Artist: Green Day
Song: Hitchin' A Ride
Album: Originally: Nimrod,
Now also on: International Superhits
Bassist: Mike Dirnt
(User: MikeDirntG3)
I have seen a lot of bass tabs for this song over time, but none of them have
seemed completely correct. I decided to tab this out to put the correct version
out there. I found this tab in a "Guitar" magazine from Jan '98, and since they
are usually completely correct, I am totally confident that this tab is totally
correct. If not, oh well, tab it yourself.
[Intro] Violin, then (before vocals)
pm_______________: pm_______________:
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|(1 time)
E|-7-7-x-5-5-x-4-4-x-3-3-3-/-|-7-7-x-5-5-x-4-4-x-3-3-3-/-|
[Verse 1]
pm_______________:
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|(7 times)
E|-7-7-x-5-5-x-4-4-x-3-3-3-/-|
pm_______________:
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------(strum fast)------|(1 time)
E|-7-7-x-5-5-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
[Interlude]
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|(3 times)
E|-7-7-5-5-4-4-3-3-3-/-|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|(1 time
E|-7-7-5-5-4-4-----|
[Verse 2]
pm_______________:
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|(7 times)
E|-7-7-x-5-5-x-4-4-x-3-3-3-/-|
pm_______________:
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------(strum fast)------|(1 time)
E|-7-7-x-5-5-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
[Pre-Chorus]
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|(3 times)
E|-7-7-5-5-4-4-3-3-/-|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------7\-----|(1 time)
E|-7—7-7-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3/7------|
[Chorus]
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|(1 time)
E|-0-0-0-0—-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-7--7-7-5--5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-0---|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|(1 time)
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2---|
[Interlude]
pm_______________:
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|(2 times)
E|-7-7-x-5-5-x-4-4-x-3-3-3-/-|
[Verse 3]
pm_______________:
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|(2 times)
E|-7-7-x-5-5-x-4-4-x-3-3-3-/-|
pm_______________:
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|(1 time)
E|-7-7-x-5-5-x-4-4-x-3-3-3---|
little bit of violin, then
During Guitar Solo:
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-7--7--10--10--3--3--2-2-2-2-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------10-10-10-10-10-9-7------|(4 times)
E|-7--7--10--10---------------------10-9-|
[Chorus]
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|(1 time)
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-7--7-7-5--5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-0-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
[Outro]
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-7--7--10--10--3--3--2-2-2-2-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------10-10-10-10-10-9-7------|(3 times)
E|-7--7--10--10---------------------10-9-|
Then on the last time, Play:
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-7--7--10--10--3--3--2-2-2-2-|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-7--7--5-5-5-5-4-4-4--|
************************************
pm____________: = palm mute until the colon
(I don't know how to explain it any better?)
x = muffle string
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
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| Bass Tabs |
|
| Title |
Hitchin’ A Ride |
| Artist |
Green Day |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
4Sc81yxo600 |
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G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
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