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Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends Chords

Chord reference G, Bm, Em, D, C, Cm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓-↓-↓↑

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Artist Green Day
Album American Idiot
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2004
Key G

How to Play Wake Me Up When September Ends on Guitar?

Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends can be played in the key of G using the G, Bm, Em, D, C, Cm chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Wake Me Up When September Ends with the ↓-↓-↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.