Know Your Enemy Bass

by Green Day
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Tuning: E A D G
Capo: no capo
Author stratd00d [a] 50.
1 contributor total, last edit on Sep 21, 2018
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Tabbed by: stratd00d
 
Pretty easy song really, and I'm pretty sure this tab is 100% accurate.
 
 
 
CHORUS
 
Wait until Billie says "ra eh" the first time, then start playing.
 
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---|
 
    Do you know the  enemy            Do you know your enemy well
 
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------7--7---------------|-----------7--7--------------|
E|--7--7--7---------7--7--------|-----7--7--------7--7--7--5--|
 
    gotta know the enemy    ra    eh
 
G|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------7--7--------------|--------------------------|
E|--7--7--7--------7--7--7--0--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2/-|
 
 
 
FIRST VERSE
 
    Violence is an energy             against the enemy    well
 
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------7--7---------------|-----------7--7--------------|
E|--7--7--7---------7--7--------|-----7--7--------7--7--7--5--|
 
    violence is an energy   ra    eh
 
G|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------7--7--------------|--------------------------|
E|--7--7--7--------7--7--7--0--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2/-|
 
    Overthrow the effigy              the vast majority    while
 
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------7--7---------------|-----------7--7--------------|
E|--7--7--7---------7--7--------|-----7--7--------7--7--7--5--|
 
   burning down the foreman of control (oh ay oh ay)
 
G|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------7--7--------------|--------------------------|
E|--7--7--7--------7--7--7--0--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2/-|
 
    Bringing on the fury             the choir infantry    revolt
 
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------7--7---------------|-----------7--7--------------|
E|--7--7--7---------7--7--------|-----7--7--------7--7--7--5--|
 
    against the honor to obey    (oh ay oh ay)
 
G|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------7--7--------------|--------------------------|
E|--7--7--7--------7--7--7--0--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2/-|
 
    Silence is the enemy              against your urgency so
 
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------7--7---------------|-----------7--7--------------|
E|--7--7--7---------7--7--------|-----7--7--------7--7--7--5--|
 
    rally up the demons of your soul (oh ay oh ay)
 
G|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------7--7--------------|--------------------------|
E|--7--7--7--------7--7--7--0--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2/-|
 
 
 
REPEAT CHORUS
 
At the end of chorus, last two notes:  The in-
 
 
BRIDGE
 
    surgency       will  rise                    when the
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------7--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0--|
 
    blood's     been     sacrificed              Don't be
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------7--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0--|
 
    blinded     by the   lies              in your eyes
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------7--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0--|
 
 
 
BASS FILL
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------5--7--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7\----|
 
 
 
SOLO
 
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------7--7---------------|-----------7--7--------------|
E|--7--7--7---------7--7--------|-----7--7--------7--7--7--5--|
 
 
G|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------7--7--------------|--------------------------|
E|--7--7--7--------7--7--7--0--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2/-|
 
 
Bass cuts out, and guitar plays second verse alone.
Then guitar plays main riff twice (w/o bass).
 
After that, bass joins in to finish outro.
 
 
 
OUTRO
 
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------7--7---------------|-----------7--7--------------|
E|--7--7--7---------7--7--------|-----7--7--------7--7--7--5--|
 
 
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------7--7--------------|----------------------------|
E|--7--7--7--------7--7--7--0--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2/7\-|
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4 comments
HawkBassNelson
any reason the strings are upside down?
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HawkBassNelson
oh and the part with |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------7--7--------------| |-----7--7--------7--7--7--5--| ^ ^ ^ there should be one less 7 right here
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syngates17
quality tab and an amazing song sounds perfect to me 5*
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