How to Play Having A Blast on Guitar?

Green Day - Having A Blast can be played in the key of G using the G, F, E7, D, C, A 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 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 E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G. 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Having A Blast with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Green Day - Having A Blast Chords

Chord reference G, F, E7, D, C, A

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G] [F] I’m [G]taking all you down with me, [E7]explosives duct taped to my spine. [F]Nothings gonna [D]change my mind, I won’t [G]listen to anyone’s last words. There’s [E7]nothing left for you to say, [F]soon you’ll be dead [D]anyway.

[C]No one here is getting [G]out alive. This time I’ve [A]really lost my mind and I don’t [F]care. So [C]close your eyes, and kiss [G]yourself goodbye. And think [A]about the times you spent and what they’ve [F]meant. To me it’s [G] [F]nothing, to me it’s [G] [F]nothing… To me it’s [G] [F]nothing, to me it’s [G] [F]nothing…

I’m [G]losing all my happiness, the [E7]happiness you pinned on me. [F]Loneliness still [D]comforts me, my [G]anger dwells inside of me. I’m [E7]taking it all out on you, [F]and all the shit you [D]put me through.

[G]Do you ever [E7]think [A]back to [D]another time? [G]Does it bring you [E7]so down that You[C]thought you[G]lost your[D]mind?

[E7]Do you [C]ever want to lead [G]a long trail of destruction And mow [E7]down [F]any bullshit that [G]confronts you? [F] [G] [E7]Do you [C]ever build up all [G]the small things in your head? To make [E7]one [F]problem that adds up [G]to nothing [F] To me it’s [G] [F]nothing, to me it’s [G] [F]nothing… To me it’s [G] [F]nothing…

Artist Green Day

Album Dookie

Genres Alternative, Indie

Year 1994

Key G

Green Day - Having A Blast can be played in the key of G using the G, F, E7, D, C, A 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 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 E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
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 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.

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

You can play Having A Blast with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.