Poprocks & Coke
Album: International Superhits
Written By: Green Day Bassist Mike Dirnt
Tuning: Standard 4 String Bass (E, A, D, G)
Tabbed By: Spencer Hall
This song is easy and fun to play. If you have any comments, email them to me. If you have any changes, email them to me. Listen to the song to get the timing down and to add anything that makes it easier for you to play.
X = Choked Note (hold hand on string but don’t press down)
*-* = Let Ring
G|----------------------------------
D|------------------------------2-2-
A|-0-00-0-0-00-0--0-00-0-0-00-0-----
E|----------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------
D|---------------0-00-0-0-00-0---------------
A|-0-00-0-0-00-0---------------0-00-0-0-00-0-
E|-------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------
D|-2-22-2-2-22-1-0-00-0-0-00-0---------------
A|-----------------------------0-00-0-0-00-0-
E|-------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------
D|---------------0-00-0-0-00-0---------------
A|-0-00-0-0-00-0---------------0-00-0-0-00-0-
E|-------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------
D|-2-22-2-2-22-1-0-00-0-0-00-0--------------------------
A|-----------------------------0-00-0-00-0--------------
E|-----------------------------------------0-2-22-2-0-0-
G|---------------------------------------------
D|-0----------------0--------------------------
A|---0-2-2-22-2-22----0-2-2-22-2-22--0-0-0-000-
E|---------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|---------------2-2--------------
A|-0-00-0-0-00-0-----XXXXXXXXXXXX-
E|--------------------------------
Right Here Billy Joe will sing with no instruments. Turn on medium distortion.
G|---------------------------------------------------------
D|-0-00-0-0-00-0---------------2-22-2-2-22-1-0-00-0-0-00-0-
A|---------------0-00-0-0-00-0-----------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------0--------------0---------------------
A|-0-00-0-0-00----------------0-2-2-222-22---0-2-22-222-0-00-000-
E|-------------0-2-2-22-000--------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------
A|-0-00-0-0-00-0--0-00-0-0-00---------------------2-22-22-22-222-
E|----------------------------0-2-22-22-22-2-0-00----------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------
D|-0-00-00-00-0-------------------------------------------
A|--------------2-22-22-22-22----------------2-22-222-222-
E|----------------------------2-22-22-22-000--------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|-00000000-22222222- Billy Joe --0-00-0-0-00-0---------------
A|------------------- Sings ----------------0-00-0-0-00-0-
E|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------
D|-2-22-2-2-22-1-0-00-0-0-00-0--------------------------
A|-----------------------------0-00-0-0-00--------------
E|-----------------------------------------0-2-22-22-00-
G|------------------------------------------------------
D|-0-----------------0-----------------0----------------
A|---0-2-2-222-22-00---0-2-2-222-22-00---0-222222222222-
E|------------------------------------------------------
Take Distortion Off
G|-----------------------------------------------
D|-----------2-2-----------2-2-----------2-2-----
A|-0-00-0-00-----0-00-0-00-----0-00-0-00-----*0*-
E|-----------------------------------------------
That’s the entire song. Mike Dirnt has his own little touches so listen to the song and play along to get timing and to fine tune. This should be extremely close to the song.
