Macys Day Parade (ver 5) by Green Day
ARTIST: Green Day
SONG: Macy Day's Parade
ALBUM: Warning (2000)
BASSIST: Mike Dirnt
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Okay, this is how I play it with my band.
I believe it to be 100% accurate.
Standard tuning; half step down if wished.
Timing is as displayed, with correct
intervals between notes.
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Verse x1:
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-0-0--0-0-0--0-2-2--2-2-2--2-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7|
Pre-Chorus 1 x2:
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Break x1 :
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7|
Verse x2
Pre-Chorus 2 x1 (The last four notes are low in the mix, so
listen close for them):
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------76--|
A|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9--76|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus x1:
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7--7-6-7-6--4-4--4-2-4-2--0-0--0-0-0--0-2-2--2-1-2-1|
Post-Chorus x1:
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------9-7-6b|
E|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-------|
Verse x2
Pre-Chorus 1 x1
Pre-Chorus 2 x1
Chorus x3
Post-Chorus x1
Ending x1 (The first measure is how it is on the album;
the second is how I like to play it):
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7~~~~~|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------9-7-6b--------|
E|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7---------7~~~~~|
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| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| b bend note
| p pull-off
| ~ let ring
| + harmonic
| x mute note
| s slap note
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