'No One Knows' by Green Day - Guitar Tutorial

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From [email protected] Thu May  8 10:07:49 1997
Date: 01 Apr 97 11:17:39 +0100
From: William James 
To: [email protected]
Subject: TAB:  by 

 'NO ONE KNOWS' By Green Day  
(Taken from the Kerplunk! album) 
 
Transcribed by Will James (20 Sep 1996) 
 
I think this song has a really great bass line and i'm surprised no one has 
got round 
to transcribing it.. I did this on my electric guitar since i didnt have a 
bass at hand 
so you may have to fiddle with it! but i hope its correct (more or less) 
 
Notes: Tune down 1/2 step 
 
 
[BASS LINE] - For acoustic guitar 
 
D|-----5-----5-----|-----5---7p5-----|-----4-----4-----|-----2-----2-----| 
A|---5-----5---5---|---5---------5---|---5-----5---5---|---5-----5---5---| 
E|-7-----7-------7-|-6-----6-------6-|-5-----5-------5-|-4-----4-------4-| 
 
D|-----------5p2---------------------| 
A|-----4-7-------4h5-4-4-2h4p2-0-----| 
E|-4/5-----5---------------------0-2-| 
 
(Play 2 Times) 
D|:-----5----5---5------7------7----7------5----5----5----5---5-----:| 
A|:---5----5--------4h5----4h5----5------5----5----5----5-----------:| 
E|:-3----3-----3-----------------------7----7----7----7-----7---7p5-:| 
 
(Play 3 Times) 
D|:-----5----5---5------7------7----7------:| 
A|:---5----5--------4h5----4h5----5--------:|  
E|:-3----3-----3----------------------*(5)-:| 
* Played on last time - guitar plays A chord                                   
                                          (Guitar plays A chord) 
 
[BASS LINE] 
 

G|-----12-----12-----|-----12---14p12-----|-----11-----11-----|-----9----9-----
-| 
D|---12-----12--12---|---12----------12---|---12-----12--12---|---12---12--12--
-| 
A|-14-----14------14-|-13-----13-------13-|-12-----12------12-|-11---11------11
-| 
E|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------
-| 
 
G|--------------12p9---------------------------| 
D|------11-14-------11h12-11-11-9h11p9---------| 
A|-11/12-----12------------------------12----9-| 
E|----------------------------------------12---| 
 
(Play 2 Times) 

G|:-----12----12--12------14-------14---14------12----12----12----12--12------:
| 
D|:---12----12-------11h12----11h12---12------12----12----12----12------------:
| 
A|:-10----10----10--------------------------14----14----14----14----14--14p12-:
| 
E|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------:
| 
 
(Play 3 Times) 
G|:-----12----12--12------14-------14----14-:| 
D|:---12----12-------11h12----11h12---12----:| Guitar enters on A 
A|:-10----10----10--------------------------:| 
E|:-----------------------------------------:| 
 
 
Guitar Fill (indicated as FILL 1 in lyrics) 
Fill 1 (mute) 
B|:-5p3-5p3-----:| 
G|:---------2-2-:|  
 
 
VERSE 1 
G                               D (FILL 1) 
Why should my fun have to end? 
                    A 
For me its only the beginning  
G                               D (FILL 1) 
I see my friends begin to age 
                          A 
A Short countdown to what end 
 
CHORUS 
G        D           A 
Call me irresponsible 
G       D      A 
Call me habitual 
G             D 
But when you think of me 
G                D 
Do you fill your head with schemes 
G                D 
Better think again 
             A 
Cause no one knows 
 
VERSE 2 
I don't want to cause no harm 
But sometimes my actions hurt 
Is there something i should find 
To make plans forever 
 
CHORUS 
BASS RIFF 
CHORUS 
 
 
---- 
Will