Wake Me Up When September Ends tab by Green Day

Tabs

{Intro (acoustic)
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
{G| |--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
{D| |5-----5---------|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|
{A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

{Verse 1
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
{G| |--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
{D| |5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|
{A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{
{  C majorC        C minorCm        G+G        G+G
{e| |----0-----0-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |----1-1---1---1-|----4-----4-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
{G| |--0-------0-----|--5---5---5---0-|----0-0---0---0-|----0-0---0---0-|
{D| |----------------|--------5-----0-|--0-------0-----|--0-------0-----|
{A| |3-------3-------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|

Repeat Verse 1 except final measure, then       G+G    G/Gb
                     play     |----3-----------|
                        this > |----3-------3-0-|
                          > |----0-0-----0---|
                          > |--0-------------|
                            |----------0-----|
                            |3-------2-------|
Bridge
   E minorEm        B minorBm        C majorC        G+G    G/Gb
 e| |----------------|----------------|----0-----0-----|----3-----------|
 BB| |----0-----0-----|----3-----3-----|----1-1---1-----|----3-------3-0-|
 G+G| |----0-0---0-----|----4-----4-----|--0-------0---0-|----0-0-----0---|
 D MajorD| |--2-------2---0-|--4---4-------4-|--------------0-|--0-------------|
 A augmentedA| |----------------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|----------0-----|
 E MajorE| |0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|3-------2-------|

   E minorEm        B minorBm        C majorC        D MajorD
 e| |----------------|----------------|----0-----0-----|----2-----2-----|
 BB| |----0-----0-----|----3-----3-----|----1-1---1-----|----3-3---3-----|
 G+G| |----0-0---0-----|----4-----4-----|--0-------0---0-|--2---2---2---0-|
 D MajorD| |--2-------2---0-|--4---4-------4-|----------------|0-------0-------|
 A augmentedA| |----------------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|----------------|
 E MajorE| |0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Repeat Verse 1

Repeat Intro

W/Distortion,
Play 2 measures of Intro, then play
the first 4 measures of Verse 1

{Chorus
{  C majorC        C minorCm        G5G5
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
{G| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
{D| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
{A| |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
{E| |----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Play the first 4 measures of Verse 1, then,

   C majorC        C minorCm        G5G5            G5/Gb
 e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 BB| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
 G+G| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
 D MajorD| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 A augmentedA| |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 E MajorE| |----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|

Distorted Bridge
   E5E5        B minorBm        C5C5        G5G5   G5/Gb
 e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 BB| |----------------|----3-----------|----------------|----------------|
 G+G| |----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|----------------|
 D MajorD| |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
 A augmentedA| |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
 E MajorE| |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-|

   E5E5        B minorBm        C5C5        D5D5
 e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 BB| |----------------|----3-3-3-3-3---|----------------|----------------|
 G+G| |----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
 D MajorD| |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
 A augmentedA| |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 E MajorE| |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 e| |----------------|------------3---|----------------|----------------|
 BB| |----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
 G+G| |--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
 D MajorD| |5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|
 A augmentedA| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 E MajorE| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

   C majorC        C minorCm        G5G5            G5/Gb
 e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 BB| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
 G+G| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
 D MajorD| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 A augmentedA| |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 E MajorE| |----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|

{Solo
{Guitar1
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |----12----12--12|----12----12--12|----13----13--13|1515151515151515|
{G|/|1212--1212--12--|1111--1111--11--|1212--1212--12--|1212121211111111|
{D| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |----12----12--12|----12----12--12|----13----13--13|1515151515151515|
{G| |1212--1212--12--|1111--1111--11--|1212--1212--12--|1212121212121212|
{D| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |1515151515151515|1515151515151515|1515151515151515|
{G| |1111111111111111|1212121212121212|1111111111111111| Go to the next
{D| |----------------|----------------|----------------| Guitar1 section
{A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|

{Guitar2 (Rhythm Guitar) during the Solo
{  E5E5        B minorBm        C5C5        G5G5   G5/Gb
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |----------------|----3-----------|----------------|----------------|
{G| |----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|----------------|
{D| |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
{A| |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
{E| |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
{
{  E5E5        B minorBm        C5C5        D5D5
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |----------------|----3-----------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
{G| |----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
{D| |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
{A| |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|
{E| |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{
{  D5D5
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
{G| |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
{D| |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
{A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|

Guitar2 (still w/distortion)
   G+G
 e| |3---------------|
 BB| |3---------------|
 G+G| |0---------------|
 D MajorD| |----------------|
 A augmentedA| |----------------|
 E MajorE| |----------------|

{Guitar1 (clean/acoustic)
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
{G| |--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
{D| |5-----5---------|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|
{A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{
{e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{B| |----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
{G| |--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
{D| |5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------|
{A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
{E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

W/Distortion for the rest of the song,
Play the Chorus,

Play the first 4 measures of Verse 1,

Repeat the Chorus 3X,

End with:
   C majorC        C minorCm        G5G5
 e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 BB| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
 G+G| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
 D MajorD| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5---------------|
 A augmentedA| |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5---------------|
 E MajorE| |----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---------------|

Wake Me Up When September Ends tab

These Wake Me Up When September Ends guitar tabs are from their seventh album, “American Idiot”. The single peaked at number six in USA when released in 2005 and became a big hit for the band. Many fans believe that it is about 9/11 but it is in fact about Billies stepfather who died when Billie was ten.

When Billies idol Johnny Ramone died in 2004 he dedicated the song to him. His band Ramones was a major influence for Green Day from day one. Check out the Wake Me Up When September Ends guitar tabs below.

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