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UPTIGHT (Bassline)
As recorded by Green Day
(From the 1997 Album NIMROD.)
Transcribed by Whoabot
Words and Music by Green Day
Arranged by Green Day
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'M. Dirnt'
Intro
Q=168
$
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-4-4--||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Pre-Chorus
To Coda D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------|
&
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/green_day/uptight_btab_ver_3.html ]
Chorus
Q Q E Q E +E E E E E E E E Q Q E Q E +E E E E E E E E
||---------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------------|
||o-4--4--4-4----|-------------------|-4--4--4-4----|--------------------|
||o------------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
||---------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------------|
Q Q E Q E +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E Q
|--------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------||
|-4--4--4-4----|-------------------|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|---------------o||
|------------4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------------|-x-2-2--x-4-4--o||
|--------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------||
Guitar Solo
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Out-Chorus
Q Q E Q E +E E E E E E E E Q Q E Q E +E E E E E E E E
||---------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------------|
||o-4--4--4-4----|-------------------|-4--4--4-4----|--------------------|
||o------------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-1---|------------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-1----|
||---------------|-----------------4-|--------------|-----------------4--|
Q Q E Q E +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E Q 4x
|--------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------||
|-4--4--4-4----|-------------------|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|---------------o||
|------------4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------------|-x-2-2--x-4-4--o||
|--------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------||
W +W +W +W 4x
|----------|------------||-------------|---------||
|----------|------------||o------------|--------o||
|-6--------|-(6)--------||o-(6)--------|-(6)----o||
|----------|------------||-------------|---------||
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
