Guitar tablature for "Governator" by "Green Day"

Artist: Green Day
Piece: Governator
Instrument: Guitar
Submitter: GtrGeek29
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This is a good song, from the American Idiot B-Side. This is all correct, as far as I can tell. It's my first full tab, but it's really easy, a monkey could figure it out.

                                   GOVERNATOR
                            As recorded by Green Day
                      (From the 2004 Album AMERICAN IDIOT)(B-Side)

Words and Music by Green Day
Transcribed by Mike Dame

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

  Q=170
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|


  Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|


  E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|


  E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q  E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------9--9----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------9--9----|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7--7----|
|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|


  E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q  E    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-----------------|--------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|--------------|
|---------------------------9--9--|-----------------|--------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9----|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7--7--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9----|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7----|


  Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-9--9-----------|-----------------|-9--9-----------|-----------------|
|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-7--7-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7--7-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|------7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


  E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------9-9-----7-7-------------7-7-----|-9-9-----7-7-----|---------7-7-----|
|-9-9-9-9-9-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-----7-7-x-x-|-9-9-x-x-7-7-x-x-|-7-7-----7-7-x-x-|
|-9-9-9-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|
|-7-7-7-----------------5-5-x-x---------|-----------------|-5-5-x-x---------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-----7-7-----|---------7-7-----|-9-9-----7-7-----|---------7-7-----|
|-9-9-x-x-7-7-x-x-|-7-7-----7-7-x-x-|-9-9-x-x-7-7-x-x-|-7-7-----7-7-x-x-|
|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|
|-----------------|-5-5-x-x---------|-----------------|-5-5-x-x---------|


  Wx7                            E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|-------------x-x-|
|------------------------------|-------------x-x-|
|------------------------------|-------------x-x-|
|------------------------------|-------------x-x-|
|------------------------------|-------------x-x-|
|------------------------------|-------------x-x-|


  Wx7                            E E E E E Q  E
|------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------------|-----------9--9-|
|------------------------------|-----------9--9-|
|------------------------------|-----------7--7-|
|------------------------------|----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------9--9-|-----------------|--------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9----|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-7--7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9----|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7----|


  Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-9--9-----------|-----------------|-9--9-----------|-----------------|
|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-7--7-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7--7-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|------7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------9-9-----7-|-7-------------7-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-x-x-7-|-7-x-x-7-7-----7-|
|-9-9-9-7-7-x-x-5-|-5-x-x-7-7-x-x-5-|
|-7-7-7-----------|-------5-5-x-x---|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|-7-----9-9-----7-|-7-------------7-|-7-------|
|-7-x-x-9-9-x-x-7-|-7-x-x-7-7-----7-|-7-x-x---|
|-5-x-x-7-7-x-x-5-|-5-x-x-7-7-x-x-5-|-5-x-x---|
|-----------------|-------5-5-x-x---|---------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-----7-7-----|---------7-7-----|-9-9-----7-7-----|---------7-7-----|
|-9-9-x-x-7-7-x-x-|-7-7-----7-7-x-x-|-9-9-x-x-7-7-x-x-|-7-7-----7-7-x-x-|
|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|
|-----------------|-5-5-x-x---------|-----------------|-5-5-x-x---------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------9--9-|-----------------|-----------9--9-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-7--7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-7--7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------9--9-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-7--7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|---------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|---------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|---------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|


  Gtr I
  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Gtr I
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|-------------------------------------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|------------------|


  Gtr I
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-----7-7-----|---------7-7-----|-9-9-----7-7-----|---------7-7-----|
|-9-9-x-x-7-7-x-x-|-7-7-----7-7-x-x-|-9-9-x-x-7-7-x-x-|-7-7-----7-7-x-x-|
|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|
|-----------------|-5-5-x-x---------|-----------------|-5-5-x-x---------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-----7-7-----|---------7-7-----|-9-9-----7-7-----|---------7-7-----|
|-9-9-x-x-7-7-x-x-|-7-7-----7-7-x-x-|-9-9-x-x-7-7-x-x-|-7-7-----7-7-x-x-|
|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|
|-----------------|-5-5-x-x---------|-----------------|-5-5-x-x---------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-----7-7-----|---------7-7-----|-9-9-----7-7-----|---------7-7-----|
|-9-9-x-x-7-7-x-x-|-7-7-----7-7-x-x-|-9-9-x-x-7-7-x-x-|-7-7-----7-7-x-x-|
|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|
|-----------------|-5-5-x-x---------|-----------------|-5-5-x-x---------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-----7-7-----|---------7-7-----|-9-9-----7-7-----|---------7-7-----|
|-9-9-x-x-7-7-x-x-|-7-7-----7-7-x-x-|-9-9-x-x-7-7-x-x-|-7-7-----7-7-x-x-|
|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-|
|-----------------|-5-5-x-x---------|-----------------|-5-5-x-x---------|


  Q.
|-------|
|-------|
|-9-----|
|-9\----|
|-7-----|
|-------|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths


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