Underdog tab by Green Day

Name: Underdog
Channel: Green Day

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Advanced 🤯

Key: C#

Verse 1:0:00-0:19:

 C#        G#m       C#
e|---------|---------|-----------------|
B|---------|---------|-----------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|---------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------|-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|

I wanna be your underdog


 C#        F#m              G#m
e|---------|----------------|-----------------|
B|---------|----------------|-----------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|-11-11-11-11-11-|-----------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-11-11-11-11-11-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-9--9--9--9--9--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------|----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

I'm not number one, but I'm second to none


 C#        G#m       F#m       C#
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|---------|---------|-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------|-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-|---------|

Heroes are overrated when you are the outlaw


                     P.M
 C#        G#m       C#
e|---------|---------|-----------------|
B|---------|---------|-----------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-|---------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------|-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|

'Cause I wanna be your underdog


Verse 2:0:19-0:41:

 C#                G#m               C#                C#
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|

I wanna be your underdog


 C#                F#m               G#m               G#m
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

I'm so hideous that I'm beautiful


 C#                G#m               F#m               C#
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|

Maybe you're one of a kind, but I'm the chosen one


 C#                G#m               C#                C#
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6---------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|

'Cause I wanna be your underdog


Pre-Chorus:0:41-1:05:

 C#  B F#m             G#m               C#                C#
e|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6-4-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6---------|
D|-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6---------|
A|-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|

I'd rather live amongst the wild, wildlife


 C#  B F#m             G#m               C#                C#
e|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6-4-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6---------|
D|-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6---------|
A|-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|

Life is too short to be normal


 C#  B F#m             G#m               C#                F#m
e|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6-4-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
D|-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

I may be ugly, but I'm larger than life


     P.M                               P.M
 F#m F#m                           G#m G#m
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

I'm not a loser, I'm not a loser


Chorus:x4:1:05-1:20:

                                 P.M
 C#              F#m             G#m           G#m
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------|---------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

I wanna be your underdog


Guitar Solo:1:21-1:31:

 C#       G#m      C#                 F#m
e|--------------------------9--------------------|
B|-9-9~-------------------9---9------------------|
G|-----11-10-------10-h11-------11-10-11-10-8----|
D|-----------11-11----------------------------11~|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

 C#                     G#m            F#m                     G#m
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------14~14----14----14----14----16----16----16~|
G|----------------------11-11-11-13-------13----13----13----13----13----13----|
D|-11h13-13-13h15-15-15-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Pre-Chorus:1:32-1:54:

 F#m               G#m               C#                C#
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6---------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|

I'd rather live amongst the wild, wildlife


 C#  B F#m             G#m               C#m               C#
e|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6-4-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6---------|
D|-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6---------|
A|-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|

Life is too short to be normal


 C#  B F#m             G#m               C#                F#m
e|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6-4-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
D|-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

I may be ugly, but I'm larger than life


     P.M                               P.M
 F#m F#m                           G#m G#m
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

I'm not a loser, I'm not a loser


Chorus:1:55-2:14:
                                 P.M
 C#              F#m             G#m           G#m
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------|---------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

I wanna be your underdog

                                 P.M
 C#              F#m             G#m           G#m
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------|---------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

I wanna be your underdog

                                 P.M
 C#              F#m             G#m           G#m
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------|---------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

I wanna be your underdog

                                 P.M
 C#              F#m             G#m                       F#m     C#
e|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|---------|
B|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|---------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------|-------------------------|-------6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2---|

I wanna be your underdog


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| h   Hammer-on
| /   Slide up
| ~   Vibrato
| P.M  Palm mute

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Published: June 5, 2025

Last updated: January 7, 2026

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This guitar tab for Underdog by Green Day is suitable for advanced players. Helpful for practicing timing, picking, and song structure. Audio/video is available to play along.