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Wake Me Up When September Ends chords (Green Day)

Wake Me Up When September Ends chords: G5, G5/F#, Em7, G5/D, C, Cm, G. Play along in your browser: the guitar above is set up for the song and plays the picking and strumming part while you strum the strings or press the chord keys. Key of G, 105 BPM, no capo.

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Chords
G5, G5/F#, Em7, G5/D, C, Cm, G
Key
G
Tempo
105 BPM
Capo
none
Tuning
standard
Guitar part
picking and strumming

Chord diagrams

Your shapes for this song

3frxxx42
G5
xxx32
G5/F#
xxx12
Em7
xxx2
G5/D
3frxx31
C
3frxx1342
Cm
xx12
G

How to play Wake Me Up When September Ends

Follow the chord changes, one bar at a time.

Key of G, 105 BPM, no capo. 8 bars, looped:

  1. G5
  2. G5/F#
  3. Em7
  4. G5/D
  5. C
  6. Cm
  7. G
  8. G
Wake Me Up When September Ends: picking pattern
Bar 14:53:02:34:53:02:3
Bar 24:43:02:34:43:02:3
Bar 34:23:02:34:23:02:3
Bar 44:03:02:34:03:02:3
Bar 55:34:53:5 2:54:5 3:55:33:5 2:54:5 3:5
Bar 65:34:53:5 2:44:5 3:55:33:5 2:44:0 3:0
Bar 76:34:03:0 2:34:0 3:06:33:0 2:34:0 3:0
Bar 86:34:03:0 2:34:0 3:06:33:0 2:34:0 3:0

4 beats a bar in 8th notes. B the bass string of the chord, B2 the next string up, 1 to 6 the strings from high e to low E, D and U a strum, string:fret a note away from the chord shape, an empty cell a rest.

Open picking

Key of G, 105 BPM, no capo. 8 bars, looped:

  1. G5
  2. G5/F#
  3. Em7
  4. G5/D
  5. C
  6. Cm
  7. G
  8. G
Wake Me Up When September Ends: strumming pattern
BarDUDUDU

4 beats a bar in 8th notes. D down, U up, d and u light strokes, x a muted chuck, an empty cell a rest. A heavier line starts a beat.

Open strum
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