Song: Wake Me Up When September Ends Artist: Green Day Album: American Idiot C - |x32010| Em - |022000| Cm - |x35543| Bm - |x24432| G - |3x0033| D - |xx0232| G/Gb - |200033| __________________________________________________|| --------------------------------------------------|| Edit (7/28/05) : || || Changed this To this || e| |----0-----0-----| e| |----------------| || B| |----1-1---1---1-| B| |----5-----5-----| || G| |--0-------0-----| G| |----5-5---5---5-| || D| |----------------| D| |--5-------5-----| || A| |3-------3-------| A| |3-------3-------| || E| |----------------| E| |----------------| || || In Verse 1, playing the bar chord version of the || C chord makes it much easier to transition to || the Cm chord that follows it. || __________________________________________________|| --------------------------------------------------|| {Intro (acoustic) {e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| {B| |----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----| {G| |--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------| {D| |5-----5---------|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|5-----5---------| {A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| {E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| {Verse 1 {e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| {B| |----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----| {G| |--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------| {D| |5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------| {A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| {E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| { { C Cm G G {e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| {B| |----5-----5-----|----4-----4-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----| {G| |----5-5---5---5-|--5---5---5---0-|----0-0---0---0-|----0-0---0---0-| {D| |--5-------5-----|--------5-----0-|--0-------0-----|--0-------0-----| {A| |3-------3-------|3---------------|----------------|----------------| {E| |----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------| Repeat Verse 1 except final measure, then G G/Gb play |----3-----------| this > |----3-------3-0-| > |----0-0-----0---| > |--0-------------| |----------0-----| |3-------2-------| Bridge Em Bm C G G/Gb e| |----------------|----------------|----0-----0-----|----3-----------| B| |----0-----0-----|----3-----3-----|----1-1---1-----|----3-------3-0-| G| |----0-0---0-----|----4-----4-----|--0-------0---0-|----0-0-----0---| D| |--2-------2---0-|--4---4-------4-|--------------0-|--0-------------| A| |----------------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|----------0-----| E| |0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|3-------2-------| Em Bm C D e| |----------------|----------------|----0-----0-----|----2-----2-----| B| |----0-----0-----|----3-----3-----|----1-1---1-----|----3-3---3-----| G| |----0-0---0-----|----4-----4-----|--0-------0---0-|--2---2---2---0-| D| |--2-------2---0-|--4---4-------4-|----------------|0-------0-------| A| |----------------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|----------------| E| |0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Repeat Verse 1 Repeat Intro W/Distortion, Play 2 measures of Intro, then play the first 4 measures of Verse 1 {Chorus { C Cm G5 {e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| {B| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------| {G| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------| {D| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| {A| |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| {E| |----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| Play the first 4 measures of Verse 1, then, C Cm G5 G5/Gb e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------| G| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------| D| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A| |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E| |----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| Distorted Bridge E5 Bm C5 D5 e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B| |----------------|----3-3-3-3-3---|----------------|----------------| G| |----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| D| |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A| |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E| |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|----------------| e| |----------------|------------3---|----------------|----------------| B| |----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----| G| |--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------| D| |5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------| A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C Cm G5 G5/Gb e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------| G| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------| D| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A| |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E| |----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| {Solo {Guitar1 {e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| {B| |----12----12--12|----12----12--12|----13----13--13|1515151515151515| {G|/|1212--1212--12--|1111--1111--11--|1212--1212--12--|1212121211111111| {D| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| {A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| {E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| { {e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| {B| |----12----12--12|----12----12--12|----13----13--13|1515151515151515| {G| |1212--1212--12--|1111--1111--11--|1212--1212--12--|1212121212121212| {D| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| {A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| {E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| { {e| |----------------|----------------|----------------| {B| |1515151515151515|1515151515151515|1515151515151515| {G| |1111111111111111|1212121212121212|1111111111111111| Go to the next {D| |----------------|----------------|----------------| Guitar1 section {A| |----------------|----------------|----------------| {E| |----------------|----------------|----------------| {Guitar1 (clean/acoustic) {e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| {B| |----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----| {G| |--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------| {D| |5-----5---------|5-----5---------|5-----5---------|5-----5---------| {A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| {E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| { {e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| {B| |----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----| {G| |--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------| {D| |5-----5---------|4-----4---------|2-----2---------|0-----0---------| {A| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| {E| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| W/Distortion for the rest of the song, Play the Chorus, Play the first 4 measures of Verse 1, Repeat the Chorus 2X, End with: C Cm G5 e| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------| G| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------| D| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5---------------| A| |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5---------------| E| |----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3---------------|
