This is Green day's cover of John Lennon's original track. and i have to say, Green day
one hell of a job.
This is the capoed version of the song but i really doubt there even IS an "uncapoed" version.
Anyway, here it is, have fun =]
Band: Green day
Album: (Non-Album)
Song: Working class hero
Tuning: Standard
Guitar I - Capo 2nd Fret
Guitar II - No capo
Intro :
E|-----0--0--0-------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0-------0--0--0--0---|
B|-----1--1--1-------1--1--1--1--------1--1--1-------1--1--1--1---|
G|--2-----2----------2--2--2--2-----2-----2----------2--2--2--2---|
D|--2------------0h2-2-----2--------2------------0h2-2-----2------|
A|--0-------------------------------0-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Just listen to the song to get the strumming pattern.
Verse 1, 2 & 3 :
Guitar I (Clean or acoustic)
E|--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0-----3--3--3--3-----|
B|--1--1--1--1-----1--1--1--1-----3--3--3--3-----|
G|--2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2-----0--0--0--0-----|
D|--2-----2--2-----2-----2--2-----0--0--0--------|
A|--0-----------------------------2-----2--------|
E|--------------------------------3--------------|
E|-----0--0--0-------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0-------0--0--0--0---|
B|-----1--1--1-------1--1--1--1--------1--1--1-------1--1--1--1---|
G|--2-----2----------2--2--2--2-----2-----2----------2--2--2--2---|
D|--2------------0h2-2-----2--------2------------0h2-2-----2------|
A|--0-------------------------------0-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 1, 2 & 3:
Guitar I (Clean or acoustic)
E|--0--0-0-0--------3-3-3----2--2-2-2---|
B|--1--1-1-1--------3-3-3----3--3-3-3---|
G|--2--2-2-2--------0-0-0----2--2-2-2---|
D|--2----2-------0----0------0----------|
A|--0------------2----------------------|
E|---------------3----------------------|
E|-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-------0-0-0-0---|
B|-----1-1-1-------1-1-1-1--------1-1-1-------1-1-1-1---|
G|--2----2---------2-2-2-2-----2----2---------2-2-2-2---|
D|--2----------0h2-2---2-------2----------0h2-2---2-----|
A|--0--------------------------0------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 4:
Guitar II (Distorted)
E|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|\3-----3------------2-------------------|-------3-3-----------3-3----------3-3-----------3-3---|
G|\4--4------------2------------9---------|-----4-4-4---------4-4-4--------4-4-4---------4-4-4---|
D|\4------------2------------9--9---------|--4--4-4-4---4-----4-4-4-----4--4-4-4---4-----4-4-4---|
A|\2------------0------------7--7-----0---|--2--2-2-2---2-----2-2-2-----2--2-2-2---2-----2-2-2---|
E|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Guitar I (clean or acoustic)
E|--0--0-0-0-----0--0-0-0-----3--3-3-3-----|-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-------0-0-0-0---|
B|--1--1-1-1-----1--1-1-1-----3--3-3-3-----|-----1-1-1-------1-1-1-1--------1-1-1-------1-1-1-1---|
G|--2--2-2-2-----2--2-2-2-----0--0-0-0-----|--2----2---------2-2-2-2-----2----2---------2-2-2-2---|
D|--2----2-2-----2----2-2-----0--0-0-------|--2----------0h2-2---2-------2----------0h2-2---2-----|
A|--0-------------------------2----2-------|--0--------------------------0------------------------|
E|----------------------------3------------|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3-3------3--3--3--3--------------------|-------3-3-----------3-3----------3-3-----------3-3---|
G|--4--4--4-4------4--4--4--4----------2---------|-----4-4-4---------4-4-4--------4-4-4---------4-4-4---|
D|--4--4--4-4------4--4--4--4-------2------------|--4--4-4-4---4-----4-4-4-----4--4-4-4---4-----4-4-4---|
A|--2--2--2-2------2--2--2--2-----0--------------|--2--2-2-2---2-----2-2-2-----2--2-2-2---2-----2-2-2---|
E|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|
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E|--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0-----3--3--3--3-----|-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-------0-0-0-0---|
B|--1--1--1--1-----1--1--1--1-----3--3--3--3-----|-----1-1-1-------1-1-1-1--------1-1-1-------1-1-1-1---|
G|--2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2-----0--0--0--0-----|--2----2---------2-2-2-2-----2----2---------2-2-2-2---|
D|--2-----2--2-----2-----2--2-----0--0--0--------|--2----------0h2-2---2-------2----------0h2-2---2-----|
A|--0-----------------------------2-----2--------|--0--------------------------0------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3--------------|------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat this part once more ^ (the upper part)
Chorus 4 :
Guitar II (Distorted)
E|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|\3-----3------------2-------------------|-------3-3-----------3-3----------3-3-----------3-3---|
G|\4--4------------2------------9---------|-----4-4-4---------4-4-4--------4-4-4---------4-4-4---|
D|\4------------2------------9--9---------|--4--4-4-4---4-----4-4-4-----4--4-4-4---4-----4-4-4---|
A|\2------------0------------7--7-----0---|--2--2-2-2---2-----2-2-2-----2--2-2-2---2-----2-2-2---|
E|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Guitar I (clean or acoustic)
E|--0--0-0-0-----0--0-0-0-----3--3-3-3-----|-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-------0-0-0-0---|
B|--1--1-1-1-----1--1-1-1-----3--3-3-3-----|-----1-1-1-------1-1-1-1--------1-1-1-------1-1-1-1---|
G|--2--2-2-2-----2--2-2-2-----0--0-0-0-----|--2----2---------2-2-2-2-----2----2---------2-2-2-2---|
D|--2----2-2-----2----2-2-----0--0-0-------|--2----------0h2-2---2-------2----------0h2-2---2-----|
A|--0-------------------------2----2-------|--0--------------------------0------------------------|
E|----------------------------3------------|------------------------------------------------------|
Solo :
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------7------|
G|---------6-7~--9b11r9~--7p6----------6-7~--9b11r9~--7h9-9b11~--|
D|\--/9~---------------------9~---9~----------------------------|
A|\-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|\-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12~--10-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------11~---9~--7------7~--7-7--6--6-6----------------|
D|----------------------9~--------------------9--7--9~------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 5 : Same as Verse 4.
Chorus 5 : Same as Chorus 5.
Outro :
*The outro is from Lennon's original track so there are some minor differences. It's a
step down from Green day's cover which means it's standard tuning but without a capo.
E|----------------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0--|
B|-----3-3-3------1-1-1-1----------1-1-1-1------1-1-1-1---------1-1-1-1--|
G|-----0-0-0------2-2-2------------2---2-2------2-2-2-----------2---2----|
D|-----0--------------2--------0h2-2----------------2-------0h2-2--------|
A|--------------0-----------------------------0--------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
"well just Follow me.
E|-----0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0----3-----------2-----|
B|-----1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1----3-----------3-----|
G|-----2-2-2---------2-2--------0-----------2-----| *End on D
D|---------2--------------------0-----------0-----| Strum gently
A|--0-------------0-------------2-----------------|
E|------------------------------3-----------------|
"If you want to be a hero well just follow me.."
tabbed by:
Squierkid71
