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21 guns - GREEN DAY
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Tabbed by: canariesz
Loved this song so much off the new album so thought i'd submit it as my first
ever tab...Please leave comments : )
Listen to the song for timings......
Tuning: standard
INTRO
(lots of reverb)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------10---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---10--7------9------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x 2
THAT SHOULD BE ALL....ANY COMMENTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED......
i'M GOING TO TRY AND ADD THE LEAD GUITAR LATER
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tuning: Standard - EADGBe
(Guitar 2 bit played throughout the song during all verses (pick strings with your thumb index finger)) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---6---3--10---5-----------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---5---1---8---3-----------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(not quite sure about this bit) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----2-----1-------5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------| G|--3---3-----2--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------3-----3------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Guitar 2 plays this bit alone then guitar 1 joins in) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---6---3--10---5---6---3--10---5-------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---5---1---8---3---5---1---8---3-------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Do you know what's worth fighting for, e|-1-1--------------1-1-----------| B|-3-3--------------1-1---1-1--111| G|-2-2------3-3-----2-2---0-0--000| D|-0-0------3-3-----3-3---2-2--222| A|----------1-1-----------3-3--333| E|--------------------------------|
When it's not worth dying for? e|-1-1--------------1-1-----------| B|-3-3--------------1-1---1-1--111| G|-2-2------3-3-----2-2---0-0--000| D|-0-0------3-3-----3-3---2-2--222| A|----------1-1-----------3-3--333| E|--------------------------------|
Does it take your breath away? e|-1-1--------------1-1-----------| B|-3-3--------------1-1---1-1--111| G|-2-2------3-3-----2-2---0-0--000| D|-0-0------3-3-----3-3---2-2--222| A|----------1-1-----------3-3--333| E|--------------------------------|
And you feel yourself suffocating? e|------------------------------------------| B|--------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------| G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| E|------------------------------------------|
Does the pain weigh out the pride, e|-1-1--------------1-1-----------| B|-3-3--------------1-1---1-1--111| G|-2-2------3-3-----2-2---0-0--000| D|-0-0------3-3-----3-3---2-2--222| A|----------1-1-----------3-3--333| E|--------------------------------|
And you look for a place to hide? e|-1-1--------------1-1-----------| B|-3-3--------------1-1---1-1--111| G|-2-2------3-3-----2-2---0-0--000| D|-0-0------3-3-----3-3---2-2--222| A|----------1-1-----------3-3--333| E|--------------------------------|
Did someone break your heart inside? e|-1-1--------------1-1-----------| B|-3-3--------------1-1---1-1--111| G|-2-2------3-3-----2-2---0-0--000| D|-0-0------3-3-----3-3---2-2--222| A|----------1-1-----------3-3--333| E|--------------------------------|
You're in ruins e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------3-----------| D|------3-----------| A|------1-----------| E|------------------|
[CHORUS]
One, 21 guns Lay down your arms Give up the fight One, 21 guns Throw up your arms into the sky, You and I
When you're at the end of the road, e|-1-1--------------1-1-----------| B|-3-3--------------1-1---1-1--111| G|-2-2------3-3-----2-2---0-0--000| D|-0-0------3-3-----3-3---2-2--222| A|----------1-1-----------3-3--333| E|--------------------------------|
And you lost all sense of control e|-1-1--------------1-1-----------| B|-3-3--------------1-1---1-1--111| G|-2-2------3-3-----2-2---0-0--000| D|-0-0------3-3-----3-3---2-2--222| A|----------1-1-----------3-3--333| E|--------------------------------|
And your thoughts have taken their toll e|-1-1--------------1-1-----------| B|-3-3--------------1-1---1-1--111| G|-2-2------3-3-----2-2---0-0--000| D|-0-0------3-3-----3-3---2-2--222| A|----------1-1-----------3-3--333| E|--------------------------------|
When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul e|------------------------------------------| B|--------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------| G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| E|------------------------------------------|
Your faith walks on broken glass, e|-1-1--------------1-1-----------| B|-3-3--------------1-1---1-1--111| G|-2-2------3-3-----2-2---0-0--000| D|-0-0------3-3-----3-3---2-2--222| A|----------1-1-----------3-3--333| E|--------------------------------|
And the hangover doesn't pass e|-1-1--------------1-1-----------| B|-3-3--------------1-1---1-1--111| G|-2-2------3-3-----2-2---0-0--000| D|-0-0------3-3-----3-3---2-2--222| A|----------1-1-----------3-3--333| E|--------------------------------|
Nothing's ever built to last e|-1-1--------------1-1-----------| B|-3-3--------------1-1---1-1--111| G|-2-2------3-3-----2-2---0-0--000| D|-0-0------3-3-----3-3---2-2--222| A|----------1-1-----------3-3--333| E|--------------------------------|
You're in ruins e|----------------| B|----------------| G|------3---------| D|------3---------| A|------1---------| E|----------------|
[CHORUS]
One, 21 guns Lay down your arms Give up the fight One, 21 guns Throw up your arms into the sky, You and I
Did you try to live on your own When you burned down the house and home? Did you stand too close to the fire? Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone
/Long and hard vibrato here e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----7-----------------------9~--9~--9~-10---12~------------| D|--8-----8-----10--7-----------------------------------------| A|---------------------8--------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------|
/Long and hard vibrato here e|--------------------------------------------(12~)-----------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----7-----------------------9~--9~--9~-10---12~------------| D|--8-----8-----10--7-----------------------------------------| A|---------------------8--------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------|
When it's time to live and let die e|-1-1--------------1-1-----------| B|-3-3--------------1-1---1-1--111| G|-2-2------3-3-----2-2---0-0--000| D|-0-0------3-3-----3-3---2-2--222| A|----------1-1-----------3-3--333| E|--------------------------------|
And you can't get another try e|-1-1--------------1-1-----------| B|-3-3--------------1-1---1-1--111| G|-2-2------3-3-----2-2---0-0--000| D|-0-0------3-3-----3-3---2-2--222| A|----------1-1-----------3-3--333| E|--------------------------------|
Something inside this heart has died e|-1-1--------------1-1-----------| B|-3-3--------------1-1---1-1--111| G|-2-2------3-3-----2-2---0-0--000| D|-0-0------3-3-----3-3---2-2--222| A|----------1-1-----------3-3--333| E|--------------------------------|
You're in ruins e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|------3------------| D|------3------------| A|------1------------| E|-------------------|
[CHORUS]
One, 21 guns Lay down your arms Give up the fight One, 21 guns Throw up your arms into the sky, You and I
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
EDIT 11.04.2014: Some corrections and little changes in solo and chorus EDIT 20.07.2014: Correction in solo
This is how I play this song. It's my first tab, so it may have some mistakes, but I'll try to fix them if they will appear. I can also write strange this text, 'cause I'm not English and I'm not sure how to do that. Thanks to necriononguitar for the solo and kiritokazuto1 for correction in solo.
Guitar 1 - Acoustic Guitar 2 - Electric Lead Guitar 3 - Electric Rythm
Guitar 1 can play as the Rythm guitar playing Guitar 3 in Choruses and Bridge, but it sounds better when rythm guitar is electric not acoustic. Backing track in Verses (Intros) can be played by Guitar 2, 3 or both, however you want. !NOTE!: Backing track played in Verses has got one more note at the end, when it's played A# and the text is "You're in ruins", but I don't know what's this note. It's need if you want to play all of the song with no missings, but this note is quite hard to hear, so you can just miss it (read: forget that it should be note there).
Tuning: Standard eBGDAE
[Intro]
To do that like in song you have to turn Volume to 0. Then pick strings and slowly turn Volume up, and later turn down to pick another strings. When you play the last bar, don't turn Volume to 0, let it ring to the Verse.
Dm A# F C e--1--1-1-|--1--1-1-|--1--1--1-1-|--0-0-0-0-|| B--3--3-3-|--3--3-3-|--1--1--1-1-|--1-1-1-1-|| G--2--2-2-|--3--3-3-|--2--2--2-2-|--0-0-0-0-|| D--0--0-0-|--3--3-3-|--3--3--3-3-|--2-2-2-2-|| x3 A---------|--1--1-1-|--3--3--3-3-|--3-3-3-3-|| E---------|--1--1-1-|--1--1--1-1-|--0-0-0-0-|| ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^
A# C e--1--1--1-1-1-1-1-|--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|| B--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-|--1--1--1-1-1-1-1-|| G--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-|--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|| D--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-|--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|| A--1--1--1-1-1-1-1-|--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-|| E--1--1--1-1-1-1-1-|--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|| ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v
Dm A# F C A# e--1--1-1-|--1--1-1-|--1--1--1-1-|--0-0-0-0-|| e--1-|| B--3--3-3-|--3--3-3-|--1--1--1-1-|--1-1-1-1-|| B--1-|| G--2--2-2-|--3--3-3-|--2--2--2-2-|--0-0-0-0-|| G--3-|| D--0--0-0-|--3--3-3-|--3--3--3-3-|--2-2-2-2-|| x3 then D--3-|| A---------|--1--1-1-|--3--3--3-3-|--3-3-3-3-|| A--3-|| E---------|--1--1-1-|--1--1--1-1-|--0-0-0-0-|| E--1-|| ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Guitar 2 (Electric Lead)
Starts when Guitar 1 plays Verse 4th time (after "And you feel yourself suffocating").
Dm A# F C e--1--1-1-|--1--1-1-|--1--1--1-1-|--0-0-0-0-|| B--3--3-3-|--3--3-3-|--1--1--1-1-|--1-1-1-1-|| G--2--2-2-|--3--3-3-|--2--2--2-2-|--0-0-0-0-|| D--0--0-0-|--3--3-3-|--3--3--3-3-|--2-2-2-2-|| x3 A---------|--1--1-1-|--3--3--3-3-|--3-3-3-3-|| E---------|--1--1-1-|--1--1--1-1-|--0-0-0-0-|| ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^
A# C e--1--1--1-1-1-1-1-|--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|| B--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-|--1--1--1-1-1-1-1-|| G--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-|--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|| D--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-|--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|| A--1--1--1-1-1-1-1-|--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-|| E--1--1--1-1-1-1-1-|--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|| ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v
Dm A# F C A# e--1--1-1-|--1--1-1-|--1--1--1-1-|--0-0-0-0-|| e--1-|| B--3--3-3-|--3--3-3-|--1--1--1-1-|--1-1-1-1-|| B--1-|| G--2--2-2-|--3--3-3-|--2--2--2-2-|--0-0-0-0-|| G--3-|| D--0--0-0-|--3--3-3-|--3--3--3-3-|--2-2-2-2-|| x3 then D--3-|| A---------|--1--1-1-|--3--3--3-3-|--3-3-3-3-|| A--3-|| E---------|--1--1-1-|--1--1--1-1-|--0-0-0-0-|| E--1-|| ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
/ - slide up \ - slide down < - advocacy (look down for instructions) (~) - optional vibrato ^ - hit strings from up (under tab)/bend (after note) v - hit strings from down
And this is all of the song. If you have any problems or questions, post it in comment.
Lirycs
[Verse 1]
Do you know what's worth fighting for? When it's not worth dying for? Does it take your breath away? And you feel yourself suffocating? Does the pain weigh out the pride? And you look for place to hide? Did someone break your heart inside? You're in ruins...
[Chorus 1]
One, 21 guns Lay down your arms Give up the fight One, 21 guns Throw up your arms into the sky You and I
[Verse 2]
When you're at the end of the road And you lost all sense of control And your thoughts have taken their toll When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul Your faith walks on broken glass And the hangover doesn't pass Nothing's ever built to last You're in ruins...
[Chorus 2]
One, 21 guns Lay down your arms Give up the fight One, 21 guns Throw up your arms into the sky You and I
[Bridge]
Did you try to live on your own? When you burned down the house and home? Did you stand too close to the fire? Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone
[Verse 3]
When it's time to live and let die And you can't get another try Something inside this heart has died You're in ruins...
[Chorus 3]
One, 21 guns Lay down your arms Give up the fight One, 21 guns Throw up your arms into the sky One, 21 guns Lay down your arms Give up the fight One, 21 guns Throw up your arms into the sky You and I
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Artist : Green Day Song : 21 Guns Album : 21 Century Breakdown Release date : 2009 Produced by : Butch Vig, Green Day
Do you know what's worth fighting for E|----------------------------| B|-------1/3--3\1--1----------| G|--------------------3--2--0-| D|-3--3-----------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
When it's not worth dying for? E|----------------------------| B|-------1/3--3\1--------1----| G|-----------------2--3-----0-| D|-3--3-----------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
Does it take your breath away E|----------------------------| B|-------1/3--3--1------------| G|------------------3--2--0---| D|-3--3-----------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
And you feel yourself suffocating E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-2-0----------------------2--0/2--0-| D|-------3/5\3--3--0--3--0------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|
Does the pain weigh out the pride? E|----------------------------| B|-------1/3--3\1--1----------| G|--------------------3--2--0-| D|-3--3-----------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
And you look for a place to hide E|--------------------------| B|-------1/3--3--------1----| G|---------------2--3-----0-| D|-3--3---------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|
Did someone break your heart inside E|-----------------------------| B|-------1/3--3--1--1----------| G|---------------------3--2--0-| D|-3--3------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|
You're in ruins E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-2-0----------------------------| D|------3/5\3---Let this one ring-| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
Lay down your arms, Give up the fight E|--------------------------------| B|-1--------1/3----1--------------| G|----2---------------3--2--0/2\0-| D|-------3------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
Throw up your arms into the sky, You and I... E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-1--------1/3----1-----------------------------| G|----2---------------3--2--0/2\0----2--0--------| D|-------3---------------------------------3/5\3-| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
When you're at the end of the road E|----------------------------| B|-------1/3--3\1--1----------| G|--------------------3--2--0-| D|-3--3-----------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
And you lost all sense of control E|----------------------------| B|-------1/3--3\1--------1----| G|-----------------2--3-----0-| D|-3--3-----------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
And your thoughts have taken their toll E|----------------------------| B|-------1/3--3--1------------| G|------------------3--2--0---| D|-3--3-----------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul E|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-2-0-------------------------2--0/2--0-| D|-------3/5\3--3--0--3--0--3------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------|
Your faith walks on broken glass E|----------------------------| B|-------1/3--3\1--1----------| G|--------------------3--2--0-| D|-3--3-----------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
And the hangover doesn't pass E|--------------------------| B|-------1/3--3--------1----| G|---------------2--3-----0-| D|-3--3---------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|
Nothing's ever built to last E|------------------------| B|-3--5--6--3--1----------| G|----------------3--2--0-| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------|
You're in ruins E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-2-0----------------------------| D|------3/5\3---Let this one ring-| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
Lay down your arms, Give up the fight E|--------------------------------| B|-1--------1/3----1--------------| G|----2---------------3--2--0/2\0-| D|-------3------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
Throw up your arms into the sky, You and I... E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-1--------1/3----1-----------------------------| G|----2---------------3--2--0/2\0----2--0--------| D|-------3---------------------------------3/5\3-| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
Did you try to live on your own E|---------------------------| B|-3--5--6---3\1--1----------| G|-------------------3--2--0-| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|
When you burned down the house and home E|----------------------------| B|-3--5--6---3---3--1--1--1/2-| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
Did you stand too close to the fire? E|----------------------------| B|-3--5--6---3---1--1--1--1/2-| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone E|----------------------------------------------| B|-2-2--2/3--3--3--1--3---6--5/6--5----3---5--6-| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
When it's time to live and let die E|----------------------------| B|-------1/3--3\1--1----------| G|--------------------3--2--0-| D|-3--3-----------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
And you can't get another try E|----------------------------| B|-------1/3--3-1--------1----| G|-----------------2--3-----0-| D|-3--3-----------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
Something inside this heart has died E|---------------------------| B|-3--5--6--3--3--1----------| G|-------------------3--2--0-| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|
You're in ruins E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-2-0----------------------------| D|------3/5\3---Let this one ring-| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
Lay down your arms, Give up the fight E|--------------------------------| B|-1--------1/3----1--------------| G|----2---------------3--2--0/2\0-| D|-------3------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
Throw up your arms into the sky E|--------------------------------| B|-1--------1/3----1--------------| G|----2---------------3--2--0/2\0-| D|-------3------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
Lay down your arms, Give up the fight E|--------------------------------| B|-1--------1/3----1--------------| G|----2---------------3--2--0/2\0-| D|-------3------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
Throw up your arms into the sky, You and I E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-1--------1/3----1-----------------------------| G|----2---------------3--2--0/2\0----2--0--------| D|-------3---------------------------------3/5\3-| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (acoustic)
G D# A# F
Do you know what's worth fighting for,
G D# A# F
When it's not worth dying for?
G D# A# F
Does it take your breath away
D# F
And you feel yourself suffocating?
G D# A# F
Does the pain weigh out the pride?
G D# A# F
And you look for a place to hide?
G D# A# F
Did someone break your heart inside?
D#
You're in ruins
CHORUS:
One, 21 guns
Lay down your arms
Give up the fight
One, 21 guns
Throw up your arms into the sky,
You and I
Guitar 3 (acoustic)
Dm A# F C
When you're at the end of the road
Dm A# F C
And you lost all sense of control
Dm A# F C
And your thoughts have taken their toll
A# C
When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul
Dm A# F C
Your faith walks on broken glass
Dm A# F C
And the hangover doesn't pass
Dm A# F C
Nothing's ever built to last
A#
You're in ruins.
CHORUS:
One, 21 guns
Lay down your arms
Give up the fight
One, 21 guns
Throw up your arms into the sky,
You and I
Did you try to live on your own
When you burned down the house and home?
Did you stand too close to the fire?
Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone
VERSE:
(Piano)
G D# A# F
When it's time to live and let die
G D# A# F
And you can't get another try
G D# A# F
Something inside this heart has died
D#
You're in ruins.
END CHORUS:
One, 21 guns
Lay down your arms
Give up the fight
One, 21 guns
Throw up your arms into the sky,
You and I