GREEN DAY - "having a blast" Tablature

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From: Paul Wilson <Paul@frobish.demon.co.uk>

Having a Blast - Green Day
from Dookie

This is my first transcription so it's not perfect, but it isn't bad.
The tab doesn't show timing but it's easy to work out.
Any corrections are welcome.

(A)Intro

|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|------------------------3---|
|--5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| play 4 times
|--5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-|
|--3-3-3-3-3-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-|

(B)Verse

|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|--5-5-5-5--| play 8 times
|--5-5-5-5--|
|--3-3-3-3--|

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------5-5-5-5--|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| play twice
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--| from (B)
|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3----------|

(C)Chorus

|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|--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--
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
|----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--

-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------|
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| play twice
--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
----------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

(D)Bit that goes "to me it's nothing"

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-7-3-3-3-3-3-3--| play 4 times
|--5-5-5-5-7-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|--3-3-3-3-5-1-1-1-1-1-1--|

(E)Bridge

|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------3----------3-3-3-3-3-3--
|--5-----------5-5-5-5-5-5---3----------3-3-3-3-3-3--
|--5-----------5-5-5-5-5-5---1----------1-1-1-1-1-1--
|--3-----------3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------
Do you ever think back to another time

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------3-3------------------------|
|--3----------------5-5-5-5-5-5------3-3---------3-3-------5----|
|--3----------------5-5-5-5-5-5------1-1---------3-3-------5----|
|--1----------------3-3-3-3-3-3------------------1-1-------3----|
Did it bring you so down that you thought you lost your mind

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------5-5-5-5----------------------------------3-3-3-3----------|
|--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-5--|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-3-5-3-5--|
|--1-1-1-1---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3---------1-3-1-3--|

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------5-5-5-5----------------------------------3-3-3-3--|
|--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--|
|--1-1-1-1---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3----------|


Play those bits in the following order:

A B C D B C D E

I think part E is a bit dodgy but I don't think it is too far out

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| Paul Wilson | / /AA\ \ magic .sig beast with
| paul@frobish.demon.co.uk | ( oo ) transforming eyes
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