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Who Wrote Holden Caulfield

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

Song

Green Day - Who Wrote Holden Caulfield

Submitted By: Chris

EMail: cwsmith@together.net

Album:Kerplunk (1992 Reprise Records)

Track:11

Guitar:Billie Joe Armstrong

Guitar I-Distorted Electric

Guitar II-Clean Electric

Key:

pm.-palm mute

~~~-let ring

>-accent (pick harder)

b-bend

x-mute

h-hammer

Gtr. I

Verse:

E5 D5 Cb5

e-------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------|
g---99-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-66-6-66-6---|
D---99-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-66-6-66-6---|
A---77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-44-4-44-4---|
E-------------------------------------------------------|

pm.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..|

Cb5 B5

e-----------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------|
g---66-6-66-6-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4---|
D---66-6-66-6-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4---|(x1)
A---44-4-44-4-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2---|
E-----------------------------------|

pm.... .. .. .. .. .. ..|

Gtr. II

Beginning of Second Verse Rep:

E5

e-----------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------|

g---9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|

D---9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|

A---7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|

E-----------------------------------|

Gtr. I

verse x3

Gtr. II

End of Fourth Verse Rep:

B5

e-------------------------|
b-------------------------|
g---44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4---|
D---44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4---|
A---22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2---|
E-------------------------|

pm.... > .. > .. > .. > ..|

Gtr. I and II

Pre-Chorus:

Gb5 A5

e-------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------|
D---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|(x2)
A---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|

Chorus:

E5 B5 D5 A5

e-----------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------|
g---9-9-9-9-9-9-------------7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|
D---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|(x4)
A---7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-------------5-5-5-5-5-5---|

Gtr. I

verse x2

Gtr. II

Verse Fill:

e---9---------|
b-----9-------|
g--------7b---|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------------|

Gtr. I

verse x2

Pre-Chorus x2

Chrorus x4

Interlude:

E5 D5 Cb5 B5

e--------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|
g---999-9--777-7--666-6--444-4---|
D---999-9--777-7--666-6--444-4---|(x2)
A---777-7--555-5--444-4--222-2---|
E--------------------------------|

> > > > |

e--------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------|
g---999-9--111111-11--131313-13--151515-15---|
D---999-9--x-x-x--x---x-x-x--x---x-x-x--x----|
A---777-7--9-9-9--9---111111-11--131313-13---|
E--------------------------------------------|

pm..... > ..... > ...... > ..... > .|

Pre-Chorus x2

Chorus Fill:

E5 B5 D5 A5

e-----------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------|
g---9-------------7-----------------|
D---9------9------7------7----------|(x2)
A---7------9------5------7----------|
E----------7-------------5----------|

> > > > |

Chorus x6

End On:

e-------|
b-------|
g---9---|
D---9---|
A---7---|
E-------|

> |

That's it! Enjoy!

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