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Basket Case Guitar Tablature
I've spent quite a while on this tab. If you saw my last 
 version of Basketcase, I apologise. It was crap. But it
 was my first tab...Ahem. OK so here goes, it's an amazing song.


  1st Verse
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------
 |-9-----------------------------------6-----6---------------------
 |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-------9---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-6---6-------6---
 |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
 |---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
     pm.......... ..... ....... ....... ..... ..... ... ....... ...
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------|
  ---------------------------------------------------------------|
  ---------------9-----9-------9---------------------------------|
  -----7-----7---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-----9---9---9-------9---|
  -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
  -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  ..... ..... ... ..... ....... ....... ..... ... ... ....... ..

  
  Pre-chorus
 |---------------------------------------------------------------
 |-----------------------------------------------9---9-------9---
 |-------------------------------------9---------9---9-------9---
 |-7-------------9-----9-------9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
 |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
 |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------
     pm...... ... ..... ....... ....... ......... ... ....... ...
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  -----------------------------------------------9---9-------9---
  -------------------------------------9---------9---9-------9---
  -7---7-----7---9-----9-------9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
  -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
  -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------
  . ... ..... ... ..... ....... ....... ......... ... ....... ...
  
  -------------------------------|
  -------------------------------|
  -------------------------------|
  -7-------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
  -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
  -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  . .............................

  
  Chorus
 |-----------------------------------------------------|
 |-9-----7---5~----------------------------------------|
 |-9---7-7---6--6-6---6-6-6----6--------8----8---------|
 |-9---7-7---6--6-6---6-6-6-7--7--7-7-7-9--9-9---9-9-9-|
 |-7---5-5---4--4-4---4-4-4-7--7--7-7-7-9--9-9---9-9-9-|
 |--------------------------5--5--5-5-5-7--7-7---7-7-7-|

 
  Bridge
 |---------------4----------------------------------|
 |-9--x-4-4--x-6-5---4-4--x-9-9--x-4-4--x---5---4-4-|
 |-9--x-4-4--x-6-6---4-4--x-9-9--x-4-4--x-6-6---4-4-|
 |-9--x-4-4--x-6-6---4-4--x-9-9--x-4-4--x-6-6---4-4-|
 |-7----2-2----4-4---2-2----7-7----2-2----4-4---2-2-|
 |--------------------------------------------------|

  
  2nd Verse
 |---------------------------------------------------------
 |-----------------------------6--6--6-6-6-----------------
 |-1--1--1-1-1-4--4-4--4-4-4-4-6--6--6-6-6-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-
 |-2--2--2-2-2-4--4-4--4-4-4-4-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-
 |-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-4--4--4-4-4-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-
 |-0--0------------------------------------4--4-4--4-4-4-4-

  -0--0---0--------0-----0---------------------------|
  -0--0---0--------0-----0---------------------------|
  -1--1-1-1-1-2--2-2---2-2--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4---4-4-|
  -2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2---2-2--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4---4-4-|
  -2--2-2-2-2-0--0-0---0-0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2---2-2-|
  -0--0----------------------------------------------|


  Pre-chorus 2
 |----------------------------------------------------
 |----------------------------------------------------
 |----------------------------9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-
 |-7--7--7-7-7-9---9-9---9-9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-
 |-7--7--7-7-7-9---9-9---9-9--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-
 |-5--5--5-5-5-7---7-7---7-7--------------------------

  ----------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-
  -7--7--7-7-7-9---9-9---9-9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-
  -7--7--7-7-7-9---9-9---9-9--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-
  -5--5--5-5-5-7---7-7---7-7--------------------------

  ---------------------------|
  ---------------------------|
  ---------------------------|
  -7--7--7-7-7-9---9-9---9-9-|
  -7--7--7-7-7-9---9-9---9-9-|
  -5--5--5-5-5-7---7-7---7-7-|


  Interlude
 |---------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------|
 |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 |---------------------------------------------------|
   pm.............................

                            ______________________________
  Outro (x4)               |1, 2, 3,
 |-------------------------|------------------------------|
 |-------------------------|------------------------------|
 |-------------------------|---------9-9-9----------------|
 |-6--6-7--6-6-6--6-7--6-6-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|
 |-7--7-7--7-7-4--4-4--4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|
 |-0-----------------------|-0h5-5-5-------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  ____________________________
 |4.
 |----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|
 |-----9------------2-------4-|
 |-7---9---9--------2---2---4-|
 |-7---7---9--------0---2---2-|
 |-5-------7---/16-----0-----|

 Order
 1st verse x 2
 Pre-chorus
 Chorus
 Bridge
 2nd verse x 2
 Pre-chorus 2 
 Chorus
 Bridge x 2
 Interlude
 2nd verse x 2
 Pre-chorus 
 Chorus
 Outro

 Comments, suggestions? Send 'em to [email protected]. 
 By the way, if anyone has the By The Way (no pun intended) tab book, can you give me the proper By The Way tab? I can't crack it, Flea and John's harmonies are too damn good.
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