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Basketcase Guitar Tablature 
Artist: Green Day
Song Title: BasketCase
CD Title: Dookie
Tabbed by Snoopster87c – [email protected]
Tuning:  Standard

This is my first tab I’ve ever done on any website ever, so I thought I’d start off with a simple song. 
 I do realize that there are many other tabs of this song out there... But most of them are wrong.

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x = muted stroke
pm = palm mute
( ) = Let the note ring through (don’t hit it again)

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INTRO

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pm   - -   - -        - -   - -         - -   - -         - -   - -

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 A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
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pm   - -   - -         - -   - -        - -   - -        - -   - -

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 A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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pm   - -   - -        - -   - -         - -   - -         - -   - -

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 A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
 E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
pm   - -   - -         - -   - -        - -   - -        - -   - -

CHORUS

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 A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
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pm   - -   - -         - -   - -         - -   - -         - -   - -

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 A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
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pm   - -   - -         - -   - -         - -   - -         - -   - -

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 E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
pm   - -   - -         - -   - -               

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 e-------------------------------------------------------|   Everybody has their own way 
 B-------------------------------------------------------|  of playing this part.  I find 
 G-------------------------------------------------------|  that this way sounds the best.
 D-8-x-8-8-x-5-5-x-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-x-8-8-x-5-5-x-8-8-8-8-8-|
 A-6-x-8-8-x-3-3-x-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-x-8-8-x-3-3-x-8-8-8-8-8-|
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VERSE

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CHORUS

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 A-6-x-8-8-x-3-3-x-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-x-8-8-x-3-3-x-8-8-8-8-8-|
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 E---x-6-6-x-----x-6-6-6-6-6-|---x-6-6-x-----x-6-6-6-6-6-|

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pm - - - - - - - -   - - - - - - - - 

VERSE

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CHORUS

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pm   - -   - -         - -   - -         - -   - -         - -   - -

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pm   - -   - -         - -   - -         - -   - -         - -   - -

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pm   - -   - -        - -    - -

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D-6-----8-------8-|(8)--------------| -6-----8------8-|(8)--------------|
A-6-----6-------8-|(8)--------------| -6-----6------8-|(8)--------------|
E-4-------------6-|(6)--------------| 4-------------6-|(6)--------------| FINE
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