Green Day: Good Riddance(Time of Your Life).
Tabbed by Hefty Baggs mikej7_2000@hotmail.com.
ARTIST: Green Day
SONG: Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
ALBUM: Nimrod
TAB BY: Hefty Baggs
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G G Cadd9 D e|----3-----3-----3-----3------| B|---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-----| G|-----------------------------| D|-----0-----0-------0---0-----| A|-------------3---3-----------| E|-3-----3---------------------| x2
[Verse]
G G Cadd9 D e|----3-----3-----3-----3------| B|---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-----| G|-----------------------------| D|-----0-----0-------0---0-----| A|-------------3---3-----------| E|-3-----3---------------------| x2
G Another turning point Cadd9 D A fork stuck in the road G Time grabs you by the wrist Cadd9 D Directs you where to go
[Pre-Chorus]
Em D Cadd9 G Em D Cadd9 G e|----0-----3-----3----3-----0-----3-----3-----3---------| B|---0-0---3-3---3-3--3-3---0-0---3-3---3-3---3-3--------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-2---2-0---0------------------0---0--------------------| A|-------------3---3------------------3---3--------------| E|-------------------3--3-0---0-------------3---3--------|
Em D Cadd9 So make the best of this test G And don't ask why Em D It's not a question Cadd9 G But a lesson learned in time
[Chorus]
Em G Em G Em D e|----0-----3-----0----3-----0-----3---------------------| B|---0-0---3-3---0-0--3-3---0-0---3-3--------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------0---0--------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-0---0-3---3-0---0-3--3-0---0--------------------------|
Em G It's something unpredicatble Em G But in the end is right Em D G I hope you had the time of your life
[Instrumental]
G G Cadd9 D x2
[Verse]
G So take the photographs Cadd9 D And still frames in your mind G Hanging on a shelf Cadd9 D In good health and good time
[Pre-Chorus]
Em D Tattoos of memories Cadd9 G And dead skin on trial Em D For what it's worth Cadd9 G It was worth all the while
[Chorus]
Em G It's something unpredicatble Em G But in the end is right Em D G I hope you had the time of your life
[Instrumental]
G G Cadd9 D x4 Em D Cadd9 G x2
[Chorus]
Em G It's something unpredicatble Em G But in the end is right Em D G I hope you had the time of your life
[Instrumental]
G G Cadd9 D x2 G
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Green Day,Good Riddence.
Tabbed by Mr. Robinson.
pluck every chord this way really fast
G C D Em C
e----------------------------------------------|
B----3--------3-------3--------0---------1-----|
G-----0-0------0-0---2-2-2------0-0-------0-0--|
D---0--0-----2--2---0---0-----2--2------2--2---|
A-----------3--------------------------3-------|
E--3-------------------------0-----------------|
G C D G
Another turning point a fork stuck in the road Time
C D Em
grabs you by the wrist directs you where to go.So
D C G
make the best of this test and don’t ask why
Em D C D
It’s not a question but an lesson learned in time
Em G Em G
It’s something unpredictable but in the end is right
Em D G
I hope you had the time of your life
VERSE II: So take the photographs and still frames in your mind Hang them
on a shelf in good health and good time Tattoos of memories and dead skin
on trial For what it’s worth it was worth all the while
(Chorus)
It’s something unpredictable But in the end is right I hope you had the
time of your life
If you can't pluck that fast strum the chords this way
G
E -3-
A -2-
D -0-
G -0-
B -3-
E -3-
C
-0-
-3-
-2-
-0-
-3-
-3-
D
-X-
-0-
-0-
-2-
-3-
-3-
Em
-0-
-2-
-2-
-0-
-0-
-0-
End.
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Part A
-----------------|Do this part twic eand then pause for a
-----------------|second and say "fuck"
----0--------0---|
------0--------0-|
-----------------|
3-3------3-3-----|
Part B
--------------------------------------------------------|
-----3------------3------------3-----------3------------|
-------0---0--------0---0--------0---0-------0---0------|
---0-----0------0-----0------0-----0-----0-----0--------|
---------------------------3-----------0----------------|
-3------------3-----------------------------------------|
Do this part twice and then the singing starts and you do it two more times.
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-----0-----------3-----------3-----------3--------------|
-------0---0-------2---2-------0---0-------0---0--------|
---2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|
-2-----------0-----------3------------------------------|
-------------------------------------3------------------|
Then you play this part though twice while singing
"so make the best of this test known as life"
Part C
--------------------------------------------------------|
-----0-----------3-----------0-----------3--------------|
-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0--------|
---2-----0-----0-----0-----2-----0-----0-----0----------|
-2-----------------------2------------------------------|
-------------3-----------------------3------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
-----0-----------3--------------------------------------|
-------0---0-------2---2--------------------------------|
---2-----0-----0-----0----------------------------------|
-2-----------0------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
This is the chorus part
after this then you go back to part A and sing it though and then part B and C.
on the part with the cello you jsut play part A twicethough and then
then Part B once and then you play part C and sing and play part A once
nad then slow down and make it real pretty.
P.S. play this for your girlfriend she will like it.
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Song: Good Riddance (Time of your life)
Artist: Green Day
Tabbed by: Daniel J.
Date: 24 January, 2002
Subject: Good Riddance (Time of your Life)
Band: Green Day
Transcribed: Jake Bowers (jakethepeguk1@hotmail.com)
This song is my favorite song ever and I love Greenday. Most of the other tabs that
I have seen for this, though, are completely wrong so I decided to write my own for
all those of you who are desperate for one.
This is my first ever tab so if it is wrong then don’t hit me with ironing boards or
anything.
Enjoy.
Chords needed:
G 320033 (use this G, 320003 doesn’t work as well)
Cadd9 032030
D xx0232
Em 022000
C 032010
The first part of this song is the hardest to do, so, if u cant follow it then do what I
and improvise.
Riff 1
G Cadd9 D
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-------3---3------3---3------3---3------3---3--------------|
G-----0---0------0---0------0---0------2---2----------------|
D------------------------------------0----------------------|
A------------------------3----------------------------------|
E---3---------3---------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
Em D C G
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-------0---0------3---3-----1---1------3---3---------------|
G-----0---0------2---2-----0---0------0---0-----------------|
D---2---------0---------------------------------------------|
A------------------------3----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------3-----------------------|
Riff 3
Em G Em G
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-------0---0-----3---3-------0---0------3---3--------------|
G-----0---0-----0---0-------0---0------0---0----------------|
D---2---------------------2---------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------3----------------------3----------------------|
Riff 4
Em D
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------0---0------3---3-------------------------------------|
G------0---0------2---2---------------------------------------|
D---2-----------0---------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
The end of this part is where Billie J starts to strum and it gets easier.
Intro- Riff 1 (X2)
Riff 1
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road.
Riff 1
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go.
Riff 2
So make the best of this test, and don't ask why.
Riff 2
It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time.
Riff 3
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
Riff 4
I hope you had the time of your life.
Instrumental- G, Cadd9, D (X2)
G Cadd9 D
So take the photographs, and still frames in your mind.
G Cadd9 D
Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time.
Em D C G
Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial.
Em D C G
For what it's worth, it was worth all the while.
Em G Em G
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
Em D G
I hope you had the time of your life.
Instrumental- G, Cadd9, D (X4)
Em, D, C, G
Em G Em G
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right
Em D G
I hope you had the time of your life
Instrumental- G, Cadd9, D (X2)
Riff 3
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right
Riff 4
I hope you had the time of your life
Outro- Riff 1 (X2)
(Finish song with a full G down stroke after riff.)
Looking back at it now I’ve probably gone into a bit too much detail on this.
However I still think that this is the most accurate tab I’ve seen (no offence
to everybody else). The first part might be wrong but the chords used are definitely
the right ones.
Any questions and comments get me at jakethepeguk1@hotmail.com
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Good Riddance (time of your life) - Green Day
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By: "The Gun"
I wrote this tab out for myself a very long time ago, its pretty close in my
opinion
After getting tabs off this site for awhile i realized that, every other
Good Riddance tab is off by alot. So for that reason i decided ill post my tab
online.
This tab may look complicated, but its the best one out there (so far)
It's my first online tab so give me some suggestions to make it easier
to understand if i write future tabs.
Chords Used: (in the order played)
I dont know what all the chords are called but i did
my best to figure it out. If you know what they are,
post it in the comments.
G5 Csus D5 Em C D
e|------------------0----0----0---|
B|---3----3----3----0----1----3---|
G|---0----0----2----0----0----2---|
D|---0----0----0----2----2----0---|
A|---x----3---------2----3--------|
E|---3--------------0-------------|
Just a little extra note:
If your obsessed with this song and want to know the timing, I
wrote it out with every - being a 16th note.
For all you mathamaticians out there, that means that every
-- is the same as an 8th note.
- 16th
-- 8th
----4th
| separates each measure
(duh)
But now for everyone who is pissing their pants to play this:
So make the best of this test and dont ask why
Its not a question but a lesson learned in time
(2x)
Em D5 C G5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|------1---------|------3---------|
G|----------0-----|2---------2---0-|----------0---0-|----------0---0-|
D|2-----------0---|0-----------0---|2-----------2---|0-----------0---|
A|2---------------|----------------|3---------------|x---------------|
E|0---------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
Its something unpredictable, but in the end its right
Em G5 Em G5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------3---------|------0---------|------3---------|
G|----------0-----|----------0---0-|----------0-----|----------0---0-|
D|2-----------0---|0-----------0---|2-----------0---|0-----------0---|
A|2---------------|x---------------|2---------------|x---------------|
E|0---------------|3---------------|0---------------|3---------------|
I hope you have the time of your...(the strumming begins on "life")
Em D5
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------3-------3-|
G|----------0-----|2---2-----2-----|
D|2-----------0---|0---0-------0---|
A|2---------------|----------------|
E|0---------------|----------------|
Strumming part about 0:42
Billie Joe doesn't play with the same timing when he is singing.
The timing on the chords below is what he does the first time he plays each part.
If you don't want to bother with the timing and make it up yourself,
here are the chord patterns in short.
"Life..."
(2x)
G5, G5, Csus, D5
2nd verse:
(2x)
G5, G5, Csus, D5
(2x)
Em, D5, C, G5
Em, G5, Em, G5
Em, D
Below this is the rest of the song written out, continuing from the
tabs at the top.
Tattoos and memories and dead skin on trial
For what its worth, its was worth all the while
(2x)
Em D5 Csus G5
e|0---0-----0-0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|0---0-----0-0-3-|--3-3-3---3-3-3-|3---3-----3-3-3-|--3-3-3---3-3-3-|
G|0---0-----0-0-2-|--2-2-2---2-2-2-|0---0-----0-0-0-|--0-0-0---0-0-0-|
D|2---2-----2-2-0-|--0-0-0---0-0-0-|x---x-----x-x-0-|--0-0-0---0-0-0-|
A|2---2-----2-2---|----------------|3---3-----3-3-x-|--x-x-x---x-x-x-|
E|0---0-----0-0---|----------------|--------------3-|--3-3-3---3-3-3-|
Its something unpredictable, but in the end its right
Em G5 Em G5
e|0---0-0---0-0---|----------------|0---0-----0-0---|----------------|
B|0---0-0---0-0-3-|--3---3---------|0---0-----0-0-3-|--3-3---3-3-3-3-|
G|0---0-0---0-0-0-|--0---0---------|0---0-----0-0-0-|--0-0---0-0-0-0-|
D|2---2-2---2-2-0-|--0---0---------|2---2-----2-2-0-|--0-0---0-0-0-0-|
A|2---2-2---2-2-x-|--x---x---------|2---2-----2-2-x-|--x-x---x-x-x-x-|
E|0---0-0---0-0-3-|--3---3---------|0---0-----0-0-3-|--3-3---3-3-3-3-|
I hope you have the time of your...
Em D
e|0---0---0---0-2-|--2-2-2---2-2-2-|
B|0---0---0---0-3-|--3-3-3---3-3-3-|
G|0---0---0---0-2-|--2-2-2---2-2-2-|
D|2---2---2---2-0-|--0-0-0---0-0-0-|
A|2---2---2---2---|----------------|
E|0---0---0---0---|----------------|
life...
(The part where the cello comes in at about 1:20)
(in case you didnt notice these are the same chords as before)
(4x)
G5 Csus D5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|3---3-----3-3-3-|--3-3-----3-3---|3---3-----3-3-3-|--3-3---3-3-3-3-|
G|0---0-----0-0-0-|--0-0-----0-0---|0---0-----0-0-2-|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|
D|0---0-----0-0-0-|--0-0-----0-0---|x---x-----x-x-0-|--0-0---0-0-0-0-|
A|x---x-----x-x-x-|--x-x-----x-x---|3---3-----3-3---|----------------|
E|3---3-----3-3-3-|--3-3-----3-3---|----------------|----------------|
Its something unpredictable, but in the end its right
Em G5 Em G5
e|0---0-0---0-0---|----------------|0---0-----0-0---|----------------|
B|0---0-0---0-0-3-|--3---3---------|0---0-----0-0-3-|--3-3---3-3-3-3-|
G|0---0-0---0-0-0-|--0---0---------|0---0-----0-0-0-|--0-0---0-0-0-0-|
D|2---2-2---2-2-0-|--0---0---------|2---2-----2-2-0-|--0-0---0-0-0-0-|
A|2---2-2---2-2-x-|--x---x---------|2---2-----2-2-x-|--x-x---x-x-x-x-|
E|0---0-0---0-0-3-|--3---3---------|0---0-----0-0-3-|--3-3---3-3-3-3-|
I hope you have the time of your
Em D
e|0---0---0---0-2-|--2-2-2---2-2-2-|
B|0---0---0---0-3-|--3-3-3---3-3-3-|
G|0---0---0---0-2-|--2-2-2---2-2-2-|
D|2---2---2---2-0-|--0-0-0---0-0-0-|
A|2---2---2---2---|----------------|
E|0---0---0---0---|----------------|
Outro:
Its something unpredictable, but in the end its right
Em G5 Em G5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------3---------|------0---------|------3---------|
G|----------0-----|----------0---0-|----------0-----|----------0---0-|
D|2-----------0---|0-----------0---|2-----------0---|0-----------0---|
A|2---------------|x---------------|2---------------|x---------------|
E|0---------------|3---------------|0---------------|3---------------|
I hope you have the time of your life...
Em D5
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------3---------|
G|----------0-----|2---2-----2---0-|
D|2-----------0---|0---0-------0---|
A|2---------------|----------------|
E|0---------------|----------------|
G5
e|----------------|
B|3---------------|
G|0---------------| The
D|0---------------| End
A|x---------------|
E|3---------------|
That's it. Or what I think it is. If you dont like it, screw you, because its
the best tab ur gonna find unless you personally ask billie joe to tab it out
for you. Shout outs to the booze, fagner, and mike d (backup kazoo)
Good Luck and Good Riddance...
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Tabbed by:meg42 Email:socrluv999@aol.com Song: Good Riddance (Time of your life) Artist: Green day
Note: I've been looking for a good tab for this song... cuz its an awesome guitar part, but i couldnt find any that sounded right. so, i did this and im positive its perfect... i played it with the actual song and it fits perfectly. if you have any questions or comments feel free to email me
E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------| G|----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----2---2---2-| D|----------0-------------0-------------2----0--------0---| A|-----------------------------3--------------------------| E|-3-------------3----------------------------------------| Time grabs you by the wrist directs you where to go
E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|------0-------------3-------------3-------------3-------| G|----0---0---0-----2---2---2-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-| D|----------2----0--------0-------------2-------------0---| A|-2---------------------------3--------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------3------------| So make the best of this task and dont ask why
E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|------0-------------3-------------3-------------3-------| G|----0---0---0-----2---2---2-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-| D|----------2----0--------0-------------2-------------0---| A|-2---------------------------3--------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------3------------| It's not a question but a lesson learned in time
[Chorus]
E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|------0-------------3-------------0-------------3-------| G|----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-| D|----------2-------------0-------------2-------------0---| A|-2---------------------------2--------------------------| E|---------------3---------------------------3------------| It's something unpredictable but in the end is right
E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|------0-------------3-------------3---------------------| G|----0---0---0-----2---2---2-----0---0---0---------------| D|----------2----0--------0-------------0-----------------| A|-2------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------3--------------------------| I hope you had the time of your life
ok they start strumming here... i've played with the song and these chords are right. listen and play with the actual song to get the right rythms etc.. G9 C9 D G9 C9 D E|----3------3-----2-----3-----3-----2----| B|----3------3-----3-----3-----3-----3----| G|----0------0-----2-----0-----0-----2----| D|----0------2-----0-----0-----2-----0----| A|----2------3-----x-----2-----3-----x----| E|----3------x-----x-----3-----x-----x----|
G9 C9 D E|----3-----------------------3--------------------2----| B|----3-----------------------3--------------------3----| G|----0-----------------------0--------------------2----| D|----0-----------------------2--------------------0----| A|----2-----------------------3--------------------x----| E|----3-----------------------x--------------------x----| So take the photographs and still frames in your mind
G9 C9 D E|----3-----------------------3--------------------2----| B|----3-----------------------3--------------------3----| G|----0-----------------------0--------------------2----| D|----0-----------------------2--------------------0----| A|----2-----------------------3--------------------x----| E|----3-----------------------x--------------------x----| Hang it on the shelf with good health and good time
Em D C G9 E|----0---------2-------------0----------3-------| B|----0---------3-------------1----------3-------| G|----0---------2-------------0----------0-------| D|----2---------0-------------2----------0-------| A|----2---------x-------------3----------2-------| E|----0---------x-------------x----------3-------| Tatoos and memories and dead skin on trial
Em D C G9 E|----0---------2-------------0-------------3-------| B|----0---------3-------------1-------------3-------| G|----0---------2-------------0-------------0-------| D|----2---------0-------------2-------------0-------| A|----2---------x-------------3-------------2-------| E|----0---------x-------------x-------------3-------| For what its worth, it was worth all the while
Em G9 Em G9 E|----0------------3-------------0------------3-------| B|----0------------3-------------0------------3-------| G|----0------------0-------------0------------0-------| D|----2------------0-------------2------------0-------| A|----2------------2-------------2------------2-------| E|----0------------3-------------0------------3-------| Its something unpredictable but in the end is right
Em D G9 C9 D G9 C9 D E|----0-----------------2-------------3----3----2----3----3----2---| B|----0-----------------3-------------3----3----3----3----3----3---| G|----0-----------------2-------------0----0----2----0----0----2---| D|----2-----------------0-------------0----2----0----0----2----0---| A|----2-----------------x-------------2----3----x----2----3----x---| E|----0-----------------x-------------3----x----x----3----x----x---| I hope you had the time of your life (strum above chords until it reaches outro)
************************************ | x Dead note ************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Chords Used:
G Em Cadd9 D C e|---3---0---3-----2---0---| B|---3---0---3-----3---1---| G|---0---0---0-----2---0---| D|---0---2---2-----0---2---| A|---2---2---3-----x---3---| E|---3---0---x-----x---x---|
G G Cadd9 D e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-------3-------------3-------------3-------------3---------| G|-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----2---2---2---| D|-----------0-------------0-------------2-----0-------0-----| A|-------------------------------3---------------------------| E|---3-------------3-----------------------------------------|
1. ...... 2. ...... 3. Another turning point a fork stuck in the road 4. Time grabs you by the wrist directs you where to go
Em D C G e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-------0-------------3-------------1-------------3---------| G|-----0---0---0-----2---2---2-----0---0---0-----0---0---0---|x2 D|-----------2-----0-------0-------------2-------------0-----| A|---2---------------------------3---------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------3-------------|
1. So make the best of this test and don't ask why 2. It's not a question but a lesson learned in time
Play once:
Em G Em G e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-------0-------------3-------------0-------------3---------| G|-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0---| D|-----------2-------------0-------------2-------------0-----| A|---2---------------------------2---------------------------| E|-----------------3---------------------------3-------------|
1. It's something unpredictable but in the end it's right, ...
Em D e|--------------------------------| B|-------0-------------3----------| G|-----0---0---0-----2---2--------| D|-----------2-----0-------0------| A|---2----------------------(0)---| E|--------------------------------|
... I hope you had the time of your ...
G G Cadd9 D ... Life
G G Cadd9 D
G G Cadd9 D So take the photographs and still frames in your mind. G G Cadd9 D Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time. Em D C G Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial. Em D C G Through what its worth it was worth all the while Em G Em G It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right Em D G I hope you had the time of your life
[Bridge] (With Violin)
G G Cadd9 D (4x) Em D C G (2x)
Em G Em G It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right Em D G I hope you had the time of your life
G Cadd9 D G G Cadd9 D
[Ending]
Em G Em G e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-------0-------------3-------------0-------------3---------| G|-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0---| D|-----------2-------------0-------------2-------------0-----| A|---2---------------------------2---------------------------| E|-----------------3---------------------------3-------------|
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right, ...
Em D e|---------------------------------| B|-------0-------------3-----------| G|-----0---0---0-----2---2---------| D|-----------2-----0-------0-------| A|---2----------------------(0)----| E|---------------------------------|
I hope you had the time of your ...
G G Cadd9 D e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-------3-------------3-------------3-------------3---------| G|-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----2---2---2---| D|-----------0-------------0-------------2-----0-------0-----| A|-------------------------------3---------------------------| E|---3-------------3-----------------------------------------|
... life.
Slow down till end...
G G Cadd9 D G e|-----------------------------------------------------------3---| B|-------3-------------3-------------3-------------3---------3---| G|-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----2---2-2-0---0---| D|-----------0-------------0-------------2-----0-------------0---| A|-------------------------------3---------------------------2---| E|---3-------------3-----------------------------------------3---|