Jesus-of-nowhere Posted February 21 Posted February 21 So this sites like a wiki and anybody can add anything so I wanted to know if these chords were right for basket case 'cause it seems reallyy simple. Heres the link - https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/green-day/basket-case-chords-955966 1 Quote
Hammie Stein Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Thats right, if you are trying to play the song with Open chords, yes. 1 Quote
GreenDayJunkie86 Posted February 22 Posted February 22 Yeah just tested it on my acoustic guitar and it's right. Like @Hammie Stein said, those are open chords. If you are wondering about how billie joe plays it, it is: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: Eb (Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,eb) Key: E /=slide (Palm mute) E B C#, G# A E B Do you have the time to listen to me whine about nothing and everything all at once? (repeat through verses) A B E A B E Sometimes I give myself the creeps, sometimes my mind plays tricks on me A B (strum normal) E D C# It all keeps adding up I think I'm cracking up A B E Am I just paranoid, or am I just stoned? Interlude: B C# B x2 (the second interlude if x4) (then just repeat throughout the song) The other part goes like this: A B (N.C) E Grasping to control.......so I better hold on The outro goes a little something like this: E, C#, A, E, B x4 On the final repetition, play single notes A E B / A E B Low E should be played where it is bolded: Outro: E, C#, A, E, B x4, and A E B / A E B. Low E is strings A and D on the second fret. Make sure to mute all the other strings so it doesn't sound like E minor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you already know how to play this and I just typed all of this for no reason.................. oh well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Quote
Jesus-of-nowhere Posted February 24 Author Posted February 24 On 2/21/2025 at 8:55 PM, GreenDayJunkie86 said: Yeah just tested it on my acoustic guitar and it's right. Like @Hammie Stein said, those are open chords. If you are wondering about how billie joe plays it, it is: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: Eb (Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,eb) Key: E /=slide (Palm mute) E B C#, G# A E B Do you have the time to listen to me whine about nothing and everything all at once? (repeat through verses) A B E A B E Sometimes I give myself the creeps, sometimes my mind plays tricks on me A B (strum normal) E D C# It all keeps adding up I think I'm cracking up A B E Am I just paranoid, or am I just stoned? Interlude: B C# B x2 (the second interlude if x4) (then just repeat throughout the song) The other part goes like this: A B (N.C) E Grasping to control.......so I better hold on The outro goes a little something like this: E, C#, A, E, B x4 On the final repetition, play single notes A E B / A E B Low E should be played where it is bolded: Outro: E, C#, A, E, B x4, and A E B / A E B. Low E is strings A and D on the second fret. Make sure to mute all the other strings so it doesn't sound like E minor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you already know how to play this and I just typed all of this for no reason.................. oh well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ k thanks 1 Quote
marekpipe Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Keep in mind that the last part is played a little bit different : Instead of the E you play 0/7/6 to 0/7/7 and for he C# you play x/4/6 to x/4/7 as seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9eyPY0eXjQ .... most of the tabs on ultimate guitar don´t have this "riff" at the end 1 Quote
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