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Hi! This is the tab for the demo of 21st century breakdown.
It's my first tab, but I think that it's ok.
I'm not sure about the picking, but I'm not an expert in the
issue, so, if you have any corrections or suggestions, please,
send them to nevermind___@hotmail.com

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

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