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Green Day - Blood Sex And Booze Chords

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ChordsE, C, C#, A, B, D, G
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

EWaitinginaroom,alltrussedupandbound
AndgaggeduptoaCchair,itssounfair
EIdon’tdaremove,forthepainsheputsme
ThroughisCwhatIneed,somakeitEbleed
C#I’mindistress,ohmistressIconfess,
SoEdoitonemoretime,thesehandcuffsaretootightwell
C#YouknowIwillobey,sopleasedon’tmakemebeg,
AForblood,sexandBboozeyougiveme
ESayI’mdisturbed,it’sDwhatIdeserve
C#AnotherlessontobeAlearnedfromaBgirlcalledEkill
EMyheadisinthegutter,thankyousir,
StrikeupanotherCmandolinofdiscipline
EThrowmetothedogsletthemeatmyfleshdown
CTothewooditfeelssoEgood
C#I’mindistress,ohmistressIconfess,
SoEdoitonemoretime,thesehandcuffsaretootightwell
C#YouknowIwillobey,sopleasedon’tmakemebeg,
AForblood,sexandBboozeyougiveme
ESayI’mdisturbed,it’sDwhatIdeserve
C#AnotherlessontobeAlearnedfromaBgirlcalledEkill
ECGCGCGCG
C#I’mindistress,ohmistressIconfess,
SoEdoitonemoretime,thesehandcuffsaretootightwell
C#YouknowIwillobey,sopleasedon’tmakemebeg,
AForblood,sexandBboozeyougiveme
ECGCGCGCG
EDC#CB
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ArtistGreen Day
AlbumWarning
GenresAlternative, Indie, Rock
Year2000
KeyE
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Blood Sex And Booze on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Green Day - Blood Sex And Booze on guitar requires 7 chords and 12 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Blood Sex And Booze uses these transitions most often: C → G (8), E → C (6), and G → C (6). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with E - C chord transition.

1. E → C chord transition

Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Switching from E to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

E to C

2. E → C# chord transition

Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram

Switching from E to C#:

  1. Keep index finger on G string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on A string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

E to C#

3. C# → A chord transition

Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

To move from C# to A:

  1. While playing C#, lift your pinky from A string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

C# to A

4. A → B chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram

Here's how to move from A to B:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 4.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

A to B

5. B → E chord transition

To move from B to E:

  1. While playing B, lift your pinky from B string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 4 to A string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

6. E → D chord transition

Here's how to move from E to D:

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

7. D → C# chord transition

To move from D to C#:

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to B string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on A string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

8. C → G chord transition

To move from C to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

9. G → C# chord transition

To move from G to C#:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on A string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse.

10. G → E chord transition

Here's how to move from G to E:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the outro.

11. C# → C chord transition

Here's how to move from C# to C:

  1. While playing C#, lift your pinky from A string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the outro.

12. C → B chord transition

Switching from C to B:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 4.

This transition appears in the outro.

Blood Sex And Booze chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Blood Sex And Booze.

  • Blood Sex And Booze includes 57 chord transitions, 12 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Blood Sex And Booze contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Blood Sex And Booze connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After E, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A (25%), D (14%), and B (11%).
    • E → D: 14%
    • E → C: 2%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → E: 1%
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