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Green Day - Bang Bang Chords

Chord reference Am, F, Dm, C, E, G, A, D, F#m, B, Bb
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Am] [Am] [F] [Dm] [Am] [F] [C] [E] [Am] [F] [Dm] [Am] [F] [C] [E] [G] [A] [D] [A] [G] [A] [D] [A] [G] [A]I get my kicks [D]and [A]I want to start a rager. [A] [G]I want to [D]dance like I’m [A]on the video. [G] [A]I got a fever [D]for [A]violent behavior. [G] [A]I’m sweating [D]bullets like a [A]modern romeo.

[Am]Bang bang, [F]give me fame, [Dm]shoot me up to entertain. [Am]I am a [C]semi-automatic [F]lonely [Dm]boy.

[Am]You’re dead, [F]I’m well fed, [Dm]give me death or give me head. [Am]Daddy’s little [C]psycho and [F]mommy’s little [Dm]soldier.

[Am] [F] [Dm] [Am] [F] [C] [E] [Am] [F] [Dm] [Am] [F] [C] [E] [G] [A]I testify like a lullaby of memories. [G] [A]Broadcasting [D]live and it’s [A]on my radio. [G] [A]I got my photo bomb, [D] [A]I got my Vietnam. [A] [G]I love a [D]lie just like [A]anybody else.

[Am]Bang bang, [F]give me fame, [Dm]shoot me up to entertain. [Am]I am a [C]semi-automatic [F]lonely [Dm]boy.

[Am]You’re dead, [F]I’m well fed, [Dm]give me death or give me head. [Am]Broadcasting [C]from my room and [F]playing with my [Dm]toys.

[A]I want to be a [F#m]celebrity [D]martyr (ha ha) [A]The leading man in my [F#m]own private [D]drama (ha ha) [A]Hurrah (Bang Bang) [A]hurrah (Bang Bang) [F#m]The hero of the [D]hour [Am]Daddy’s little [C]psycho and [F]mommy’s little [Dm]soldier

[E] [B] [C] [B] [A] [E]I want to be like the soldiers on the screen [E]It’s my private [F] [Bb]holy [E]war [E]Oh baby baby this is viva vendetta [E]For this is love or [F]World War [Bb]Zero

[Am] [F] [Dm](ha ha ha) [Am] [F] [C] [E] [Am] [F] [Dm] [Am] [F] [C] [A]I want to be a [F#m]celebrity [D]martyr (ha ha) [A]The leading man in my [F#m]own private [D]drama (ha ha) [A]Hurrah (Bang Bang), [A]hurrah (Bang Bang) [F#m]The hero of [D]the hour [Am]Daddy’s little [C]psycho and [F]mommy’s little [Dm]soldier

[A]I want to be a [F#m]celebrity [D]martyr (ha ha) [A]The leading man in my [F#m]own private [D]drama (ha ha) [A]Hurrah (Bang Bang), [A]hurrah (Bang Bang) [F#m]The hero of the [D]hour [Am]Daddy’s little [C]psycho and [F]mommy’s little [Dm]soldier!

Artist Green Day
Album Revolution Radio
Genres Alternative, Indie, Punk
Year 2016
Key Am

How to Play Bang Bang on Guitar?

Green Day - Bang Bang can be played in the key of Am using the Am, F, Dm, C, E, G, A, D, F#m, B, Bb chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, 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 E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • 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 A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • 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 F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.

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

You can play Bang Bang with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.