Song: The Kids Aren't Allright Artist: The Offspring Tabbed by: Mike Vigus (bvigus@prodigy.net) Submitted by: Christian (paranoid317@yahoo.com) If you have any comments or corrections, please feel free to e-mail me! /=slide up \=slide down X=muted h=hammer on p=pull off m=palm muted (printed above the note/chord that is to be palm muted) ^=bend (the note that you are supposed to bend to will be in brackets beside it) All of this is for first guitar Riff A I think this entire riff may be palm muted, although I could be wrong 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:-----------------------------------------------------------------------: Here's more of Riff A 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:------------------------------------------------------: Riff B (kind of an intro solo) This part has tremlo picking (----------------------) E:-------------------------------------------------------: B:-------------------------------------------------------: G:-------------------------------------------------------: D:-------------------------------------------------------: A:-1---1/3--4\--------3--4\-----1--3--4--4/6--4--3--4----: E:--------------2---2/-------4---------------------------: Riff C (the main part) Alot of quick palm muting here mmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmm E:-------------------------------------------------------------------: B:-------------------------------------------------------------------: G:-------------------------------------------------------------------: D:-----------------------------------6-6666666666666-----------------: A:--8--8888888888888\4-4444444444444/4-4444444444444-6-6666666666666/: E:--6--6666666666666\2-2222222222222/----------------4-4444444444444/: Riff D This isn't anywhere close to the exact rhytm, but you can probably figure the right one out by listening to it. E:-------------------------------------------------------: B:-------------------------------------------------------: G:-------------------------------------------------------: D:-------------10-10--10-10-10--------------13--13-13--13: A:-8-8-8888-8-8-9--9---9--9--9-10-10--10-10-11--11-11--11: E:-6-6-6666-6-6-----------------9--9---9--9--------------: Riff E (the real solo) (Swith on overdrive distortion here E:---------------------------------------------16--------------------: B:----------------------/9--/11--/14--/16--/18----16^(18)-16--14--16-: G:-------------------------------------------------------------------: D:-------------------------------------------------------------------: A:-1--1/33--3/44-4/66-8----------------------------------------------: E:-------------------------------------------------------------------: E:-------------------------------------------------------: B:-18-/18--/18-18-18-16-14----14h16-14-------------------: G:-------------------------13----------/13-13-11---------: D:-------------------------------------------------------: A:-------------------------------------------------------: E:-------------------------------------------------------: Here's the funky part of the solo it reminds me of that song that goes: Do your ears hang low do they wobble too and fro, can you tie them in a knot, can you tie them in a bow. Well, it kinda does E:------------------------------------------------------------------------: B:---------14-14-14----------------------14-16-18-18-18-16 14 16 18 16 16-: G:-13--15--------------12-13-15-13-12-13----------------------------------: D:------------------15----------------------------------------------------: A:------------------------------------------------------------------------: E:------------------------------------------------------------------------: Riff F (not very hard) Too many notes to tab out, so just stop playing when noodles does 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:-----------------------------------------------------------: SONG ORDER: Riff A*2 Riff B*2 Riff C*2 Riff D*2 Riff B*2 Riff C*2 Riff D*2 Riff E Riff D*2 (First Guitar plays Riff F at same time)