Offspring - The Kids Arent Alright Chords & Tabs

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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


|-------------|--------------|
|  Guitar 1   |   Guitar 2   |        
|-------------|--------------|
|             | 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-----------------------------------:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/offspring/the_kids_arent_alright_tab_ver_3.html ]
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)