The Simpsons Theme - Green Day
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Artist: Green Day
Album: Simpsons Single
Song: The Simpsons Theme
Runtime: 1:23

Update: September 23rd 2007: Fixed the fretting that EVERYONE was complaining about. I
don't see the point, but it's annoying that I get comments with everyone saying the same
thing. This means that instead of 10th fret on the B string, it's 5th fret on the E string.

Right, so Green Day helped out Matt Groening by rewriting a rock version of his theme.
They’re also gonna show up in the movie and I believe drown.

This song came out on the 23rd of July so it’s sort of late, but I hope you’ll forgive.
The chords that are played in the background are on top and they’re all power chords C5,
B5, E5.

C5 (x2) B5 (x2)
e|-------5----------------------| |-------4--------------------|
B|---5-7---8-5----------------o-| |---4-6---7-4--------------o-|
G|-5-----------5----------------| |-4-----------4--------------|
D|---------------7-4-4-4-5~-----| |----------------6-3-3-3-4~--|
A|----------------------------o-| |--------------------------o-|
E|------------------------------| |----------------------------|

E5 (x2) C5 (x2)
e|--------9---------------------| |-------5--------------------|
B|---9-11---12-9--------------o-| |---5-7---8-5--------------o-|
G|-9-------------9--------------| |-5-----------5--------------|
D|-----------------11-8-8-8-9~--| |---------------7-4-4-4-5~---|
A|----------------------------o-| |--------------------------o-|
E|------------------------------| |----------------------------|

(Gtr 1)

(0:53) (x15)
e|-------------|
B|-11-11-xx--o-|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-----------o-|
E|-------------|

(0:57) (1:00)
e|-------------|-----------------------11-------|
B|-------------|---8h11-10h13-11h14h11----------|
G|-8~~~--------|-8------------------------------|
D|-------------|--------------------------------|
A|-------------|--------------------------------|
E|-------------|--------------------------------|

E5 (x2)
e|--------5---------------------|
B|---9-11---12-9--------------o-|
G|-9-------------9--------------|
D|-----------------11-8-8-8-9~--|
A|----------------------------o-|
E|------------------------------|

(Tun tun tun tun-tun tun...)

e|-----------5-|-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
B|-----5--7----|-8---5-------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
G|-5-----------|--------5----|---------------|---------------|(3)/5-5-5-5--------|
D|-------------|-----------7-|-4-4-4-5-------|--4-4-4-4-5----|-------------------|
A|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
E|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|

************************************

| x Dead note
| (n)/ Grace note slide
| h Hammer-on
| ~ Vibrato

************************************

I don’t think I made a lot of mistakes. Feel free to e-mail or PM me or post in the comments
if you see any major problems.
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Green Day
Simpsons Single

this cover is awesome. first tab wasn't right so heres mine, im just correct a few
Note that you can play it on the high E string, same notes only it doesnt sound how he plays
Can can add a few bends here and there too.

Chords used: Figure out the strumming for yourself
C5 B5 E G5
|--------------|
|(5)(4)-(9)----|
|-5--4---9---4-|
|-5--4---9---5-|
|-3--2---7---5-|
|------------3-|

C5 C5
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---5-7-b10-8-5-------------|---5-7-b10-8-5-------------|
|-5------------5------------|-5------------5------------|
|----------------7-4-4-4-5~-|----------------7-4-4-4-5~-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|

B5 B5
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---4-6-b9-7-4--------------|---4-6-b9-7-4--------------|
|-4-----------4-------------|-4-----------4-------------|
|----------------6-3-3-3-4~-|----------------6-3-3-3-4~-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|

E E
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---9-11-b14-12-9--------------|---9-11-b14-12-9--------------|
|-9--------------9-------------|-9--------------9-------------|
|------------------11-8-8-8-9~-|------------------11-8-8-8-9~-|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|

C5
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---5-7-10-8-5--------------|---5-7-10-8-5--------------|
|-5------------5------------|-5------------5------------|
|----------------7-4-4-4-5~-|----------------7-4-4-4-5~-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Guitar 2
|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------|
|-5-------------------------|----5----------------------|-55555555555-|
|-5-------------------------|----5----------------------|-55555555555-|
|-3-------------------------|----3----------------------|-33333333333-|
|---------------------------|-15/(C chord octive)-------|-------------|
Palm Mute ***********

Guitar 1
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
|-11---|-11---|-11---|-11---|-11---|-11---|-11---|-11---|-11---|-11---|
|----8-|----8-|----8-|----8-|----8-|----8-|----8-|----8-|----8-|----8-|
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
Guitar 2
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|
|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|
|-6666-|-6666-|-6666-|-6666-|-6666-|-6666-|-6666-|-6666-|-6666-|-6666-|
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
PM**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
Start to release on P.M
|------|------|------|------|------|
|-11---|--8h11|-11h14|-11h14|----16|
|----8-|8-----|------|------|------|
|------|------|------|------|------|
|------|------|------|------|------|
|------|------|------|------|------|
Guitar 2
|------|------|------|------|------|
|------|------|------|------|------|
|-8----|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|
|------|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|-8888-|
|------|-6666-|-6666-|-6666-|-6666-|
|------|------|------|------|------|

E E
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---9-11-b14-12-9--------------|---9-11-b14-12-9--------------|
|-9--------------9-------------|-9--------------9-------------|
|------------------11-8-8-8-9~-|------------------11-8-8-8-9~-|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|

Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------|
|---5-7-10-8-5--------------------------------|
|-5------------5---------------------5-5-5-5--|
|----------------7-4-4-4-5-4-4-4-5-5----------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------5-5-5-5--|
|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-5-0-5-5-5-5--|
|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-5-0-3-3-3-3--|
|-15/----------------------2-2-2-3-0----------|
Song info
The Simpsons Theme
Green Day
2001
  • Rock
  • Alternative Rock
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