Wake Me Up When September Ends Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	G
Capo:	no capo
Author DanSumthing [a] 221.
7 contributors total, last edit on Jul 16, 2023
We have an official Wake Me Up When September Ends tab made by UG professional guitarists.
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[Intro]
 
(acoustic)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Summer       has come and passed   the innocent can never last
 
  C                Cm               G                G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----5-----5-----|----4-----4-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|----5-5---5---5-|--5---5---5---0-|----0-0---0---0-|----0-0---0---0-|
D|--5-------5-----|--------5-----0-|--0-------0-----|--0-------0-----|
A|3-------3-------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
  Wake me up       when September    ends
 
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
   Like my fathers  come to pass     seven years has gone so fast
 
  C                Cm               G                G       G/F#
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----3-----------|
B|----5-----5-----|----4-----4-----|----3-----3-----|----3-------3-0-|
G|----5-5---5---5-|--5---5---5---0-|----0-0---0---0-|----0-0-----0---|
D|--5-------5-----|--------5-----0-|--0-------0-----|--0-------------|
A|3-------3-------|3---------------|----------------|----------0-----|
E|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------2-------|
  Wake me up       when September ends
 
 
[Bridge]
 
  Em               Bm               C                G       G/F#
e|----------------|----------------|----0-----0-----|----3-----------|
B|----0-----0-----|----3-----3-----|----1-1---1-----|----3-------3-0-|
G|----0-0---0-----|----4-----4-----|--0-------0---0-|----0-0-----0---|
D|--2-------2---0-|--4---4-------4-|--------------0-|--0-------------|
A|----------------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|----------0-----|
E|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|3-------2-------|
  Here comes the   rain again       falling from the stars
 
  Em               Bm               C                D
e|----------------|----------------|----0-----0-----|----2-----2-----|
B|----0-----0-----|----3-----3-----|----1-1---1-----|----3-3---3-----|
G|----0-0---0-----|----4-----4-----|--0-------0---0-|--2---2---2---0-|
D|--2-------2---0-|--4---4-------4-|----------------|0-------0-------|
A|----------------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|----------------|
E|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Drenched   in my pain again     becoming who we are
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  As      my      memory     rests  but never forgets what I   lost
 
  C                Cm               G                G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----5-----5-----|----4-----4-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|----5-5---5---5-|--5---5---5---0-|----0-0---0---0-|----0-0---0---0-|
D|--5-------5-----|--------5-----0-|--0-------0-----|--0-------0-----|
A|3-------3-------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
  Wake me up       when September ends
 
 
[Break]
 
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 w/distortion
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Summer       has come and passed   the innocent can never last
 
 
[Chorus]
 
  C                Cm               G5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  Wake me up       when September ends
 
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ring    out the   bells again     like we did when spring began
 
  C                Cm               G5                       G5/F#
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
  Wake me up       when September ends
 
 
[Distorted Bridge]
 
  E5               Bm               C5               G5      G5/F#
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----3-----------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|----------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-|
  Here comes the   rain again       falling from the stars
 
  E5               Bm               C5               D5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----3-3-3-3-3---|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Drenched   in my pain again     becoming who we are
 
e|----------------|------------3---|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  As      my      memory     rests  but never forgets what I   lost
 
  C                Cm               G5                       G5/F#
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
  Wake me up       when September ends
 
 
[Solo]
 
Guitar 1
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----12-----12--12|-----12-----12--12|-----13-----13--13|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
G|12-12--12-12--12--|11-11--11-11--11--|12-12--12-12--12--|12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
 
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----12-----12--12|-----12-----12--12|-----13-----13--13|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
G|12-12--12-12--12--|11-11--11-11--11--|12-12--12-12--12--|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
 
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
G|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 
Guitar 2
  E5               Bm               C5               G5      G5/F#
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----3-----------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|----------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
 
  E5               Bm               C5               D5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----3-----------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
  D5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
Guitar 2 (still w/distortion)
  G
e|3---------------|
B|3---------------|
G|0---------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
 
Guitar 1 (clean/acoustic)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Summer       has come and passed   the innocent can never last
 
w/distortion for the rest of the song,
 
 
[Chorus]
 
  C                Cm               G5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  Wake me up       when September ends
 
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
D|5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Like my fathers  come   to pass   twenty years  has gone    so fast
 
  C                Cm               G5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  Wake me up       when September ends
 
 
[Ending]
 
  C                Cm               G5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  Wake me up       when September ends
 
  C                Cm               G5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------|
  Wake me up       when September ends
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Hey, sweet tab, man. The acoustic parts sound exactly like the album.
+111
Holy croch! This tab is kickass. It's hella accurate. Like the second measure of the distorted bridge is this: e| |----------------| B| |----3-----------| G| |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-| D| |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-| A| |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-| E| |----------------| If you listen to the CD, that's how it is, they only play 3 on the B string that one time. All tabs should put the little things like that in there.
+87
this is an awesome song and you have tabbed it great and corretly. great job - AdVisory-
+35