Offspring

Bad Habit -- The Offspring


From the album "SMASH" 1994





"Hi there all Offspring's fans! here is a very clear tab for the famous BAD HABIT,


you can easily follow the notes with the lyrics...good luck!  :)  "


							(Chady MAALOUF)





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|Tab Explanation:						      |


| ~  =slight tremolo, or simply sustain the note                      |


| `  =play the note shortly by muting the guitar just after striking  |


| h  =hammer-on							      |


| /  =slide to lower note				 	      |


|   =......     (guess what) :)				      |


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Intro


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Basse:(I don't have a basse, but I tabbed these working on GUITAR, so...)


G--------------------|      


D-------7~-----------|      


A--------------------|(x4)  


E-3--5------3h5-5`---|      





During the intro, a distorted guitar comes in doing some strange noises,


I think you should try some slide picking with your right hand


and using the trimmer with the left hand (unless you are lefthanded),


beginning with this note:  E-----|


                           B-----|


                           G-----|


                           D--7--|


                           A--7--|


                           E--5--|








G----------------------------------------------------------|      


D---------------7~-----------------------------------------|      


A----------------------------------------------------------|


E-3--5--------------------------------------------3h5-5`---|      


    Hey man you know I'm really okey


 The gun in my  hand will tell you the same





G------------------------------------------------| 


D------------------5~----------------------2-----| 


A------------------------------------------------| 


E---0----3-----------------------0---------------| 


But when I'm in my car (...) the slightest thing & it just might snap &





E----------------------------------------


B----------------------------------------


G----------------------------------------


D-7~~------------5--57~~------5--7///---


A-7~~------------5--57~~------5--7///---


E-5~~------------3--35~~------3--5///---


  BOOOOOOM!                       When I go driving... (Verse 1)





Verse 1


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E--------------------------------------------------------------|


B--------------------------------------------------------------|


G--------------------------------------5--7--5-----------5-----|


D-----------------------------------7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--|


A-----------------------------------7--3--5--3--7--5--7--3--7--|


E-----------------------------------5-----------5--3--5-----5--|


 I stay I my lane 


but getting cut-off makes me insane





E---------------------------------------------------


B---------------------------------------------------


G---------------------------------------------------


D-5--------5----------5--------5--------------------


A-5--------5----------5--------5--------------------


E-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------------


I open the glove box, reach  inside      I'm gonna 





E-----------------------------------------


B-----------------------------------------


G-----------------------------------------


D-9----------9--------9--------9----------


A-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----


E-----------------------------------------


  wreck this fucker's ride    'guess I've got a 





Chorus


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E------------------------------------------|


B------------------------------------------|


G------------------------------------------|


D---7-910---------------------------------|


A---7-7 8----1012--12-12--14///----------|


E---5----------810--10-10--12///----------|


bad habit                  of blowin' away


      yeah    yeah         I got a bad habit 


      yeah    yeah        & it ain't goin' away 


      yeah    yeah          yeahyeah yeah  





E-------------------------------|


B-------------------------------|


G-------------------------------|


D-10---7-----9------------------|(use some trem-picking, it's better)


A--8---5-----7---5--------------|


E----------------3--------------|


 yeah yeah   yeahyeah yeah


Ooooooohh   hOo





Guitar 1 is still sustaining the note D---|


                                      A-5-|


				      E-3-|





Guitar 2 plays this at the back


E-------------------------------|


B-------------------------------|


G-------------------------------|


D-17~~~~\19~~----slide----7//--|


A--------------------pick--7//--|


E--------------------------5//--|


 wooooo ho  OOhohooooo      they say the road... (Verse 2)





Continue playing verse 2 and then the chorus just as before.


On the last "Ooohoo hoooo" of the chorus (second time), guitar 1


is sustains a little bit on D-9-|   then plays D-7//`--|   


			    A-7-|              A-7//`--|


			    E---|              E-5//`--|


						 Drivers are rude....(Bridge)





Bridge (all instruments off!!)


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...such attitudes, but when I show my piece, complaints cease


something's odd, I feel like I'm god, you stupid dumbshit goddam' MOTHERFUCKER





then play this (you gotta use some trem-picking, listen to the song for this):


E---------------------------------|


B---------------------------------|


G---------------------------------|


D-14---13-12----------------------|


A-12---11-10---14---13-12--10--7--|


E--------------12---11-10---8--5--|





I open the glove box....


(repeat second riff of the verse and continue till chorus, 


repeat this last one till the end of the song)


Last note played :   D-9--|


		     A-7--|


	             E----|








That's it! any comments are welcomed on my email: hellfire_1982@hotmail.com


						         	(ChagZ)