When I Come Around - Green Day - Bass Cover

Bass cover of "When I Come Around" by Green Day from their album Dookie.

One of the many "punchy" bass lines from Green Day's Mike Dirnt.

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Bass tabs available at Ultimateguitar.com
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Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool. Cool replaced former drummer John Kiffmeyer in 1990, prior to the recording of the band's second studio album, Kerplunk, and has been a member of the band since.

Green Day was originally part of the punk scene at 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley, California. The band's early releases for the independent record label Lookout! Records earned it a grassroots fanbase. In 1994, its major label debut Dookie became a breakout success and eventually sold over 10 million copies in the U.S. Green Day was widely credited, alongside fellow California punk bands The Offspring, Rancid, and NOFX, with popularizing and reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States. Green Day's three follow-up albums, Insomniac, Nimrod, and Warning did not achieve the massive success of Dookie, though they were still successful, reaching double platinum and gold status respectively. Their 2004 rock opera American Idiot reignited the band's popularity with a younger generation, selling five million copies in the U.S. The band's eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown, was released in 2009.

Green Day has sold over 65 million records worldwide and 24.639 million in the US alone. They have won four Grammy Awards: Best Alternative Album for Dookie, Best Rock Album for American Idiot, Record of the Year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", and Best Rock Album for the second time for 21st Century Breakdown. In 2010, a stage adaptation of American Idiot debuted on Broadway. The musical has been nominated for several Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Scenic Design, and has received generally positive reviews. (Wikipedia, April 2011)

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[Ashtone777]

nice:D

[iamRottenRon]

@Ashtone777

Thanks dude. I didn't really know much about recording and mixing audio tracks when I did this one but it is a great tune. Thanks for viewing - Ron

[78coupdegrace]

What kind of bass is that?

[iamRottenRon]

@78coupdegrace

Thanks for checking out the video. The bass I’m using is a Fender PJ-90 which I purchased used last fall. Based on what I've read, this model was only produced in 1990 and 1991 and it was designed as a lower budget hybrid of the Fender Jazz and Fender Precision. I gather it didn't work out for them as they stopped production after two years. I personally love it – it is light, well balanced and has the fast Fender Jazz neck - Ron

[Ikillpeopleforfree]

@iamRottenRon The OFFICIAL FENDER SPECS for the JP90: Model Name: JP-90 Model Number: 014-4100-(Color #) Series: Standard Series Body: POPLAR Neck: MAPLE Fingerboard: ROSEWOOD No. of Frets: 20 Scale Length: 34" (864 mm) Width @ Nut: 1.625" (41mm) Hardware: CHROME Machine Heads: STANDARD Bridge: STANDARD Pickups: 1 STANDARD PRECISION, 1 STANDARD JAZZ Pickup Switching: 3 Position Toggle (Neck, Neck/Bridge, Bridge) Source: CORONA (US) MSRP: $499.99 to $529.99 INTRODUCED: 1990 DISCONTINUED: 1993.

[iamRottenRon]

@Ikillpeopleforfree

Thanks for the info dude, very useful - I've made a note of it for future reference. Also checked out the vid in your favorites re the JP-90. Thanks again - Ron

[iamRottenRon]

@dillpickle327

Thanks for the feedback. My recording process was pretty unsophisticated back when I did this one, but it is a great tune. There are many bass tabs available for this song at ultimate-guitar. I do refer to tabs from time to time but I usually rely on learning by ear and watching cover videos on YT if they are available. There's not much to this one once you get the main riffs down. Best of luck and thanks again for viewing - Ron

[dillpickle327]

Wait Where can i get the tabs? This is a great cover good job :D

[iamRottenRon]

@hessrockman

Many thanks for viewing and commenting, I really appreciate it - Ron

[hessrockman]

dude!!!!!! YES!!!!