The Offspring
Smash Album
Ah, it's time to relax, and you know what that means, a glass of
wine, your favourite easy chair, and of course this compact disc
playing on your home stereo. So go on indulge yourself, that's right,
kick off your shoes, put your feet up, lean back and and just enjoy
the melodies. After all, music soothes even the savage beast....
NITRO
intro
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10----13---10-8-10---------------8-8-8-8---|
|-10-10-10-10----13---10-8-10----6-6-6-6----8-8-8-8---|
|-8--8--8--8-----11---8--6-8-----6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6---|
|--------------------------------4-4-4-4--------------|
verse
|--------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-10-------8---|---10-------8---8--|--10-------8---6*--8*--|
|-10---6---8---|---10---6---8---8--|--10---6---8---6---8---|
|-8----6---6---|---8----6---6---6--|--8----6---6---4---6---|
|------4-------|--------4----------|-------4---------------|
chorus 1
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-----8-|-10-10-10-10-----8-|----------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-5-6-8-|-10-10-10-10-5-6-8-|-3*-6*-8*-11-11-13-13-|
|-8--8--8--8--5-6-6-|-8--8--8--8--5-6-6-|-3--6--8--11-11-13-13-|
|-------------3-4---|-------------3-4---|-1--4--6--9--9--11-11-|
chorus 2
------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10---------------------6--8----|
|-10-10-10-10--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8---6--8----|
|-8--8--8--8---6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8---4--6----|
|--------------4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-----------|
rhythm 1
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-10-10--------8-8---10-10---------8--8-|
|-10-10--6-6---8-8---10-10---6-6---8--8-|
|-8--8---6-6---6-6---8--8----6-6---6--6-|
|--------4-4-----------------4-4--------|
rhythm 2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3*--6*--8*--11--11--13--13------|
|-3---6---8---11--11--13--13------|
|-1---4---6---9---9---11--11------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5---6-6-6---8-8-8---3--3--3--6--3-|
|-3-3-3---6-6-6---8-8-8---3--3--3--6--3-|
|---------4-4-4---6-6-6---1--1--1--4--1-|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5----------------6--8-|
|-5-5-5--6-6-6--8-8-8--6--8-|
|-3-3-3--6-6-6--8-8-8--4--6-|
|--------4-4-4--6-6-6-------|
outro
|--------------------|
|-9--9--9--9--9--9---|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
_____________________________________________________________________
BAD HABIT
intro
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-2--x-x-x-2--x-x-x-2-|
|-2--x-x-x-2--x-x-x-2-|
|-0--x-x-x-0--x-x-x-0-|
|---------------------|
verse
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-2-5-7-5-2-5-2-5-2-----------------|
|-2-5-7-5-2-5-2-5-2----let ring-----|
|-0-3-5-3-0-3-0-3-0-then pick slide-|
|-----------------------------------|
rhythm 1
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-5---------5---------5---------5---------|
|-5---------5---------5---------5---------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-9---------9---------9---------9---------|
|-9---------9---------9---------9---------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------------------------|
chorus
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-2-9-10-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--|
|-2-9-10-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--|
|-0-7-8--3--5-5-5--7-7-7--|
|-------------------------|
rhythm 2
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------x-10-10---7-----------------x-9-9-|
|-2-----------------x-10-10---7-----------------x-9-9-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-8--8----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-7-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-x-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------2------------------|
|-x-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------2--then pick slide-|
|-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------0------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-9-9-8-7-7-9-8-7-5-2-|
|-7-7-6-5-5-9-8-7-5-2-|
|-----------7-6-5-3-0-|
|---------------------|
_____________________________________________________________________
GOTTA GET AWAY
intro
|-10-10----3-3-3--0------10-10----3-3-5--0-|
|----------3-3-2--0---------------3-3-3--0-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
main riff
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|9-9s7-7-9-9s7-7-9-9s12-12-9-9s12-12-9-9s14-14-9-9s14-14-9-10-9-10-9|
|9-9s7-7-9-9s7-7-9-9s12-12-9-9s12-12-9-9s14-14-9-9s14-14-9-10-9-10-9|
|7-7s5-5-7-7s5-5-7-7s10-10-7-7s10-10-7-7s12-12-7-7s12-12-7-8--7-8--7|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----7-7-----7-7-----9-9-----9-9-----12-12-----14---9-10-9-10-9-|
|-----7-7-----7-7-----9-9-----9-9-----12-12-----14---9-10-9-10-9-|
|-----5-5-----5-5-----7-7-----7-7-----10-10-----12---7-8--7-8--7-|
|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------0-0------------------|
Chorus
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9--------------------------7-7-7-7-|
|-9-9-9--9s10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7--9s10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
|--------7s8--8--8--8---3-3-3-3----------|
_____________________________________________________________________
GENOCIDE
intro
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1----------|
fast riff (trill each note, follow music on CD)
|-6-5-6-8-6-5---5-6--------------|This might be slightly wrong.
|-------------6-----5--5-6-5-3-5-|Play with speed - no-one will
|--------------------------------|notice.
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-|
|----------------------------------5-5-5-5-|
|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-|
|------------------------------------------|
chorus
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-5----8----15----10-|
|-5----8----15----10-|
|-3----6----13----8--|
bridge
|--------|
|--------|
|-8----5-|
|-8----5-|
|-6----3-|
|--------|
coda
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--15--15--15--15-10-10-10-10-|
|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-13--13--13--13--8--8--8--8---|
over coda
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-5-5---8-8---15-15---10-10-|
|-5-5---8-8---15-15---10-10-|
|-3-3---6-6---13-13---8--8--|
_____________________________________________________________________
SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN
intro with pickscrape
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-10---------5-8----10-|
|-10-3--5-6--5-8--8-10-|
|-8--3--5-6--3-6--8-8--|
|----1--3-4-------6----|
verse
|-----------------------------------|Two rhythms with these chords,
|-----------------------------------|easy to work out. Play chord in
|----------8-8--3-3-3-3---------(5)-|brackets on last one of each
|-6-6-6-6--8-8--3-3-3-3--3-3----(5)-|verse.
|-6-6-6-6--6-6--1-1-1-1--3-3----(3)-|
|-4-4-4-4----------------1-1--------|
chorus
|----------------|
|----------------|
|---10---8--13-8-|
|-3-10-6-8--13-8-|
|-3-8--6-6--11-6-|
|-1----4---------|
|----------|
|----------|
|-----TREM-|
|-3---3----|
|-3---3----|
|-1---1----|
_____________________________________________________________________
COME OUT AND PLAY
intro
|-5-5-5-|Harmonics
|-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
intro and chorus
|-----------------------------|Chords in brackets are played after
|-----------------------------|fig in various parts of the song. It
|-4-4-4---7---------------(4)-|is easy to work out but don't get them
|-4-4-4---7---4---7--(4)--(4)-|confused.
|-2-2-2->-5---4---7--(4)--(2)-|
|-------------2->-5--(2)------|
guitar 2
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-11-11-11->-14--9-9-|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
egyptian guitar riff
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-----1-2-4-2-1-----------|
|-2-3-----------3-2-2-3-2-|
|-------------------------|
verse
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-4-4-4------------4-4-4---7--------|
|-4-4-4-4--4---7---4-4-4---7--4---7-|
|-2-2-2-4--4---7---2-2-2->-5--4---7-|
|-------2--2->-5--------------2->-5-|
chorus
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-9-9--12-12--11-11-11--------|
|-9-9--12-12--11-11-11-9-9-9--|
|-7-7--10-10--9--9--9--9-9-9--|
|----------------------7-7-7--|
bridge
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|------------------------|
_____________________________________________________________________
SELF ESTEEM
main riff
|------------------------------------------------|Play chord in
|------------------------------------------------|brackets at end of
|----------------10-10---5-5---------------------|each whole section.
|-7--7--x-x-x-x--10-10---5-5--x-x-x-x--5-5---(3)-|Don't forget palm-
|-7--7--x-x-x-x--8--8----3-3--x-x-x-x--5-5---(3)-|muting in necessary
|-5--5--x-x-x-x---------------x-x-x-x--3-3---(1)-|places in whole
song.
fill in
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-x-12-x-12-|
|-x-12-x-12-|
|-x-10-x-10-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------5-5-5-5-5------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3->-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1--------------3-3-3-3-3->-5-5-5-5-5-|
bridge
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-7-7-x-3-3-x-----x-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-x-3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-x-1-1-x-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----x-----x-1-1-x-----------|
end
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-x-3-3-x-5-5-x---------------------------|
|-7-7-x-3-3-x-5-5-x-5-5-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-x-1-1-x-3-3-x-5-5-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-------------------3-3-x-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
_____________________________________________________________________
IT'LL BE A LONG TIME
main riff
|-------------------------------|2 rhythms to this riff, easy to work
|-------------------------------|out, don't forget palm-muting.
|-7-7--5---7-7--5---3-3-10-10-7-|
|-7-7--5---7-7--5---3-3-10-10-7-|
|-5-5--3->-5-5--3->-1-1-8--8--5-|
|-------------------------------|
chorus
|----------------------------------|-------------|-------|
|----------------------------------|-------------|-------|
|-7-7-7--10--10--5--7-----5--5---7-|----5--5-7-7-|-5---2-|
|-7-7-7--10--10--5--7--8--5--5-7-7-|-8--5--5-7-7-|-5---2-|
|-5-5-5--8-------3--5--8--3--3-7-5-|-8--3--3-7-5-|-3---0-|
|----------------------6-------5---|-6-------5---|-------|
bridge
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-7-7-7---5-5--12-12-12---7-7-|-5-5-5-5-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7---5-5--12-12-12---7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5->-3-3--10-10-10->-5-5-|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------------|----------3-3-3-3--------------|
solo over main riff
|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-6-6-5-5-6-|-6-6-5-5-6-|-----8-8-3-|
|-5-5-4-4-5-|-5-5-4-4-5-|-5-5-7-7-2-|=7F
|-----------|-----------|-5-5-------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|
_____________________________________________________________________
KILLBOY POWERHEAD
intro and verse
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-9--9>7>9>7---10-12---x-11-|
|-9--9>7>9>7---10-12---x-11-|
|-7--7>5>7>5---10-10---x-9--|
|---------------------------|
chorus
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-9---5---7---9-9---5-5---7-7-|
|-9---5---7---9-9---5-5---7-7-|
|-7---3---5---7-7---3-3---5-5-|
|-----------------------------|
rhythm 1
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-4-7-4-|
|-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-4-7-4-|
|-2-0-0-2-0-0-2-2-5-2-|
|---------------------|
verse 2
|---|
|---|
|-9-|
|-9-|
|-7-|
|---|
rhythm 2
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-10-x-8->-10-x--8->-10--10--13--x-8-|
|-10-x-8->-10-x--8->-10--10--13--x-8-|
|-8--x-6->-8--x--6->-8---8---11--x-6-|
rhyth=7Fm 3
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-10*--6*--8*--10-10---6-6---8-8-|
|-10---6---8---10-10---6-6---8-8-|
|-8----4---6---8--8----4-4---6-6-|
_____________________________________________________________________
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU
intro
|-------------------------------|Work out how many times to play
|-------------------------------|chords from CD.
|-------10----10---10----10-9-8-|
|-8-10--10-10-10-8-10-10-10-9-8-|
|-8-10--8--10-8--8-8--10-8--7-6-|
|-6-8------8-----6----8---------|
verse
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-7------10-|
|-7-8-10-10-|
|-5-8-10-8--|
|---6-8-----|
chorus
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-7---10----|
|-7-8-10-10-|
|-5-8-8--10-|
|---6----8--|
solo - over verse chords
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----------5--7--5--7b9r7--5---5--7--|
|------5--7-------------------7-------|
|-5--8--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|------------------------8-8------|
|-----------5--7--5--7b9-----7--5-|
|------5--7-----------------------|
|-5--8----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------10-----|
|-------------------------------------------------10-13----13--|
|--------------------10--12--10--12b14r12--10--12--------------|
|-------------10-12--------------------------------------------|
|-------10-12--------------------------------------------------|
|-10-13--------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b11r10--13-10-13--15-13-15b17--15b17--15-13------------13-|
|-----------------------------------------------15--13--15----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
end
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|----------10---10-10----10-|
|-8-10-----10-8-10-10-10-10-|
|-8-10-x3--8--8-8--8--10-8--|
|-6-8---------6-------8-----|
_____________________________________________________________________
SO ALONE
main riff
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-4-4-x-7-7-------------|
|-4-4-x-7-7-x-7-7-x-9-9-|
|-2-2-x-5-5-x-7-7-x-9-9-|
|-----------x-5-5-x-7-7-|
chorus with pickscrapes in between chords
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|--7----9----7----4-|
|--7----9----7----4-|
|--5----7----5----2-|
rhythm 1
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-4-4-x-7-7-----------|
|-4-4-x-7-7-x-7-7-x-9-|
|-2-2-x-5-5-x-7-7-x-9-|
|-----------x-5-5-x-7-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-7--------------------------------------|
|-7--------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5---5-5-5-|
_____________________________________________________________________
NOT THE ONE
main riff
|------------------| 2 rhythms - easy to work out.
|------------------|
|-5-5-5---7--7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5---7--7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3->-5--7-7-7-|
|------------5-5-5-|
chorus
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|------4---5-5--5-5---7-----|
|-7-7--4---5-5--5-5---7-7-7-|
|-7-7--2->-3-3--3-3->-5-7-7-|
|-5-5-------------------5-5-|
_____________________________________________________________________
SMASH
main riff
|-----------------------------------------|The next part of the song
|-----------------------------------------|is the same chords but
|-10-10-10--------------------------------|with a different rhythm
|-10-10-10-10--11-11---6---8-8-8-8--10-10-|and palm-muting.
|-8--8--8--10--11-11---6---8-8-8-8--10-10-|
|----------8->-9--9----4->-6-6-6-6--8--8--|
chorus
|-------------|-------------|These chords are also played later
|-------------|-------------|in the song with a different but
|----8--6---8-|----8--6->-5-|easy rhythm.
|-6--8--6---8-|-6--8--6->-5-|
|-6--6--4->-6-|-6--6--4->-3-|
|-4-----------|-4-----------|
post chorus
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|---3-4-3-----|
|-1-------4-3-|
bridge
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-10-10--8-8--6-6--8-8--9-9-|
|-10-10--8-8--6-6--8-8--9-9-|
|-8--8---6-6--4-4--6-6--7-7-|
|---------------------------|
behind bridge
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-----3-3-4-4-3-----|
|-1-1-----------4-3-|
last bridge
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-10-10--8-8--6-6--8-8-5---8-|
|-10-10--8-8--6-6--8-8-5-8-8-|
|-8--8---6-6--4-4--6-6-3-8-6-|
|------------------------6---|
_____________________________________________________________________
There, I hope you enjoyed our time together today. You know it seems
harder and harder to just sit back and enjoy the finer things in
life. Well, 'til next time... ta ta......
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: neil.james@tclbbs.com (Neil James)
Subject: TAB: Jennifer Lost the War, by the Offspring
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 1995 21:03:17 GMT
Jennifer Lost the War, by the Offspring (self titled)
TABBED by Neil James, Neil.James@tclbbs.com
Well, I picked up their re-release of their 89 album today, and it's
pretty decent, this is my favorite song off it.
Standard Tuning
Chords definition:
E(lo) A B C C# D E(hi)
|--0---------------------------------------------|
|--0------2--4--5--6---7---9---------------------|
|--4------2--4--5--6---7---9---------------------|
|--2------2--4--5--6---7---9---------------------|
|--2------0--2--3--4---5---7---------------------|
|--0---------------------------------------------|
There's a lot of cute little riffs in this song
Riff 1 - This is played halfway through each chorus
It isn't right either, but it sounds pretty close
)
|-9p7-9p7-9p7-10-|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
Riff 2 -- This is played after the first chorus
Play it fast, it's hard to tell the first part of it, but even if you ca
play it, mess around in an E blues scale, and it'll sound fine.
) )
|--------------------)--)-----)--)----15-15-15-12--)--)-----------------
|-------------------12-12----12-12----------------15-15-15-12-----------
|-------------------12-12----12-12----------------------------14p12-----
|-------------12-14-------14-------14-------------------------------14-X
|----10/12-14-----------------------------------------------------------
|-12--------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 3 -- This is played after the second chorus
This is all I could make of it, you'll have to play it at lightning spee
and even then it sounds wrong. At least it doesn't last very long :)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------8-----7------------------8-----7-----8-----7---------
|-----10-----9-----------------10-----9-----------------------------10--
|-7-7----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-----
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 4 -- This is played after the bridge, it's kinda cool, just bend th
lower string up to the point where it matches the pitch of the upper str
|-------7----9---12---14--16--|
|-7-----10---12--15---17--19--|
|-9---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Riff 5 -- This is played at the end of the song, it's a nice ending
|-12-12-10-9~~-10-10-9-7~~--|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
The little intro thing is E(hi) D C#, D C# B
(Drums only here)
Jennifer lost the war today, they'll find her burnt and raped
Through it all she must have wondered what have I done
E(lo) A D E(hi)
But nobody really cares today the world's a busy place
C D B
Guess she must've really sinned ahh, really sinned ahh
A D
I guess we're all just soldiers
E(hi)
She was only six years old
A D
Left to die by strangers
(Riff 1)
While her family waits
A D
And if we're all just soldiers
E(hi) D B
Is it so wrong to be afraid
B (Riff 2)
Jennifer lost the war
E(lo) A D E(hi)
Phoebe lost the war today there must be some mistake
C D B
Say it happens all the time and it's said and done
E(lo) A D E(hi)
Little miss fifteen sixtyfive your soul remains unclaimed
C D B
Guess you must have really sinned, ahh
A D
Morality won't help her
E(hi)
When she lies silent in a morgue
A D
And all our sorrows
Riff 1
Just don't count at all
A D
But will the morning headlines
E(hi) D
Even say that it's a shame
B D B
What we're heading for
B (Riff 3)
Jennifer Lost the war
B(mute) D C#
Seen it all before,
A E(lo)
Silent on the ground as he's walking away
B(mute) D C#
ELDERS by The Offspring. Album: The Offspring (1989)
Not very easy to play (it is so fast!). These tabs include everything played
in the song, also the solo (very fun to play)!
# intro # X 4 # verse # X 4
E--------------------------------------------| E----------------------|
B--------------------------------------------| B----------------------|
G-----------------------------6---6--8---8---| G--10---6---6--8---8---|
D---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----6-6-6--8-8-8---| D--10---6-6-6--8-8-8---|
A---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----4-6-4--6-8-6---| A---8---4-6-4--6-8-6---|
E---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------4------6-----| E---------4------6-----|
\________mute______/
# chorus # X 2
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------6--5--------------6--5--3--3-3-3-3--6--5--6---8---5---|
D---3--3-3-3-3--6--5--6--6-6-6-6--6--5--3--3-3-3-3--6--5--6---8---5---|
A---3--3-3-3-3--4--3--6--6-6-6-6--4--3--1--1-1-1-1--4--3--4---6---3---|
E---1--1-1-1-1--------4--4-4-4-4--------------------------------------|
\mute_/ \mute_/ \mute_/
Play intro, verse and chorus.
# solo # v = vibrato b = bend
E-----------------15---------------------------------------------------->
B---13---------------14----14v--13------------17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b--->
G------13----13v--------15---------13----13v---------------------------->
D---------15--------------------------15-------------------------------->
A----------------------------------------------------------------------->
E----------------------------------------------------------------------->
E---15-13-------13----15-13-------13------------------------------------|
B---------14-14----14-------14-14----14--13---17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b---|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
# bridge #
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-------------------6-5-6---8--10---|
D---8-6-8---8-6-8---6-5-6---8--10---|
A---8-6-8---8-6-8---4-3-4---6---8---|
E---6-4-6---6-4-6-------------------|
Play the chorus, intro and verse.
Then you can keep a pause, because it is done!
TAB: Crossroads, from the Offspring's self-titled
This is one of the more difficult Offspring songs. Once you get the hang
of it, it's easy, but playing the rhythm is very tricky at first. To figure
out the rhythm, you're simply going to have to listen to the CD, because, it's
weird. The guitar chords for the most part follow the vocals, but the chord
changes are rapid, so you'll just have to go through it until you think it
sounds right. This is how I play it, and it sounds right to me, so with
any luck, it will for you :)
Key
---
*-PM-* = Palm Mute the notes above the symbol
Intro: (Do 4x) Play with
|-------1-1-1-------------------1-1-1-------------|
|-3-3-3-------1-----------3-3-3-------1-----3-3-3-|
|---------------3-3-2-2-2---------------3-3-------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
RIFF 1:
Bass riff 1A (I don't play bass, so I took it out, since it doesn't fit
with the redone riff 1B.)
Guitar riff 1B - Neil originally had power chords, but I think it's
octaves instead. Mute the string in between with your index finger to
play them.
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-7-7-7--8--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
Play Bass riff 1a, then guitar 1b, then bass 1a, then guitar 1b, then verse
Verse: play 2x. You can either play the full 3-note power chord or just
the lower two notes - I can't tell exactly what Noodles is playing.
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-10-9-8-7-10-9-7-5---------2-2-2-3-------------------|
|-7-10-9-8-7-10-9-7-5---------2-2-2-3-------------5-5-7-|
|-5--8-7-6-5--8-7-5-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-7-|
|-------------------------------------------------3-3-5-|
*-PM--* *---PM----*
Haven't checked it from here on, take Neil's word for it! :)
Chorus: (Only easy part of song :) play x4)
|---------|
|---------|
|-10----7-|
|-10-10-7-|
|--8-10-5-|
|-----8---|
Solo: (Play verse progression twice underneath)
|-----------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10---10-10-10b11r10-8----------|
|--------------------------------10p8-----|
|-------------------------------------9p8-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------13p12-13p12-13p12-13p12-|
|---------------------11p10-11p10-11p10-11p10-------------------------|
|-10p8-10p8-10p8-10p8-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play the chorus, then go to Bridge 1:
Bridge 1:
The bridge is mostly the verse chords, except they all have different
endings. It's a real pain.
Riff A
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-9-10-9-7---10-9-7-5-5-5-------7-|-9-10-9-7---10-9-7-10----------------7-|
|-9-10-9-7---10-9-7-5-5-5---7-7-7-|-9-10-9-7----------10-pause-10-pause-7-|
|-7--8-7-5----8-7-5-3-3-3---7-7-5-|-7--8-7-5-----------8-------10-------5-|
|---------------------------5-5---|-----------------------------8---------|
Riff B
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-------------------------10-9---5-5-5-7-| Play this section x2
|-7-7-7-continue, till-10-10-10-10-9---5-5-5-7-|
|-5-5-5----------------10-10-10--8-7---3-3-3-5-|
|-----------------------8--8--8----------------|
Now play that whole section x2 again with other lyrics
Then go to final part of bridge
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-------------3-----------5----------------------3------------------|
|-5-------------3-----------5----------------------3------------------|
|-3-------------1-----------3----------------------1------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play riff 1, followed by the verse and chorus, and voila, you're finished!
It sounds right to me, but probably is wrong :) But that's life. And that's
what you get for being too damn lazy to tab it out yourself :)
Well, hopefully it's even more right now, but probably not perfect :)
