Greenday - Waiting

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-----|