Song:The Kids Aren't Alright
Band:Offspring
Album:Americana
Transcribed By:Matthew Resnick

Tuning:Standard
Tempo:199

pm-Palm Mute
/-Slide Up
\-Slide Down
()-Ghost note
h-Hammer on
b-Bend
hb-hold bend
x-Muted note
~-Vibrato

Intro
Gtr. 1(w/dist.)
E----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
B----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
G-----6---6-----5|---5-5-5-5/6-6----|-----6---6-----5|---5-5-5-5h6-6-----|
D-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|-8-8-8-8-8---8-(0)|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|-4-4-4-4-4---4-(0)-| 
A----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
E----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
pm------------------------|  pm|------------------------------|  pm|-----|

Gtr. 2(w/dist.)
D-8--------------|8------------8\---|4---------------|4-----------x-11-11|
A-8--------------|8------------8\---|4---------------|4-----------x-11-11|
E-6--------------|6------------6\---|2---------------|2-----------x--9--9|

Gtr. 1(w/dist.)						1st time	    2nd time
E----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
B----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
G-----6---6-----5|---5-5-5-5h6-6-6|-6h8-8-8-8----5-|----5-5-5h6-6-----|--5-5-5-5h6-6-6\--|
D-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|-6-6-6-6-6---6-6|-6---6-6-6----6-|--6-6-6-6---6-(0)-|--6-6-6-6---6-6\--|
A----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
E----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
pm------------------------| 					pm|--|

Gtr. 2(w/dist.)
D-11-------------|11----------11\-|6---------------|---------------8-8|-6---------6--8-8-|
A-11-------------|11----------11\-|6---------------|---------------8-8|-6---------6--8-8-|
E--9-------------|-9-----------9\-|4---------------|---------------6-6|-4---------4--6-6-|

Interlude Part
Gtr. 1(w/dist.)
E----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------------|----------------|
B----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------------|----------------|
G----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------------|----------------|
D----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------------|----------------|
A-1----------1/3-|-3---3/4-4---4\---|-----------------|-3--------4-----4-------|----------------|
E----------------|------------------|-2----------2----|------------------------|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6|

Gtr. 2(w/dist.)
G----------------|-------------11-11|11-11-11-11-11-11|11-11-11-11-11-11------|-----------------|
D-8--8--8-8-8-8--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11|11-11-11-11-11-11|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|11-11-11-11-11-11|
A-8--8--8-8-8-8--|-8-8-8-8-8-8--9--9|-9--9--9--9--9--9|-9--9--9--9--9--9-11-11|11-11-11-11-11-11|
E-6--6--6-6-6-6--|-6-6-6-6-6-6------|-----------------|-------------------9--9|-9--9--9--9--9--9|

Gtr. 1(w/dist.)  <		1st time	   ><		2nd time	      >
D----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4|-4h6-6-6-4-4-4-4|-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4|-4h6-6-6-4-4-4-4|-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4\|
E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|

Gtr. 2(w/dist.)	      <		 1st time	     ><		2nd time	    >
G---------------------|-5--5--5-5-5-5|-5-5-5--5-5----|-5--5--5-5-5-5|-5-5-5--5-5----|
D11-11-11-11-11-11-0-0|-6--6--6-6-6-6|-6-6-6--6-6-6/8|-6--6--6-6-6-6|-6-6-6--6-6-6/8|
A11-11-11-11-11-11-0-0|-6--6--6-6-6-6|-6-6-6--6-6-6/8|-6--6--6-6-6-6|-6-6-6--6-6-6/8|
E-9--9--9--9--9--9-0-0|-4--4--4-4-4-4|-4-4-4--4-4-4/6|-4--4--4-4-4-4|-4-4-4--4-4-4/6|

Verses
Gtr. 2(w/dist.)
G---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-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/-|
A-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/-|
E-6--6-6-6-6-6-6|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/-|
  pm|------------------------|     pm|-------------------------|

G-----------------------|-----------------------|-5--------------|-----------------|
D-/11--11-11-11-11-11-11|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/8-|
A-/11--11-11-11-11-11-11|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/8-|
E-/9----9--9--9--9--9--9|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9\-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/6-|
    pm|------------------------------------|	  pm|-------------------------|

Chorus
Gtrs. 1 & 2
G--------------|---------------11-11|-11--11--11-11-11-11|-11-11-11--11-11-11------|
D-8--8--8-8-8-8|-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-11-11|-11--11--11-11-11-11|-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11|
A-8--8--8-8-8-8|-8-8-8-8-8-8-0--9--9|--9---9---9--9--9--9|--9--9--9---9--9--9-11-11|
E-6--6--6-6-6-6|-6-6-6-6-6-6-0------|--------------------|---------------------9--9|

G-10--10--10-10-10-10|-10-10-10--10-10-10-5-5|-5--5--5-5-5-5|-5-5-5--5-5----|
D-11--11--11-11-11-11|-11-11-11--11-11-11-6-6|-6--6--6-6-6-6|-6-6-6--6-6-6/8|
A-11--11--11-11-11-11|-11-11-11--11-11-11-6-6|-6--6--6-6-6-6|-6-6-6--6-6-6/8|
E--9---9---9--9--9--9|--9--9--9---9--9--9-4-4|-4--4--4-4-4-4|-4-4-4--4-4-4/6|

Solo
Gtr.1
E---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------|
B---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------|
G---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------|
D---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------|
A------------------8\-|-1~~~~~~~~~~---1/3--|-3~~~~~~~~~~---3/4--|-4-------------4/6|--6--(6)/8-8|
E---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------|

all bends are full
E-4-------6-----|--9------11----|-13------16-------|-----------------|
B-7b------9b----|-12b-----14b---|-16b----------16b-|--(16)~~~14----16|
G---------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|

gtr.2 plays bars 2-8 at beginning of solo
     hb|--------| |--------------|  |--------------|
E-------13----13---13-----13---13--|-13-----13---13---------------------|---------------------|
B-16b---16b---16---16b----16---16--|-16b----16---16-16b---(16)--14------|-14-16-14----14\9----|
G----------------------------------|--------------------------------15--|----------15------11b|

E------------------------------|-9--9-----------------------|-----------------------------|
B------------------------9--9--|-----------------9----------|---------------------14---14-|
G-(11)---(11)~~~~~~~~~~~-------|--------------------10--11/-|13--13--13~~~~~13/-----------|

hb|------------------------|
E----------------------------------|----------------------------|
B--16b------16--16--16--(16)--14---|16b----(16)~~~~~~~~~~(16)\--|
G----------------------------------|----------------------------|

Outro Chorus
Gtr.2 plays interlude part
E---------------------------|		      |--------------6\-----|
B-11\--9--------11\--9------|		      |-11\--9--------------|
G---------------------------|play this twice  |---------------------|
D--8\--6---------8\--6------|and  then this   |--8\--6-------8\-----|
A---------------------------|once   	      |---------------------|
E---------------------------|		      |---------------------|

then repeat this to the end
E--------------|
B--11--9--11--9|slide down on the last note of the song 
G--------------|