WHEN I COME AROUND (Bassline)
As recorded by Green Day
(From the 1994 Album DOOKIE)
Words by Billie Joe
Music by Green Day
Transcribed by Jake Brown
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass'
Intro
Q=98
4/4
Gtr I
Wx2 H E E S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S
|------------|----------4h5p4p0-||--------5p4p0----------------|
|------------|--------5---------||o-5-5-5-------------4h5p4p0--|
|------------|------------------||o-------------5-5-5----------|
|------------|------------------||-----------------------------|
PM PM
e E E E +Q S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S e E S S E +E E S S S S
|--------------------|-------5p4p0---------------|-----2h4-----------------||
|-2-2-2--------------|-5-5-5-------------4h5p4p0-|-2-2---------------------||
|-------3-(3)--3h4s5-|-------------5-5-5---------|---------3-(3)-3-3h4h5S7-||
|--------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------||
Verse
PM
E S S S S E E S S S S S S e E S S E +E E S S S S 4x
||--------5p4p0---------------|-----2h4------------------||
||o-5-5-5-------------4h5p4p0-|-2-2---------------------o||
||o-------------5-5-5---------|---------3-(3)-3-3h4h5S7-o||
||----------------------------|--------------------------||
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-||--------5p4p0-------------------|
|-||o-5-5-5-------x-------4h5p4p0---|
|-||o---------------5-5-5-----------|
|-||--------------------------------|
PM
e E S S E +E S S S S S S 3x
|-----2h4--------------------||
|-2-2-----------------------o||
|---------3-(3)-3-3-3h4h5S7-o||
|----------------------------||
PM
E S S S S E E S S S S S S e E S S E +E. +S Q
|-------5p4p0---------------|-----2h4----------------||
|-5-5-5-------------4h5p4p0-|-2-2--------------------||
|-------------5-5-5---------|---------3-(3)-(3)S12--||
|---------------------------|------------------------||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E.
|-----------------|-----------0h2-0---|-----------------|-------------5p4--||
|-----------------|-----------------0-|-----------------|------------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3--------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------||
Interlude
PM
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S e E S S E +E E S S S S
||--------5p4p0-----------------|-----2h4------------------||
||o-5-5-5-------x-------4h5p4p0-|-2-2---------------------o||
||o---------------5-5-5---------|---------3-(3)-3-3h4h5S7-o||
||------------------------------|--------------------------||
Verse
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
||--------5p4p0-----------------|
||o-5-5-5-------x-------4h5p4p0-|
||o---------------5-5-5---------|
||------------------------------|
1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6.,7. 8.
PM PM
e E S S E +E S S S S S S 8x e E S S E +E. +S Q
|-----2h4----------------------||-----2h4-----------------||
|-2-2-------------------------o||-2-2---------------------||
|---------3-(3)-3-(3)-3h4h5S7-o||---------3-(3)-(3)S12---||
|------------------------------||-------------------------||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E.
|-----------------|-----------0h2-0---|-----------------|-------------5p4--||
|-----------------|-----------------0-|-----------------|------------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3--------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------||
Interlude/guitar solo
PM
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S e E S S E +E E S S S S
|-------5p4p0-----------------|-----2h4-----------------|
|-5-5-5-------x-------4h5p4p0-|-2-2---------------------|
|---------------5-5-5---------|---------3-(3)-3-3h4h5S7-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
||--------5p4p0-----------------|
||o-5-5-5-------x-------4h5p4p0-|
||o---------------5-5-5---------|
||------------------------------|
PM
e E S S E +E S S S S S S
|-----2h4--------------------||
|-2-2-----------------------o||
|---------3-(3)-3-3-3h4h5S7-o||
|----------------------------||
PM
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S e E S S E +E. +S Q
|-------5p4p0-----------------|-----2h4------------------||
|-5-5-5-------x-------4h5p4p0-|-2-2----------------------||
|---------------5-5-5---------|---------3-(3)-(3)S12----||
|-----------------------------|--------------------------||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E.
|-----------------|-----------0h2-0---|-----------------|-------------5p4--||
|-----------------|-----------------0-|-----------------|------------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3--------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------||
Outro
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
||--------5p4p0-----------------|
||o-5-5-5-------x-------4h5p4p0-|
||o---------------5-5-5---------|
||------------------------------|
1.,2.,3. 4.
PM PM
e E S S E +E S S S S S S 4x e E S S E +H
|-----2h4--------------------||-----2h4----------*|
|-2-2-----------------------o||-2-2--------------*|
|---------3-(3)-3-3-3h4h5S7-o||---------3-(3)----*|
|----------------------------||------------------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
