Uptight — Green Day

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Group Name: Green Day Song Name: 'Uptight' Album Name: Nimrod Tabbed By: Todd M. Weber ([email protected])

Note: Tune Down 1/2 Step to Match CD (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)

INRTO AND VERSES -Guitar (Barely audible beneath Bass Line)

Db: 5554445554445544 G G (G chords end of intro only).

-Bass Line

Ab: ----------------3333333333333333-(5-5 end of intro only)

Intro

Play the guitar part 4 times and bass part 2 times and end With G G at the end of second time.

VERSES Play the 'VERSE' guitar part 6 times and bass part 3 times with the The following lyrics. The '*' indicates where the bass changes Notes:

VERSE I * I woke up on the wrong side of the floor * * Made, made my way to the front door * * Broke my engagement with myself (Go to HOOK)

VERSE II (Guitar part is slightly louder this time around * I got a new start on a dead end road * * Peaked, peaked out regendered load(?) * * Owed, paid up all my debts to myself (Go to HOOK)

Hook

-Guitar and Bass Line

Ab: 55555555/33333333 (play 3 times)

* * Perfect picture of bad health

* * Another notch scratched on my belt * * The future just aint what it used to be (The future's in my living room)

-Repeat VERSE and HOOK parts above (Guitar part is slightly louder this time around.

Chorus

-Guitar

Hear are the chords that you will need:

X X X X X X X X X 5 7 9 5 5 7 9 5 3 5 7 3 3 5 7

-Guitar

Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun yeah. All night, suicide's last call now.

C D G CC DD I've been uptight all night, I'm the son of gun.

-Bass

Db: -Play above part twice

Ab: 3-3 -Repeat entire chorus one time

Interlude

-Guitar

-Repeat INTERLUDE 8 times

-Bass -Play bass line from 'VERSE' for whole interlude.

ENDING

-Guitar play chorus 4 times and then end on E chord. -Bass play chorus 4 times and then end on Ab:-7-

That's pretty much the whole song. The strumming patterns probably not Exact, just listen to the CD and you'll get a feel for the right patterns. The bassline is pretty simplified because I'm not a true bass player. I Know Mike Dirnt adds his stuff in between, but I just gave the basic idea. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to e-mail me at ([email protected]).