Song: When I Come Around Artist: Green Day Album: Dookie (1994)/International Superhits (2001) Tabbed By: Paul Wolffersdorff Tuning: Half (all strings tuned down a half step) Notes: Much of this tab is taken from Guitar World (February 2002). The trick to getting this song to sound right is to palm mute correctly during the verse. Use heavy distortion to get a good sound. Let the notes in the solo ring together. ~ = palm mute / = slide up \ = slide down Intro: G5 D5 Em C5 Eb|-----|---------------------------|--------------------| Bb|-----|---------------------------|----8---------------| Gb|-----|--------------------7------|-9--9-----5---------| Db|-----|-------5------7--7--7------|-9--9-----5---------| Ab|-----|-5--5--5------5--5--5--5/7-|-7--7-----3---------| Eb|-0-0-|-3--3--3--0-0--------------|-------0------------| ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Verse: G5 D5 Em C5 Eb|---------------------------|------------------------| Bb|---------------------------|----8-------------------| Gb|--------------------7------|-9--9-----5------5--5-5-| Db|-------5------7--7--7------|-9--9-----5------5--5-5-| Ab|-5--5--5------5--5--5--5/7-|-7--7-----3------3--3-3-| Eb|-3--3--3--0-0--------------|-------0----------------| ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ MODIFICATION 1: (replaces last bar before all choruses and the solo) Em C5 Eb|----------------------| Bb|----8-----------------| Gb|-9--9-----5------x\---| Db|-9--9-----5------x\---| Ab|-7--7-----3------x\---| Eb|-------0--------------| ~ MODIFICATION 2: (replaces final bar of song) Em C5 Eb|------------------------| Bb|----8-------------------| Gb|-9--9-----5-------------| Db|-9--9-----5-(rings out)-| Ab|-7--7-----3-------------| Eb|-------0----------------| ~ Chorus: A C A C Eb|----------|----------|----------|------ -| Bb|-2--------|-5--------|-2--------|-5---- -| Gb|-2--------|-5--------|-2--------|-5---- -| Db|-2--------|-5--------|-2--------|-5---- -| Ab|-0--------|-3--------|-0--------|-3---- -| Eb|----------|----------|----------|------ -| Solo: (played over verse chords) G5 D5 Em C5 G5 D5 Em C5 Eb|-3-------5-------|-3-----5---3-----|-3-33-5-55-5-5-5---|-----------------| Bb|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3-3-3-|-3-33-3-33-3-3-3---|---8---/5--5/----| Gb|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0-0-|-0-00-0-00-0-0-0-0-|/9-9-0-/5--5/-x\-| Db|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----0--------x\-| Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------x\-| Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| Order: Intro Verse (x10) Chorus Verse (x10) Chorus Verse (x2) Solo Chorus Verse (x4)