21 Guns Ver 2 by Green Day
Green Day - 21 Guns ver 2 guitar tab
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21 Guns – Green Day
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INFO:
GUITARS:
Guitars 1 and 3 are Billie Joe and/or Jeff Matika, who plays what live appears to vary. Guitar 2 is
Jason White. I know that guitar 4 is Mike Dirnt on bass guitar and should have a different tab but
“bass guitar” has the word guitar in it and that’s a good enough excuse for me.
Guitar 1 – Acoustic
Guitar 2 – Electric
Guitar 3 – Electric
Guitar 4 – Bass
I've tried to tab the bass part without open strings because playing with one hand doesn’t feel
right to me, not that I actually own a bass. Feel free to change notes on the 5th fret to an open
string or whatever if you feel the need.
STRUMMING:
The actual strumming used for guitars 1 and 3 in the verse is a bit more imaginative than what I’ve
put, but the rhythm I’ve used is easier to read and easily recognizable as 21 guns. I know that
when I've developed a strumming pattern that’s a bit more interesting over time, I’m sure you can do
something similar.
If that’s not good enough for you, and you want the exact rhythms then I suggest you listen to the
proper Green Day recording at here --> http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=FmebhhExY0A
This isn't the recording that I have tabbed from however, I used the album mainly, that one just has
people with arms you can watch for extra helpfulness.
CHEATS SOLO:
If, like me you are an epic failure when it comes to learning guitar solos from tab, then here is the rough shapes used in the solo, pick some notes on these chords and you'll be fine
E|-------------------------------- --------------0-- ---0-1-3--|
B|--10-(8)------------------------ --3-----1-----1-- ----------|
G|--10---------------------------- ---3-----2----0-- ----------|
D|--10---------------------------- ----3-----3---2-- ----------|
A|--8----------------------------- --------------3-- ----------|
E|-------------------------------- ----------------- ----------|x2
E|--------------0--|
B|--3-----1-----1--|
G|---3-----2----0--|
D|----3-----3---2--|
A|--------------3--|
E|-----------------|
Use the cords and bass tab for the solo as normal. If the solo isn’t perfect against the rhythm come up with your own stuff but I reckon you can get pretty damn close to the proper solo if not, dead on from this. I feel like it. If you are struggling then I will get around to putting a video on YouTube at some point so that you can learn it by ear. If all else fails learn a different song.
INTRO:
Guitar 2 with reverb (I think that’s what it is)
E|--1-----------------5-----------|
B|-----------3-----------------5--|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|x2
VERSE 1:
Guitar 1: (do the 1st bit 2 times before the lyrics come in if you’re feeling special)
E|--1--1------------1--1----------| |--------------------|
B|--3--3------------1--1----1--1--| |--------------------|
G|--2--2----3--3----2--2----0--0--| |--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--|
D|----------3--3----3--3----2--2--| |--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--|
A|----------1--1------------3--3--| |--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------------------|x3|--------------------|
Do you know what’s worth... And you feel...
E|--1--1--------------------------| |------------------------|
B|--3--3------------1--1----1--1--| |------------------------|
G|--2--2----3--3----2--2----0--0--| |--3~--------------------|
D|----------3--3----3--3----2--2--| |--3~--------------------|
A|----------1--1------------3--3--| |--1~--------------------|
E|--------------------------------|x3|------------------------|
Does the pain weigh... You’re in ruins
Guitar 2: (very quiet)
E|--------------------------------| |--------------------|
B|--------------------------------| |--------------------|
G|--------------------------------| |--------------------|
D|--------------------------------| |--------------------|
A|--------------------------------| |--------------------|
E|--------------------------------|x3|--------------------|
Do you know what’s worth... And you feel...
E|--1~--------------5~------------| |--1~----------------|
B|----------3~--------------5~----| |--------------------|
G|--------------------------------| |--------------------|
D|--------------------------------| |--------------------|
A|--------------------------------| |--------------------|
E|--------------------------------|x3|--------------------|
Does the pain weigh... You’re in ruins
Guitar 3: nothing, you play nothing, don’t you feel privileged
Guitar 4:
G|--------------------------------| |--------------------|
D|--------------------------------| |--------------------|
A|--------------------------------| |--------------------|
E|--------------------------------|x3|--------------------|
Do you know what’s worth... And you feel...
G|--------------------------------| |--------------------|
D|--5~--------------3~------------| |--------------------|
A|----------1--1------------3--3--| |--1~----------------|
E|--------------------------------|x3|--------------------|
Does the pain weigh... You’re in ruins
CHORUS:
Guitar 1 & 3:
E|-----||----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----||----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--||--------------7-7---5-5--3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--5--||--3-3---2-2---7-7---5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--3--||--3-3---3-3---5-5---3-3--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-----||--1-1---0-0----------------------1-1-1-1------------------|x2
One, 21 guns, lay down...
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3---------5~--|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5~--|
A|--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3~--|
E|----------1-1-1-1-----|
You and...
Guitar 2:
E|-----||-------------------------------------------------0-1-3~---|
B|-----||----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--||--------------7-7---5-5--3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5----------|
D|--5--||--3-3---2-2---7-7---5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5----------|
A|--3--||--3-3---3-3---5-5---3-3--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------|
E|-----||--1-1---0-0----------------------1-1-1-1------------------|x2
One, 21 guns, lay down...
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3---------5~--|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5~--|
A|--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3~--|
E|----------1-1-1-1-----|
You and...
Guitar 4:
G|-----||----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----||----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--||--------------5-5---3-3--1-1-1-1---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-----||--1-1---0-0----------------------1-1-1-1------------------|x2
One, 21 guns, lay down...
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|--1-1-1-1----------3~--|
E|----------1-1-1-1------|
You and...
VERSE 2:
Guitar 1:
E|--1--1--------------------------| |--------------------|
B|--3--3------------1--1----1--1--| |--------------------|
G|--2--2----3--3----2--2----0--0--| |--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--|
D|----------3--3----3--3----2--2--| |--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--|
A|----------1--1------------3--3--| |--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------------------|x3|--------------------|
When you’ve reached... When your mind...
E|--1--1--------------------------| |------------------------|
B|--3--3------------1--1----1--1--| |------------------------|
G|--2--2----3--3----2--2----0--0--| |--3~--------------------|
D|----------3--3----3--3----2--2--| |--3~--------------------|
A|----------1--1------------3--3--| |--1~--------------------|
E|--------------------------------|x3|------------------------|
Your faith walks... You’re in ruins
Guitar 2: (still very quiet)
E|--1~----------------5~-----------| |--------------------|
B|-----------3~----------------5~--| |--------------------|
G|---------------------------------| |--------------------|
D|---------------------------------| |--------------------|
A|---------------------------------| |--------------------|
E|---------------------------------|x3|--------------------|
When you’ve reached... When your mind...
(bit louder now)
E|--1~----------------5~-----------| |--------------------|
B|-----------3~----------------5~--| |--------------------|
G|---------------------------------| |--------------------|
D|---------------------------------| |--------------------|
A|---------------------------------| |--------------------|
E|---------------------------------|x3|--------------------|
Your faith walks... You’re in ruins
Guitar 3:
E|--1--1--------------------------| |--------------------|
B|--3--3------------1--1----1--1--| |--------------------|
G|--2--2----3--3----2--2----0--0--| |--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--|
D|----------3--3----3--3----2--2--| |--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--|
A|----------1--1------------3--3--| |--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------------------|x3|--------------------|
When you’ve reached... When your mind...
E|--1--1--------------------------| |------------------------|
B|--3--3------------1--1----1--1--| |------------------------|
G|--2--2----3--3----2--2----0--0--| |--3~--------------------|
D|----------3--3----3--3----2--2--| |--3~--------------------|
A|----------1--1------------3--3--| |--1~--------------------|
E|--------------------------------|x3|------------------------|
Your faith walks... You’re in ruins
Guitar 4:
G|--------------------------------| |--------------------|
D|--5~--------------3~------------| |--------------------|
A|----------1--1------------3--3--| |--1~----------------|
E|--------------------------------|x3|--------------------|
When you’ve reached... When your mind...
G|--------------------------------| |--------------------|
D|--5~--------------3~------------| |--------------------|
A|----------1--1------------3--3--| |--1~----------------|
E|--------------------------------|x3|--------------------|
Your faith walks... You’re in ruins
CHORUS:
Guitar 1 & 3:
E|-----||----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----||----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--||--------------7-7---5-5--3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--5--||--3-3---2-2---7-7---5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--3--||--3-3---3-3---5-5---3-3--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-----||--1-1---0-0----------------------1-1-1-1------------------|x2
One, 21 guns, lay down...
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|----------1-1-1-1-------------------|
You and...
Guitar 2:
E|-----||-------------------------------------------------0-1-3~---|
B|-----||----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--||--------------7-7---5-5--3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5----------|
D|--5--||--3-3---2-2---7-7---5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5----------|
A|--3--||--3-3---3-3---5-5---3-3--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------|
E|-----||--1-1---0-0----------------------1-1-1-1------------------|x2
One, 21 guns, lay down...
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|----------1-1-1-1-------------------|
You and...
Guitar 4:
G|-----||----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----||----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--||--------------5-5---3-3--1-1-1-1---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-----||--1-1---0-0----------------------1-1-1-1------------------|x2
One, 21 guns, lay down...
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|--1-1-1-1----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|----------1-1-1-1-------------------|
You and...
BRIDGE:
GUITAR 1, 2 & 3:
E|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
G|--7-7----3-3-----------5-5-5-5---| |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--7-7----3-3----3-3----5-5-5-5---| |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5----1-1----3-3----3-3-3-3---| |--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|----------------1-1--------------|x3|-----------------------------------|
Did you... Like a liar...
GUITAR 4:
G|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
A|--5-5----1-1-----------3-3-3-3---| |--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|----------------1-1--------------|x3|-----------------------------------|
Did you... Like a liar...
SOLO:
GUITAR 1 and 3:
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-----------------------------1-1-1-1-------------------|x2
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3----------------------------|
D|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-----------1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
GUITAR 2:
E|---------------------------------------------- ---------------------0-- ---0-1-3--|
B|---------10-------8---10---------------------- --3---------1--------1-- ----------|
G|---------------------------10--------10------- -----3---------2-----0-- ----------|
D|-----10------10-----------------10--------10-- --------3---------3----- ----------|
A|--8------------------------------------------- ---------------------3-- ----------|
E|---------------------------------------------- ------------------------ ----------|x2
E|---------------------0--|
B|--3---------1--------1--| I don't use a pick when i play, and so i have some funny habits. One
G|-----3---------2-----0--| of said habits is to occasionally pluck individual strings with my
D|--------3---------3-(2)-|
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