Wake Me Up When September Ends (Jonathan’s Version)

I couldn’t stand Green Day. I respected the band as musicians and songwriters, but as a guitar teacher, they’ve been the bane of my existence for 30 years. A constant deluge of ever changing power chord riffs and strum patterns. Easy to play, but laborious to tab out. Bizarrely enough, it’s easier to write a guitar tab for a Gustavo Santaolalla composition than a Green Day song.

Jonathan Bahm’s signature, squinty smile in the photo above is fitting. He was obsessedwith Green…