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From: tubring2@aol.com (Tub Ring 2)
Subject: TAB: Green Day Kerplunk!

Welcome to Paradise
Kerplunk!!

Intro
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A gunshot rings...
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Another urchin snaps...
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These two segments blocked of are repeated
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Chorus

Pay attention to
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Some call it..
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Solo

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This is also repeated.

These are just the chords i didn't want to take an hour to put in the
rythem.  If you can't figure it out kill yourself.  I did put the rythem
for the solo in.  Please put some new songs in here.  I don't want to see
any more. 
TAB: Solo Enter Sandman
Please give me your comments on this masterpiece.  Ha ha.
Love,
Tub Ring 2

From: Christopher Mosher <camosher@delphi.com>
Subject: TAB: GREEN DAY--Welcome to Paradise (the whole song)

Here is my tablature and lyrics for Green Day's "Welcome
to Paradise" as it's played on their Dookie album. I like
to give the complete tab, rather than just list the chords
(e.g., some have said that "it's just E D A G B"), in
order to show the actual strings to play for the "E" chords
and to show the entire rhythm, etc.
 
Yes, I know it is a "simple" song; but I like it and I
wanted to figure it out exactly (or as close as possible)
and tab it, even if only to help others learn how to
play it correctly if they so desire.
 
I have tried to indicate as closely as possible the way
it is played by Billie. I've taken clues as to how he
plays it from a tape of GD playing at Woodstock '94, but
this tab tries to reflect how it's played on the album,
not live. (The live version does have some differences.)
I'm sure of all the positions of the chords; they showed
it pretty well on the Woodstock tape.
 
Note that there are at least two guitar tracks recorded
on the CD at various times, usually playing the same
thing. But, for example during the bridge, they're playing
different things. I've tried to tab the most "interesting"
or "prominent" one. I know there are some harmonics played
during the bridge; I haven't tabbed them, just the main
riff.
 
Any comments, corrections, chatter, etc. welcome.
 
Enjoy!
Chris Mosher <camosher@delphi.com>