Tabber Ankit Panda (sunnyjoe11@hotmail.com)
Tuning Standard
Song: The Offspring - Spare Me the Details

I have seen all the tabs here at MX but none of them are exactly right, though they are close. I have tried to also tab the strumming and how many strokes per chord.
I have included side notes with descriptions. Please rate me.

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This is the main riff that everything in the song is based on so you better memorize this well. (It's not hard)
I recomend an acoustic guitar for this part. It doesn't sound right on electrics. If you are playing at a gig then
use a semi acoustic or an acoustic with a good expensive pickup.

e--------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------
G--------------8-8-8x-66-x-Slide back--
D--6-6-xx-6-66/8-8-8x-66-x--To Start---
A--6-6-xx-6-66/6-6-6x-44-x-------------
E--4-4-xx-4-44/x-x-xx-xx-x-------------

NOTE: There is a pre-chorus after the verse which is exactly the same as the riff here.


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This is a little solo/riff that comes in now and then. It's funny how it sounds like the solo/riff from She's got Issues (Americana)

e-------8----6---4----------8----6---4---
B----9----9----8---6-----9----9----8---6-
G--8--8----------------8--8--------------
D----------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------

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I will put down 3 types of verses you can use depending on how stubborn the settings on your guitar and amp are. 

Type 1 (For those cheap amps who have horrible distortion):

e--------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------
G-----------8888-6666------Slide back--
D--66666666-8888-6666-------To Start--- (PALM MUTED)
A--66666666-6666-4444------------------
E--44444444----------------------------
   ........ .... ....

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Type 2 (For Marshall's, Fender's and Peaveys, with about 1/6 gain activated):

e--------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------
G--------------------------Slide back--
D-----------8888-6666-------To Start--- (PALM MUTED)
A--66666666-6666-4444------------------
E--44444444----------------------------
   ........ .... ....

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Type 3 (This can be played either by a Bass or it can be used as a System of a Down-ish verse if you put gain to full)

e--------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------
G--------------------------Slide back--
D---------------------------To Start--- (PALM MUTED)
A-----------6666-4444------------------
E--44444444----------------------------
   ........ .... ....

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Chorus:

This is the easiest part of the song, just go nuts with the strumming (and start screaming the lyrics):

e--44x444x/-6666-4444------------------
B--44x444x/-6666-4444------------------
G--44x444x/-8888-6666------Slide back--
D--66x666x/-8888-6666-------To Start---
A--66x666x/-6666-4444------------------
E--44x444x/-xxxx-xxxx------------------

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This is the bridge, it is played with overdrive (pretty basic):
e-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G--------------------8~8888888-6~6666666--
D--6~666666666666666-8~8888888-6~6666666--
A--6~666666666666666-6~6666666-4~4444444--
E--4~444444444444444----------------------

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Sequence:

Intro (Acoustic) [The solo/riff also comes in here, listen to CD for timing]
Verse (Palm-Muted)
Pre Chorus (Acoustic)
Chorus (Acoustic)
Intro (Acoustic) [The solo/riff also comes in here, listen to CD for timing]
Verse (Palm-Muted)
Chorus (Acoustic)
Bridge (distortion) [The solo/riff also comes in here, listen to CD for timing]
Verse (In the song this is silent for the guitar, but I sounds bad live so just play the riff anyways) [The solo/riff also comes in here, listen to CD for timing]
Chorus (Acoustic)