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                          "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" Green Day (as seen in GW magazine)


ALL GUITARS TUNED STANDARD
Gtr. 1 - Electric, no capo
Gtr. 2 - Electric, no capo
Gtr. 3 - Acoustic, capo 1st fret
Gtr. 4 - Electric, no capo
Gtr. 5 - Electric, no capo
Gtr.   - Electric, dist.



INTRODUCTION (0:00, 1:15)
   Gtr. 1 - dist. w/ tremelo effect
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------8--8--8-------|-------------8--8--8--------|
|---3--3--6--6--8--8--8--8--8-|-3--3--6--6--8--8--8--8--8--|
|---3--3--6--6--6--6--6--8--8-|-3--3--6--6--6--6--6--8--8--|
|---1--1--4--4-----------6--6-|-1--1--4--4-----------6--6--|
|--Rhy. Fig. 1--                        --End Rhy. Fig. 1--|
|                                                          |
|  Gtr. 2 - dist.(note: this is held from track 3, played 1st time only)                            
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-(3)~~~--------~~~~~~---------~~~~~~------~~~~~~----------|
|-(1)~~~--------~~~~~~---------~~~~~~------~~~~~~----------|



FIRST AND SECOND VERSES (0:11, 1:26)
   Gtr. 1 - plays Rhy. Fig. 1 three times simile
   Gtr. 3 - acous. w/ capo first fret
(The words over/under the measure tells you the timing)
1.      I   walk   a   lonely       road    the   only            one     that I         have     ever       known
2.      I'm walkin`    down   the   line    and   that   divides          me        somewhere     in       my
|--0--------0----------3------------3-------------2------------2--------------------------------------------------|
|--0--------0----------3------------3-------------3------------3-------------------2-------------2----------------|
|--0--------0----------0------------0-------------2------------2-------------------2-------------2--------0-------|
|--2--------2----------0------------0-------------0------------0---------0---------2-------------2--------0-------|
|--2--------2----------x------------x------------------------------------0---------0------0------0----------------|
|--0--------0----0-----3------------3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--Rhy. Fig. 2--                                                                               --End Rhy. Fig. 2--|
            Dont know  where  it    goes          but   it's   home      to   me     and  I      walk     alone
   mind     on   the   border       line          of    the    edge      and     where    I      walk     alone


Gtr. 3 - Rhy. Fig. 2 twice
Gtr. 4 - clean, plays the higher notes (string E) \__ obviously they both play in sync with eachother..
Gtr. 5 - clean, plays the lower notes  (string D) / 
(The words over the measures tell you the timing)
1.                                  I    walk this empty   street     on the Boulevard  of Broken   Dreams
2.                                      Read between the   lines  what's fucked up and everythings alright
|----3/4---6/8\6-------3/4---|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----5/6---8/10\8------5/6---|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--Riff A--    --End Riff A--|                                
 when the city    sleeps and I'm the only    one and I   walk  alone                   I walk alone I walk alone
 Check my vital   signs and know I'm still alive and I   walk  alone                   I walk alone I walk alone
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----3/4---6/8\6-----3/4-----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----5/6---8/10\8----5/6-----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
                                                                                        I walk a-
                                                                                        I walk a-



CHORUS (0:52, 2:06, 3:18)
  Gtr. 3 - Rhy. Fig. 3 once
(The words over/under the measures tell you timing, continued from verse)

                      I walk aloneandIwalka}___   My  shadow's     only     onethatwalks beside me    
                      I walk alone   Iwalka}
Gtr. 1                        Gtr. 1 & 2 - tremelo off, composite arrangement
|-----------------------------|------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------8----8--|-3--3--3--5-|-6--6--6--6--------------8-|-8--8--8--8-------------6-|
|-3----3----6----6----8----8--|-3--3--3--5-|-6--6--6--6-0-6--6--6--6-8-|-8--8--8--8---3--3--3-0-6-|
|-3----3----6----6----6----6--|-1--1--1--3-|-4--4--4--4-0-6--6--6--6-6-|-6--6--6--6-x-3--3--3-0-4-|
|-1----1----4----4------------|------------|--------------4--4--4--4---|------------x-1--1--1-----|
                                           |--Rhy. Fig. 3--

      My   shallow   heart's    the only thingthatsbeating sometimes     I     wish  someone upthere
|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------|
|-6--6--6--6--------------8-|-8--8--8--8----------------|-6--6--6--6--------------8-|-8--8--8--8-0-|
|-6--6--6--6-0-6--6--6--6-8-|-8--8--8--8-x-3--3--3--3-x-|-6--6--6--6-0-6--6--6--6-8-|-8--8--8--8-0-|
|-4--4--4--4-0-6--6--6--6-6-|-6--6--6--6-x-3--3--3--3-x-|-4--4--4--4-0-6--6--6--6-6-|-6--6--6--6-0-|
|--------------4--4--4--4---|------------x-1--1--1--1---|--------------4--4--4--4---|--------------|
                                     --End Rhy. Fig. 3--|

  will find me     til then      I    walk       alone
|--------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|---------------------------|----5--5--5--5---------|
|--------------|-6--6--6--6----------------|-5--5--5--5--5---------|
|-3--3--3--3---|-6--6--6--6-0-6--6--6--6---|-5--5--5--5--5---------|
|-3--3--3--3-x-|-4--4--4--4-0-6--6--6--6-0-|-3--3--3--3--3---------|
|-1--1--1--1-x-|--------------4--4--4--4-0-|-----------------------|




POST CHORUS
   Gtr. 3 - Rhy. Fig. 2 simile
   Gtr. 1 - tremelo effects
         Ah        ah           ah        ah          ah         ah     I walkaloneand Iwalka
                                                                                 *Gtrs. 1 and 2 - tremelo off
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|--8----8--------------|----------------------|--8----8---*3--3--3--5--|
|--2----2----6----6----|--8----8----8----8----|--3----3----6----6----|--8----8----3--3--3--5--|
|--3----3----6----6----|--6----6----8----8----|--3----3----6----6----|--6----6----1--1--1--3--|
|--1----1----4----4----|------------6----6----|--1----1----4----4----|------------------------|





INTERLUDE (2:41)
Gtrs. 1 and 2 - Rhy. Fig. 3 once
Gtrs. 4 and 5 - dist.

|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------12--13--13--13--13--13---17--17--15--15--|-15--15\12--12--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--|
|----------x---x---x---x---x---x----x---x---x---x---|-x---x--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
|------0---10--11--11--11--11--11---15--15--13--13--|-13--13\10--10--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|
|-17\--0--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--Riff B--

|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--10--10--10--12--13--13--13--13--13-17--17--15--15|-15--15--15\12--12--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13\-|
|--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x--x---x---x---x-|-x---x---x--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
|--8---8---8---10--11--11--11--11--11-15--15--13--13|-13--13--13\10--10--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11\-|
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
                                      --End Riff B--|
   Gtrs. 4 and 5
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-10--10--10--12--13--13--13--13--13/17--17--15--15-|-15--15--15\12--12--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13\-|
|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x--x---x---x---x--|-x---x---x--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
|-8---8---8---10--11--11--11--11--11/15--15--13--13-|-13--13--13\10--10--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11\-|
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                            |
|  Gtr.                                                                                                      |
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------|
|-6-------6-----------------------------------------|-8----8----8----8---------------------------|-----------|
|-6-------6---------------6-------6-----------------|-8----8----8----8\x----3----3----3----3-----|-----------|
|-4-------4---------------6-------6-----------------|-6----6----6----6\x----3----3----3----3--x--|-----------|
|-------------------------4-------4-----------------|-----------------------1----1----1----1--x--|-----------|

   Gtr. 4 and 5
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-10--10--10--10--12--13--13--13--13--17--15--|-17-17-17-17--17-17-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-|-17-17-17--17-17-17--17-|
|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|-x--x--x--x---x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--|-x--x--x---x--x--x---x--|
|-8---8---8---8---10--11--11--11--11--15--13--|-15-15-15-15--15-15-15--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-|-15-15-15--15-15-15--15-|
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|                                                                                                                     |
|  Gtr.                                                                                                               |
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-6-------6-----------------------------------|-5----5----5----5------5----5----5----5-------|--5----5----5----5----5-|
|-6-------6---------------6-------6-----------|-5----5----5----5------5----5----5----5-------|--5----5----5----5----5-|
|-4-------4---------------6-------6-----------|-3----3----3----3------3----3----3----3-------|--3----3----3----3----3-|
|-------------------------4-------4-------15\-|----------------------------------------------|------------------------|





THIRD VERSE (3:07)
   Gtr. 3 - acous., capo first fret
     I walk this  empty     street         on the Boulevard       of    Broken   Dreams       when  the     city      sleeps    and
|--0-------0------3----3----3------------|-2-----2--------------------------------|--0--------0-----0------------------------------|
|--0-------0------3----3----3---------0--|-3-----3-----0----2-----2---------------|--0--------0-----0------------------------------|
|--0-------0------0----0----0---------0--|-2-----2-----0----2-----2-----2-----0---|--0--------0-----0---0---0----0----0----0----0--|
|--2-------2---0--0----0----0-----0------|-0-----0--0--0----2-----2-----2-----0---|--2--------2-----2---0---0----0----0----0----0--|
|--2-------2---0--x----x----x-----0------|----------0-------0-----0-----0---------|--2--------2-----2---0---x----x----x----0----0--|
|--0-------0------3----3----3------------|----------------------------------------|--0--------0-----0-------3----3----3------------|

                                    
   Gtr. 3
    I'mtheonly   one   and   I   walk
|---2-----2-----------------------------|
|---3-----3------0---2---2---2---2------|
|---2-----2------0---2---2---2---2--(0)-|
|---0-----0---0--0---2---2---2---2--(0)-|
|-------------0--0---0---0---0---0------|
|---------------------------------------|
|                                       |
|  Gtrs. 1 and 2                        |
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------3---3------|
|----------------------------3---3------|
|----------------------------1---1---3--|
|---------------------------------------|

                        Back to the Chorus (Gtrs. 4 and 5 play Riff B with chorus)




OUTRO
                                         ____________________ __________________
                                        |1.,2.,3.            |4.                
   Gtr. 5 - wah pedal and phaser (trem. pick)                     
|---------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|o--------------------------------------|-------------------o|------------------|
|--10--10--10--10--10--10--12--13--13---|-8----8----8----8---|-13--13--9--9-----|
|--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x----|-x----x----x----x---|-x---x---x--x-----|
|o-8---8---8---8---8---8---10--11--11---|-6----6----6----6--o|-11--11--7--7-----|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|                                                                               |
|  Gtr. 4 - wah pedal and phaser (trem. pick)                                   |
|---------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|o--------------------------------------|-------------------o|------------------|
|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--12---|-13---13---9----9---|-13--13--9--9-----|
|--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x----|-x----x----x----x---|-x---x---x--x-----|
|o-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---10---|-11---11---7----7--o|-11--11--7--7-----|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|                                                                               |
|  Gtrs. 1 and 2                                                                |
|---------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|o--------------------------------------|-------------------o|------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|o---------4--4-4--6--6-6--5---5--5-----|-----------2---2-2-o|-6---6---2--2-----|
|--1---1-1------------------------------|-4----4--4-0---0-0--|-4---4---0--0-----|






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