Green Day

Give Me Novacaine

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Tabbed By: omally

Added: Apr 18, 2008

Type: Guitar

Skill Level: Beginner

Score: 1

Votes: 1

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Description:

My Work

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note

Tuning:  Standard   E A D G B e

Intro/Verse 1    clean with lots of treble,  use  up/down strokes,  concentrate more
on
strings (D G B)

           A    F#m     Bm      E

e|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
B|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
G|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------|
D|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------| x4
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--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|-------------------(2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2)-----------------(0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0)-----|

Prechorus (i think)   distortion

e|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|----7-7-7-7-7----------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------|
D|----7-7-7-7-7--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--\-5-5-5-5-5--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--\------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

Chorus

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/--9-9-9-9-9----|
D|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/--9-9-9-9-9----|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/--7-7-7-7-7----|
E|------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------|

Verse 2    clean,   d = stroke down   u = stroke up

          A            F#m            Bm             E

e|------0-000-000-000--2-222-222-222--2-222-222-222--0-000-000-000------|
B|------2-222-222-222--2-222-222-222--3-333-333-333--0-000-000-000------|
G|------2-222-222-222--2-222-222-222--4-444-444-444--1-111-111-111------|
D|------2-222-222-222--4-444-444-444--4-444-444-444--2-222-222-222------| x2
A|------0-000-000-000--4-444-444-444--2-222-222-222--2-222-222-222------|
E|---------------------2-222-222-222-----------------0-000-000-000------|
        d dud dud dud

riff played over verse 2    with a slight delay-effect i think

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-/-10~-------10-\-7~---------7-/-12~-------12-/-9~--------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Prechorus

e|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|----7-7-7-7-7----------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------|
D|----7-7-7-7-7--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--\-5-5-5-5-5--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--\------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

Chorus

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/--9-9-9-9-9----|
D|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/--9-9-9-9-9----|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/--7-7-7-7-7----|
E|------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------|

Solo  (haven't had time to figure it out, if anyone can and wants to mail it, you're
welcome)

e|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
-----|
B|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
-----|
G|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
-----|
D|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
-----|x3
A|--xxxxxxx--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7
-7---|
E|--xxxxxxx--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
-5---|
           ^
    solo starts here

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9----------------|
D|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9----------------|
A|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     |
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9----------------|
G|--------------------9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9----------------|only
part
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|figured
out
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|for
now
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Prechorus

e|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|----7-7-7-7-7----------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------|
D|----7-7-7-7-7--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--\-5-5-5-5-5--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--\------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

Chorus

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/--9-9-9-9-9----|
D|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/--9-9-9-9-9----|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/--7-7-7-7-7----|
E|------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------|

Outro (same as intro/verse 1)

e|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
B|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2~--|
G|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--2~--|
D|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--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~--| x2
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0~--|
E|-------------------(2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2)-----------------(0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0)-----|

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Song Structure

Intro 2x
Verse 2x
Prechorus
Chorus
Verse + riff 2x
Chorus
Solo
Chorus
Outro

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