Basket Case

Artist: Green Day Album: Dookie Tuning: Half a step down Pedals: Distortion Tabbed by: "Matthew E. Harvey" Verse 1: x = Palm muted E5 B5 C#5 |----------------|----------------|----------------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------------| |--9---9-----9---|----------------|----------------------| |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--9---9-----9-9-|-11----11-------11----| |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |----------------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| x x x x x x x x x x x x 1. Do you have the time. To lis-ten to me 2. I am one of those mel-odromatic G#5 A E5 |----------------|----------------|----------------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------------| |----------------|----------------|--9-----9--------9----| |--6---6-----6-6-|--7---7-----7---|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| |--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-| |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------------| x x x x x x x x x x x x 1. whine. About nothing and everything all at 2. fools Neu-rotic to the bone, no doubt a- B5 |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |--9---9-----9---| |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| x x x x 1. once 2. -bout it. A5 B5 E5 |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|--9---9-----9---| |--7---7-----7---|--9---9-----9---|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------| x x x x x x x x x x x x Sometimes I give myself the creeps. Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me. It All keeps adding up I E5 D5 C#5 |-----------------| |-----------------| |--9-9--7-7-7-7-6-| |--9-9--7-7-7-7-6-| |--7-7--5-5-5-5-4-| |-----------------| Think I'm.. ..cracking.. ..up. Now am A5 B5 E5 B5 C#5 B5 |----------------|----------------|--------------------|---| |----------------|----------------|--------------------|---| |----------------|----------------|--9-x---------------|-%-| |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--9-x-9-9-11-11-9-9-|-%-| |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--7-x-9-9-11-11-9-9-|---| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------7-7-9--9--7-7-|---| ^repeat last bar I just para- -noid.. ..or am I just stoned Em B5 I went to a shrink, C#5 Ab5 To analyse my dreams. A5 E5 B5 She said it's lack of sex that's bringing me down. E5 B5 I went to a whore, C#5 Ab5 He said my life's a bore, A5 E5 B5 So quit my whining 'cause it's bringing her down. A5 B5 E5 Sometimes I give myself the creeps, A5 B5 E5 Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me. A5 B5 It all keeps adding up. E5 D5 C#5 I think I'm cracking up. A5 B5 Am I just paranoid Oh yeh, yeh.. E5 B5 C#5 B5 |--------------------|---|---|---| |--------------------|---|---|---| |--9-x---------------|-%-|-%-|-%-| |--9-x-9-9-11-11-9-9-|-%-|-%-|-%-| |--7-x-9-9-11-11-9-9-|---|---|---| |------7-7-9--9--7-7-|---|---|---| ..yeh A5 B5 |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|--9--9--9-9-9-9-|----------------| |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--9--9--9-9-9-9-|----------------| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--7--7--7-7-7-7-|----------------| x x x x x x Grasping to con- -trol.. So I'd better hold.. w/verse riff x2 ..onnnn w/chorus riff Sometimes I give myself the creeps, Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me It all keeps adding up, I think I'm cracking up, Am I just paranoid, or am I just.. End riff: E C#5 A5 E5 B5 |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------6--6------6-6-|------x-x-9-9-x-9--------| |-6--6-7--7-6-6-6--6-7--7-6-6-|-7--7-x-x-9-9-x-9--9-9-9-| |-7--7-7--7-7-7-4--4-4--4-4-4-|-7--7-x-x-7-7-x-7--9-9-9-| |-----------------------------|-5--5-----------7--7-7-7-| ..stoned............ Repeat above 3 times A5 E5 B5 A5 Em B5 |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |------9----------------|------------4~~~--------| |--7---9---9--/--Big--\-|--7-7--2-2--4~~~--------| |--7---7---9--/-Slide-\-|--7-7--2-2--2~~~--------| |--5-------7--/-------\-|--5-5--0-0--------------|