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From: tubring2@aol.com (Tub Ring 2)
Subject: TAB: Green Day Kerplunk!
Welcome to Paradise
Kerplunk!!
Intro
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A gunshot rings...
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Another urchin snaps...
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These two segments blocked of are repeated
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Chorus
Pay attention to
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Some call it..
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These two segments blocked of are repeated
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Solo
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This is also repeated.
These are just the chords i didn't want to take an hour to put in the
rythem. If you can't figure it out kill yourself. I did put the rythem
for the solo in. Please put some new songs in here. I don't want to see
any more.
TAB: Solo Enter Sandman
Please give me your comments on this masterpiece. Ha ha.
Love,
Tub Ring 2
From: Christopher Mosher
Subject: TAB: GREEN DAY--Welcome to Paradise (the whole song)
Here is my tablature and lyrics for Green Day's "Welcome
to Paradise" as it's played on their Dookie album. I like
to give the complete tab, rather than just list the chords
(e.g., some have said that "it's just E D A G B"), in
order to show the actual strings to play for the "E" chords
and to show the entire rhythm, etc.
Yes, I know it is a "simple" song; but I like it and I
wanted to figure it out exactly (or as close as possible)
and tab it, even if only to help others learn how to
play it correctly if they so desire.
I have tried to indicate as closely as possible the way
it is played by Billie. I've taken clues as to how he
plays it from a tape of GD playing at Woodstock '94, but
this tab tries to reflect how it's played on the album,
not live. (The live version does have some differences.)
I'm sure of all the positions of the chords; they showed
it pretty well on the Woodstock tape.
Note that there are at least two guitar tracks recorded
on the CD at various times, usually playing the same
thing. But, for example during the bridge, they're playing
different things. I've tried to tab the most "interesting"
or "prominent" one. I know there are some harmonics played
during the bridge; I haven't tabbed them, just the main
riff.
Any comments, corrections, chatter, etc. welcome.
Enjoy!
Chris Mosher
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Green Day
"Welcome to Paradise"
Dookie
Reprise Records (9 45529-2)
Transcribed by Chris Mosher
V1.0 (February 5, 1995)
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tuning:
tune all strings down one half step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
(Chords are shown as they would be if strings were tuned
normally, i.e. a "D" below is fretted like a D, but really
sounds like a D flat.)
tab:
part A:
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E5' | D5 A5' |
Eb|-x-----x--x--x-----x--x-|-x--x--x--x-----x--x--x-|
Bb|-x-----x--x--x-----x--x-|-x--x--x--x-----x--x--x-|
Gb|-9--h--9--x--9--h--9--x-|-7--7--x--x-----x--x--x-|
Db|-9--h--9--x--9--h--9--x-|-7--7--x--7--h--7--7--x-|
Ab|-7--h--7--x--7--h--7--x-|-5--5--x--7--h--7--7--x-|
Eb|-x-----x--x--x-----x--x-|-x--x--x--5--h--5--5--x-|
DN/UP: D D U D D U D U D U U D U
part B:
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E5' D5| |
Eb|-x-----x--x--x--x--x--x-|----x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
Bb|-x-----x--x--x--x--x--x-|----x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
Gb|-9--h--9--9--9--9--9--7-|-h--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
Db|-9--h--9--9--9--9--9--7-|-h--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
Ab|-7--h--7--7--7--7--7--5-|-h--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Eb|-x-----x--x--x--x--x--x-|----x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
DN/UP: D D U D U D D U D U D U D D
part C:
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E5' | A5'' |
Eb|-x-----x--x--x-----x--x-|----x-----x--x-----x----|
Bb|-x-----x--x--x-----x--x-|----x-----x--x-----x----|
Gb|-9--h--9--x--9--h--9--9-|----9-----9--9--h--x----|
Db|-9--h--9--x--9--h--9--9-|----9-----9--9--h--7--h-|
Ab|-7--h--7--x--7--h--7--7-|----7-----7--7--h--7--h-|
Eb|-x-----x--x--x-----x--x-|----x-----x--x-----x----|
stco: . .
DN/UP: D D U D D U U U D D
part D:
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| G5 B5| |
Eb|-x-----x-----x--x--x--x-|----x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
Bb|-x-----x-----x--x--x--x-|----x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
Gb|-x-----x-----x--x--x--4-|-h--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
Db|-5--h--5--h--5--5--5--4-|-h--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
Ab|-5--h--5--h--5--5--3--2-|-h--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
Eb|-3--h--3--h--3--3--3--x-|----x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
DN/UP: D D D U D D U D U D U D D
part D':
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| |
Eb|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
Bb|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
Gb|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
Db|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
Ab|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
Eb|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
DN/UP: D U D U D U D D
part E:
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E5 G5| |
Eb|-x-----x--x--x--x--x--x-|----x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
Bb|-x-----x--x--x--x--x--x-|----x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
Gb|-x-----x--x--x--x--x--x-|----x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
Db|-2--h--2--2--2--2--2--5-|-h--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Ab|-2--h--2--2--2--2--2--5-|-h--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Eb|-0--h--0--0--0--0--0--3-|-h--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
DN/UP: D D U D U D D U D U D U D D
part F:
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| A5 C5| |
Eb|-x-----x--x--x--x--x--x-|----x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
Bb|-x-----x--x--x--x--x--x-|----x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
Gb|-2--h--2--2--2--2--2--5-|-h--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Db|-2--h--2--2--2--2--2--5-|-h--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Ab|-0--h--0--0--0--0--0--3-|-h--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Eb|-x-----x--x--x--x--x--x-|----x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
DN/UP: D D U D U D D U D U D U D D
part D'':
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| B5 | |
Eb|-x-----x--x--x--x--x--x-|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
Bb|-x-----x--x--x--x--x--x-|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
Gb|-4--h--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
Db|-4--h--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
Ab|-2--h--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
Eb|-x-----x--x--x--x--x--x-|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
DN/UP: D D U D U D U D U D U D U D D
part G:
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E5 | B5 |
Eb|-x-----x--x-----x--x--x-|-x----------------------|
Bb|-x-----x--x-----x--x--x-|-x----------------------|
Gb|-x-----x--x-----x--x--x-|-4----------------------|
Db|-2-----2--2-----2--2--2-|-4----------------------|
Ab|-2-----2--2-----2--2--2-|-2----------------------|
Eb|-0--h--0--0--h--0--0--0-|-x----------------------|
acnt: > > > >
DN/UP: D D U U D D D
part A':
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E5' | D5 A5' |
Eb|-x-----x--x--x-----x--x-|-x--x--x--x-------------|
Bb|-x-----x--x--x-----x--x-|-x--x--x--x-------------|
Gb|-9--h--9--x--9--h--9--x-|-7--7--x--x-------------|
Db|-9--h--9--x--9--h--9--x-|-7--7--x--7-------------|
Ab|-7--h--7--x--7--h--7--x-|-5--5--x--7-------------|
Eb|-x-----x--x--x-----x--x-|-x--x--x--5-------------|
DN/UP: D D U D D U D U D U
part H:
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E G | F# F |
Eb|-x----------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-x----------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-x----------------------|------------------------|
Db|-2--h--h--h--h--h--h--h-|-h--h--h--h--h--h--h--h-|
Ab|-2--h--h--h--h--h--h--h-|-h--h--h--h--h--h--h--h-|
Eb|-0--h--h--h--h--h--h--h-|-h--h--h--h--h--h--h--h-|
DN/UP: U
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E G | F# F |
|(keep holding) | |
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E G | F# F |
|(keep holding) | |
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E G | F# F |
|(keep holding+feedback) | |
part H':
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E G | F# F |
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-/(7)--h--h--h--h--h--h-|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E G | F# F |
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-/(2)--h--h--h--h--h--h-|-h--/(3)--\(2)--p(0)--m(2)
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E G | F# F |
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-h--/(3)--\(2)--h--h--h-|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E G | F# F |
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|---------------------m\(5)--\(4)--\(3)--\(2)-----|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
part I:
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E G | F# F |
Eb|-------4-----------7----|-------6-----------5----|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|----------4-----------7-|----------6-----------5-|
Db|-2--2--------5--5-------|-4--4--------3--3-------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
PM: M M M M M M M M M M M M
DN/UP: D D U D D D U D D D U D D D U D
part J:
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E G | F# F |
Eb|-------4-----------7----|-------6-----------5----|
Bb|------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-4--4-----4--7--7-----7-|-6--6-----6--5--5-----5-|
Db|-2--2--------5--5-------|-4--4--------3--3-------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
DN/UP: D D U D D D U D D D U D D D U D
part J':
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E G | F# F |
Eb|-4--4--4--x--7--7--7--x-|-6--6--6--x--5--5--5--x-|
Bb|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
Gb|-4--4--4--x--7--7--7--x-|-6--6--6--x--5--5--5--x-|
Db|-2--2--2--x--5--5--5--x-|-4--4--4--x--3--3--3--x-|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
DN/UP: D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U
part K:
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E5 |
Eb|-x----------------------|
Bb|-x----------------------|
Gb|-x----------------------|
Db|-2----------------------|
Ab|-2----------------------|
Eb|-0----------------------|
DN/UP: D
the whole song:
(play the parts above in the following order)
chorus
A A A A
verse 1
B C B D
B C B D
D D'
chorus
E F E D''
E F G
A A
verse 2
B C B D
B C B D
D D'
chorus
E F E D''
E F G
A A A A'
bridge
H H'
I I I I
I I I I
J J J J'
verse 3
B C B D
B C B D
D D'
chorus
E F E D''
E F G
A A A A
coda
K
tab legend:
5 play note at fret 5
(5) fret note at fret 5 to sound, don't pick
h hold last note(s), don't pick
x don't fret a note, muffle string(s) with fret finger; pick
/ slide up with fret hand
\ slide down with fret hand
p pull off fretted note
m hammer on fretted note
DN/UP: D means strum pick down (from low-E to high-E) for note
U means strum pick up (from high-E to low-E) for note
stco: staccato (play note and immediately release it)
on note indicated by a period "."
acnt: accent note indicated by a greater-than sign ">"
PM: palm mute (picking hand) note indicated by "M"
chords:
E A D G B E
E5' x 7 9 9 x x
D5 x 5 7 7 x x
A5' 5 7 7 x x x
G5 3 5 5 x x x
B5 x 2 4 4 x x
E5 0 2 2 x x x
A5 x 0 2 2 x x
C5 x 3 5 5 x x
E x x 2 4 x 4
G x x 5 7 x 7
F# x x 4 6 x 6
F x x 3 5 x 5
lyrics:
(verse 1)
Dear mother can you hear me whinin(g)
It's been three whole weeks since [-aah-] I left your (h)ome
This sudden fear has left me tremblin(g)
'Cause now it seems that I am out here on my own
And I'm feelin(g) so alone
(chorus)
Pay attention to the cracked streets and the broken (h)omes
Some call it slums some call it nice
I wanna take you through a wasteland I like to call my (h)ome
Welcome to Paradise
(verse 2)
A gunshot rings out at the station
Another urchin snaps and left dead on his own
It makes my wonder why I'm still here
For some strange reason it's now feeling like my (h)ome
And I'm never gonna go
(chorus)
(bridge)
(verse 3)
Dear mother can you hear me laughin(g)
It's been six whole months since [-aah-] I left your (h)ome
It makes my wonder why I'm still here
For some strange reason it's now feeling like my (h)ome
And I'm never gonna go
(chorus)
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