Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?
Green Day
Kerplunk! (1992)
Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong
Music: Green Day
Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here)
Notes: Palm mute all verses, bass and drums start on first chorus.
On first verse, a second guitar hits an E5 when the bass and drums
come in, and lets it ring and feed back, then comes in on the last
B5.
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
5 = power chord
() = harmonic
Verse (palm mute)
E5 D5 C#5 B5 (x2) Verse 2 lead
e|-----------------------------------(9)-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------(9)-7b------------------|
G|-9----7----6----4----------------------------------------------|
D|-9----7----6----4----------------------------------------------|
A|-7----5----4----2----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
F#5 A5 (x2)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-----7-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-----7-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----5-------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
E5 B5 D5 A5 (x4)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9---------7---------------------------------------------------|
D|-9----9----7----7----------------------------------------------|
A|-7----9----5----7----------------------------------------------|
E|-0----7---------5----------------------------------------------|
Bridge
E5 F#5 G#5 B5 (E5 D5 C#5 B5 x2)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-(verse---9----11---13---16--------7h9----7----6----4----------|
D|-chords)--9----x----x----x------2--7h9--7-7--6-6--4-4----------|
A|----------7----9----11---14-----2--7----5-5--4-4--2-2----------|
E|--------------------------------0------------------------------|
Order
Verse 1 (one guitar)
Pre-Chorus (full band comes in)
Chorus
Verse 2
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Pre-Chorus (no lyrics)
Chorus (stop first 2 chords of every rep)
Chorus
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