'Rotting' by Green Day - Guitar Tutorial

            Band:Green Day
Song:Rotting
Written By: Billie Joe Armstrong
Tabbed By: Daniel Crichton

Here's how it sounds on their new album Shenanigans
Guitar 1:riff 1
E|-------12----------------------------12------------------------1212|
B|----13-----15-12--------10-13-----13--------10-13-----9-13---13--13|
G|-12--------------12--10--------12--------10--------10------12----12|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
listen to the cd to get the timing right

Guitar 2:riff 2
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--1010101010101010
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--1010101010101010
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--1010101010101010
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-1010101010101010-
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-1010101010101010-
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--
E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------------------------------------

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|

riff 3

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|       riff 3 and riff 4 are the 
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|       riffs for the chorus so 
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|       just work out your own 
                                           chord pattern.
                                             
riff 4
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

order
Intro:Guitar 1 riff 1 Guitar 2 riff 2
verse1:Guitars 1 and 2 riff 2 then Guitar 1 riff 1 and  Guitar 2 riff2
Chorus:Guitars 1 and 2 riff 3 x3 then riff 4 x1
Verse2: the same as verse 1
Chorus:the same
Verse3:same as verse1 and 2

End on

 E|----------|
 B|-10-10----|
 G|-10-10-9--|
 D|-10-10-10-|
 A|-8--8--10-|
 E|-------8--|