Wake Me Up When September Ends Green Day
Song: Wake Me Up When September Ends
Artist: Green Day
Album: American Idiot
Tabbed by: Dan Benz (DanSumthing@wi.rr.com)
This is a great song from an incredible album. I heard the intro to this
and I had to tab the whole thing. Easily my best tab, it took me a long
time because I wanted to get every note right.
For the acoustic verse and bridge, I tabbed each note out the way it's
played on the album, but if you'd rather just play the chords, they're
written above the tablature. See below for chord fingerings.
C - |x32010| Em - |022000|
Cm - |x35543| Bm - |x24432|
G - |3x0033| D - |xx0232|
G/Gb - |200033|
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Edit (7/28/05) : ||
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Changed this To this ||
e| |----0-----0-----| e| |----------------| || B| |----1-1---1---1-| B| |----5-----5-----| || G| |--0-------0-----| G| |----5-5---5---5-| || D| |----------------| D| |--5-------5-----| || A| |3-------3-------| A| |3-------3-------| || E| |----------------| E| |----------------| ||
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In Verse 1, playing the bar chord version of the ||
C chord makes it much easier to transition to ||
the Cm chord that follows it. ||
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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| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{
{ 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-------|
Repeat Verse 1 except final measure, then G G/Gb
play |----3-----------| this > |----3-------3-0-| > |----0-0-----0---| > |--0-------------| |----------0-----| |3-------2-------|
Bridge
[Em] [Bm] [C] [G] [G/Gb]
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-------|
[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-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Repeat Verse 1
Repeat Intro
W/Distortion,
Play 2 measures of Intro, then play
the first 4 measures of Verse 1
{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-|
Play the first 4 measures of Verse 1, then,
[C] [Cm] [G5] [G5/Gb]
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-|
Distorted Bridge
[E5] [Bm] [C5] [G5] [G5/Gb]
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-|
[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-|----------------|----------------|----------------| 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| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[C] [Cm] [G5] [G5/Gb]
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-|
{Solo
{Guitar1
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |----12----12--12|----12----12--12|----13----13--13|1515151515151515|
{G|/|1212--1212--12--|1111--1111--11--|1212--1212--12--|1212121211111111|
{D| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |----12----12--12|----12----12--12|----13----13--13|1515151515151515|
{G| |1212--1212--12--|1111--1111--11--|1212--1212--12--|1212121212121212|
{D| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |1515151515151515|1515151515151515|1515151515151515|
{G| |1111111111111111|1212121212121212|1111111111111111| Go to the next
{D| |----------------|----------------|----------------| Guitar1 section
{A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|
{Guitar2 (Rhythm Guitar) during the Solo
{ E5 Bm C5 G5 G5/Gb
{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| |----------------|----------------|----------------|
Guitar2 (still w/distortion)
[G]
e| |3---------------| B| |3---------------| G| |0---------------| D| |----------------| A| |----------------| E| |----------------|
{Guitar1 (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| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
W/Distortion for the rest of the song,
Play the Chorus,
Play the first 4 measures of Verse 1,
Repeat the Chorus 2X,
End with:
[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---------------|
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