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Rusty James Tab

by Green Day
ver2
ver2

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                             Rusty James - Green Day
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Tabbed by: iScottie
Tuning: Standard

Track: 11
Album: ¡Uno!


Intro:

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10101010-9-9--------------------------------------------------|
|-----9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------------------|
|-----9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------------------| x4
|-----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10101010-9-9--------------------------------------------------|
|-----9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------------------|
|-----9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------------------| x2
|-----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1 (x2) (Play the first note open and then palm mute the rest):

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----9-99999999-----9-99999999---------------------------------------------|
|-----9-99999999-----9-99999999-----7-77777777-----7-77777777---------------| 
|-----7-77777777-----6-66666666-----7-77777777-----7-77777777---------------|
|-----------------------------------5-55555555-----5-55555555---------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----9-99999999------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----9-99999999-----6-66666666-----7-77777777-----9-99999999---------------| 
|-----7-77777777-----6-66666666-----7-77777777-----9-99999999---------------|
|--------------------4-44444444-----5-55555555-----7-77777777---------------|

This whiskey sour, amateur hour
Raise your glass and toast your friends
Someday we will fight again

Well, your enemies, your tragedies
Pocket knives and rusty chains
Where the hell is the old gang at?


Pre-Chorus:

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------8888-------8888-------------------------------|
|-----444444-----666666-----777777-----999999-------------------------------|
|-----444444-----666666-----777777-----999999-------------------------------| 
|-----222222-----444444-----555555-----777777-------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------8888----------88888888------------------------|
|-----444444-----666666-----777777-----9999999999999------------------------|
|-----444444-----666666-----777777-----9999999999999------------------------| 
|-----222222-----444444-----555555-----7777777777777------------------------|

And all the losers, can't even win for losing
And the beginners don't even know what song they're singing


Chorus (x2):

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----999999----------------999999------------------------------------------|
|-----999999-----999999-----999999-----999999-------------------------------|
|-----777777-----999999-----777777-----999999-------------------------------|
|----------------777777----------------777777-------------------------------|

                                                       (End Of Chorus)
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----666666--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----666666-----666666-----777777-----999999-----|-----9999999999----------| 
|-----444444-----666666-----777777-----999999-----|-----9999999999----------|
|----------------444444-----555555-----777777-----|-----7777777777----------|

When there's no one left around
And you're the last gang in town
And your heart can't even break
When it doesn't even pound

When there's no one left around
And you're the last gang in town
And your heart can't even break
When it doesn't even pound


Post-Chorus:

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10101010-9-9--------------------------------------------------|
|-----9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------------------|
|-----9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------------------| x2
|-----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 2 (x2) (Play the first note open and then palm mute the rest):

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----9-99999999-----9-99999999---------------------------------------------|
|-----9-99999999-----9-99999999-----7-77777777-----7-77777777---------------| 
|-----7-77777777-----6-66666666-----7-77777777-----7-77777777---------------|
|-----------------------------------5-55555555-----5-55555555---------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----9-99999999------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----9-99999999-----6-66666666-----7-77777777-----9-99999999---------------| 
|-----7-77777777-----6-66666666-----7-77777777-----9-99999999---------------|
|--------------------4-44444444-----5-55555555-----7-77777777---------------|

This broken scene is turning green
A brass knuckles left in the rain
Death wish kids among the living

I wanna ride on the divided
Anything but the mainstream
Where the fuck is your old gang man?


Pre-Chorus:

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------8888-------8888-------------------------------|
|-----444444-----666666-----777777-----999999-------------------------------|
|-----444444-----666666-----777777-----999999-------------------------------| 
|-----222222-----444444-----555555-----777777-------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------8888----------88888888------------------------|
|-----444444-----666666-----777777-----9999999999999------------------------|
|-----444444-----666666-----777777-----9999999999999------------------------| 
|-----222222-----444444-----555555-----7777777777777------------------------|

And all the losers, can't even win for losing
And the beginners don't even know what song they're singing


Chorus (x2):

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----999999----------------999999------------------------------------------|
|-----999999-----999999-----999999-----999999-------------------------------|
|-----777777-----999999-----777777-----999999-------------------------------|
|----------------777777----------------777777-------------------------------|

                                                       (End Of Chorus)
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----666666--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----666666-----666666-----777777-----999999-----|-----9999999999----------| 
|-----444444-----666666-----777777-----999999-----|-----9999999999----------|
|----------------444444-----555555-----777777-----|-----7777777777----------|

When there's no one left around
And you're the last gang in town
And your heart can't even break
When it doesn't even pound

When there's no one left around
And you're the last gang in town
And your heart can't even break
When it doesn't even pound


Bridge:

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------1010101099-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------99-9-9-9-9999999-------------------------------------|
|-----7-7777777777-----99-9-9-9-9999999-----7-7777777777-----999999999999---|
|-----7-7777777777-----77-7-7-7-7777777-----7-7777777777-----999999999999---|
|-----5-5555555555--------------------------5-5555555555-----777777777777---|

So long
Didn't even say goodnight
So long
There's no where to go when you're hiding in plain sight


Solo:

Guitar 1:

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----99999999--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----99999999-----66666666-----77777777-----99999999-----------------------| x2 
|-----77777777-----66666666-----77777777-----99999999-----------------------|
|------------------44444444-----55555555-----77777777-----------------------|

Guitar 2:

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------6-9---------6-9b-----9-7-7-6-6-2-2-----9-7-7-6-6-2-2-/-4------------| x2
|---7-7---------6-6---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Both Guitars:

|-----222222-----444444-----555555-----777777-------------------------------|
|-----222222-----444444-----555555-----777777-------------------------------|
|-----222222-----444444-----556666-----778888-------------------------------|
|-----444444-----666666-----777777-----999999-------------------------------|
|-----444444-----666666-----777777-----999999-------------------------------| 
|-----222222-----444444-----555555-----777777-------------------------------|

|-----222222-----444444-----555555-----777777777777-------------------------|
|-----222222-----444444-----555555-----777777777777-------------------------|
|-----222222-----444444-----556666-----777788888888-------------------------|
|-----444444-----666666-----777777-----999999999999-------------------------|
|-----444444-----666666-----777777-----999999999999-------------------------| 
|-----222222-----444444-----555555-----777777777777-------------------------|


Chorus:

Part 1 (x2):

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----9---------------9-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----9----999999-----9-----999999------------------------------------------|
|-----7----999999-----7-----999999------------------------------------------|
|----------777777-----------777777------------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----666666----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----666666-----666666-----777777-----999999-------------------------------| 
|-----444444-----666666-----777777-----999999-------------------------------|
|----------------444444-----555555-----777777-------------------------------|

Part 2 (x2):

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----999999----------------999999------------------------------------------|
|-----999999-----999999-----999999-----999999-------------------------------|
|-----777777-----999999-----777777-----999999-------------------------------|
|----------------777777----------------777777-------------------------------|

                                                       (End Of Chorus)
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----666666--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----666666-----666666-----777777-----999999-----|-----9999999999----------| 
|-----444444-----666666-----777777-----999999-----|-----9999999999----------|
|----------------444444-----555555-----777777-----|-----7777777777----------|

When there's no one left around
And you're the last gang in town
And your heart can't even break
When it doesn't even pound

When there's no one left around
And you're the last gang in town
And your heart can't even break
When it doesn't even pound

When there's no one left around
And you're the last gang in town
And your heart can't even break
When it doesn't even pound

When there's no one left around
And you're the last gang in town
And your heart can't even break
When it doesn't even pound


Outro:

Guitar 1:

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10101010-9-9--------------------------------------------------|
|-----9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------------------|
|-----9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------------------| x4
|-----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2: 

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----6-7-6-4-----6-7-6-2-------6-7-6-4-----6-7-6-4-------------------------|
|--------------------------2------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Both Guitars:

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----9---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----9---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Thank you for viewing! Please rate it if you like it!

This is my first tab and definitely not my last! :)

-Scott

************************************

| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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GuitarPunk94 wrote on October 4 2012, 05:51 am

nice tab bro :)
i also did some ¡UNO! tabs and now i want to share a full 'album'´(guitar) tablature for Green Day's ¡UNO! and since your tab of 'Rusty James' is nearly perfect im going to use your tab instead of mine for this song :)

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theboss123 wrote on October 6 2012, 11:42 am

Bro, you should ask before doing it if ya can ues this tab. e-mail the guy or something, its just proper, and i bet they will really appreiciate it. No offence intended.

Anyway, great tab! Cant wait till ya make more!

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TheSlyFooX wrote on October 29 2012, 11:38 am

This song has a 'Basket Case' vibe to it, right?

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