SASSAFRAS ROOTS
As recorded by Green Day
(From the 1994 Album DOOKIE)
Words and Music by Green Day
Arranged by Green Day
Transcribed by Aaron Hetherington (Donkey Fly)
Intro
Q=165
4/4
Gtr I
PM-------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-7---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------7--------2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5--------7--------2-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|----------5--------0-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-|
||-------------------------------------------------------||----|
||o-----------------------------------------------------o||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-------------------||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-------------------||----|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-x-5-x-4-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||----|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||----|
Verse
4x
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||o-------------------------------------------------------o||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7---------------------||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7---------------------||----|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-x-5-x-4-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||----|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||----|
Chorus
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7-----------7-7-----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-----5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Bridge
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||o-----------------------------------------------------o||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-------------------||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-------------------||----|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-x-5-x-4-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||----|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||----|
Verse
4x
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||o-------------------------------------------------------o||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7---------------------||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7---------------------||----|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-x-5-x-4-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||----|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||----|
Chorus
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7-----------7-7-----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-----5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Bridge
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||o-----------------------------------------------------o||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-------------------||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-------------------||----|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-x-5-x-4-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||----|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||----|
Interlude
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|-----------7-7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
Chorus
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7-----------7-7-----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-----5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Outro
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||o-----------------------------------------------o||----|
||--7-7-7-7----------------------------------------||----|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------||----|
||o-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||----|
||----------5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||----|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|-7-7----------|
|-7-7-7-7-2----|
|-5-5-7-7-2----|
|-----5-5-0----|
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n>
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
- tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers -
<e .="">
= BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
</e>
</n>