This is one of my favorite Green Day songs, off of their Warning Album, this is a hit
to me and i put in A LOT of work of tabbing this to make this perfect. And if there is
you disagree with I'll consiter and
update to make it as perfect as possible.
For settings, have it mediumly (if that’s a word) distorted. Don’t have it too lightly
and don’t have it heavy metal distorted. If you don’t have a petal then use your NECK up
the tone set to 10. This gives you a pretty clean sound. It’s the next best thing. When
Turns distorted then switch it to the bridge pick up.
Playing Live opinions. When play this song live, Billie uses a Gibson SG in standard
He plays the first solo and then lets Jason play the chours solo. For the bridge (which
Like acoustic guitar on the album version, he palm mutes the verse)
There are many ways to play this song. Here are two versions and a bass tab to go along
it. There are all ready a lot of Waiting tabs but I think is the ultimate tab along with
Also don't send me comments like "hey this is a guitar tab but why is there bass stuff?"
are just stupid.
Update: Some minor changes and the bass doesn't have to be tuned down
INTRO: Guitar 1-no bass-clean guitar
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | x2 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 |
I’ve been waiting a long time for this moment to come I’m
Destined for anything at allllllllllllllllllllll
RIFF VESE-distorted-bass and guitar 2 enter
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 6 6 6 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| D | 6 6 6 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 |
| A | 4 4 4 | 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | | 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 |
1.Downtown lights will be shining on me like a new
diamond
ring out under the midnight houuuuuurrrrrrrrr
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 |
No one can touch me and I can’t turn my back its
Too late ready or not at alllllllllll
CHORUS:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| D | 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| E | 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 —0 0 0 0 0 0 |
I’m so much closer than I have ever known ”Wake Up“
RIFF 2:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| A | 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 | DRUM F | LL |
| E | 4 4 4 |
VERSE
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 |
2.Dawning of a new era Calling don’t let it catch you
falling ready or not at allllllllllllllllllllllllllll
3.So close enough to taste it Almost I can embrace this
feeling On the tip of my tonggggggggggggggggggggggue
CHORUS:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| D | 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| E | 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 —0 0 0 0 0 0 |
I’m so much closer than I have ever known ”Wake Up“
RIFF 3
| e | | e | |
| B | | B | |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | G | 8 8 8 8 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | x4 D | 8 8 8 8 |
| A | 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 6 4 6 | then A | 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | E | |
Better thank you lucky stars
SOLO: guitar 2-distortion
| e | | | 4 |
| B | | | 3 6 3 |
| G | 8 5~ 3 5 6 5 3 | 8 5~ 3 5 6 5 3 | 5 1~ 3 5 6 5 3 3 3 1 1 |
| D | | | |
| A | | | |
| E | | | |
SOLO: guitar 1-distortion
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 |
SOLO CHORUS: guitar 2-distortion
| e | 8 11 8 8 11 8 8 11 8 |
| B | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| G | 10 9 8 7~/3~ |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
CHORUS:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 3~ |
| D | 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3~~ |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1—1~~ |
| E | 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 —0 0 0 0 0 0 |
I’m so much closer than I have ever known Wake Up
REPEAT RIFF 3
BRIDGE: guitar 1 OR 2-clean guitar-for clean guitar have the NECK pick up selected and
tone 10
PLAY THIS TWICE!! First time NO lyrics
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 |
| B | 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 |
I’ve been waiting a life time for this moment to come I’m
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 |
| B | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6~~~ |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6~~~ |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 6~~~ |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 4~~~ |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 |
destined for anything at alllllllllllll
Pause...BAM!
VERSE
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 |
Dumbstruck color me stupid good luck you’re gonna need it
Where I’m going if I get there at alll
OUTRO: guitars 1 and 2-distorted
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 |
WAKE UPPPPPPPPP
BETTER THAN YOUR LUCK STARS!
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6~~~ |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 6~~~ |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 4~~~ |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 |
INTRO:
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Ab | 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Eb | 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 |
I’ve been waiting a long time for this moment to come I’m
Destined for anything at allllllllllllllllllllll
RIFF VERSE
| eb | | |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Db | 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Ab | 5 5 5 | 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Eb | | 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 |
Downtown lights will be shining on me like a new
Diamond
ring out Under the midnight houuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuur
No one can touch me now and I can’t turn my
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Ab | 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Eb | 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 |
back it’s
too late ready or not at allllllllllllllllll
CHORUS:
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| Db | 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| Ab | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Eb | 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 —0 0 0 0 0 0 |
I’m so much closer then I have ever known WAKE UP
RIFF 2:
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Ab | 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 |
| Eb | 5 5 5 |
VERSE
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Ab | 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Eb | 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 |
Dawning of a new era calling don’t let it catch you
Falling ready or not at allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
So close enough to taste it almost I can embrace this
Feeling on the tip of my tonguuuuuuuuuuuuuue
CHORUS:
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| Db | 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| Ab | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Eb | 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 —0 0 0 0 0 0 |
I’m so much closer then I have ever known WAKE UP
RIFF 3
| eb | | eb | |
| Bb | | Bb | |
| Gb | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | Gb | 9 9 9 9 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | x4 Db | 9 9 9 9 |
| Ab | 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 | then Ab | 7 7 7 7 |
| Eb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | Eb | |
SOLO: guitar 2-distortion
| eb | | | 5 |
| Bb | | | 4 7 4 |
| Gb | 9 6~ 4 6 7 6 4 | 9 6~ 4 6 7 6 4 | 6 2~ 4 6 7 6 4 4 4 2 2 |
| Db | | | |
| Ab | | | |
| Eb | | | |
SOLO: guitar 1-distortion
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Ab | 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Eb | 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 |
SOLO CHORUS: guitar 2-distortion
| eb | 9 12 9 9 12 9 12 9 |
| Bb | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 |
| Gb | 11 10 9 8~/4~ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
CHORUS:
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 4~~ |
| Db | 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 4~~ |
| Ab | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2~~ |
| Eb | 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 —0 0 0 0 0 0 |
I’m so much closer then I have ever known WAKE UP
BRIDGE: guitar 1 OR 2-clean guitar OR acoustic guitar
PLAY THIS TWICE. First time NO lyrics.
| eb | 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Bb | 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Gb | 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Ab | 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Eb | 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 |
I’ve been waiting a long time for this moment to come I’m
| eb | 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Bb | 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7~~~ |
| Gb | 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7~~~ |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 7~~~ |
| Ab | 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 5~~~ |
| Eb | 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 |
Destined for anything at alllllllllllll
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Ab | 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Eb | 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 |
Dumbstruck color me stupid good luck you’re gonna need it
Where I’m going if I get there at all
OUTRO: guitars 1 and 2-distorted
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Ab | 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Eb | 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 |
WAKE UP
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 7 7 7 7 7~~~ |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 7~~~ |
| Ab | 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 5~~~ |
| Eb | 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 |
BETTER THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS!
Intro: Guitar Only
Riff VERSE
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | 6 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 |
CHORUS:
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 8 8 8 8 8 8/ \7 7 7 7 7 7/ \6 6 6 6 6 6/ |
| E | 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
RIFF 2:
| G | |
| D |
| A | 4 4 4 4 5 4 |
| E | 4 4 4 | Do this for the first time then do the third riff from there on |
RIFF 3
| G | | G | |
| D | | x4 D | |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | then A | 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4— 4 | E | |
Solo:
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 |
Bridge: Guitar only
Outro:
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4~ |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 |