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THE MEANING OF LIFE - The Offspring
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Tabbed by: ygokazuki
Email: ygokazuki@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Performance Notes: This is tabbed out for one guitar;
both Dexter and Noodles play the exact same thing live.
!Intro!
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--10-7-5-10--10-7-10-12--12/13-12--10-7:--10-5-|
D|-7--10-7-5-10--10-7-10-12--12/13-12--10-7:--10-5-|
A|-5---8-5-3--8---8-5--8-10--10/11-10---8-5:---8-3-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7--10-7-5--10-10-10-10--10-7-10--12-12-12-12-12/13-12-10-10:--9-9:-|
D|-7-7-7-7--10-7-5--10-10-10-10--10-7-10--12-12-12-12-12/13-12--x--x:--x-x:-|
A|-5-5-5-5---8-5-3---8--8--8--8---8-5--8--10-10-10-10-10/13-10--8--8:--7-7:-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-10---------------------------------------|
D|-10-10-12:--10-12:--10-12:--10-12:--10-12-|
A|--8-10-12:--10-12:--10-12:--10-12:--10-12-|
E|-----8-10:---8-10:---8-10:---8-10:---8-10-|
!Verse!
e|----|------------------|
B|----|------------------|
G|----|-b--------s-------|
D|-12-|---a--------o-----|
A|-12-|-----s--------l---|
E|-10-|-------s--------o-|
D5 E5
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---------7---------7-----7---------7---------9-----|
D|-7---------7---------7-----7---------7---------9-----|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
pm X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
F5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10---------10---------10-----10---------10---------10-----|
D|-10---------10---------10-----10---------10---------10-----|
A|--8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
pm X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
C5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10---------10---------10-----10---------10---------10-----|
A|-10---------10---------10-----10---------10---------10-----|
E|--8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-|
pm X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Bb5 A5 F5
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-8---------8---------8------7-7-7-7:--10-|
A|-8---------8---------8------7-7-7-7:--10-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5:---8-|
!Chorus!
Pt.1
D5 Bb5 C5 F5 C5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7:-7-7-7------------------------------------10-10:-10-10:----|
D|-7-7-7:-7-7-7--8-8-8:-8-8-8--10-10-10:-10-10-10--10-10:-10-10:-10-|
A|-5-5-5:-5-5-5--8-8-8:-8-8-8--10-10-10:-10-10-10---8--8:--8--8:-10-|
E|---------------6-6-6:-6-6-6---8--8--8:--8--8--8-----------------8-|
Pt. 2
D5 Bb5 C5 A5 C5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7:-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7:-7-7-7--8-8-8:-8-8-8--10-10-10:-10-10-10--7-7:-7-7:-10-|
A|-5-5-5:-5-5-5--8-8-8:-8-8-8--10-10-10:-10-10-10--7-5:-7-7:-10-|
E|---------------6-6-6:-6-6-6---8--8--8:--8--8--8--5-5:-5-5:--8-|
Repeat Pt. 2
Pt. 3
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------10----10----10-9-|
D|-8:-8:-8-8-8-8:-8:-8-8-8--10:-10:-10-10-10-10:-10:-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-|
A|-8:-8:-8-8-8-8:-8:-8-8-8--10:-10:-10-10-10-10:-10:-10-10--8-10--8-10--8-7-|
E|-6:-6:-6-6-6-6:-6:-6-6-6---8---8:--8--8--8--8:--8---8--8-----8-----8------|
Repeat !Intro!
Repeat !Verse!
Solo
Note: There are a few ways to play the
first part of the solo, here are the two easiest:
Pt. 1 V. 1 (x3)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|----------10:-10-10--12-12-12-12------------|
D|-7-7-7-7---8:--8--8--10-10-10-10--10:-10-10-|
A|-5-5-5-5---------------------------8:--8--8-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
pm X X X XX XX XX
Pt. 1 V 2 (x3)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7--15:-15-15--17-17-17-17--10:-10-10-|
D|-7-7-7-7--15:-15-15--17-17-17-17--10:-10-10-|
A|-5-5-5-5--13:-13-13--15-15-15-15---8:--8--8-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
pm X X X XX XX XX
Pt. 2
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----5---5---5---|
D|-8:-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-8:-3-5-3-5-3-5-|
E|-6:---3---3---3-|
Repeat !Chorus!
Repeat !Intro!
There you go, hope I was of some help.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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great tab well done
i just need 2 ask, how much does : stand for?
: just means to let it ring; you have to listen to the song to get the rhythm right.
:(
Sorry I couldn't help more; thanks for the kinds words.