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Basket Case Bass Tab by Green Day

Basket Case bass tab by Green Day (Ver. 2)

Bass Tab

Eb tuning (1/2 step down)

LEGEND:
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
X = muted strike
() = sustained and/or ghost note
s = 16th note (appears above bar)


INTRO/VERSE 1:
                (Rest x8)
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-r---------------|-r---------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1:
                (Rest x5)
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-r---------------|-r---------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

    ("Think I'm...")
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-7---7-0-5-5-0-4-|(4)4---4-4-4-4p0-|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5---5-5-5-7-|(7)7-7-7-7-7-7p0-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-VERSE:
                                     s s
Gb |-----------------|---------------9h11|p9---------------|(9)--------------|
Db |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-7---r-----------|-r-----------------|-----------------|---7-7-7-7-7-----|
Eb |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------7-\-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2:

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------4h6---|-----------------|
Ab |---------------2-|(2)2-2---2-2-2p0-|-4---4-4-4-------|-----------------|
Eb |-0---0---0-0-0---|-----------------|---------------4-|(4)4-4-4-4-4-4p0-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------7-----|-----------------|-----------------|---9-----9-------|
Ab |---------------7-|(7)7-7-7---7-7h9-|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-5---5-5-5(5)/---|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|(7)--7-7---7-7h9-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------4h6---|-----------------|
Ab |---------------2-|(2)2-2---2-2-2p0-|-4---4-4-4-------|-----------------|
Eb |-0---0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|---------------4-|(4)4-4-4---4-4p0-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------7-----|-----------------|-----------------|---9-----9-------|
Ab |---------------7-|(7)7-7-7---7-7h9-|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-5---5-5-5(5)/---|-----------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|(7)--7-7---7-7p0-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2:

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------7p6---9-|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7---7---7-|(7)7-7-7----(7)--|
Eb |-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-|(7)7-7-7---7-7p0-|---------0---0---|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                                                                       ssss
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------hp-|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------6h7-676-|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7---7---7-|(7)7-7-7--------7|
Eb |-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-|(7)7-7-7---7-7p0-|---------0---0---|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-0-5-5-0-4-|(4)4-4---4-4-4p0-|
Eb |-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-|(7)7-7-7-7-7-7p0-|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-5---5---5-5-5-7-|(7)7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-BRIDGE:
                                 ssssss
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|--------------hp-|-----------------|-----------9---9-|
Ab |-7---X-----------|-------------797-|-7---X-----------|-----------------|
Eb |-------7-7---X-9-|-9---X-7-7-77---9|-------7-7---X-9-|-9---X-7-7---X---|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|--------------hp-|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-7---X-----------|-------------797-|-7---X-----------|-----------------|
Eb |-------7-7---X-9-|-9---X-7-7-77---9|-------7-7---X-9-|-9---X-7-7--/17\-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BRIDGE:

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7h9-|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-r---------7-----|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


INTERLUDE:

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------4h6---|-----------------|
Ab |---------------2-|(2)2-2---2-2-2p0-|-4---4-4-4-------|-----------------|
Eb |-0---0---0-0-0---|-----------------|---------------4-|(4)4-4-4-4-4-4p0-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------7-----|-----------------|-----------------|---9-----9-------|
Ab |---------------7-|(7)7-7-7---7-7h9-|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-5---5-5-5(5)/---|-----------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|(7)--7-7---7-7h9-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------4h6---|-----------------|
Ab |-----------2p0-2-|(2)2-2-2---2-2p0-|-4---4-4-4-------|-----------------|
Eb |-0---0-0-0-------|-----------------|---------------4-|(4)4-4-4-4-4-4p0-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------7-----|-----------------|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9-----|
Ab |---------------7-|(7)7-7-7---7-7h9-|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-5---5-5-5(5)/---|-----------------|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7p0-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 3:

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------7p6---9-|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7---7---7-|(7)7-7-7----(7)--|
Eb |-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-|(7)7-7-7---7-7p0-|---------0---0---|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                                                                       ssss
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------hp-|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------6h7-676-|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7---7---7-|(7)7-7-7--------7|
Eb |-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-|(7)7-7-7-7-7-7p0-|---------0---0---|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-0-5-5-0-4-|(4)4-4---4-4-4p0-|
Eb |-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-|(7)7-7-7-7-7-7p0-|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-5---5---5-5-5-7-|(7)7-7-7-7-7-7p0-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUTRO:

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-7---7-7---7-7p5-|-4---4-4---4-4p0-|---------7-7-5---|-------------7-9-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5-------7-|(7)7-7-7-7-7-----|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-------------4h6-|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-7---7-7---7-7p5-|-4---4-4---4-----|---------7-7-9---|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5-------7-|(7)7-7-7-7-7-7p0-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-7---7-7---7-7p5-|-4---4-4---4-4p0-|---------7-7-5---|-------------7-9-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5-------7-|(7)7-7-7-7-7-----|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-7---7-7---7-5-4-|(4)4-4-4---4-4p0-|---------7---X---|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-5---X---------7-|(7)----------X---|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                       (Let ring)
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-5-------0-----7-|(7)--------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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