Sassafras Roots Tab

SASSAFRAS ROOTS
                            As recorded by Green Day
                          (From the 1994 Album DOOKIE)
 
Words and Music by Green Day
Arranged by Green Day
Transcribed by Aaron Hetherington (Donkey Fly)
 
 
 
 Intro
  Q=165
 4/4
  Gtr I
                       PM-------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------7--------2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5--------7--------2-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|----------5--------0-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-|
 
 
||-------------------------------------------------------||----|
||o-----------------------------------------------------o||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-------------------||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-------------------||----|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-x-5-x-4-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||----|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||----|
 
 
   Verse
                                                           4x
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||o-------------------------------------------------------o||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7---------------------||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7---------------------||----|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-x-5-x-4-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||----|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||----|
 
 
 Chorus
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7-----------7-7-----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-----5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 
 
   Bridge
||-------------------------------------------------------||----|
||o-----------------------------------------------------o||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-------------------||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-------------------||----|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-x-5-x-4-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||----|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||----|
 
 
   Verse
                                                           4x
||---------------------------------------------------------||----|
||o-------------------------------------------------------o||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7---------------------||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7---------------------||----|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-x-5-x-4-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||----|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||----|
 
 
 Chorus
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7-----------7-7-----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-----5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 
 
   Bridge
||-------------------------------------------------------||----|
||o-----------------------------------------------------o||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-------------------||----|
||-----------------9-x-7-x-6-7-7-7-7-7-------------------||----|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-x-5-x-4-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||----|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||----|
 
 
 Interlude
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|-----------7-7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
 
 
 Chorus
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7-----------7-7-----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-----5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 
 
   Outro
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||o-----------------------------------------------o||----|
||--7-7-7-7----------------------------------------||----|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------||----|
||o-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||----|
||----------5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||----|
 
 
|--------------|
|--------------|
|-7-7----------|
|-7-7-7-7-2----|
|-5-5-7-7-2----|
|-----5-5-0----|
 
 
Tablature Legend
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 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
<n>  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
 
Misc Legend
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 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
X