Hi all
I remember seeing somewhere a video lesson about playing the intro for this - I know the chords shapes ok but I am struggling getting the opening picking pattern right.
Anyone either know where i can find this lesson, or know the song well enough to give me a pointer?
thanks a lot , in advance,
Matt
this is it:Intro/Verse
G CHORD
E3
A
D00
G
B3
E
C CHORD
E
A3
D22
G
B3
E
D CHORD
E
A
D0
G22
B3
E
Bridge is Em ,D ,C ,G twice
Chorus is Em,G,Em,G,Em,D,G
Apologies for the dodgy looking tab!
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thanks but i have all that already - I am looking for the picking pattern not the chords.
cheers anyway
Matt
PICKING PATTERN ABOVE
eg.
first note = E string third fret
second note = open D string
third note = B string third fret
fourth note = open D string
etc.
hope this helps
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love to see it tabbed out - anyone got it?
http://www.olga.net/dynamic/browse.php?printer=0&local=main/g/green_day/good_riddance.tab
here you go!
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If my memory serves me right, I think David Hodge recently did an article on this song in Acoustic Guitar magazine. I can't seem to locate it now. I believe it was the January 2006 issue, if you know anyone who has it.
It may be this page.
http://www.guitartutoronline.com/ :!:
If you check out the menu, you'll see the free-songs section. The song isthere.
"Trying is the first step towards failure." 
This is where I learned it.
Cheers,
Max
David did in fact to a lesson on it in the Janruary issue oe Acoustic Guitar it is available via back order. To mimic it just cross pick a little bit.
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I can't remember if I got this from a site or if I tabbed it myself... either way it is close as dammit to the song!
G G Cadd9 D
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------|
G|----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----2---2---2-|
D|----------0-------------0-------------2----0--------0---|
A|-----------------------------3--------------------------|
E|-3-------------3----------------------------------------|
Use thumb for E, A, D strings, index for G and middle for B. When the chords change to Em - D - Cadd9 - G you just keep the same pattern.
Also it can be nice to not always pick it exactly but try to blend precision with some random strums or picking multiple strings - mix it up a bit.
