The One I Want Tab by Green Day

The One I Want tab by Green Day

Guitar Tab

THE ONE I WANT
                            As recorded by Green Day
              (From the 1990 Album 1'039 SMOOTHED OUT SLAPPY HOURS)

Words by Billie Joe Armstrong

Music by Green Day
Arranged by Green Day
Transcribed by Aaron Hetherington (The Donkey Fly)

   Intro
    Moderately Fast Rock Q=179
    E5                          F#5
   4/4
    Gtr I
||-----------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------||
||o----------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------o||
||--4--------|-(4)----(4)--(4)----|-------------------|-------------------||
||--2--------|-(2)----(2)--(2)--4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----||
||o----------|------------------4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----o||
||-----------|------------------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----||

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


   Verse
    B5                     F#5
||-----------------------|---------------------|
||o----------------------|---------------------|
||--4--------------------|---------------------|
||--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4-------4----4----4-|
||o-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-4-4--4--4-4--4-4--4-|
||-----------------------|-2-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-|


                                                   Pre-Chorus
  A5                     E5                         C#5         A5
|----------------------|---------------------||-||----------------|
|----------------------|--------------------o||-||o---------------|
|-2--------------------|---------------------||-||--6--6--6-6-6-2-|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2-------2----2-2-2--||-||--6--6--6-6-6-2-|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-o||-||o-4--4--4-4-4-0-|
|----------------------|-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--||-||----------------|


                     B5
|------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|------------------|---------------|------------------o||
|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--||
|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--||
|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-o||
|------------------|---------------|-------------------||


   Verse 2
    B5                     F#5
||-----------------------|---------------------|
||o----------------------|---------------------|
||--4--------------------|---------------------|
||--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4-------4----4----4-|
||o-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-4-4--4--4-4--4-4--4-|
||-----------------------|-2-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-|


                                                   Pre-Chorus
  A5                     E5                         C#5         A5
|----------------------|---------------------||-||----------------|
|----------------------|--------------------o||-||o---------------|
|-2--------------------|---------------------||-||--6--6--6-6-6-2-|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2-------2----2-2-2--||-||--6--6--6-6-6-2-|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-o||-||o-4--4--4-4-4-0-|
|----------------------|-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--||-||----------------|


                     B5
|------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|------------------|---------------|------------------o||
|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--||
|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--||
|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-o||
|------------------|---------------|-------------------||


   Chorus
    E5                              F#5
||------------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|


                                      E5
                                         4x
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----||
|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---o||
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----||


   Verse 3
    B5                     F#5
||-----------------------|---------------------|
||o----------------------|---------------------|
||--4--------------------|---------------------|
||--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4-------4----4----4-|
||o-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-4-4--4--4-4--4-4--4-|
||-----------------------|-2-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-|


                                                   Pre-Chorus
  A5                     E5                         C#5         A5
|----------------------|---------------------||-||----------------|
|----------------------|--------------------o||-||o---------------|
|-2--------------------|---------------------||-||--6--6--6-6-6-2-|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2-------2----2-2-2--||-||--6--6--6-6-6-2-|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-o||-||o-4--4--4-4-4-0-|
|----------------------|-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--||-||----------------|


                     B5
|------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|------------------|---------------|------------------o||
|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--||
|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--||
|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-o||
|------------------|---------------|-------------------||


   Chorus
    E5                              F#5
                                                                             4x
||------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------||
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||


 Solo
                      F#5
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-4-----------------|-------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4--|-------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--|--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
|-------------------|--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|
|
| Gtr II
|-------0---0---(0)-|------0---0----0---|
|-4---4---4---4-----|-\2-2---2---/4---4-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  A5               E5                B5
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
|
|----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|----------0------|
|------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-4--4-4-4---4-0--|
|-2------2-----2-|-1-------1-----1-|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  F#5               A5               E5                C#5
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-6--6---6-6-6-2--|
|-----------------|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-6--6---6-6-6-2--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4---4-4-4-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
|
|---0-------0---0-|----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----------------|
|-2---2-2-4---2---|------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------|-2------2-----2-|-1-------1-----1-|----4-4-4-4-4-6--|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


      A5              B5
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-(2)-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-4---4---4-4-4--4-|
|-(2)-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-4---4---4-4-4--4-|
|-(0)-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-2---2---2-2-2--2-|
|-------------------|------------------|
|
|-------------------|------------------|
|--0--0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
|--6--6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-11-|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|


                          C#5
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-(4)--4--4---4-4--4--4-|--6---6---6--6--6--2--|
|-(4)--4--4---4-4--4--4-|--6---6---6--6--6--2--|
|-(2)--2--2---2-2--2--2-|--4---4---4--4--4--0--|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|--0---0--0---0----0--0-|--0---0---0--0--0--0--|
|-11--11-11--11---11-13-|-13--13--11-11-11-11--|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|


      A5             B5                                 C#5
|------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4-|-6--6---6-6-6-2--|
|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4-|-6--6---6-6-6-2--|
|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4---4-4-4-0--|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|
|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|----0-----0------|
|--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-|------0-----0----|
|-11--9-9--9-9-9-8-|-8--8--6-6-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-2-|-2------2-----2--|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|


      A5                 B5                                C#5
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-(2)-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-4--4---4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4---4-4-4-4-|-6---6---6-6-6-2--|
|-(2)-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-4--4---4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4---4-4-4-4-|-6---6---6-6-6-2--|
|-(0)-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-2--2---2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-4---4---4-4-4-0--|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|
|-------0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|-------0-----0-----|------------------|
|---------0-----0---|------0-----0---|---------0-----0---|-0---0-0-0-0---0--|
|--1--------1-----1-|-2------2-----2-|--1--------1-----1-|---4-4-4-4-4-6-6--|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|


      A5              B5
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-(2)-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-4---4-----4--4--4--4-|
|-(2)-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-4---4-----4--4--4--4-|
|-(0)-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-2---2-----2--2--2--2-|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|--0--0-0-----0-0-0-|-0------0--0--0--0----|
|--6--6-6-8---8-8-8-|-9-9---11-11-13-13-13-|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|


                           Chorus
                            E5
|-----------------------||-------------------|
|-----------------------||o------------------|
|-(4)--4--4---4--4--4-4-||-------------------|
|-(4)--4--4---4--4--4-4-||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-(2)--2--2---2--2--2-2-||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|
|-----------------------||-------------------|
|---------0---0--0------||o------------------|
|-14--14-14--16-16-16---||-------------------|
|-----------------------||-------------------|
|-----------------------||o------------------|
|-----------------------||-------------------|


  E5                F#5
                                                         3x
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------o||
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||


  E5                              F#5
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|
|                   Gtr II
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


                                        B5
|-------------------|-----------------|-------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------|
|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4----|
|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--2----|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------|
|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-19----|


|-----------------|------------|---------------------*|
|-----------------|------------|---------------------*|
|-----------------|------------|---------------------*|
|--(4)------------|-(4)--------|-(4)----(4)--(4)-----*|
|--(2)------------|-(2)--------|-(2)----(2)--(2)--2\-*|
|-----------------|------------|---------------------*|
|
|-----------------|------------|---------------------*|
|-----------------|------------|---------------------*|
|-----------------|------------|---------------------*|
|-----------------|------------|---------------------*|
|-----------------|------------|---------------------*|

Your last visited songs

Green Day tabs for The one i want

What is this?

Learn how to play "The One I Want" by Green Day with our easy-to-follow guitar tabs guide. Build confidence, sharpen your technique, and enjoy playing guitar.

Who Is This Page For?

This guitar tabs tutorial for "The One I Want" by Green Day is crafted for all musicians players ready to learn and grow. Whether you're just starting or refining your skills, this guide meets you where you are.

Why This Page Is Perfect for You

No matter your skill level, this page is a valuable resource for improving your guitar tab playing.

What You Will Gain

By using our guitar tabs, you’ll not only learn to play "The One I Want" by Green Day with accuracy and style, but you'll also elevate your overall musicianship. Explore our full archive of guitar tabs for more songs, skills, and inspiration.

Other versions of The One I Want by Green Day

The one I want Chords

×