The Meaning Of Life

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THE MEANING OF LIFE - The Offspring

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Tabbed by: ygokazuki

Email: [email protected]

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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