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Prosthetic Head Guitar Tablature
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Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 22:16:53 -0800
From: Mike 
Subject: TAB: "Prosthetic Head" by Green Day

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         Title : Prosthetic Head
        Artist : Green Day
         Album : Nimrod
Transcribed by : Mike Eheler ([email protected])
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Legend
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 h  = hammer-on
 p  = pull-off
 b  = bend
 r  = bend release
 /  = slide up/down
 = natural harmonic
[5] = artifical harmonic
 ~  = vibrato
 tr = trill

Intro
   E     B5          D     A5          E     B5          D
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-------------|-5-5-------------|-7-7-------------|-5---------------|
E|-------7---7-7---|-------5---5-5---|-------7---7-7---|-----------------|
 | bass                                                                  |
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---9-------------|---7-------------|---9-------------|-7---------------|
G|-9-9-------------|-7-7-------------|-9-9-----------X-|-7---------------|
D|-9-9-X-9---9-9---|-7-7-X-7---7-7---|-9-9-X-9---9-9-X-|-7---------------|
A|-7-7-X-9---9-9---|-5-5-X-7---7-7---|-7-7-X-9---9-9-X-|-5---------------|
E|-----X-7---7-7---|-----X-5---5-5---|-----X-7---7-7---|-----------------|
   guitar

Verse
   E     B5          D     A5          E     B5          D
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-------------|-5-5-------------|-7-7-------------|-5-5-------------|
E|-------7---7-7---|-------5---5-5---|-------7---7-7---|-------5---5-5---|
 | bass                                                                  |
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---9-------------|---7-------------|---9-------------|---7-------------|
G|-9-9-------------|-7-7-------------|-9-9-----------X-|-7-7-------------|
D|-9-9-X-9---9-9---|-7-7-X-7---7-7---|-9-9-X-9---9-9-X-|-7-7-X-7---7-7---|
A|-7-7-X-9---9-9---|-5-5-X-7---7-7---|-7-7-X-9---9-9-X-|-5-5-X-7---7-7---|
E|-----X-7---7-7---|-----X-5---5-5---|-----X-7---7-7---|-----X-5---5-5---|
   guitar

Pre-Chorus
   E5
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-------------7---|-----------------|-------------7---|
E|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7-------|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7-------|
 | bass                                                                  |
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-------------9---|-----------------|-------------9---|
D|-9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---|
A|-9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---7---|-9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---7---|
E|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7-------|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7-------|
   guitar

Chorus
   E5    B5          D5    A5          E5    B5          D5
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-------------|-7-5-------------|-7-7-------------|-7-5-------------|
E|-------7---7-7---|-----7-5---5-5---|-------7---7-7---|-----7-5---5-5---|
 | bass                                                                  |
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-9-9-------------|-7-7-------------|-9-9-------------|-7-7-------------|
D|-9-9-0-9---9-9---|-7-7-0-7---7-7---|-9-9-0-9---9-9-0-|-7-7-0-7---7-7---|
A|-7-7-0-9---9-9---|-5-5-0-7---7-7---|-7-7-0-9---9-9-0-|-5-5-0-7---7-7---|
E|-------7---7-7---|-------5---5-5---|-------7---7-7---|-------5---5-5---|
   guitar

Interlude
   B5      E5        A5      F#5       B5      A5        D5      C#5
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A|*------0-7---7-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5----------*|
E|-7---7-----------|-5---5-0-2-2-2-0-|-7---7-0-5---5-0-|-------0-4-4-4-0-|
 | bass                                                     play 3 times |
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|*--------9---9---|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7----------*|
D|*9---9-0-9---9-0-|-7---7---4-4-4---|-9---9---7---7---|-7---7---6-6-6--*|
A|-9---9-0-7---7-0-|-7---7-0-4-4-4-0-|-9---9-0-7---7-0-|-5---5-0-6-6-6-0-|
E|-7---7-----------|-5---5-0-2-2-2-0-|-7---7-0-5---5-0-|-------0-4-4-4-0-|
   guitar

   B5
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
 | bass
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
   guitar

Verse 1 (w/ Verse riff - clean guitar)
      E   B5 D A5          E     B5    D A5
I see you,     down in the front line.
       E              B5             D  A5       E     B5 D A5
Such a sight for sore eyes, you're a suicide makeover.
        E    B5 D A5                E     B5   D A5
Plastic eyes,     lookin' through a numbskull.
     E
Self effaced.
           B5
What's his face.
    D         A5      E        B5
You erase yourself so shut up.
          D       A5
You don't let up.

Pre-Chorus (w/ Pre-Chorus riff - distorted guitar)
B5                                      E
You have a growth that must be treated.
B5                                E
like a severed severe pain in the neck.
B5                                     E
You can smell it but you can't see it.
B5                        E
No explanation identified 'cause

Chorus (w/ Chorus riff - heavily distorted guitar)
E B5 D A5       E     B5 D A5
you       don't know.
E B5 D A5       E    B5         D   A5
You       don't say.    And you got no reply.

Verse 2 (w/ Verse riff - clean guitar)
    E    B5 D A5            E          B5 D A5
Hey you,      where did you come from.
      E            B5              D      A5      E    B5 D A5
Got a head full of lead, you're an inbred bastard son.
      E         B5           D       A5        E       B5
Do or die, no reply, don't deny that you're synthetic.
          D      A5
You're pathetic.

Pre-chorus
Chorus X2
Interlude
Verse 1
Chorus X2
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