Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends Tab

C x32010 Em 022000
Cm x35543 Bm x24432
G 3x0033 D xx0232
G/Gb - |200033|
Edit (7/28/05) : || || Changed this To this ||
e 0 0 e
B 1 1 1 1 B 5 5
G 0 0 G 5 5 5 5
D D 5 5
A 3 3 A 3 3
E E
||

In Verse 1, playing the bar chord version of the ||

C chord makes it much easier to transition to || the Cm chord that follows it. ||

{Intro (acoustic)

{e
{B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
{G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
{D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
{A
{E

{Verse 1

{e
{B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
{G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
{D 5 5 4 4 2 2 0 0
{A
{E
{ { C Cm G G
{e
{B 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3
{G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
{D 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
{A 3 3 3
{E 3 3 3 3

Repeat Verse 1 except final measure, then G G/Gb

play 3
this > 3 3 0
> 0 0 0
> 0
0
3 2

Bridge

Em Bm C G G/Gb
e 0 0 3
B 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
G 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 2 0 4 4 4 0 0
A 2 2 3 3 0
E 0 0 3 2
Em Bm C D
e 0 0 2 2
B 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
G 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 0
D 2 2 0 4 4 4 0 0
A 2 2 3 3
E 0 0

Repeat Verse 1

Repeat Intro

W/Distortion,

Play 2 measures of Intro, then play

The first 4 measures of Verse 1

{Chorus

{ C Cm G5
{e
{B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
{G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
{D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
{A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
{E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Play the first 4 measures of Verse 1, then,

C Cm G5 G5/Gb
e
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2

Distorted Bridge

E5 Bm C5 G5 G5/Gb
e
B 3
G 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0
E5 Bm C5 D5
e
B 3 3 3 3 3
G 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
e 3
B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 5 5 4 4 2 2 0 0
A
E
C Cm G5 G5/Gb
e
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2

{Solo

{Guitar1
{e
{B 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 131515151515151515
{G/1212 1212 12 1111 1111 11 1212 1212 12 1212121211111111
{D
{A
{E
{
{e
{B 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 131515151515151515
{G 1212 1212 12 1111 1111 11 1212 1212 12 1212121212121212
{D
{A
{E
{
{e
{B 151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515
{G 111111111111111112121212121212121111111111111111 Go to the next
{D Guitar1 section
{A
{E

{Guitar2 (Rhythm Guitar) during the Solo

{ E5 Bm C5 G5 G5/Gb
{e
{B 3
{G 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
{D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
{A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
{E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
{ { E5 Bm C5 D5
{e
{B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
{G 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
{D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
{A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
{E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
{ { D5
{e
{B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
{G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
{D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
{A
{E
Guitar2 (still w/distortion) G
e 3
B 3
G 0
D
A
E
{Guitar1 (clean/acoustic)
{e
{B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
{G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
{D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
{A
{E
{
{e
{B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
{G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
{D 5 5 4 4 2 2 0 0
{A
{E
W/Distortion for the rest of the song,

Play the Chorus,

Play the first 4 measures of Verse 1,

Repeat the Chorus 2X,

End with: C Cm G5
e
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

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