"Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Green Day Ukulele Tabs on UkuTabs

Artist	Green Day
Album	Wake Me Up When September Ends single
Genre(s)	alternative • pop punk • punk • punk rock • rock
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Intro:
xA|-----5------5---|-----5------5---|-----5------5---|-----5------5---|
xe|-3------3-------|-3------3-------|-3------3-------|-3------3-------|
xD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
xG|---0------0-----|---0------0-----|---0------0-----|---0------0-----|

G          Bm
Summer has come and passed
    Em           D
The innocent can never last
C               Cm        G
Wake me up when September ends

G                Bm
Like my fathers' come to pass
Em              D
Seven years has gone so fast
C               Cm        G    G   
Wake me up when September ends

Em             Bm
Here comes the rain again
C                G     G   
Falling from the stars
Em             Bm
Drenched in my pain again
C               D
Becoming who we are

G         Bm
As my memory rests
    Em            D
But never forgets what I lost
C               Cm        G
Wake me up when September ends

G          Bm
Summer has come and passed
    Em           D
The innocent can never last
C               Cm        G 
Wake me up when September ends

G            Bm
Ring out the bells again
Em               D
Like we did when spring began
C               Cm        G    G   
Wake me up when September ends

Em             Bm
Here comes the rain again
C                G     G   
Falling from the stars
Em             Bm
Drenched in my pain again
C               D
Becoming who we are

G         Bm
As my memory rests
    Em            D
But never forgets what I lost
C          Cm             G
Wake me up when September ends

G          Bm
Summer has come and passed
    Em           D
The innocent can never last
C               Cm        G
Wake me up when September ends

G                Bm
Like my father's come to pass
Em               D 
Twenty years has gone so fast
C               Cm        G    G   
Wake me up when September ends
C               Cm        G    G   
Wake me up when September ends
C               Cm        G   
Wake me up when September ends

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23 Comments

Deven
July 27, 2018 at 21:16 · Reply
I like to add one time through the tabs, and then a little G chord at the end. Just so it doesn’t end so abruptly.
panictrash
May 5, 2018 at 06:03 · Reply
its kind of simple but at the beginning i like to do the tab like
xA|—–5——–5–|
xE|-3—-3–3——|
xD|————–|
xG|–0———-|
and then just repeat it
- greendayismylife
  June 21, 2018 at 00:09 · Reply
  yeah that sounds great!
Ewii
May 2, 2018 at 19:44 · Reply
This song is great!
Steph.is.learning
December 6, 2017 at 03:53 · Reply
strumming pattern??
- phanathema
  January 1, 2018 at 20:16 · Reply
  I use DD UDU per chord :)
  - Rose
    August 25, 2018 at 13:22
    Can I even use DDUUDU?
boulevardofbrokenukes
June 27, 2017 at 17:25 · Reply
I like to play the chords given, but I play them by picking the C string, then the E string, then plucking both the G and A strings together. Play that twice for each chord… I don’t think it sounds too bad. :)
- abby
  March 21, 2018 at 07:29 · Reply
  thank you so much that actually sounds really good!
onebluesoprano
January 28, 2017 at 15:59 · Reply
Instead of the Bm, I’ve been playing a D chord that’s facing the opposite way.
Same fret, except the A string is open instead of the G.
Tyjo
June 22, 2016 at 07:01 · Reply
I would change the D’s to G7’s. It sounds significantly better in my opinion
- hilde
  July 7, 2017 at 10:19 · Reply
  I do agree.
weyls_on_the_bus
May 10, 2016 at 00:07 · Reply
It’s so much easier when you transpose it to positive 5
TrineHdk
February 21, 2016 at 01:00 · Reply
I think it sounds great when you play it like this
xA|—–5——5—|—–5——5—|—–5——5—|—–5——5—|
xe|-3——3——-|-3——3——-|-3——3——-|-3——3——-|
xD|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
xG|—0——0—–|—0——0—–|—0——0—–|—0——0—–|
xA|—–5——5—|—–5——5—|—–5——5—|—-3——3—-|
xe|-2——2——-|-0——0——-|—————-|—————-|
xD|—————-|—————-|-2——2——-|-0—–0——–|
xG|—0——0—–|—0——0—–|—0——0—–|—0——0—–|
xA|—–3——3—|—–2——2—|
xe|—————-|—————-|
xD|-3—–3——–|-2——2——-|
xG|—0——0—–|—0——0—–|
fobfan
February 13, 2016 at 17:03 · Reply
After the G in the chorus, I like to put a G7. I just think it sounds better that way.
evie
January 17, 2016 at 18:12 · Reply
My ukelele is GCEA what is the difference with your GDEA
kendallemore
September 7, 2015 at 18:28 · Reply
I think the tabs are most accurate this way
xA | – – – – 5 – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – –
xE | – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – –
xD | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
xG | – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – –
xA | – – – – 5 – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – -5 – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – 7-3 – – – – 6 – – – – – – 6-3
xE | – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
xD | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – –
xG | – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – –
xA | – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – 5 –
xE | – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – –
xD | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
xG | – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – –
Gavin
March 14, 2015 at 23:37 · Reply
You should change the “Bm” in the verses to a “D”, it sounds better.
Polarhawk25
June 17, 2014 at 04:48 · Reply
I like to lay the chords written but sort of finger picking just the last 3 strings–sounds close but is pretty easy
MichaBderAuefan
March 9, 2014 at 11:40 · Reply
and you can go on like this
xA|—————5——-5–|——–5——-5–|——–5——-5–|——–5——-5–|
xE|———————————|—————————|—————————|—————————|
xD|—2-0———0–——|—3———3———|—2———2——-|—2———2——-|
xG|————0——-0—-|——0———0–—|——0——-0—-|——0——-0—-|
bret ibpmn valenti
April 18, 2013 at 04:58 · Reply
Scaryaccruate, thanks a bunch
benjaminalanhunt@gmail.com
March 25, 2013 at 00:19 · Reply
I like to play the tabs rather than chords, find below my interpretation:
xA|——5——-5–|—–5——-5–|——–5——-5–|
xE|-3——-3——-|-3——3——-|-3-2——-2——-|
xD|—————–|—————-|——————-|
xG|—-0——-0—-|—0——0—–|——0——-0—-|
xA|———-5——-5–|————-5———-5—|
xE|-2-0——–0——–|–0————————-|
xD|———————|—–2———-2———–|
xG|——-0——–0—-|———0———-0——-|
- Ukefanatic
  December 24, 2017 at 18:27 · Reply
  Thanks a lot! This really helped me after I forgot everything