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Group Name: Green Day
Song Name: 'Uptight'
Album Name: Nimrod
Tabbed By: Todd M. Weber (tweber@aomke.com)
Note: Tune Down 1/2 Step to Match CD (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
INRTO AND VERSES
-Guitar (Barely audible beneath Bass Line)
Db: 5554445554445544 G G (G chords end of intro only).
-Bass Line
Gb: 0000000000000000----------------
Db: --------------------------------
Ab: ----------------3333333333333333-(5-5 end of intro only)
INTRO
Play the guitar part 4 times and bass part 2 times and end
with G G at the end of second time.
VERSES
Play the 'VERSE' guitar part 6 times and bass part 3 times with the
the following lyrics. The '*' indicates where the bass changes
notes:
VERSE I
*
I woke up on the wrong side of the floor
* *
Made, made my way to the front door
* *
Broke my engagement with myself (Go to HOOK)
VERSE II (Guitar part is slightly louder this time around
*
I got a new start on a dead end road
* *
Peaked, peaked out regendered load(?)
* *
Owed, paid up all my debts to myself (Go to HOOK)
HOOK
-Guitar and Bass Line
Ab: 55555555/33333333 (play 3 times)
* *
Perfect picture of bad health
* *
Another notch scratched on my belt
* *
The future just aint what it used to be
(The future's in my living room)
-Repeat VERSE and HOOK parts above (Guitar part is slightly louder
this time around.
CHORUS
-Guitar
Hear are the chords that you will need:
G C D E
X X X X
X X X X
X 5 7 9
5 5 7 9
5 3 5 7
3 3 5 7
-Guitar
G C G C
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun yeah. All night, suicide's last call now.
C D G CC DD
I've been uptight all night, I'm the son of gun.
-Bass
Gb: 00-000 00-000
Db:
Ab: 33-333333333 33-333333333
-Play above part twice
Gb: 00000 00000
Db: 00000 0-0
Ab: 3-3
-Repeat entire chorus one time
INTERLUDE
-Guitar
Eb: 3332223332223322
Bb: 3333333333333333
-Repeat INTERLUDE 8 times
-Bass
-Play bass line from 'VERSE' for whole interlude.
ENDING
-Guitar play chorus 4 times and then end on E chord.
-Bass play chorus 4 times and then end on Ab:-7-
That's pretty much the whole song. The strumming patterns probably not
exact, just listen to the CD and you'll get a feel for the right patterns.
The bassline is pretty simplified because I'm not a true bass player. I
know Mike Dirnt adds his stuff in between, but I just gave the basic idea.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to e-mail me at
(tweber@aomke.com).
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