Green Day - Insomniac guitar tab
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Date: Sat, 28 Oct 1995 13:48:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: Graham Haworth
Subject: g/green_day/insomniac_album.crd
Artist: Green Day
Album:Insomniac
Transcribed by Graham Haworth (ghaworth@oboe.calpoly.edu)
ok, I was looking through the other insomniac album chord file, and found
a lot of the songs weren't very accurate. So here's my version of the
album, and I'm almost 100% sure that the chords are right, because I
spent more than half an hour tabbing it out. I'm not gonna go into much
detail. If you've seen the dookie_album file, its gonna be like that. All
the chords are here, you just have to listen to the album to get the
timing. It shouldnt be too hard. Anyway, here it is.
All songs tuned down 1/2 step. Most chords are power chords. I like to
play D's in the open position to give it a more full sound, but it doen't
really matter...
Armatage Shanks
---------------
E (7th fret)
A D A D F# D E
D A E A D A E
A F# A F# D E
Brat
----
C G D
G C G
C G D
C G C G C G D
C G C G F D
Stuck With Me
-------------
E(7th fret) C# B A
E B A B A B
C# A E(7th fret)
A B E(7th fret)
Geek Stink Breath
-----------------
G F C
G F (palm mute)
A# F
G F
No Pride
--------
G# D# C#
C# D# G# C#
G# C C# E G# D#
Bab's Uvula Who?
----------------
B A F#
B B B A E B
86
--
E G# A
E B A E
B A
E G# A
Panic Song
----------
B (play around with the chord shape for awhile. If you want a tab of what
he's doing, email me. maybe I'll post it another time)
B G# F#
E B F# B E B A F#
Stuart and the Ave.
-------------------
D A
D E G D
D E G A
B G B G
D E G D
D A
Brain Stew
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A G F# F E (later on, throw in some pick scrapes in between chords)
Jaded
-----
A G D
D A
D E
Westbound Sign
--------------
B G# E
B F# G# E
B F# G# E(7th fret)
F# A E B
B F# G# E (second time= 7th fret)
B G# E
Tight Wad Hill
--------------
A G A
C G A
C G C G C G A
Walking Contradiction
---------------------
A
A D G A
D G A
A D G F# E
(by the way, this rips off a Kinks riff from the song "Do it Again."
Well, there you have it. If you have any comments, flames, suggestions,
or anything else, send me email at ghaworth@oboe.calpoly.edu.
From: GeekStink@aol.com
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 22:00:54 -0400
"insomniac"
BY GREEN DAY
This took me forever to get this on the computer. Other than that, I tabbed
the song by ear in
3omin. I was going to post on the 10th, but l just didn't have the time to
type it all out. The timing
and lyrics are probably off, because l tabbed it while l was still so fresh
to the songs, but the
powerchords are all right.
"Armitage Shanks"
E
Intro...strum the chord about 12 times....
Verse #1:
A D A D
Stranded, Lost inside myself
F# A E
My own worst friend, my own closest enemy
A D A D
Well I'm branded, maladjusted
F# A E
never trusted anyone let alone myself
Chorus #1:
D A E F#
I must insist on , being a pessimist
A D E(type#2)
I'm a loner, in a catastrophic mind
Verse #2:
A D A D
Elected, the rejected
F# A E
I perfected the science of the idiot
A D A D
Well I'm branded, maladjusted
F# A E
never trusted anyone let alone myself
Repeat Chorus #1
Interlude:
E A F# A F# D E A F# A F# D
...........Say,hey,whoa..whoa..say,hey,whoa..whoa..sing!!
Verse #3:
A D A D
No meaning, and no healing
F# A E
Self loathing freak and introverted deviot
A D A D
Well I'm branded, maladjusted
F# A E
I've perfected the science of the idiot
Repeat Chorus #1
Chorus #2:
D A E F#
Well I'm taking pressure for other pessimists
A D E
I'm a loner in a claustrophobic mind.
"Brat"
Verse:
Mom and Dad don't look so hot these days
A G C
they're getting over the hill,
C D C A
Death is closing in and catching up
C A D
as far as I can tell,
C D C A
Got a plan of action and cold blood
C A D
and it smells of defiance,
C D C A
I'll just wait for Mom and Dad to die
C A D
and get my inheritance.
Chorus:
C D C A
Now I want more because I'm getting bored
C D A
and I'm going nowhere fast,
C D C A
I was once filled with doubt and now it's all figured out
C D D(PM) D
that nothing good can last.
Verse:
C D C A
Crows feet and rot are setting in
C A D
and time is running out,
C D C A
My parents income interest rate
C A D
is gaining higher clout,
C D C A
I'm a snot nosed sod without a job
C A D
and I know I damn well should,
C D C A
Mom and Dad don't look so hot these days
C A D
but my future's looking good.
Chorus:
C D C A
Now I want more because I'm getting bored
C D A
and I'm going nowhere fast,
C D C A
I was once filled with doubt and now it's all figured out
C D D(PM) D
that nothing good can last.
"Stuck with Me"
Intro:
E , C# / B , A
E , C# / B , A
Verse:
B (PM) B
I'm not part of your elite, I'm just alright
A / B
Class structure, Having colors
A / B
Bleeding from my throat
E
I'm not subservent to you, I'm just alright
A / B
Downclassed, by the powers that be
A / B
Give me loss of hope.
Chorus:
C# A E
Cast out, buried in a hole.
C# A B
Struck down, forcing me to fall.
C# A E
Destroyed, giving up the fight.
C# A B E B
And l know i'm not alright.
Verse#2:
E (PM) E
What's my price and will you pay, it if it's alright?
A / B
Take it from my dignity and
A / B
waste it till it's dead.
B
Throw me back into the gutter, 'cause it's alright
A / B
Find another pleasure fuck
A / B
And drag 'em down to hell.
Chorus:
C# A E
Cast out, buried in a hole.
C# A B
Struck down, forcing me to fall.
C# A E
Destroyed, giving up the fight.
C# A B E B
And l know i'm not alright.
Solo:
E (barre) (PM)
Chorus:
C# A E
Cast out, buried in a hole.
C# A B
Struck down, forcing me to fall.
C# A E
Destroyed, giving up the fight.
C# A B E B
And l know i'm not alright.
"Geek Stink Breath"
by Green Day (currently unreleased, off new album,)
Don't worry it's all powerchords unless i say otherwise...
NOTE: On the chorus, A# is X133XX, not 688XXX
Intro/Riff:
G, E(barre) / B (as X244XX, not 799XXX)
Verse:
G(PM) / F (PM) G(PM) / F (PM)
I'm on a mission, I made my decision
G(PM) / F (PM) G(PM) / F (PM)
to lead a path of self destruction,
G(PM) / F (PM) G(PM) / F (PM)
A slow progression, killing my complexion
G(PM) / F (PM) G(PM) / F (PM)
and it's rotting out my teeth.
Chorus:
A# F A# F
I'm on a roll, no self control
A# F A# F
I'm blowing off steam with methamphetamine,
G F G F
Don't know what I want, and that's all that I've got
G F G F
and I'm picking scabs off my face.
Verse#2:
G(PM) / F (PM) G(PM) / F (PM)
(NO WORDS)
G(PM) / F (PM) G(PM) / F (PM)
Every hour ,my blood is running sour
G(PM) / F (PM) G(PM) / F (PM)
and my pulse is beating out of time
G(PM) / F (PM) G(PM) / F (PM)
l found a treasure, filled with sick pleasure
G(PM) / F (PM) G(PM) / F (PM)
and it sits on a thin white line.
Chorus:
A# F A# F
I'm on a roll, no self control
A# F A# F
I'm blowing off steam with methamphetamine,
G F G F
Don't know what I want, and that's all that I've got
G F G F
and I'm picking scabs off my face.
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B
Verse#3:
G(PM) / F (PM) G(PM) / F (PM)
I'm on a mission, I've got no decision
G(PM) / F (PM) G(PM) / F (PM)
to lead a path of self destruction,
G(PM) / F (PM) G(PM) / F (PM)
Wish in one hand, shit in the other
G(PM) / F (PM) G(PM) / F (PM)
and see which one gets filled first.
Chorus:
A# F A# F
I'm on a roll, no self control
A# F A# F
I'm blowing off steam with methamphetamine,
G F G F
Don't know what I want, and that's all that I've got
G F G F
and I'm picking scabs off my face.
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B
G, E(barre) / B
Outro:
G, E(barre) / B
Geek,
G, E(barre) / B
Stink,
G, E(barre) / B
Breath...........
"No Pride"
Intro:
A B C D E D C
Verse:
G D
I'm just a mutt,
A D
and nowhere is my home.
G D
Where dignity's a land mine,
A C
in the school of lost hope.
G D
I've panhandled for a life
A D
I'm not afraid to beg.
G D
Hand me down your lost and founds
A C
of second hand regret.
Pre- Chorus:
A B C D A
You better, swallow your pride, or you're gonna choke on it.
A B C D G
You better digest your values, because they turn to shit.
Chorus:
A B
Honor's gonna knock you down,
C D
before your chance to stand up and fight.
E D
I know I'm not the one,
C
I've got no pride.
Verse:
G D
Sects of disconnection,
A D
and traditions of lost faith.
G D
No culture's worth a stream of piss,
A C
Or a bullet in my face.
G D
To hell with unity,
A D
separation's gonna kill us all.
G D
Torn to shreds and disjointed,
A C
Before the final fall.
"Bab's Uvula Who?"
Intro:
B A C
Verse:
D D D A C
D D D A C
D D D
I've got a knack for fucking everything up.
A C
My temper flies and I get myself all wound up.
D D D
My fuse is short and my blood pressure is high.
A C
I lose control and l get myself all wound up.
D D D
Tension mounts and l fly off the wall.
A C
l self-destruct and l get myself all wound up.
D D D
Petulance and irritation sets in.
A C
I throw a tantrum and l get all wound up.
Chorus:
D A B
My temper flies and I get myself all wound up.
D A B
I lose control and l get myself all wound up.
D A B
l self-destruct and l get myself all wound up.
D A B
I throw a tantrum and l get all wound up.
Verse:
D D D
Chip on my shoulder and a leech on my back.
A C
Stuck in a rut and l get myself all wound up.
D D D
Killed my composure and it will never come back.
A C
Loss of control and l get myself all wound up.
D D D
Blown out of proportion again.
A C
My temper snaps and l get all wound up.
D D D
Spontaneous combustion, panic attack.
A C
I slipped a gear and l get myself all wound up.
"86"
Intro:
Pick Scrape
Verse:
A(PM)
What brings you around?
B(PM)
Did you lose something last time you were here?
A(PM)
You'll never find it now.
B(PM)
It's buried deep with your identity.
Pre-Chorus:
D B A
So stand aside and let the next one pass.
D B A
Don't let the door kick you in the ass.
Chorus:
E B A
There's no return from 86.
E B A
There's no return from 86.
E B A
There's no return from 86.
E B A
There's no return from 86.
B D
Don't even try.
Verse:
A(PM)
Exit out the back
B(PM)
and never show your head around here again.
A(PM)
Purchase your ticket and quickly take
B(PM)
the last train out of town.
Pre-Chorus:
D B A
So stand aside and let the next one pass.
D B A
Don't let the door kick you in the ass.
Chorus:
E B A
There's no return from 86.
E B A
There's no return from 86.
E B A
There's no return from 86.
E B A
There's no return from 86.
B D
Don't even try.
"Panic Song"
Intro / Solo:
Open A string...rapid...then
--------------2----5------
----1--1----3----6-------
--2----0----2------------
--------------4------------
---------------------------
---------------------------
D D# xxxxxxxxxxx
D D# XXXXXXXXXXX(MUTED STRINGS)
Verse:
E(PM)
Ready for a cheap escape.
E(PM)
On the brink of self-destruction.
B D
Widespread panic.
E D A
Broken glass inside my head.
E D A
Bleeding down these thoughts of
B D
Anguish... mass confusion.
Chorus:
A E
The world is a sick machine
B E
breeding a mass of shit.
A E
With such a desolate conclusion.
B E
Fill the void with...l don't care.
Verse:
E D A
There's a plague inside of me.
E D A
Eating at my disposition.
B D
Nothing's left
E D A
torn out of reality.
E D A
Into a satate of no opinion.
B D
Limp with hate.
"Stuart and the Ave."
Intro:
B B(PM)
Verse:
D E
Standing on the corner of
C D
Stuart and the Avenue.
D E
Ripping up my transfer
C D
and a photograph of you.
D E
You are a blur of my dead past
C D
and rotting existence.
D E
I stand laughing on
C D
the corner of insignificance.
Chorus:
A B
Destiny is dead.
A B
In the hands of bad luck.
D E
Before it might've made some sense
C N.C. D
but now it's all fucked up.
Verse:
D E
Season change as well
C D
as well as minds.
D E
And I'm a two Faced clown.
C D
You're mommy's little nightmare
D E
driving daddy's car around.
C D
I'm beat down
D E
and half brain dead.
C D
The long lost king of fools,
D E
I may be dumb.
C D
But I'm not stupid enough
D E
to stay with you.
C D
Chorus:
A B
Destiny is dead.
A B
In the hands of bad luck.
D E
Before it might've made some sense
C N.C. D
but now it's all fucked up.
"Brain Stew"
Intro:
B(PM) A(PM) C(PM) C#(PM) A(PM)
Verse:
B(PM) A(PM)
I'm having trouble trying to sleep.
C(PM) C#(PM) A(PM)
I'm counting sheep but running out.
B(PM) A(PM)
As time ticks by,
C(PM) C#(PM) A(PM)
And l still try.
B(PM) A(PM)
No rest for crosstops in my mind.
C(PM) C#(PM) A(PM)
On my own...here we go.
Verse:
B(PM) A(PM)
My eyes feel like they're going to bleed.
C(PM) C#(PM) A(PM)
Dried up and bulging out my skull.
B(PM) A(PM)
My mouth is dry.
C(PM) C#(PM) A(PM)
My face is numb.
B(PM) A(PM)
Fucked up and spun out in my room.
C(PM) C#(PM) A(PM)
On my own...here we go.
Chorus:
B(PM) xxx A(PM)XXX C(PM) XXX C#(PM) XXX A(PM)
NO WORDS
Verse:
B(PM) A(PM)
My mind is set on overdrive.
C(PM) C#(PM) A(PM)
The clock is laughing in my face.
B(PM) A(PM)
A crooked spine.
C(PM) C#(PM) A(PM)
My sense dulled.
B(PM) A(PM)
Passed the point of delirium.
C(PM) C#(PM) A(PM)
On my own...here we go.
"Jaded"
Verse:
G A D
G A D
G A D
Somebody keep my balance,
G A D
I think I'm falling off.
G A D
Into a state of regression,
G A D
The expiration date.
G A D
Rapidly coming up,
G A D
I'ts leaving me behind to rank.
Chorus:
A
Always move forward,
A G A
Going straight will get you nowhere.
A
There is no progress,
A G A DCDA
Evolution killed it all.
Verse:
G A D
I found my place in nowhere,
G A D
I'm taking one step sideways.
G A D
Leading wiht my crutch,
G A D
Got a fucked up equilibrium.
G A D
Count down from 9 to 5.
G A D
Hooray! We're gonna die!
G A D
Blessed into our extinction.
"Westbound Sign"
Verse:
E B C
Boxed up, all of her favorite things.
E B C
Sold the rest at a rainy yard sale.
E B C
Big plans and leaving friends
E B C
and a westbound sign.
Chorus:
D A B A D
Weighed out, her choices on a scale.
D A B A
Prevailing, nothing made sense
D A B A D
Just transportation and a blank decision...
D A B A
She's taking off.
Verse:
E B C
She's burnig daylight and petrol
E B C
Heading westward on, strung out
E B C
On confusion road.
E B C
And ten minute nervous breakdowns
E B C
Xanex a beer for thought,
E B C
and she determined...she's taking off.
Chorus:
D A B A D
Is it salvation, or an escape from discontent?
D A B A D
Will she find her name in the California cement?
D A B A D
Punched out of the grind that punched her
D A B A D
one too many times.
D A B A D
Is tragedy 2000 miles away?...She's taking off...
"Tight Wad Hill"
Verse:
A G A
Cheapskate on the hill.
A G A
A thrill seeker making deals.
A G A
Sugar city urchin wasting time.
A G A
Town of lunatics.
Pre-Chorus:
E D A
Begging for another fix.
E D A
Turning tricks for speedballs.
E D
One more night.
E D
Making your rounds again.
B
Turning up empty handed.
Chorus:
A G A
Bumming a ride, Burning daylight.
A G A
Last up @ dawn, tight wad hill.
Verse:
A G A
Drugstore hooligan.
A G A
Another white trash mannequin.
A G A
On display to rot up on the hill.
A G A
Living out a lie.
A G A
But having the time of his life.
A G A
Hating every minute of his existence.
"Walking Contradiction"
Intro:
B B(PM)...
Verse:
E D A E
Do as l say and not as l do
E D A
because the shit's so thick you can't run away.
E D A E
I beg to differ and on the contrary,
E D A
l agree with every word that you say.
E D A E
Talk is cheap and lies are expensive,
E D A
My wallet's fat and so is my head.
E D A E
Hit and run and then l'll hit you again,
E D A
I'm a smart-ass but l'm playing dumb.
Chorus:
E D B E D B
E D A E E D A
NO WORDS
Verse:
E D A E
Standards set and broken all the time,
E D A
Control the chaos from behind a gun.
E D A E
Call it as l see it even if
E D A
I was born deaf, blind and dumb.
E D A E
Losers winning big on the lottery,
E D A
Rehab rejects still sniffing glue.
E D A E
Constant refutation with myself,
E D A
I'm a victim of a catch-22.
Chorus:
E D B
I have no belief.
E D B E DA E
But I believe, I'm a walking contradiction.
E D A
And, l ain't got no right.
HOPE YOU LIKE THIS....GEEKSTINK@AOL.COM
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 15:29:25 -0500
From: al604757@campus.cegs.itesm.mx (Daniel)
Subject: crd.- Insomniac_album.crd By Greenday
Insomniac
>From Green Day
Tabbed by.- Daniel (al640757@campus.cegs.itesm.mx)
Well here it's the entire album (all 32 minutes and 55 seconds) with no
mistakes, I hope =). I've only put the chords, if anyone thinks a TAB should
be made (with rythms, times the chords are played, etc.) just mail me and
I'll make it. Well, contrary to what most people think, I think this album is
better than "Dookie" ("Dookie" is more comercial), it's better in ...
EVERYTHING!!!!! Well, no more words, here it is.
Tune down 1/2 step below standard pitch
Chords.-
A (x133xx) or (688xxx) (Is up to you to choose one of the
B (x255xx) or (799xxx) formations, the one you feel more
C (x355xx) or (8-10-10-xxx) comfortable with)
C# (x466xx)
D (x577xx)
D# (x688xx)
E (022xxx)
E(type 2) (x799xx) or (0799xxx) The second one I use it when I palm mute
that chord, but using only the (0xxxxx)
B(type 2) (xx9-11-12-x) or (x-9-9-11-12-x)
Armatage Shanks
---------------
Intro.-
E(type 2)
Verse.-
A, D, A, D, F#, D E
Chorus.-
D, A, E, A
D, A, E(type 2)
Interlude.-
A, F#, A, F#, D, E(type2)
Brat
----
Intro.-
C, G, D
Verse.-
G, C, G, G, C, G, D
Chorus.-
C, G, C, C, G, D
Interlude.-
G, C, G, E/G, C, G, D
Stuck with me
-------------
Intro.-
E(type 2), C#, B, A
Verse.-
E(type 2), B (sometimes w/palm mute)
A, B
Chorus.-
C#, A, E(type 2)
A, B, E(type 2)
During bass interlude just play with the strings muted.
Geek Stink Breath
-----------------
Intro/post chorus.-
G, F, C
Verse.-
G, F Play w/palm mute, then slide to the next chord (3rd verse without pm)
Chorus.-
A, F
No pride
--------
Intro/Post chorus.-
G#, D#, C#
Verse.-
G#, D#, C#, G#
Chorus.-
D#, C#, G#, D#
G#, C, C#, E(type 2)
G#, D#
Bab's Uvula who?
----------------
Intro.-
B, A, F#
Verse.-
B, B, B, A, E(type2)
Chorus.-
B, A, E(type 2)
Last Verse.-
B, A, B, A, B, A, E(type 2)
86
--
Intro.- (pick scrape)
E(type 2), G#, A
Verse.-
E(type 2), B, A, E, A
Pre - chorus.-
B, A
Chorus.-
E, G#, A
Ending.- B, A
Panic Song
----------
Intro.-
B (two times), then.-
|--------|
|--------|
|-----8--|
|--9-----|
|--------|
|--------|
E(type 2), B(type 2) (play several times)
Strum a "B" chord then (w/palm muting) strum the higher string several
times and fast (7xxxxx) or (2xxxxx), I recomend the first one. Then do the
same, but without palm muting; it just sounds a little low (the string, less
volume).
Verse.-
B, G#, F#
Chorus.-
E, B, F#, B, E, B, A, F#
Post Chorus.-
B, A, F#
Stuart and the Avenue
---------------------
Intro.-
D, A
Verse.-
D, E, G, D
D, E, G, A
Chorus.-
D, B, G
D, E, G
D, A
Brain Stew
----------
All song.-
A, G, F#, F, E
For the harmonic part, make random harmonics from frets 12 to 21 on every
string (the bottom ones are the better). For the last part just play the
chord and then play the 3 bottom strings open (xxx000)
Jaded
-----
Intro/Verse.-
A, G, D
Chorus.-
D, A, G, A, G
D, E
Ending.- A
West Bound Sign
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Intro/Chorus.-
B, G#, E(type 2)
Verse.-
B, F#, G#, E
Interlude.-
F#, A, E, B
Tight Wad Hill
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Verse.-
A, G
A, G, A, G, A, G, G
Chorus.-
C, G, A
Interlude.-
Play the verse part, but mute the strings in one part (you'll notice when
you listen to the record, I don't have it here so I don't remember exactly
where)
Walking Contradiction
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Intro.-
A (w/palm muting)
Verse.-
A, D, G, A
Chorus.-
D, G, A
That's all folks!!
Any corrections, accusations, comments or anything e-mail me at:
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