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21st Century Breakdown

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21st Century Breakdown

Written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank e Iii Wright, Mike Pritchard

	  		INTRO (this part is played by a piano, but I tabbed it anyway) 
E|-------4---4--4--6--4--------| 
B|-----6---6------------7--6---| 
G|---6-------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------| 

If you don't wanna play the pianotabattemp, you can play the chords 
that are played in the piano, wich are C# G# F#. 
Listen to the song to find how many times you have to play this. 


PART 1 
Verse: 
E|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|--6-6-6-6------------------| 
D|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--4-4-4----| 
A|--4-4-4-4--6-6-6--4-4-4----| 
E|-----------4-4-4--2-2-2----| 

Repeat that till the "my generation is zero", where you play the Chorus. 

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------| 
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6--| 
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6--| 
E|---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4--| 

My generation is zero           I never made it as a working class hero. 

ORDER: Verse x6 
       Chorus 
       Verse x10 
       Chorus 
       Verse x4 

PART 2 
"Intro" 
E|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|------------------| 
D|--/6~-----6~---6--| 
A|--/6~-----6~---6--| 
E|--/4~-----4~---4--| 


While second guitar plays this (or something like that, 
I just play it, I'm not sure how it goes), the first 
guitar does "G# C#" 

E|-------------------------------------------| 
B|----------4--------4--------4--6--4--------| 
G|------------------------------------6--5---|  x8 and then 
D|-----6--------6---------6------------------| 
A|--6----6----6---6-----6---6----------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 

E|--------4-------4-------4--6--4----------| 
B|----6-------6-------6------------7--6----| 
G|--6---6---6---6---6---6------------------|  X4 and then Billie starts 
D|-----------------------------------------|    to sing the "my name is 
A|-----------------------------------------|   samuel": 
E|-----------------------------------------| 

Verse 4 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------| 
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4----6----6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6---| 
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----6----4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-4---| 
E|---------------------2----4-----------------------------4-4-4-4---| 


"Bridge" (don't know how to call this) 4 
E|-----------------| 
B|-----------------| 
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-----| 
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---| 
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-6---| 
E|-------------4---| 

Order: Verse x4 
       "Bridge" x4 
       Verse x4 

Outro of part 2(?) 
E|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|---------6-6-6-6--| 
D|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--| x3 
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
E|-2-2-2-2----------| 

"well don't cross the line" 
E|-----------| 
B|-----------| 
G|-----6-----| 
D|-4-4-6-6---|  x4 
A|-4-4-4-6---| 
E|-2-2---4---| 

PART 3 
Solo (attemp of at least) 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---8b--8--8b--8------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------11--11---13-10-6---11-8-4--4-6v--4--8v--6/4---| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 


E|-------------------------------------------------------0----------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------2----------| 
G|----6--------5-------3---------------------------------2----------| 
D|----6--------5-------3--------6--------------4---------2----------| 
A|----4--------3-------1--------6--------------4---------0----------| 
E|------------------------------4--------------2---------0----------| 
  Oh, dream, american, dream. I can't leave and see from rainstorms 


E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------6---------6--------5------3------------------------------| 
D|------6---------6--------5------3-------6---------------4------| 
A|------4---------4--------3------1-------6---------------4------| 
E|----------------------------------------4---------------2------| 
  'till dawn. Oh, bleed, america, bleed. Believe what you need 


E|-0-------------------------|| 
B|-2-------------------------|| 
G|-2-------------------------|| 
D|-2-------------------------|| 
A|-0-------------------------|| 
E|-0-------------------------|| 
  from heroes and cons. 


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b = Bend this note 
v = vibrato 
/ = slide to 
		  

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