Guitar chords and lyrics - Greenday "21st Century Breakdown"

Greenday have had some musical 'ups and downs' since releasing their first album "Smooth" in 1990, with subsequent albums being met with varying critical acclaim.

I have to admit to not being a big fan of "American Idiot", though I did work out and publish chords and lyrics for the title song and also "Holiday", "Wake Me Up When September Ends" and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" to my Greenday song chords page - just one of those albums with a few gems, and some fairly forgettable songs.

Their latest album, "21st Century Breakdown", although once again very much a "Themed Album" in the same style as "Idiot"m I think has a much better selection of punchy punk/rock songs.

I had already worked out my version of "21 Guns", and added it to my Greenday guitar chords site page. A little later than intended, I've now also worked out chords and lyrics for the latest single and title-track "21st Century Breakdown".

For early learners, or anyone who wants to play this on acoustic, the chords, while basic enough, could be a bit tricky ( C#, G#, F#, Bbm and G#/C ) While I've chorded the song using these chords, I've also worked out an easier set ( C, G, F, Am and C/B ( x2x010 ) - if you put a capo on the 1st fret using this set of chords you can still play along with the song.

I've posted both versions of "21st Century Breakdown" to my Guitar Chords & Lyrics website, on the Greenday page.




Play along with the video above, or on YouTube - Greenday 21st Century Breakdown"

BTW - If you are a wannabe lead guitar player, you really should check out James Todd's Guitar Leads website, it is a really excellent resource for guitarists of all levels to acquire or improve their lead guitar playing skills.

CD Universe have all of the Greenday CDs and DVDs - Greenday music page

Greenday's official website is at www.greenday.com



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P.J. Murphy
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Semisonic "(It's) Closing Time" guitar chords & lyrics

Heard this one on the radio recently - I remembered the song but couldn't be sure who was singing it.

So I searched around, and the first information I got was that it was Greenday. I searched YouTube, and sure enough it came up as a Greenday song. I worked out the chords and lyrics, and posted them to my Greenday guitar chords page.

But, I was pretty sure that it wasn't Billie Joe Armstrong singing the song, even tho' the overall song structure was very 'Greenday-like', rock ballad chords building up to crunchy power chords. Searched again and found an equal number of 'yes it is / no it isn't Greenday', or it's a Greenday cover of a Semisonic Song, or it's Dan Wilson doing guest vocals for Greenday.

I've always found Wikipedia to be pretty reliable in these matters: "'Closing Time' is a song by Semisonic from their album Feeling Strangely Fine. It is sometimes misattributed to Green Day".

From the guitarists point of view, it's just a great song to learn and play. For the non-believers, I've left on on my Greenday song chords page, but have now added it to my Rock songs guitar chords page, at the link below:

Guitar chords and lyrics for 'Closing Time' by Semisonic Chords are nice & simple, just G, D, Am, C throughout, with an A major and a Dsus2 ( x00230 ) as the bridge.



I always recommend that you play along with the song (above) or on the YouTube video




The official Semisonic website is at http://www.semisonic.com/

Go to CDUniverse to browse all of the Semisonic albums and singles: Semisonic music at CD Universe

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Greenday - "21 Guns" chords and lyrics

Greenday were the one of the bands who got me back into listening to music again in the 90s, with their punchy songs and anthemic choruses.

I wasn't a huge fan of their "American Idiot" album, although I did post the chords and lyrics for the title song plus "Holiday", "Wake Me Up When September Ends" and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" to my Greenday song chords page - just one of those albums with a few gems, and some fairly forgettable songs.

Their latest album, "21st Century Breakdown", although again it's a "Rock Opera", I think it's overall a better collection of songs, I hope to work out a bunch of playable versions over the next few weeks.

For the moment I have transcribed and added "21 Guns" to my Greenday guitar chords site page. The chords are not too tricky, being Dm, A# (Bb), F and C, with a D thrown into the chorus and an A# minor ( Bb minor) appearing in the bridge. It's quite a slow tempo song, so even early learners get a chance to make the chord changes in time!

You can find "21 Guns" on my Guitar Chords & Lyrics website, on the Greenday page.




If the embedded video above doesn't play correctly, you can check it out on this YouTube - Greenday 21 Guns link.


BTW - If you are a wannabe lead guitar player, you really should check out James Todd's Guitar Leads website, it is a really excellent resource for guitarists of all levels to acquire or improve their lead guitar playing skills.

CD Universe have all of the Greenday CDs and DVDs - Greenday music page

Greenday's official website is at www.greenday.com



Enjoy your music!

P.J. Murphy
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Greenday - Waiting chords and lyrics

Greenday are one of those bands who seem to have always been around, and for learning guitar players, provide a wealth of great and fun songs to have a really good go at.

I've added "Waiting", from the 2001 album "Warning" to my Greenday guitar chords site page. Mainly very playable chords, even for beginners, although the end gets a bit busy....! But definitely one to enjoy learning and playing, and to impress your friends with.

You can find the song on my Guitar Chords & Lyrics website, on the Greenday page.


Greenday's official website is at www.greenday.com Latest news is that Billie Joe's alternative band 'Pinhead Gunpowder' are playing California shortly.



BTW - If you are a wannabe lead guitar player, you really should check out James Todd's Guitar Leads website, it is a really excellent resource for guitarists of all levels to acquire or improve their lead guitar playing skills.


Enjoy your music!

P.J. Murphy
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Greenday - Wake me up when September ends

Greenday's "Wake me up when September ends" was added on July 1st

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Song Request: Greenday, 'Macy's Day Parade'

Request in the Guestbook ( http://www.guitarsongs.info/guest.htm ) from Michelle in Carlsbad, California for guitar chords and lyric for Greenday's "Macy's Day Parade".

Michelle - You'll find the chord and lyrics ( as well as tabs ) for the song at This Link

NOTE: I now have this and several other Greenday song chords on my Song Chords for Greenday page

Hope this helps,
PJ
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