Basket Case Bass

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	Eb Ab Db Gb
Capo:	no capo

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Artist: Green Day
Song: Basket Case
Album: Dookie (1994)
Bassist: Mike Dirnt
 
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb (1 semitone lower)
 
 
[Intro]
(Guitar only)
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------9h11p9~-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-7---7-0-5-5-0-4--4-4-4-4-4-4p0------------------------------7~--------------|
Eb|--------------------------------5--5--5-5-5-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-0------------------|
 
Gb|---------------|
Db|---------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-\-|
Eb|---------------|
 
[Verse]
 
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------4h6--------------------|
Ab|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2p0-4--4--4------------------------|
Eb|-0--0--0-0-0-----------------------------4--4-4--4-4-4p0-5--|
 
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------7---------------------------------------9-----9-------|
Ab|---------7-7---7-7-7---7-7h9---------------------------------|
Eb|-5-5-5-----------------------7---7-7-7-7-7-7-----0h7---7-7h9-|
 
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------4h6--------------------|
Ab|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2p0-4--4--4------------------------|
Eb|-0--0--0-0-0-----------------------------4--4-4--4-4-4p0-5--|
 
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------7---------------------------------------9-----9-------|
Ab|---------7-7---7-7-7---7-7h9---------------------------------|
Eb|-5-5-5-----------------------7---7-7-7-7-7-7-----0h7---7-7-0-|
 
 
[Main chorus]
 
  x3                               1st & 2nd time only
Gb|------------------------------|----------------------|
Db|------------------------------|----------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|-7--7--0h7-0h7--7-7-7-|
Eb|-5-5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-0-|----------------------|
 
  1st time end    2nd time end    3rd time end (on "i think im cracking up")
Gb|----------|   |-----------|      |--------------------------------|
Db|-7p6---9--|   |-6h7-6h7p6-|      |--------------------------------|
Ab|-----7----|   |-----------|      |--7---7p0-5-5-0-4--4-4--4-4-4p0-|
Eb|----------|   |-----------|      |--------------------------------|
 
 
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|-5--5--5-5-5-7--7-7-7-7-7-7p5-|
 
 
[Pre-verse]
 
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-7---------------------7h9p7---|
Eb|-----7-7--9-9--7-7-7h9-------9-|
 
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------9---9-|
Ab|-7-----------------------|
Eb|-----7-7--9-9--7-7---7---|
 
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-7---------------------7h9p7---|
Eb|-----7-7--9-9--7-7-7h9-------9-|
 
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-7-----------------------|
Eb|-----7-7--9-9--7-7-/15\--|
 
 
[Bridge]
("Grasping to Control....")
 
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|---------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|---7h9---|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|---------|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------4h6--------------------|
Ab|-----------2--2-2--2-2-2-0-4--4--4------------------------|
Eb|-0--0--0-0-----------------------------4--4-4--4-4-4p0-5--|
 
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------7-------------------------------------9-----9-------|
Ab|---------7-7--7-7-7---7-7h9--------------------------------|
Eb|-5-5-5----------------------7---7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7---7-7h9-|
 
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------4h6--------------------|
Ab|----------2p0-2--2-2-2--2-2-0-4--4--4------------------------|
Eb|-0--0--0----------------------------------4--4-4--4-4-4p0-5--|
 
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------7----------------------9---9---9---9---9--9---9----|
Ab|---------7-7--7-7-7---7-7h9-------------------------------|
Eb|-5-5-5----------------------7---7---7---7---7--7---7---7\-|
 
 
[Main chorus]
 
  x3                               1st & 2nd time only
Gb|------------------------------|---------------------|
Db|------------------------------|---------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|-7--7--0h7-0h7--7-7--|
Eb|-5-5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-0-|---------------------|
 
  1st time end    2nd time end    3rd time end (on "i think im cracking up")
Gb|----------|   |-------------|      |--------------------------------|
Db|-7-6---9--|   |-6h7-6h7p6p0-|      |--------------------------------|
Ab|-----7----|   |-------------|      |--7---7-0-5-5-0-4--4-4--4-4-4p0-|
Eb|----------|   |-------------|      |--------------------------------|
 
 
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------0-|
Eb|-5--5--5-5-5-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---|
 
 
[Outro]
 
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7--7-7p0-4--4-4--4-4--0-0--0-0--7-7-5--------------7-9-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-----|
 
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------4h6--------2-2h4------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7--7-7p0-4--4-4--4----0--0-0------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7p0-|
 
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------0--------------2h4-|
Ab|-7--7-7--7-7p0-4--4-4--4-4-0-0--0-0--7-7-0-2--2-2-2-2-2-----|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7--7-0-4--4-4-4--4-4p0-0----7----2--------------2----|
Eb|--------------------------------------------5----0---------|
 
 
************************************
 
| ~  Let Ring
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| \  Slide Down
 
************************************
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22 comments

thunderhawk, so why are you even looking at this tab in the first place?

+23

its fits although i think the grasping to control bit should be 5 and 7 not 7 and 9 might be wrong though.

+18

thunderhawk if u have the official tab then y r u looking at this one... its just stupid... nice tab though