Boulevard Of Broken Dreams - Green Day
Capo: Fret 1
Tuning: Em, E A D G B E
Artist: Green Day
Song: Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Album: American Idiot
Tuning:
Gtr. 1 (distortion): Standard (EADGBe)
Gtr. 2 (clean): Capo on 1st fret (all positions given relative to capo)
Gtr. 3 (light distortion): Standard
Tabbed by: Samit Sarkar
Note 1: For Guitar 2, I'm just typing the chords...figure out the strumming
patterns
Note 2: When the lyrics are written below the guitar part, their placement corresponds
to the guitar part above them
[Intro/Verse]
(Gtr. 1; play around with tremolo/delay effects)
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-33333333-66
A|-33333333-66
E|-11111111-44
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-------8888888
666666-8888888
666666-6666666
444444--------
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8----------|
8-88888888-|
6-88888888-|
--66666666-|
[Verse]
(Gtr. 2; come in after Gtr. 1 plays twice)
Em G D A
e|-0---3--2--0
B|-0---0--3--2
G|-0---0--2--2
D|-2---0--0--2
A|-2---2-----0
E|-0---2-----0
"I walk a
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lonely road...
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[Verse Riff]
(Gtr. 3)
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
"I walk alone.
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---8/9~--13/11~--8/9~------| and 6th repeat of verse
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.."
[Pre-Chorus]
(Gtr. 1)
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-33333333-66
A|-33333333-66
E|-11111111-44
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-------8888888
666666-8888888
666666-6666666
444444--------
"I w
(effects off
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8----------|
8-8-8-8-10-|
6-8-8-8-10-|
--6-6-6-8--|
alk alone, I w
)
alk a..."
[Chorus]
(Gtr. 1)
e|------------
B|------------
G|-6-6-6-6----
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6
A|-4-4-4-4-6-6
E|---------4-4
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-----8-8-8-8--
-6-6-8-8-8-8-3
-6-6-6-6-6-6-3
-4-4---------1
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-3-3-3-| 3x, then next part
-3-3-3-|
-1-1-1-|
e|------------
B|------------
G|-6-6-6-6----
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6
A|-4-4-4-4-6-6
E|---------4-4
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-----5-5-5-5-5
-6-6-5-5-5-5-5
-6-6-3-3-3-3-3
-4-4----------
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[Bridge]
(Gtr. 1, effec
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-33333333-66
A|-33333333-66
E|-11111111-44
ts on)
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-------8888888
666666-8888888
666666-6666666
444444--------
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8-------------
8-88888888-333
6-88888888-333
--66666666-111
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33333-66666666
33333-66666666
11111-44444444
"I wal
(FX
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-88888888-----
-88888888-8-8-
-66666666-8-8-
----------6-6-
k alone, I wal
off)
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8-10-|
8-10-|
6-8--|
k a..."
[Solo]
(Gtr. 1)
E|------------
B|------------
G|-6-6-6-6----
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6
A|-4-4-4-4-6-6
E|---------4-4
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-----8-8-8-8--
-6-6-8-8-8-8-3
-6-6-6-6-6-6-3
-4-4---------1
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-3-3-3------|
-3-3-3------|
-1-1-1------|
E|------------
B|------------
G|-6-6-6-6----
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6
A|-4-4-4-4-6-6
E|---------4-4
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-----8-8-8-8--
-6-6-8-8-8-8-3
-6-6-6-6-6-6-3
-4-4---------1
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-3-3-3--------
-3-3-3--------
-1-1-1--------
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E|------------
B|------------
G|-6-6--------
D|-6-6-----6-6
A|-4-4-----6-6
E|---------4-4
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-----8-8-8-8--
-----8-8-8-8-3
-----6-6-6-6-3
-------------1
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-3-3-3--------
-3-3-3--------
-1-1-1--------
played during solo
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E|------------
B|------------
G|-6-6--------
D|-6-6-----6-6
A|-4-4-----6-6
E|---------4-4
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-----5-5-5-5-5
-----5-5-5-5-5
-----3-3-3-3-3
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-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
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-3-|
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[Bridge]
(Gtr. 2)
Em G D A
e|-0---3--2--0
B|-0---0--3--2
G|-0---0--2--2
D|-2---0--0--2
A|-2---2-----0
E|-0---2-----0
Em G D
----0---3--2-|
----0---0--3-|
----0---0--2-|
----2---0--0-|
----2---2----|
----0---2----|
"I
walk alone, I
walk a..."
Solo (Gtr. 3,
e|------------
B|-6/9\8/9-9-9
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
distortion)
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—13\11-11-11--
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8/9-9-9-9-|
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e|------------
B|-6-6-8/9-9-1
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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3\11-11-8/9-9-
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9-9-|
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----|(x2)
e|------------
B|-6-6-8/9-9-1
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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3\11/13****^^^
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[Pre-Chorus]
(Gtr. 2)
Em G D A
e|-0---3--2--0
B|-0---0--3--2
G|-0---0--2--2
D|-2---0--0--2
A|-2---2-----0
E|-0---2-----0
Em G D
----0---3--2--
----0---0--3--
----0---0--2--
----2---0--0--
----2---2-----
----0---2-----
"and I
A
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2-|
2-|
2-|
0-|
0-|
'm the only on
e, and I walk
a..."
[Pre-Chorus]
(Gtr. 1, effects off)
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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--------| Note: placement corresponds to when
-8-8-10-| it should be played with Gtr. 2
-8-8-10-|
-6-6-8--|
[Chorus]
(Gtr. 1)
e|------------
B|------------
G|-6-6-6-6----
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6
A|-4-4-4-4-6-6
E|---------4-4
e|------------
B|------------
G|-6-6-6-6----
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6
A|-4-4-4-4-6-6
E|---------4-4
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-----8-8-8-8---------|
-6-6-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-|
-4-4---------1-1-1-1-|(x3)
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-----5-------|
-6-6-5-(16x)-|
-6-6-3-------|
-4-4---------|
[Solo]
(Gtr. 3, disto
Note: begin af
e|------------
B|-9\8/9-9-9—1
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
rtion, during
ter Gtr. 1's c
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3\11-11-11--8/
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final chorus)
horus part plays twice
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9-9-9-9-|
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e|------------
B|-6-6-8/9-9-1
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
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3\11/13-(play
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13 16x)-|
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[Outro]
(Gtr. 1, distortion, effects off)
e|------------
B|------------
G|--------6--6
D|-3--3-3-6--6
A|-3--3-3-4--4
E|-1--1-1-----
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-6-8--8-8-7--7
-6-8--8-8-7--7
-4-6--6-6-5--5
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-7------------
-7-6--6-6-2--2
-5-6--6-6-2--2
---4--4-4-0--0
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-2-|
-2-|
-0-|(x3)
e|------------
B|------------
G|--------6--6
D|-3--3-3-6--6
A|-3--3-3-4--4
E|-1--1-1-----
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-6-8--8-8-7--7
-6-8--8-8-7--7
-4-6--6-6-5--5
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-7---------|
-7-6-6-2-2-|
-5-6-6-2-2-|
---4-4-0-0-|
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| / slide
| ~ vibrato
| * play note repeatedly
| ^ bend
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