My Generation

Artist: Green Day (Originally by The Who) Album: Kerplunk Tab: Stephen Dranger (sdranger@athena.valpo.edu) This starts in the key of F# minor, and I've got as much information here as possible. The only thing missing is that darn bass solo in the solo breaks. F# E F# E x2 begin Verse: F# (stop) F# E Well, people try to put us down. (Talkin' bout my generation.) F# (stop) F# E Just because we get around. (Talkin' bout my generation.) F# (stop) F# E The things they do look awful cold. (Talkin' bout my generation.) F# (stop) F# E I hope I die before I get old. (Talkin' bout my generation.) F# E F# E x2 My generation. Verse 2 (same chords): Why don't you all just fade away? (Talkin' bout my generation.) And don't try to dig what we all say. (Talkin' bout my generation.) I'm not trying to cause a big sensation. (Talkin' bout my generation.) I'm just talkin' bout my generation. (Talkin' bout my generation.) Chorus Bridge: F# E F# E F# (stop) Guitar: E|-----------------------------| B|----7-7----7-7---------------| G|-/6-----/6-----4-4h6p4-------| D|-----------------------4-7~~-| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| F# E F# E F# (stop) Bass solo... F# E F# E F# (stop) Drum solo F# E F# E F# (stop) *crash* Man, you can fuck that shit! F# E F# E x2 Repeat Verse 2 with key change G#, F#, G# with same lyrics. Chorus with chords G#, F#, G#. Then key change to Bb (chords: Bb, G#) over solo: E|--------------------------| B|-4------4------4------4---| G|-6b8----6b8----6b8----6b8-| then you just use the Bb minor pentatonic scale...Billie goes to fast for me to tab out the entire solo, but there are a could main themes, the above bend being one, and E|-----6-9b-9b-9b-| B|-6-9------------| G|----------------| being another. The solo however, is only in Bb minor pent. at the 6th fret position: 6th 7 8 9 E|-x-|---|---|-x-| B|-x-|---|---|-x-| G|-x-|---|-x-|---| D|-x-|---|-x-|---| A|-x-|---|-x-|---| E|-x-|---|---|-x-| Just go wild; do a lot of pulling, hammering and bending. Then end in a glorious haze of feedback and spasticness...or just kinda fizzle out like on the record.