Private Ale tab by Green Day

Green Day - Private Ale

Album:Kerplunk (1992 Look Out! Records)
Track:5
Guitar:Billie Joe Armstrong

Guitar I (lead)-Clean Electric
Guitar II (rhythm)-Medium Distortion Electric

Key:
-slide up
/-slide down
Pm-palm mute
()-ghost note
~-let ring

Note:This is a little confusing.  The lead Guitar plays
the same thing as the rhythm guitar for the first part
of the verse but after the "just don't know/seem to care"
part, the lead guitar does it's own thing for the verses
which I have included.  Just so you're not too messed up...

Gtr. II
Intro:
                            Ab5
e------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------|
D---666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666---|
A---666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666---|
E---444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444---|
Pm-----------------------------------------------------|

Ab5
e----------------------|
b----------------------|
g----------------------|
D---6666666666666666---|
A---6666666666666666---|
E---4444444444444444---|
Pm---------------------|

Gtr. I

e---9864~-(x)/14-13-11~---|
b----------------------------|
g----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|

Gtr. II
Verse (Gtr. I joins in with rhythm):
                            Ab5
e------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------|
D---666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666---|
A---666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666---|
E---444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444---|
Pm-----------------------------------------------------|

Db5       Ab5
e--------------------------|
b--------------------------|
g---66-6-6-66--------------|
D---66-6-6-66--66-6-6-66---|
A---44-4-4-44--66-6-6-66---|
E--------------44-4-4-44---|

Gtr. I
            Db5       Ab5
e------------------------------|
b------------------------------|
g---6~~--66-6-6-66-------------|
D---6~~--66-6-6-66-66-6-6-66---|
A---4~~--44-4-4-44-66-6-6-66---|
E------------------44-4-4-44---|

Verse x2

Gtr. I & II
Chorus:
 Db5 Ab5 Eb5
e----------------|
b----------------|
g---6---888888---|
D---6-6-888888---|(x4)
A---4-6-666666---|
E-----4----------|

Bridge:
   Ab5  G5  Gb5 Db5
e---------------------|
b---------------------|
g---------------666---|
D---65-555-444-666---|(x4)
A---65-555-444-444---|
E---43-333-222-------|

Verse x2 (With both guitars doing seperate parts)

Chorus x4

Bridge x4

Interlude:
  Ab5 G5 Gb5
e------------|
b------------|
g-----5------|
D---6-5-4~---|(x4)
A---6-3-4~---|
E---4---2~---|

Gtr. II plays Ab5 (Pm) a few times...

Gtr. I (no lead guitar in real song for this part):
Bass Fill:

e-------------------------|
b-------------------------|
g-------------------------|
D-----6---6---------------|(x4)
A---4---4---4---6---6-----|
E-------------4---4---4---|

Gtr. II
      Db5     Ab5
e---------------------|
b---------------------|
g---6-6-6-6-----------|
D---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|(x4)
A---4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6---|
E-----------4-4-4-4---|

Chorus x4

Bridge x4

Gtr. I
Outro:
     Eb5
e------------------------|
b------------------------|
g---8-8-8~~~\\~~~~~~---|
D---8-8-8~~~\\~~~~~~---|
A---6-6-6~~~\\~~~~~~---|
E---------------~~~~~~---|

Gtr. II (w/ feedback)
  Ab5 G5 Gb5
e-------------------------|
b-------------------------|
g-----5-------------------|
D--/6-5-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
A--/6-3-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
E--/4---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|

"1, 2, 3, 4..."

That's it!  Pretty simple.  Remember that you need two
guitarists for this song.
===========Private Ale - GREEN DAY

Here is yet another Green Day tune off Kerplunk.  Cool song, fun to play.
Write me if you
download this.  I want to hear from you.  If you have any Green Day requests,
I can play just
about everything.  Thanks.

INTRO:     (8'th notes, muted)
G#-------------------------------------------

VERSE:

G#----------------(muted)--------------------------
I wonder down these streets all by myself
G#----------------(muted)----------------   C#
Think of my future now I just don't know
C#                   G#
I don't seem to care

G#----------------(muted)----------------------
I stop to notice that I'm by your home
G#----------------(muted)-------   C#
I wonder if you're sitting all alone
C#                          G#
Or is your boyfriend there?

CHORUS:
                C#  G#   Eb
Because I feel so right
           C#    G#    Eb
Let my imagination go
                 C#  G#   Eb
Until you're in my sight
                        C#          G#        Eb
And through my veins temptation flows

BREAK:
    F#--G#     F#   C#       X4
(quick slide)

VERSE 2 (same chords as the first)
So I sit down here on the hard concrete
Think of my future now I just don't know
I don't seem to care .
So I sit across the street from your home
I wonder if you're sitting all alone
Or is your boyfriend there?

CHORUS

BREAK

BRIDGE: (lyrics impossible)
G#    C     F#     X4      then Eb

SOLO:
G#------   F#-----    X4

CHORUS

BREAK

OUTRO:  (last 3 chords of the song)
G#    C    F#  (fade into feedback)

Other Green Day posted by me:
Armitage Shanks (off the upcoming album)
J.A.R.
One For the Razorbacks
Paper Lanterns

Adam Peiken