Jesus-of-nowhere Posted February 21 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammie Stein Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Thats right, if you are trying to play the song with Open chords, yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDayJunkie86 Posted February 22 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus-of-nowhere Posted February 24 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marekpipe Posted February 24 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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