wrong!
The whole verse!

[02-25-2005 - 12:00 am] by Gibsonguy64:|
this tab is soooooooo good! awsome job

[03-08-2005 - 12:00 am] by gc_a7v1n:|
this is wrong....sorry...but nice try though

[03-21-2005 - 12:00 am] by Shilo Zaba:|
ummm.. well its close. it sounds great, but its not quite the way it should be played but hey! i still think its a great job dont get me wrong. i gave a high rating! props

April 26 2009, 05:35 pm by RawkHawkRockin |
that's great man!
May 5 2009, 12:55 pm by nickdonnelly |
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--------
-----0-0 Intro
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--------
-3-3----
May 5 2009, 12:56 pm by nickdonnelly |
--------
--------
-----0-- Intro the other one is wrong
-------0
--------
-3-3----
-2   May 5 2009, 12:58 pm by nickdonnelly |
--------
--------
-----0-0 Intro
--------
--------
-3-3----
May 8 2009, 11:34 am by @sd@ |
Good tab but outro should go:

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-------------3-------------0-------------3-------|
G|----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-|
D|----------2-------------0-------------2-------------0---|
A|-2---------------------------2--------------------------|
E|---------------3---------------------------3------------|

E|-----------------------------
B|------0-------------3--------
G|----0---0---0-----2---2---2--
D|----------2----0--------0----
A|-2---------------------------
E|-----------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------3-|
B|------3------------3------------3------------3--------3-|
G|----0---0---0----0---0---0----0---0---0----2---2-2----0-|
D|----------0------------0------------2----0---------0--0-|
A|----------------------------3-------------------------2-|
E|-3-------------3--------------------------------------3-|

If you think its wrong, listen to the lyrics at the end and they are the same as the chorus so the guitar bit should be too.
May 14 2009, 12:42 pm by Guitar Mitch |
nice tabbing
June 4 2009, 03:00 am by Duffles |
Nice. I think it sounds better if you use chords that are a little different; Dsus4 (xx0233) and Em7 (022033) instead of D and Em. Good job though :)
+1   July 12 2009, 10:11 am by Dantyke |
i like cheese
July 20 2009, 11:10 pm by jackSonisTHEsHi |
BASOLUTELY PERFECT NO MISTAKES!
+1   July 27 2009, 07:54 pm by greendayfann |
its not that far off but all the parts that arent the chords are wrong.....i have the greenday international superhits tab book....but sence he made the tab without it its really good
August 11 2009, 04:29 pm by takamine-g230 |
great tab!
August 15 2009, 08:22 pm by DemonicTurtle66 |
You know, I don't like the new Green Day.

But this song makes me hope they'll go back to how they used to be.
August 23 2009, 02:57 pm by RoKkStAr719 |
in the part where it's just chord progression, replace the C9 with just a C. It sounds better
August 27 2009, 10:26 pm by Faded hallway |
Awesome tab.
September 20 2009, 01:18 pm by jumpinjoe88 |
This song is awesome, accurate tab.
November 7 2009, 03:23 pm by RIPSTKwizard |
i dont think its right i play this song G5, Csusu2, D5, Em, i think these chords sound the best to me
November 9 2009, 08:44 pm by multimediaspeak |
great tab-- very easy too if you just fingerpick it and get the pattern
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