The Kids Aren't Alright Americana (1998) as performed by The Offspring By Brian Franz I3rian64@hotmail.com EMAIL ME WITH CORRECTIONS, Put, the kids, for the subject You can use this on your site if you want, just give me credit
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| Guitar 1 | Guitar 2 |
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| | intro | | riff1 | intro | | riff2 x2 | verse x2 |This is not how you have to play it | verse x2 | verse x2 |It's Just how they do. | chorus x2 | chorus x2 |(Actually Higgins plays a | riff2 x2 | verse x2 |third part, but it's not needed) | verse x2 | vers x2 | | chorus x2 | chorus x2 | | verse x2 | solo | | chorus |1st 1/2 chorus| | chorus | outro | | chorus |1st 1/2 chorus| | chorus | outro | | | outro | | end | |light distortion through
|-------------|--------------|song except where noted
/=slide up \=slide down X=muted h=hammer on p=pull off Listen to other guitar, ^=bend (the note in parenthasis) my rhythm's might be off INTRO (slightly palm muted) Sounds right, might be a little off
E:---------------------------------------------------------------:
B:---------------------------------------------------------------:
G:----6---6-----5---5---5-5/6-6-------6---6-----5---5---5-5/6-6--:
D:8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4:
A:---------------------------------------------------------------:
E:---------------------------------------------------------------:
E:------------------------------------------------------:
B:------------------------------------------------------:
G:-----6---6-----5---5-5-5/6-6-6/8-8-6--6-5-55/66-------:
D:-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-66-66-------:
A:------------------------------------------------------:
E:------------------------------------------------------:
RIFF1
E:-----------------------------------------------------------:
B:-----------------------------------------------------------:
G:--------------------------\6-------------6-----------------:
D:--8---------8\4----------4\6-------------6\6--------------/:
A:--8---------8\4----------4\4-------------4\6--------------/:
E:--6---------6\2----------2----------------\4--------------/:
RIFF2
E:--------------------------------------------------------:
B:--------------------------------------------------------:
G:--------------------------------------------------------:
D:--------------------------------------------------------:
A:-1-1/3-4-----3-4------1111-3333-4444-6666-4444-3333-4444:
E:---------2-2-----4444-----------------------------------:
VERSE Quick and Short (Stay w/ other guitar)
E:----------------------------------:
B:----------------------------------:
G:----------------------------------:
D:8-888888888888-8\4-444444444444-4/: A:8-888888888888-8\4-444444444444-4/: E:6-666666666666-6\2-222222222222-2/: |__________| |__________| Palm Mute Palm Mute
E:----------------------------------:
B:----------------------------------:
G:6-666666666666-6------------------:
D:6-666666666666-6-6-666666666666-6/: A:4-444444444444-4-6-666666666666-6/:
E:-----------------4-444444444444-4/:
|__________| |__________| Palm Mute Palm Mute CHORUS
E:---------------------------------------------:
B:---------------------------------------------:
G:------------------11-11-111111-11-1111-111111:
D:-8-8-888-8-88-888-11-11-111111-11-1111-111111:
A:-8-8-888-8-88-888-9--9---9-9-9--9--9-9--9-9-9:
E:-6-6-666-6-66-666----------------------------:
E:--------------------------------------------:
B:--------------------------------------------:
G:--------------------------------------------:
D:11-11-111111-11-1111-111111-6-6-666-6-66-666:
A:11-11-111111-11-1111-111111-6-6-666-6-66-666:
E:-9--9--9-9-9--9--9-9--9-9-9-4-4-444-4-44-444:
SOLO (it's almost right) Heavy distortion here
E:-----------------------------------------16-------------------:
B:------------------/9--/11--/14--/16--/18----16^(18)-16--14--16:
G:--------------------------------------------------------------:
D:--------------------------------------------------------------:
A:1--1/33-3/44-4/66---------------------------------------------:
E:--------------------------------------------------------------:
E:-------------------------------------------------------:
B:-18-/18--/18-18-18-16-14----14h16-14-------------------:
G:-------------------------13----------/13-13-11---------:
D:-------------------------------------------------------:
A:-------------------------------------------------------:
E:-------------------------------------------------------:
I ran outa room, space them out a bit
E:-------------------------------------------------------------:
B:---------14-14-14----------------------1416181818161416181616:
G:-13--15--------------12-13-15-13-12-13-----------------------:
D:------------------15-----------------------------------------:
A:-------------------------------------------------------------:
E:-------------------------------------------------------------:
OUTRO let ring (?) Play last time only
E:--------------------------------------------------------------:
B:--11----11----11----11----11----11----11----11----[11]----[11]:
G:-----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13-----[13]----:
D:--------------------------------------------------------------:
A:--------------------------------------------------------------:
E:--------------------------------------------------------------:
The last note of the last E:---:
time the outro is played guitar1 plays B:---: G:---:
D:-8-: SHORT A:-8-: E:-6-: BASS (i have no idea how right this is, i don't play the bass, I got it from some one else) Intro
G:-------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------|
A:1--1-3-4------3-4------1-3-4-6-4-3-4-|
E:----------2--2-----4-----------------|
Verse-not sure how many there are change frets when he says WHOA!...
G:----------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------|
A:11111111-----------444444444------------|
E:----------22222222-------------44444444-|
Chorus
G:-----------------------------------------|
D:----------44444444-----------------------|
A:11111111-----------444444444-------------|
E:--------------------------------44444444-|
Intro(x2) Verse(x2) Chorus(x2) Intro(x2) Verse(x2) Chorus(x2) Intro(x2) Chorus(x2)
Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/offspring/the_kids_arent_alright_tab_ver_3.html