1981 by Green Day

1981 bass tab by Green Day

Bass tabs

Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: B

Green Day - 1981 - Saviors (2024)
Bass
Standard Tuning (E A D G)


🎸 Intro:


 " bang her head "
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------------7-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-6-----|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|----------------|----------------|------------9-6-|

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

 " bang her head "
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------.-------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----9-11-9-9-9-8-|
A|--------------7-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7--------------|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|----------------|----------------|-----------------|

 " bang her head "
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------------7-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-6-----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------9-6-|

 " bang her head "
G|.-------.-------|----------------|----------------|---------------⁔|
D|9-------9-------|----------------|----------------|---------------9-|
A|----.-------.---|9---9---9-9-9-7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-11-9-9---|
E|----7-------7---|----------------|----------------|-----------------|


🎸 Verse 1:

   "She's throwing punches "
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|9\--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 " TV; And she'll never "
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------8h9-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

   "She is a Cold War "
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|----------------|--------------7-|

 " Berlin; On the danger side "
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|9-9-9-9-9-------|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|----------------|----------9-7\--|


🎸 Pre-Chorus:

   "Coffee and cyanide "
G|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------.-------|----------.----|------------4-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-4-2-|
A|6---6---6-6---6-|6-6-6---6-6-6--|----------------|----------------|
E|------7---------|------7--------|4-4-4-4-4-4-----|----------------|

   "If this is not a test "
G|----------------|---------------|-------------8-9-|11-9-8------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|----------11-----|-------11-9-------|
A|----------------|---------------|----6-7-9--------|------------9-7---|
E|----------------|---------------|7-9--------------|----------------9-|


🎸 Chorus:

 " bang her head "
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------------7-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-6-----|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|----------------|----------------|------------9-6-|

 " bang her head "
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------.--------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----9-11-11-9-9-8-|
A|--------------7-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7---------------|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|----------------|----------------|------------------|

 " bang her head "
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-6-----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------9-6-|

 " bang her head "
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|.---.-----------|----------------|------------9---|
A|.---.---.---.---|9---9---9-9-9-7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
E|7---7---7---7---|----------------|----------------|----------------|


🎸 Bridge:

 "Crimes, "
G|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/|11-9-9-8---9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|11-9-9-8---9---8-|
D|----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|

 " lines; God bless "
G|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|9-8-8-------------|--------------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|------11-11-9-9-8-|11-11-11-9-8-8-8----|-----------------|
A|----------------|------------------|-----------------11-|9-9-9------------|
E|----------------|------------------|--------------------|------11-9-9-9-7-|

 "Pain, "
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-0-7-7-7-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-0-4-4-4-4-|

 " rain; We live "
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|9-7-6-----------|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|----------------|------9-7-7-7-6-|


🎸 Chorus:

 " bang her head "
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------------7-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-6-----|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|----------------|----------------|------------9-6-|

 " bang her head "
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------.--------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----9-11-11-9-9-8-|
A|--------------7-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7---------------|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|----------------|----------------|------------------|

 " bang her head "
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-6-----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------9-6-|

 " bang her head "         "So long, fare- "
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------------7-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|----------------|----------------|--------------9-|


🎸 Outro:

 " -well"                  "So long, fare- "
G|----------------|------------------------|----------------|--------8-9-9---|
D|----------------|------------------------|----------------|----8-9---------|
A|----------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-------------|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------------|----------------|----------------|

 " -well"
G|----------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|
D|9\--------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|


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|  Staccato
| ⁔  Tied note
| h  Hammer-on
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down

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1981 bass tab

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