#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# From: Mike [mykool@email.msn.com] Sent: Saturday, January 10, 1998 9:24 AM Mike Eheler mykool@email.msn.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hitchin' a Ride Green Day ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well this is my TAB for Hitchin' a Ride. TAB Date: October 29, 1997. I've been working and updating this one for quite some time now, and I'm pretty sure it's perfect, although I may STILL have some parts wrong. If this is true, please lemme know and send me the correct version. Someone pointed out to me: "why does the bass line goes like this (fig. 1) instead of just playing the root of the guitar during the solo like every bassist should? G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-4-2-----| A|-2---2---5---5---|---------------|---------5---5---|-------------5-4-| E|-----------------|-3---3---2---2-|-7---7-----------|-----------------| Fig. 1 Ahem. Because Mike Dirnt is more than just an average bassist. The 2-2 instead of 7-7 I put there for ease of playing. Plus on the video it looks like that's what they do anyways. If you listen closely (it helps if you have 3D sound on your soundcard/home stereo for this) you can hear him do that neato 8th note run. I think it's really cool. Kinda mysterious, hmm? Well enough babble, here's the song ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Violin Intro: E|-------------------------------------------|G B|-------------------------------------------|U G|------8h9-11~~~~~~-12-11-9-8t9-------------|I D|-9h10--------------------------10~~~~~~~~~-|T A|-------------------------------------------|A E|-------------------------------------------|R Rhy. Fig. 1 B5 A5 G#5 G5 B5 A5 G#5 G5 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|B D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|A A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|S E|-7---7---5---5---|-4---4---3-3-3-/-|-7---7---5---5---|-4---4---3-3-3-/-|S | | E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|U G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|I D|-9---9---7---7---|-6---6---5-5-5-/-|-9---9---7---7---|-6---6---5-5-5-/-|T A|-9---9---7---7---|-6---6---5-5-5-/-|-9---9---7---7---|-6---6---5-5-5-/-|A E|-7---7---5---5---|-4---4---3-3-3-/-|-7---7---5---5---|-4---4---3-3-3-/-|R Rhy. Fill. 1 G|-----------------|B D|-----------------|A A|-----------------|S E|-4-4-4-----------|S | | E|-----------------|G B|-----------------|U G|-----------------|I D|-6-6-6-----------|T A|-6-6-6-----------|A E|-4-4-4-----------|R Rhy. Fig. 2 E5 F#5 B5 A5 G#5 G5 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|B D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|A A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|S E|-0---0---0---0-2-|---2-2---2---2-2-|-7---7---5---5---|-4---4---3---3---|S | | E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|U G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|I D|-2---2---2---2-4-|---4-4---4---4-4-|-9---9---7---7---|-6---6---5---5---|T A|-2---2---2---2-4-|---4-4---4---4-4-|-9---9---7---7---|-6---6---5---5---|A E|-0---0---0---0-2-|---2-2---2---2-2-|-7---7---5---5---|-4---4---3---3---|R Solo G|-------------------------|-------------------------|B D|-------------------------|-------------------------|A A|--------------5-----5----|-------------------------|S E|--7-----7----------------|--3-----3-----2--2--2--/-|S | | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|G B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|U G|-------------------------|-------------------------|I D|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|T A|-------------------------|-------------------------|A E|-------------------------|-------------------------|R G|-------------------------|-------------------------|B D|-------------------------|--5--5--5--5--4--2-------|A A|--------------5-----5----|--------------------5--4-|S E|-7------7----------------|-------------------------|S | | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|G B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-|U G|-------------------------|-------------------------|I D|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-|T A|-------------------------|-------------------------|A E|-------------------------|-------------------------|R G|-------------------------|-------------------------|B D|-------------------------|-------------------------|A A|-2------2-----5-----5----|-------------------------|S E|-------------------------|--3-----3-----2--2--2--/-|S | | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|G B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|U G|-------------------------|-------------------------|I D|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|T A|-------------------------|-------------------------|A E|-------------------------|-------------------------|R G|-------------------------|-------------------------|B D|-------------------------|--5--5--5--5--4--2-------|A A|--------------5-----5----|--------------------5--4-|S E|-7------7----------------|-------------------------|S | | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|G B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|U G|-------------------------|-------------------------|I D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|T A|-------------------------|-------------------------|A E|-------------------------|-------------------------|R gradual bend-------------------------------------| G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|B D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|A A|--2----2----5----5---|---------------------|------------5----5---|S E|---------------------|--3----3----2-2--2-/-|--7----7-------------|S | | E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|G B|-17---15---12---15---|-17---15---12---15---|-17---15---12---15---|U G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|I D|-14---12----9---12---|-14---12----9---12---|-14---12----9---12---|T A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|A E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|R G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|B D|--5-5--5-5--4-2------|---------------------|---------------------|A A|-----------------5-4-|--2----2----5----5---|---------------------|S E|---------------------|---------------------|--3----3----2----2---|S | | E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|G B|-17---15---12---10---|-12---15---17---15---|-12---15---17---15---|U G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|I D|-14---12----9----7---|--9---12---14---12---|--9---12---14---12---|T A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|A E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|R G|-------------------------|-------------------------|B D|-------------------------|--5--5--5--5--4--2-------|A A|--------------5-----5----|--------------------5--4-|S E|-7------7----------------|-------------------------|S | | E|-------------------------|-------------------------|G B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|U G|-------------------------|-------------------------|I D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|T A|-------------------------|-------------------------|A E|-------------------------|-------------------------|R gradual bend-------------------------------------| Outro B5 D G#5 G5 B5 D G#5 G5 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|B D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-4-2-----|A A|-2---2---5---5---|-----------------|---------5---5---|-------------5-4-|S E|-----------------|-3---3---2-2-2-/-|-7---7-----------|-----------------|S | | E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|U G|---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7---|-----------------|I D|-9---9---7---7---|-5---5---4-4-4-/-|-9---9---7---7---|-5---5---4-4-4-/-|T A|-9---9---5---5---|-5---5---4-4-4-/-|-9---9---5---5---|-5---5---4-4-4-/-|A E|-7---7-----------|-3---3---2-2-2-/-|-7---7-----------|-3---3---2-2-2-/-|R Intro - Rhy. Fig. 1 Verse 1 - w/ Rhy. Fig. 1 Hey mister, where you headed? Are you in a hurry? I need a lift to happy hour. Say oh no. Do you brake for distilled spirits? I need a break as well. The well that inebriates the guilt. 1, 2. 1, 2, 3, 4. Interlude - Rhy. Fig. 1 w/ Rhy. Fill. 1 2nd time Verse 2 - w/ Rhy. Fig. 1 Cold turkey's getting stale, tonight I'm eating crow. Fermented salmonella poison oak no. There's a drought at the fountain of youth, and now I'm dehydrating. My tongue is swelling up, as say 1, 2. 1, 2, 3, 4. Pre-Chorus - Rhy. Fig. 1 Chorus - Rhy. Fig. 2 Troubled times, you know I can not lie. I'm off the wagon and I'm hitchin' a ride. Solo Verse 1 Outro w/ background vocal: "Don't know where to go"