ORIGINAL PRANKSTER (Bassline)
As recorded by The Offspring
(From the 2000 Album CONSPIRACY OF ONE)
Words and Music by The Offspring
Gtr I (E A D G) - Tabbed by Jake Brown
Intro
Moderately Fast Rock Q=152
4/4
Gtr I
Wx3 H E E Q
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|-------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------|--------0-3--|
E E E E E E E E H E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-------------|---------7-------|---------------|
|-0-0-3-0-0-----5-|-------------|-0-0-3-0---0-0-5-|-0-5-0-3-5--3--|
|-----------------|--------0-3--|-----------------|---------------|
q q E E E E E E E E q q q q E E E E E E E E q q
||----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
||o-0--3--0-3---5-|---5---0-5--3--|-0--3--0-3---5-|---5---0-5--3-|
||----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
q q E E E E E E E E q q q q E E E E W
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|
|-0--3--0-3---5-|---5---0-5--3--|-0--3--0-3---5-|----------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|
Verse
q q E E E E E E E E q q q q E E E E E E E E q q
||----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
||o-0--3--0-3---5-|---5---0-5--3--|-0--3--0-3---5-|---5---0-5--3-|
||----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
q q E E E E E E E E q q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|----------------|------------------||
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------o||
|-0--3--0-3---5-|---5---0-5--3--|------------0-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\--o||
|---------------|---------------|-3--3-3-3-3-----|------------------||
Pre-Chorus
$
Q Q Q E E +E Q E Q Q Q Q Q E E +E Q E E E Q
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|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-0--3--7--6-5-|-(5)-5--3-5--3--|-0--3--7--6-5-|-(5)-5--3-5-7-3--|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
Q Q Q E E +E Q E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-0--3--7--6-5-|-(5)-5--3-5--3--|------------0-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--------------|----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|
Chorus
q Q +E Q E Q E E Q Q q Q +E Q E Q E E Q Q
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|--------------0-|-5--5S10-10--10\--|--------------0-|-5--5S10-10--10\--|
|-5--5--(5)-5----|------------------|-5--5--(5)-5----|------------------|
To Coda
q Q +E Q E Q E E Q Q Q Q E Q E E E E E Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------------||
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------------o||
|--------------0-|-5--5S10-10--10--|-10--------10-----|---10-10-10-10--11\--o||
|-5--5--(5)-5----|-----------------|-----10--------10-|----------------------||
Interlude
Wx3 H E E Q
|----------------------------------|-------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------|
|----------------------------------|--------0-3--|
E E E E E E E E H E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-------------|---------7-------|---------------|
|-0-0-3-0-0-----5-|-------------|-0-0-3-0---0-0-5-|-0-5-0-3-5--3--|
|-----------------|--------0-3--|-----------------|---------------|
q q E E E E E E E E q q q q E E E E E E E E q q 3x
||----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------o||
||o-0--3--0-3---5-|---5---0-5--3--|-0--3--0-3---5-|---5---0-5--3-o||
||----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
q q E E E E E E E E q q Q E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-0--3--0-3---5-|---5---0-5--3--|------------0-7-|
|---------------|---------------|-3--3-3-3-3-----|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
Q Q Q Q Q Q E Q E +E E E E E E E E
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|---------------||------------------|--------------------------|
|-7\--------7\--||-10--------10-----|------------------------0-|
|---------------||-----10--------10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
Q Q E Q E E E E E Q Q H +H
|------------------|---------------------|-----------*|
|------------------|---------------------|-----------*|
|-10--------10-----|---10-10-10-10--11\--|-0----(0)--*|
|-----10--------10-|---------------------|-----------*|
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
