When I Come Around 4-Track Demo
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Ultimate-Guitar String Theory Ad_Mike Dirnt - Green Day_v1
Afinação: D G C F A DTecla: FCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Song: "When I Come Around (4-track demo)"
Artist: Green Day
Album: Dookie (30th Anniversary Edition
Released: August 17, 2023
Edit: This song isn't in standard tuning, it's a whole step down (DGCFAd). Additionally, my chord positions
were incorrect, this version features mainly triads instead of power chords, and I touched up the solo. The
tab has been updated accordingly.
You can play this in standard tuning by moving everything down two frets (e.g. 9 --> 7) and ignoring or
playing around open notes.
edit to this tab.
[Intro]
(Guitar 1)
PM *** *** * *
d|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------7--x-x-----8-x-5~--x---5-5----0|
F|-------------------7--x-x-----9-x-5~--x---5-5--5-0|
C|0------5--x-x-7-7--7--x-x--9--9-x-5~--x-5-5-5--5-0|
G|0-5-5--5--x-x-5-5--5--x-x--7--7-x-3~--x-3-3-3--3-0|
D|0-3-3--3--x-x-------------------------------------|
PM*** *** * ***
d|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------7--x-----8--8-x-5~--x-----5h7p5-5-0|
F|-----------------7--x-----9--9-x-5~--x--------------|
C|-----5--x-x-7-7--7--x--9--9--9-x-5~--x-5-5----------|
G|5-5--5--x-x-5-5--5--x--7--7--7-x-3~--x-3-3----------|
D|3-3--3--x-x-----------------------------------------|
(Guitar 2)
d|3-------3-------3-----------3------------3-------3-------3-----------|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3-/-5---5-5-5-5-3----3---3---3---3---3---3-/-5~|
F|----4-------4-------4------------------------4-------4-------4-------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse] (play through twice--you'll notice sometimes he plays the quick hammer lick at the end and sometimes
he doesn't, so play it when you'd like) "Well, I heard you cryin' loud..."
PM*** *** * ***
d|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------7--x-x-----8--x-x-5~--x-----5h7p5-5-0|
F|-----------------7--x-x-----9--x-x-5~--x--------------|
C|-----5--x-x-7-7--7--x-x--9--9--x-x-5~--x-5-5----------|
G|5-5--5--x-x-5-5--5--x-x--7--7--x-x-3~--x-3-3----------|
D|3-3--3--x-x-------------------------------------------|
PM*** *** * *
d|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------7--x-x-----8-x-5~--x---5-5----0|
F|-----------------7--x-x-----9-x-5~--x---5-5--5-0|
C|-----5--x-x-7-7--7--x-x--9--9-x-5~--x-5-5-5--5-0| <-- this line x2
G|5-5--5--x-x-5-5--5--x-x--7--7-x-3~--x-3-3-3--3-0|
D|3-3--3--x-x-------------------------------------|
PM*** *** *
d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------7--x-x-----8-8-8--5-5-5--6--6--5|
F|-----------------7--x-x-----9-9-9--5-5-5--5--5--5|
C|-----5--x-x-7-7--7--x-x--9--9-9-9--5-5-5--5--5--5|
G|5-5--5--x-x-5-5--5--x-x--7--7-7-7--3-3-3--3--3--3|
D|3-3--3--x-x--------------------------------------|
[Chorus] "No time to search the world around..."
d|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-0--------------------------5--5-5-5-5-5-5|
F|6--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-0--6--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--5--5-5-5-5-5-5|
C|7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-0--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5-5-5-5|
G|7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-0--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--3--3-3-3-3-3-3|
D|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5----------------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5----------------|
[Post-Chorus] "When I come around..."
(Guitar 1)
PM *** *** * ***
d|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------7--x-----8--8-x-5~--x-----5h7p5-5-0|
F|-----------------------7--x-----9--9-x-5~--x--------------|
C|-----------5--x-x-7-7--7--x--9--9--9-x-5~--x-5-5----------|
G|------5-5--5--x-x-5-5--5--x--7--7--7-x-3~--x-3-3----------|
D|-3-\--3-3--3--x-x-----------------------------------------|
PM*** *** * *
d|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------7--x-x-----8-x-5~--x---5-5----0|
F|-----------------7--x-x-----9-x-5~--x---5-5--5-0|
C|-----5--x-x-7-7--7--x-x--9--9-x-5~--x-5-5-5--5-0|
G|5-5--5--x-x-5-5--5--x-x--7--7-x-3~--x-3-3-3--3-0|
D|3-3--3--x-x-------------------------------------|
(Guitar 2)
d|3-----3-3-------3-----------3------------3-------3-------3-----------3-3-------3--|
A|--3-------3---3---3---3-/-5---5-5-5-5-3----3---3---3---3---3---3-/-5-----5-5-5---5|
F|----4-------4-------4------------------------4-------4-------4--------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Solo]
(Guitar 1)
PM*** *** * *
d|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------7--x-x-----8-x-5~--x---5-5----0|
F|-----------------7--x-x-----9-x-5~--x---5-5--5-0|
C|-----5--x-x-7-7--7--x-x--9--9-x-5~--x-5-5-5--5-0|
G|5-5--5--x-x-5-5--5--x-x--7--7-x-3~--x-3-3-3--3-0|
D|3-3--3--x-x-------------------------------------|
PM*** *** *
d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------7--x-x-----8-8-8--5-5-5--6--6--5|
F|-----------------7--x-x-----9-9-9--5-5-5--5--5--5|
C|-----5--x-x-7-7--7--x-x--9--9-9-9--5-5-5--5--5--5|
G|5-5--5--x-x-5-5--5--x-x--7--7-7-7--3-3-3--3--3--3|
D|3-3--3--x-x--------------------------------------|
(Guitar 2)
This solo can be played with only the second string; I added the first string because I think I can hear it
it faintly in the recording (tabbed here as ghost notes). Please note it's possible this is just another
guitar playing the usual Guitar 2 riff low in the mix.
d|(3)---(3)----(3)--(3)-(0)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)--(3)-(3)--(3)-(3)--(3)|
A|-3h5---3h5----5----3---0---3---3---5---5----3---3----5---5----3~|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)-(3)--(3)-(3)--(3)-(3)--(3)-(3)--(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)----|
A|-3----5----3----3---3----5---3----3---3----5---3----3---5---3---5---3---5--3-0|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] "No time to search the world around..."
d|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-0--------------------------5--5-5-5-5-5-5|
F|6--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-0--6--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--5--5-5-5-5-5-5|
C|7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-0--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--5--5-5-5-5-5-5|
G|7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-0--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--3--3-3-3-3-3-3|
D|5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5----------------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5----------------|
[Outro] "When I come around..."
(Guitar 1)
PM *** *** * ***
d|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------7--x-----8--8-x-5~--x-----5h7p5-5-0|
F|-----------------------7--x-----9--9-x-5~--x--------------|
C|-----------5--x-x-7-7--7--x--9--9--9-x-5~--x-5-5----------|
G|------5-5--5--x-x-5-5--5--x--7--7--7-x-3~--x-3-3----------|
D|-3-\--3-3--3--x-x-----------------------------------------|
PM*** *** * *
d|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------7--x-x-----8-x-5~--x---5-5----0|
F|-----------------7--x-x-----9-x-5~--x---5-5--5-0|
C|-----5--x-x-7-7--7--x-x--9--9-x-5~--x-5-5-5--5-0|
G|5-5--5--x-x-5-5--5--x-x--7--7-x-3~--x-3-3-3--3-0|
D|3-3--3--x-x-------------------------------------|
PM*** *** *
d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------7--x-x-----8-8-8--5-5-5--6--6--5|
F|-----------------7--x-x-----9-9-9--5-5-5--5--5--5|
C|-----5--x-x-7-7--7--x-x--9--9-9-9--5-5-5--5--5--5|
G|5-5--5--x-x-5-5--5--x-x--7--7-7-7--3-3-3--3--3--3|
D|3-3--3--x-x--------------------------------------|
PM*** *** * *
d|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------7--x-x-----8-x-x---5~|
F|-----------------7--x-x-----9-x-x---5~|
C|-----5--x-x-7-7--7--x-x--9--9-x-x-5-5~|
G|5-5--5--x-x-5-5--5--x-x--7--7-x-x-3-3~|
D|3-3--3--x-x---------------------------|
(Guitar 2)
d|----3-------3-----3-3-------3--------3-------3-----3-3-------3--|
A|--3---3---3---3-------3---3---3----3---3---3---3-------3---3---3|
F|4-------4-------4-------4--------4-------4-------4-------4------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|----3-------3-----3-3-------3--------3-------3-----x-x-x|
A|--3---3---3---3-------3---3---3----3---3---3---3---x-x-x|
F|4-------4-------4-------4--------4-------4-------4-x-x-x|
C|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
************************************
|(n) Ghost note
| x Dead note
| ~ Let ring out
| PM Palm mute
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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How to play When I Come Around 4-Track Demo
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.