From: Mike [mykool@email.msn.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 1998 9:24 AM
Mike Eheler
mykool@email.msn.com
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Hitchin` a Ride Green Day
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Well this is my TAB for Hitchin` a Ride. TAB Date: October 29, 1997. I`ve
been working and updating this one for quite some time now, and I`m pretty
sure it`s perfect, although I may STILL have some parts wrong. If this is
true, please lemme know and send me the correct version. Someone pointed
out to me: why does the bass line goes like this (fig. 1) instead of just
playing the root of the guitar during the solo like every bassist should?
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-4-2-----|
A|-2---2---5---5---|---------------|---------5---5---|-------------5-4-|
E|-----------------|-3---3---2---2-|-7---7-----------|-----------------|
Fig. 1
Ahem. Because Mike Dirnt is more than just an average bassist. The 2-2
instead of 7-7 I put there for ease of playing. Plus on the video it looks
like that`s what they do anyways. If you listen closely (it helps if you
have 3D sound on your soundcard/home stereo for this) you can hear him do
that neato 8th note run. I think it`s really cool. Kinda mysterious, hmm?
Well enough babble, here`s the song
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Violin Intro:
E|-------------------------------------------|G
B|-------------------------------------------|U
G|------8h9-11~~~~~~-12-11-9-8t9-------------|I
D|-9h10--------------------------10~~~~~~~~~-|T
A|-------------------------------------------|A
E|-------------------------------------------|R
Rhy. Fig. 1
B5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 G5 G5
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|B
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|A
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|S
E|-7---7---5---5---|-4---4---3-3-3-/-|-7---7---5---5---|-4---4---3-3-3-/-|S
| |
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|U
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|I
D|-9---9---7---7---|-6---6---5-5-5-/-|-9---9---7---7---|-6---6---5-5-5-/-|T
A|-9---9---7---7---|-6---6---5-5-5-/-|-9---9---7---7---|-6---6---5-5-5-/-|A
E|-7---7---5---5---|-4---4---3-3-3-/-|-7---7---5---5---|-4---4---3-3-3-/-|R
Rhy. Fill. 1
G|-----------------|B
D|-----------------|A
A|-----------------|S
E|-4-4-4-----------|S
| |
E|-----------------|G
B|-----------------|U
G|-----------------|I
D|-6-6-6-----------|T
A|-6-6-6-----------|A
E|-4-4-4-----------|R
Rhy. Fig. 2
E5 F5 B5 A5 G5 G5
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|B
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|A
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|S
E|-0---0---0---0-2-|---2-2---2---2-2-|-7---7---5---5---|-4---4---3---3---|S
| |
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|U
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|I
D|-2---2---2---2-4-|---4-4---4---4-4-|-9---9---7---7---|-6---6---5---5---|T
A|-2---2---2---2-4-|---4-4---4---4-4-|-9---9---7---7---|-6---6---5---5---|A
E|-0---0---0---0-2-|---2-2---2---2-2-|-7---7---5---5---|-4---4---3---3---|R
Solo
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|B
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|A
A|--------------5-----5----|-------------------------|S
E|--7-----7----------------|--3-----3-----2--2--2--/-|S
| |
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|G
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|U
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|I
D|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|T
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|A
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|R
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|B
D|-------------------------|--5--5--5--5--4--2-------|A
A|--------------5-----5----|--------------------5--4-|S
E|-7------7----------------|-------------------------|S
| |
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|G
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-|U
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|I
D|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-|T
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|A
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|R
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|B
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|A
A|-2------2-----5-----5----|-------------------------|S
E|-------------------------|--3-----3-----2--2--2--/-|S
| |
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|G
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|U
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|I
D|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|T
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|A
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|R
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|B
D|-------------------------|--5--5--5--5--4--2-------|A
A|--------------5-----5----|--------------------5--4-|S
E|-7------7----------------|-------------------------|S
| |
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|G
B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|U
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|I
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|T
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|A
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|R
gradual bend-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|B
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|A
A|--2----2----5----5---|---------------------|------------5----5---|S
E|---------------------|--3----3----2-2--2-/-|--7----7-------------|S
| |
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|G
B|-17---15---12---15---|-17---15---12---15---|-17---15---12---15---|U
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|I
D|-14---12----9---12---|-14---12----9---12---|-14---12----9---12---|T
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|A
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|R
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|B
D|--5-5--5-5--4-2------|---------------------|---------------------|A
A|-----------------5-4-|--2----2----5----5---|---------------------|S
E|---------------------|---------------------|--3----3----2----2---|S
| |
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|G
B|-17---15---12---10---|-12---15---17---15---|-12---15---17---15---|U
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|I
D|-14---12----9----7---|--9---12---14---12---|--9---12---14---12---|T
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|A
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|R
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|B
D|-------------------------|--5--5--5--5--4--2-------|A
A|--------------5-----5----|--------------------5--4-|S
E|-7------7----------------|-------------------------|S
| |
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|G
B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|U
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|I
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|T
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|A
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|R
gradual bend-------------------------------------|
Outro
B5 D G5 G5 B5 D G5 G5
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|B
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-4-2-----|A
A|-2---2---5---5---|-----------------|---------5---5---|-------------5-4-|S
E|-----------------|-3---3---2-2-2-/-|-7---7-----------|-----------------|S
| |
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|U
G|---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7---|-----------------|I
D|-9---9---7---7---|-5---5---4-4-4-/-|-9---9---7---7---|-5---5---4-4-4-/-|T
A|-9---9---5---5---|-5---5---4-4-4-/-|-9---9---5---5---|-5---5---4-4-4-/-|A
E|-7---7-----------|-3---3---2-2-2-/-|-7---7-----------|-3---3---2-2-2-/-|R
Intro - Rhy. Fig. 1
Verse 1 - w/ Rhy. Fig. 1
Hey mister, where you headed?
Are you in a hurry?
I need a lift to happy hour.
Say oh no.
Do you brake for distilled spirits?
I need a break as well.
The well that inebriates the guilt.
1, 2. 1, 2, 3, 4.
Interlude - Rhy. Fig. 1 w/ Rhy. Fill. 1 2nd time
Verse 2 - w/ Rhy. Fig. 1
Cold turkey`s getting stale,
tonight I`m eating crow.
Fermented salmonella poison oak no.
There`s a drought at the fountain of youth, and now I`m dehydrating.
My tongue is swelling up, as say 1, 2. 1, 2, 3, 4.
Pre-Chorus - Rhy. Fig. 1
Chorus - Rhy. Fig. 2
Troubled times, you know I can not lie.
I`m off the wagon and I`m hitchin` a ride.
Solo
Verse 1
Outro w/ background vocal: Don`t know where to go
