Boulevard of Broken Dreams Green Day
Song: Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Album: American Idiot
Tuning:
Gtr. 1 (distortion): Standard (EADGBe)
Gtr. 2 (clean): Capo on 1st fret (all positions given relative to capo)
Gtr. 3 (light distortion): Standard
Tabbed by: Samit Sarkar
/ - slide
~ - vibrato
* - play note repeatedly
^ - bend
Note 1: For Guitar 2, I'm just typing the chords...figure out the strumming
patterns
Note 2: When the lyrics are written below the guitar part, their placement corresponds
to the guitar part above them
Intro/Verse (Gtr. 1; play around with tremolo/delay effects)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------88888888----------|
D|-33333333-66666666-88888888-88888888-|
A|-33333333-66666666-66666666-88888888-|
E|-11111111-44444444----------66666666-|
Verse (Gtr. 2; come in after Gtr. 1 plays twice)
[Em] [G] [D] [A]
e|-0---3--2--0-------------------------| B|-0---0--3--2-------------------------| G|-0---0--2--2-------------------------| D|-2---0--0--2-------------------------| A|-2---2-----0-------------------------| E|-0---2-----0-------------------------|
"I walk a lonely road..."
Verse Riff (Gtr. 3)
e|---------------------------------------| Play during 3rd repeat B|---------------8/9~--13/11~--8/9~------| and 6th repeat of verse G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------|
"I walk alone..."
Pre-Chorus (Gtr. 1)
(effects off)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------88888888----------| D|-33333333-66666666-88888888-8-8-8-10-| A|-33333333-66666666-66666666-8-8-8-10-| E|-11111111-44444444----------6-6-6-8--|
"I walk alone, I walk a..."
Chorus (Gtr. 1)
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-6-6-6-6---------8-8-8-8---------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-| 3x, then next part A|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-| E|---------4-4-4-4---------1-1-1-1-| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-6-6-6-6---------5-5-5-5-5-| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------4-4-4-4-----------|
Bridge (Gtr. 1, effects on)
(FX off)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------88888888----------------------------88888888----------| D|-33333333-66666666-88888888-88888888-33333333-66666666-88888888-8-8-8-10-| A|-33333333-66666666-66666666-88888888-33333333-66666666-66666666-8-8-8-10-| E|-11111111-44444444----------66666666-11111111-44444444----------6-6-6-8--|
"I walk alone, I walk a..."
Solo (Gtr. 1)
E|--------------------------------------| \ B|--------------------------------------| \ G|-6-6-6-6---------8-8-8-8--------------| \ D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3------| \ A|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3------| \ E|---------4-4-4-4---------1-1-1-1------| \
\
E|----------------------------------------| \ B|----------------------------------------| \ G|-6-6-6-6---------8-8-8-8----------------| \ D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3--------| \ A|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3--------| \ E|---------4-4-4-4---------1-1-1-1--------| \
played during solo
E|----------------------------------------| / B|----------------------------------------| / G|-6-6-------------8-8-8-8----------------| / D|-6-6-----6-6-----8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3--------| / A|-4-4-----6-6-----6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3--------| / E|---------4-4-------------1-1-1-1--------| /
[/]
E|-------------------------------------------| / B|-------------------------------------------| / G|-6-6-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| / D|-6-6-----6-6-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| / A|-4-4-----6-6-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| / E|---------4-4-------------------------------| /
Bridge (Gtr. 2)
[Em] [G] [D] [A] [Em] [G] [D]
e|-0---3--2--0----0---3--2-| B|-0---0--3--2----0---0--3-| G|-0---0--2--2----0---0--2-| D|-2---0--0--2----2---0--0-| A|-2---2-----0----2---2----| E|-0---2-----0----0---2----|
"I walk alone, I walk a..."
Solo (Gtr. 3, distortion)
e|------------------------------------| B|-6/9\8/9-9-9?13\11-11-11--8/9-9-9-9-| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| 1x A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|-6-6-8/9-9-13\11-11-8/9-9-9-9-| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| 2x A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|-6-6-8/9-9-13\11/13****^^^^-| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| 1x A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
Pre-Chorus (Gtr. 2)
[Em] [G] [D] [A] [Em] [G] [D] [A]
e|-0---3--2--0----0---3--2--0-| B|-0---0--3--2----0---0--3--2-| G|-0---0--2--2----0---0--2--2-| D|-2---0--0--2----2---0--0--2-| A|-2---2-----0----2---2-----0-| E|-0---2-----0----0---2-----0-|
"and I'm the only one, and I walk a..."
Pre-Chorus (Gtr. 1, effects off)
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| Note: placement corresponds to when D|---------------------------8-8-10-| it should be played with Gtr. 2 A|---------------------------8-8-10-| E|---------------------------6-6-8--|
Chorus (Gtr. 1)
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-6-6-6-6---------8-8-8-8---------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-| 3x, then next part A|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-| E|---------4-4-4-4---------1-1-1-1-| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-6-6-6-6---------5-------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-(16x)-| A|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-3-------| E|---------4-4-4-4---------|
Solo (Gtr. 3, distortion, during final chorus)
Note: begin after Gtr. 1's chorus part plays twice
e|----------------------------------| B|-9\8/9-9-9?13\11-11-11--8/9-9-9-9-| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| 1x A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|-6-6-8/9-9-13\11/13-(play 13 16x)-| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| 1x A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
Outro (Gtr. 1, distortion, effects off)
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|--------6--6-6-8--8-8-7--7-7---------------| D|-3--3-3-6--6-6-8--8-8-7--7-7-6--6-6-2--2-2-| 3x A|-3--3-3-4--4-4-6--6-6-5--5-5-6--6-6-2--2-2-| E|-1--1-1----------------------4--4-4-0--0-0-| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--------6--6-6-8--8-8-7--7-7---------| D|-3--3-3-6--6-6-8--8-8-7--7-7-6-6-2-2-| A|-3--3-3-4--4-4-6--6-6-5--5-5-6-6-2-2-| E|-1--1-1----------------------4-4-0-0-|
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