Wake Me Up When September Ends

Wake Me Up When September Ends Music: Green Day Album: American Idiot (2004)

Tuning (E A D G B E)

The arrangement on this song is somewhat complicated,
so you're probably going to have to play along with
the song a few times before you can play it in the
right order all the way through.

Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3--|
G|----0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0----|
D|--5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 1:

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3--|
G|----0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0----|
D|--5-----5-------4-----4-------2-----2-------0-----0------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|------3-----3-------3-----3----|
B|------5-----5-------4-----4----|
G|----5-----5---5---5-----5---5--|
D|--5-----5-------5-----5--------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

Ending 1:
e|------------------------------|
B|------3-----3-------3-----3---|
G|----0-----0---0---0-----0---0-|
D|--5-----5-------5-----5-------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

Ending 2:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|------3-----3-------3-------3------|
G|----0-----0---0---0---0---0--0-----|
D|--5-----5-------5-------4----------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Riff 2:
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-------3---|
G|----0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0---0---0--0--|
D|--2-----2-----------------------------------5-------4-------|
A|----------------2-----2-------3-----3-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|


e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-----|
G|----0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0-------0-----0---0---|
D|--2-----2-----------------------------------0-----0---------|
A|----------------2-----2-------3-----3-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 3:
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3--|
G|----0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0----|
D|--5-----5-------4-----4-------2-----2-------0-----0------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

   C                       Cm
e|-------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------|

Ending 3:
  G5
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Ending 4:
  G5                       G5/F#
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|

Riff 4:
    Em             Bm             C5             G5           G5/F#
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--|


    Em             Bm              C5            D5
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|

Solo:
    Em              Bm            C5             G5          G5/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----5----5---5------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------4----4---4-----5----5---5------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--77---77---7----------------------------------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-| E|-----------------77---77---7----88---88---88-------------------|      Em     Bm    C5
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----5----5---5-------------------------------|
G|--------------------4----4---4-----5----5---5-|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--77---77---7---------------------------------|
E|-----------------77---77---7----88---88---88--|

     D5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro:
     C             Cm  G5       x3
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Order:

Intro
Riff 1 w/Ending 1
Riff 1 w/Ending 2
Riff 2
Riff 1 w/Ending 1
Intro (Drums come in halfway through)
Ending 1 (distorted)
Riff 3 w/Ending 3
Riff 3 w/Ending 4
Riff 4
Riff 3 w/Ending 4
Bridge: Riff 4 (hold final D5 for two more bars) w/Solo
Intro
Riff 3 w/Ending 3
Riff 3 w/Ending 3
Outro

Lyrics:

Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last           (Riff 1 w/Ending 1)
Wake me up when September ends
Like my fathers come to pass
Seven years has gone so fast          (Riff 1 w/Ending 2)
Wake me up when September ends

Here comes the rain again
Falling from the stars                (Riff 2)
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are

As my memory rests
But never forgets what I lost         (Riff 1 w/Ending 1)
Wake me up when September ends

(Intro)
(Ending 1)

Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last           (Riff 3 w/Ending 3)
Wake me up when September ends

Ring out the bells again
Like we did when spring began         (Riff 3 w/Ending 4)
Wake me up when September ends

Here comes the rain again
Falling from the stars                (Riff 4)
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are

As my memory rests
But never forgets what I lost         (Riff 3 w/Ending 4)
Wake me up when September ends

(Bridge)
(Intro)
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last           (Riff 3 w/Ending 3)
Wake me up when September ends

Like my fathers come to pass
Seven years has gone so fast          (Riff 3 w/Ending 3)
Wake me up when September ends

Wake me up when September Ends
Wake me up when September Ends        (Outro)
Wake me up when September Ends

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