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At the Library Guitar Tablature
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Title:  At the Library
Artist: Green Day

transcribed by Tom Caja [email protected]

This is a really cool song off of 39/Smooth (a whooping "huh?"
from trendies).  You may have to improvise some parts, so just
listen to the song a few times, but it's a LOT of fun to play.
All tuning IS standard.

intro   play 2X
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-------7-------7-------7-------x-------5-------5-------5-------x-
D-------7-------7-------7-------x-------5-------5-------5-------x-
A-------5-------5-------5-------x-------3-------3-------3-------x-
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
        p.m.----- (palm mute)           p.m.-----

E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-------7-------7-------7-------x-------5-------5-------5-------x-
D-------7-------7-------7-------x-------5-------5-------5-------x-
A-------5-------5-------5-------x-------3-------3-------3-------x-
E
        p.m.-----                       p.m.-----

E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-------7-------7-------7-------x-------5-------5-------5-------x-
D-------7-------7-------7-------x-------5-------5-------5-------x-
A-------5-------5-------5-------x-------3-------3-------3-------x-
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
        p.m.--------                    p.m.-----

                                        (hey!)
E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-
D-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-
A-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-
E-----------------------------------------

then:  4X   (you use this part a lot)
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------4-------x-------x-------5-------x-------7-
D-------5-------x-------x-------4-------x-------x-------5-------x-------5-
A-------5-------x-------x-------2-------x-------x-------3-------x-------5-
E-------3-------x-------x-------------------------------------------------
        G5                      B5                      C5              D5
(then some impossible solo i can't figure out)

then play that second pattern up there 8X (hey there looking at me...)

then this (figure out the rhythm)       (starin' across the room...)
E---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G---------------5---------------5---------------5-------7-
D-------2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5-------7-
A-------2-------3-------2-------3-------2-------3-------5-
E-------0---------------0---------------0-----------------

verse 2
chorus

then that second part for awhile, and fade to a palm mute
on a G5 chord (why did you have to have to leave so soon?...)
and a played out D5 on "away?"

go to the second guitar part 8X (oh well it happened again...)

the coda's the same as the intro, ending with the impossible
guitar solo, and a powerful G5

G5  B5    C5         D5
hey there looking at me
G5   B5 C5          D5
tell me what do you see?
G5      B5      C5        D5
but you quickly turn your head a-
G5   B5   C5    D5
way

try to find the words i could use
to have the courage to come on to you
my chance is looking rather
grim

E5        C5
staring across the room
E5      C5
are you leaving soon?
E5     C5            D5
i just need a little time

what is it that drives me mad?
girls like you that i never had
what is it about you that i a-
dore?
what makes me feel so much pain?
what makes me go so insane?
what is it about you that i a-
dore?

staring across the room
are you leaving soon?
i just need a little time,
D5
what time?  WAAAAAAA!!!

G5
why did you have to leave so soon?
                          D5
why did you have to walk away?
oh well it happened again
she walked away with her boyfriend
maybe we'll meet again some
day


Have fun, and if you figure out that solo,
or have corrections, PLEASE E-mail me at:
[email protected]
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