The clean verses are played with a moveable chord in this shape the whole time.
I watched a video of them recording in the studio to figure it out. i=index, m=middle, r=ring
e|-|r|B|-|r|G|-|r|
D|i|-|A|-|m|E|-|-|
-Intro-e|----------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------7-9-7--7---------|G|-9-8--9p8-/6---6---------------6\4-6-4-6-9p8-9----------9-8h9-8-|D|-------------9---8-6--8----6/8----------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
-Verse 1 - clean-
For a lot of these clean parts, he's comping more than he is playing rhythm guitar, so the
progression and rhythm change up a lot while still following the same basic skeleton.
"Last call for alcohol..."e|-6-7-|-6-7-9-|B|-6-7-|-6-7-9-|G|-6-7-|-6-7-9-|D|-5-6-|-5-6-8-|A|-6-7-|-6-7-9-|E|-----|-------|
"I am Emperor Ronald Reagan..."the rhythm locks down to the familiar California Uber Alles progressione|-6-7---9-7-6-|-6-3-4-|B|-6-7---9-7-6-|-6-3-4-|G|-6-7---9-7-6-|-6-3-4-|D|-5-6---8-6-5-|-5-2-3-|A|-6-7---9-7-6-|-6-3-4-|E|-------------|-------|
"now you're gonna pray in school"e|-6--4--12-9-|B|-6--4--12-9-|G|-6--4--12-9-|D|-5--3--11-8-|A|-6--4--12-9-|E|------------|
-Clean Chorus-"California uber alles..."e|-6-----6-----6--12-|B|-6-----6-----6--12-|G|-6-----6-----6--12-|D|-5-----5-----5--11-|A|-6-----6-----6--12-|E|-------------------|
"(the do-opps)"e|-6--4--12-9-|B|-6--4--12-9-|G|-6--4--12-9-|D|-5--3--11-8-|A|-6--4--12-9-|E|------------|
-Verse 2 - distorted-(just like normal version of C.U.A.)"Klu Klux Klan will control you..."e|------------|--------|B|------------|--------|G|-8--9--11-9-|-8--6---|D|-8--9--11-9-|-8--6-4-|A|-6--7--9--7-|-6--4-4-|E|------------|------2-|
-Distorted Chorus-"California..."e|---------------|----------|B|---------------|----------|G|-8---8----8----|-8--6-----|D|-8---8----8--6-|-8--6-7-4-|A|-6---6----6--6-|-6--4-7-4-|E|-------------4-|------5-2-|
-Verse 3 - clean-(1 measure instrumental) then "...ah yeah, that's it. Just relax..."e|-6--4--12-9-|B|-6--4--12-9-|G|-6--4--12-9-|D|-5--3--11-8-|A|-6--4--12-9-|E|------------|
-Bridge - distorted-"Welcome to 1984..."strum hard and occasionally only on the root note, palm mute, and add in the 3rd noteof the power chord as your ear sees fit.e|----------------|B|----------------|G|(8)-(6)---------|D|-8---6--(7)-(4)-|A|-6---4---7---4--|E|---------5---2--|
-Distorted Chorus-
-Outro- Strums in () mean it's a rest but keep that strum goinge|-----------------------------------------------------|---------|B|-----------------------------------------------------|---------|G|-8-------8-8-8-8-----8-8-8-6-----6-6-6-11----6-------|-8-8-8-8-|D|-8-------8-8-8-8-----8-8-8-6-----6-6-6-11----6-------|-8-8-8-8-|A|-6-------6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-4-----4-4-4-9-----4-------|-6-6-6-6-|E|-----------------------------------------------------|---------| D(u d u)D U D U(d u)D U D U(d u)D U D U(d u)D(u d u) D U D U
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
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