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Waiting by Green Day









                          Waiting







Guitar 1-Bille Joe-distortion selector petal
Guitar 2-Jason White-distorted
Bass-Mike Dirnt-Standard tuning


For settings, have it mediumly (if that’s a word) distorted. Don’t have it too lightly
and don’t have it heavy metal distorted. If you don’t have a petal then use your NECK up
the tone set to 10. This gives you a pretty clean sound. It’s the next best thing. When
turns distorted then switch it to the bridge pick up.

Playing Live opinions. When play this song live, Billie uses a Gibson SG in standard
He plays the first solo and then lets Jason play the chours solo. For the bridge (which
like acoustic guitar on the album version, he palm mutes the verse)

There are many ways to play this song. Here are two versions and a bass tab to go along
it. There are all ready a lot of Waiting tabs but I think is the ultimate tab along with
Also don't send me comments like "hey this is a guitar tab but why is there bass stuff?"
are just stupid.

LIVE UPDATE: FEB, 7, 2007:While looking @ videos on YouTube, i looked at this fingering
he plays this song in standard tuning and his chorus differently.  He also plays the
like this:
It's: |-------------------------------------------|
      |-------------------------------------------|
      |---------------------8-8-8-8-8-------------|
      |-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
      |-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
      |-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6-6-6-| (or something close to that, play
w/ it)
So you can choose what way you want. But the bass maybe be different as well.
I'd personally play it like how they play it live.

Update: Some minor changes and the bass doesn't have to be tuned down

INTRO: Guitar 1-no bass-clean guitar
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--8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|x2
A|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------6-6-6-6-6----------------------|
   I’ve been  waiting a long time  for this   moment to come I’m
   Destined   for anything at      allllllllllllllllllllll

RIFF         VESE-distorted-bass and guitar 2 enter
e|----------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-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--8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4--4--4--|6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-|
E|----------|4-4-4-4-4------------------------6-6-6-6-6------------|
             1.Downtown lights will be shining   on me    like a new
                                                            diamond
               ring out   under the midnight     houuuuuurrrrrrrrr

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--8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------6-6-6-6-6----------------------|
   No one     can touch me and     I can’t    turn my back its
   Too late   ready or not at      alllllllllll

CHORUS:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-—0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
   I’m so much  closer than  I have ever known           ”Wake Up“

RIFF 2:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-6-6-6---------6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4--6-6-6--4-4-4-| DRUM FILL
E|--------4-4-4--------|

VERSE
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--8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------6-6-6-6-6----------------------|
 2.Dawning     of a new era        Calling    don’t let it catch you
   falling    ready or not at      allllllllllllllllllllllllllll
 3.So close    enough to taste it   Almost     I can embrace this
  feeling     On the tip of my     tonggggggggggggggggggggggue

CHORUS:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-—0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
   I’m so much  closer than  I have ever known           ”Wake Up“

RIFF 3
e|------------------------------------|     e|---------|
B|------------------------------------|     B|---------|
G|-6-6-6---------6-6-6--------6---6---|     G|8-8-8-8--|
D|-6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|x4   D|8-8-8-8--|
A|-4-4-4--6-6-6--4-4-4-6-6-6--4-6-4-6-|then A|6-6-6-6--|
E|--------4-4-4--------4-4-4----4---4-|     E|---------|
                             Better thank you lucky stars

SOLO: guitar 2-distortion
e|----------------|----------------|-------------------------------4-|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------3---6-3----------|
G|-8-5~--3-5-6-5-3|-8-5~--3-5-6-5-3|-5-1~-3-5-6-5-3---3-----3--1-1---|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|

SOLO: guitar 1-distortion
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|------------6-6-6-6-6-------------6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-------------6-6-6-6-6------------|

SOLO CHORUS: guitar 2-distortion
e|------8---11-8-------8---11-8-------8---11-8-------------|
B|----9---9------9---9---9------9---9---9------9-----------|
G|-10--------------9--------------8------------------7~/3~-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS:
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------3~--|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1-3~~-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1—1~~-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-—0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
   I’m so much  closer than  I have ever known           Wake Up


REPEAT RIFF 3


BRIDGE: guitar 1 OR 2-clean guitar-for clean guitar have the NECK pick up selected and
tone 10
PLAY THIS TWICE!! First time NO lyrics
e|-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------6-6-6-6-6----------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5--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-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------6-6-6-6-6----------------------|
  I’ve been   waiting a life time       for this   moment to come I’m

e|-4-4-4-4-4---------------------6-6-6-6-6-------|
B|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6--6~~~-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5--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--8-8-8-8-8--6~~~-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8--4~~~-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4---------------------6-6-6-6-6-------|
   destined   for anything at   alllllllllllll

Pause...BAM!

VERSE
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------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--8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------6-6-6-6-6------------------------|
   Dumbstruck  color me stupid     good luck   you’re gonna need it
   Where I’m  going if I get       there at alll

OUTRO: guitars 1 and 2-distorted
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|------------6-6-6-6-6-------------6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-------------6-6-6-6-6------------|
   WAKE UPPPPPPPPP
  BETTER THAN YOUR LUCK STARS!

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|------------6-6-6-6-6-------------6~~~-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8--6~~~-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8--4~~~-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-------------6-6-6-6-6-------|

ALSO! There is another way of playing this song. Green Day is popular with this way in
tuning is half a step down. For example, Dookie…the whole album was half a step down. In
words you could play everything 1 fret down if the song is in half step down. But since
did a standard tuning tab you tune your guitar half a step down and play everything 1
up. But since I’m caring enough I don’t want to go and find another tab so here is this
tab but only in half step tuning and the finger completely changed!
This is also good for those who can't add and subtract small numbers.

INTRO:
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
    I’ve been  waiting a long time  for this   moment to come I’m
   Destined   for anything at      allllllllllllllllllllll

RIFF             VERSE
eb|----------|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-7--7--7--|------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-7-7-|
Db|-7--7--7--|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-5--5--5--|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|----------|-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------7-7-7-7-7------------|
               Downtown   lights will be shining  on me like a new
                                                             Diamond
                ring out    Under the midnight houuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuur
                No one       can touch me now and I can’t    turn my

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
                                                   back it’s
    too late     ready or not at    allllllllllllllllll

CHORUS:
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1-—0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
    I’m so much  closer then  I have ever   known           WAKE UP

RIFF 2:
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|-7-7-7---------7-7-7-|
Db|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-|
Ab|-5-5-5--7-7-7--5-5-5-|
Eb|--------5-5-5--------|


VERSE
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------7-7-7-7-7-------------------------|
    Dawning     of a new era         calling   don’t let it catch you
    Falling    ready or not at allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
    So close    enough to taste it    almost   I can embrace this
    Feeling    on the tip of my     tonguuuuuuuuuuuuuue

CHORUS:
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1-—0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
    I’m so much  closer then  I have ever   known           WAKE UP

RIFF 3
eb|------------------------------------|     eb|---------|
Bb|------------------------------------|     Bb|---------|
Gb|-7-7-7---------7-7-7--------7---7---|     Gb|9-9-9-9--|
Db|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|x4   Db|9-9-9-9--|
Ab|-5-5-5--7-7-7--5-5-5-7-7-7--5-7-5-7-|then Ab|7-7-7-7--|
Eb|--------5-5-5--------5-5-5----5---5-|     Eb|---------|

SOLO: guitar 2-distortion
eb|----------------|----------------|-------------------------------5-|
Bb|----------------|----------------|----------------4---7-4----------|
Gb|-9-6~--4-6-7-6-4|-9-6~--4-6-7-6-4|-6-2~-4-6-7-6-4---4-----4--2-2---|
Db|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|

SOLO: guitar 1-distortion
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------7-7-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-7-7-|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-------------7-7-7-7-7------------|

SOLO CHORUS: guitar 2-distortion
eb|-------9----12-9----------9----12---------9----12-9-----------|
Bb|----10---10------10----10---10----10---10---10------9---------|
Gb|-11-----------------10---------------9-----------------8~/4~--|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS:
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------4~~--|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--4~~--|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2--2~~--|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1-—0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
    I’m so much  closer then  I have ever  known           WAKE UP

BRIDGE: guitar 1 OR 2-clean guitar OR acoustic guitar
PLAY THIS TWICE. First time NO lyrics.
eb|-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-----------------------|
Bb|-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Gb|-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-----------------------|
    I’ve been  waiting a long time    for this    moment to come I’m

eb|-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------7-7-7-7-7--------|
Bb|-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7~~~--|
Gb|-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7~~~--|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--7~~~--|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9--5~~~--|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------7-7-7-7-7--------|
 Destined  for anything at       alllllllllllll

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5------------------------7-7-7-7-7-----------------------|
    Dumbstruck  color me stupid      good luck  you’re gonna need it
    Where I’m   going if I get       there at all

OUTRO: guitars 1 and 2-distorted
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------7-7-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-7-7-|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-------------7-7-7-7-7------------|
  WAKE UP

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|------------7-7-7-7-7-------------7~~~--|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--7~~~--|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9--5~~~--|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-------------7-7-7-7-7--------|
   BETTER THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS!


BASS GUITAR: Im srry to thoes who all printed this tab and tuned their basses down. you 
dont have to after analyzing the song more. srry!
this is in standard tuning and played w. a pick w. a nice clean, warm tone. Its pretty 
so you can add your own fills to the song to spice it up...its what i do and it sounds so 
cooler and adds another layer to the song.

Intro: Guitar Only

Riff              VERSE
G|----------|---------------------------------------------|
D|----------|---------------------------------------------|
A|-4--------|-------------4-4-4-4-4-------------4-4-4-4-4-|
E|----6--4--|---4-4-4-4-4------------6-6-6-6-6------------|

CHORUS:

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8/-7-7-7-7-7-7/--6-6-6-6-6-6/--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-|

RIFF 2:
G|---------------------|
D----------------------|
A|-4-4-4---------4-5-4-|
E|--------4-4-4--------| Do this for the first time then do the third riff from there on:

RIFF 3

G|------------------------------------|     G|---------|
D|------------------------------------|x4   D|---------|
A|-4-4-4--------4-4-4---------4---4---|then A|6-6-6-6--|
E|--------4-4-4--------4-4-4----4—--4-|     E|---------|

Solo:
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------4-4-4-4-4-------------4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---4-4-4-4-4------------6-6-6-6-6------------|

Bridge: Guitar only

Outro:
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------4-4-4-4-4-------------4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---4-4-4-4-4------------6-6-6-6-6------------|

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------4-4-4-4-4-------------4~-|
E|---4-4-4-4-4------------6-6-6-6-6-----|


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