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I Was There

Green Day
Bass Tab
★4.8(8)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

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I Was There-Green Day

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Album:1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours

Tuning:Standard

Tabbed by:WARNINGnimrod12

Email:WARNINGnimrod182@aim.com

INTRO

   G|--------------------------------------------------|
   D|----------------------------------3--2--0---------|
   A|---3--3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-1-----------3--1---|
   E|--------------------------------------------------|
   G|--------------------------------------------------|
   D|-----------------2-3-5-3-2-0------3--2--0---------|
   A|---3--3--0-3--3--------------3-1-----------3--1---|
   E|--------------------------------------------------|

VERSE

   G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   A|---3--3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-1--1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1---| x3
   E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   G|---------------------------------------------------|
   D|------------------2-3-5-3-2-0------3--2--0---------|
   A|---3--3--3-3-3-3--------------3-1-----------3--1---|
   E|---------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS

   G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   D|---3--3--3-3-3-----------------3--3--3-3-3-------------------|
   A|---------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3-------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3---|
   E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
   D|----------------------------------------------2-3-5-3-2-0-----|
   A|---1--1--1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-3--------------3---|
   E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
   G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   D|---3--3--3-3-3-----------------3--3--3-3-3-------------------|
   A|---------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3-------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3---|
   E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   A|---1--1--1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3---|
   E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

INTRO

VERSE 2(Same as VERSE 1)

CHORUS 2

   G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   D|---3--3--3-3-3-----------------3--3--3-3-3-------------------|
   A|---------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3-------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3---|
   E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
   D|----------------------------------------------2-3-5-3-2-0-----|
   A|---1--1--1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-3--------------3---|
   E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
   G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   D|---3--3--3-3-3-----------------3--3--3-3-3-------------------|
   A|---------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3-------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3---|
   E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   G|-------------------------------------------------|
   D|------3--2--0------------------------------------|
   A|---1-----------3--1-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3---|
   E|-------------------------------------------------|

FILL 1

   G|--------------------------------------------------|
   D|----------------------------------3--2--0---------|
   A|---3--3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-1-----------3--1---|
   E|--------------------------------------------------|
   G|---------------------------------------------------|
   D|------------------2-3-5-3-2-0------3--2--0---------|
   A|---3--3--3-3-3-3--------------3-1-----------3--1---|
   E|---------------------------------------------------|

FILL 2

  G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A|---3-3---3-3---1-1---1-1---3-3---3-3---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
  E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

(GUITAR FILL)

BRIDGE x4

   G|---------------------------------------------|
   D|---------------------------------------------|
   A|---5--5--5-5-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-3--3--3-3---|
   E|---------------------------------------------|

VERSE 3(Also same as VERSE 1)

CHORUS 3

   G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   D|---3--3--3-3-3-----------------3--3--3-3-3-------------------|
   A|---------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3-------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3---|
   E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
   D|----------------------------------------------2-3-5-3-2-0-----|
   A|---1--1--1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-3--------------3---|
   E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
   G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   D|---3--3--3-3-3-----------------3--3--3-3-3-------------------|
   A|---------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3-------------3--3-3--3-3-3-3---|
   E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
   G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
   D|----------------------------------------------2-3-5-3-2-0-----|
   A|---1--1--1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-3--------------3---|
   E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

OUTRO

   G|------------------2--3-2--------------------------------|
   D|---3--3--3-3-3-----------3--3--3-3-3----2-3-5-3-2-0-----|
   A|---------------3---------------------3--------------3---|
   E|--------------------------------------------------------|
   G|---------------------------------5----5------|
   D|------3--2--0--------------------------------|
   A|---1-----------3--1-3--3--0-3--3----3----3---|
   E|---------------------------------------------|
   G|------------------2--3-2--------------------------------|
   D|---3--3--3-3-3-----------3--3--3-3-3----2-3-5-3-2-0-----|
   A|---------------3---------------------3--------------3---|
   E|--------------------------------------------------------|
   G|---------------------------------5----5-----------------------|
   D|------3--2--0-------------------------------------------------|
   A|---1-----------3--1-3--3--0-3--3----3----3--------------------|
   E|--------------------------------------------1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|

*The two 5's on the G string may be slapped, I'm not sure. It sounds good

picked or slapped.

ORDER:

INTRO

VERSE

CHORUS

INTRO 2

VERSE 2

CHORUS 2

FILL

FILL 2

GUITAR FILL

BRIDGE x4

VERSE 3

CHORUS 3

OUTRO

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