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Bloodstains

The Offspring
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BLOODSTAINS

As recorded by The Offspring

Transcribed by s0undtrip_ph0

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1'

Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 2'

Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 3'

Q=175

4/4

Gtrs I, II

W E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q

|----------|----------------|----------------|
|----------|----------------|----------------|
|----------|----------------|----------------|
|----------|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|
|----------|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|
|----------|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q

|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5---|
|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3---|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q

|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q

|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-2---------2-3--|-2---------2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-2---------2-3--|-2---------2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q

|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q

|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-2---------2-3--|-2---------2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-2---------2-3--|-2---------2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|

W +W E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q

|----------|------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------|------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------|------------|----------------|---------------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|

W +W E E E E E E Q E H..

|----------|------------|----------------|----------|
|----------|------------|----------------|----------|
|----------|------------|----------------|----------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-4-------4-2-5--|-4--------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-4-------4-2-5--|-4--------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2--------|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q

|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q

|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q

|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-2---------2-3--|-2---------2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-2---------2-3--|-2---------2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q

|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q

|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-2---------2-3--|-2---------2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-2---------2-3--|-2---------2-5--|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|

W +W E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q

|----------|------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------|------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------|------------|----------------|---------------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|

W +W E E E E E E Q E H..

|----------|------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-4-------4-2-5--|-4---------------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-4-------4-2-5--|-4---------------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2---------------|

|

| Gtr III

| W W W H. E E

|----------|------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|----------------|--------------4--|
|----------|------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q

|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|--4--------4-2-5-----|-4-------4-2-5---|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5---|
|--4--------4-2-5-----|-4-------4-2-5---|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5---|
|--2--2-2-2-2-0-3-----|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3---|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3---|

|

| +E Q E E E S S E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E Q E E Q E E E E

|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-(4)-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------3---3-|
|---------------4h5p4-|-4-2-1-2-1---1-2-|-4---4-5-4-2-1--|-2-4-5---5---5---|
|-----2---0-2-3-------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q

|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2---------2-3---|-2---------2-5--|-4-------4-2-5---|-4-------4-2-5----|
|-2---------2-3---|-2---------2-5--|-4-------4-2-5---|-4-------4-2-5----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3---|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3----|

|

| Q E E E Q E E Q Q E Q E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----3-4-3-4S6-4--|
|-4---3-4S6-4---3-|----------------|-------------3---|-3-4--------------|
|-----------------|-5-4---5---5-4--|-4-5-4-5---5---5-|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q

|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-4-------4-2-5---|-4-------4-2-5-----|
|-4-------4-2-5---|-4-------4-2-5-----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3---|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-----|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E S S

|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-3-4S6-4-3-4S6-4-|-3-4S6---6-4-3-3h4-|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|

E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q

|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5---|-4-------4---2-5---|
|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5---|-4-------4---2-5---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3---|-2-2-2-2-2---0-3---|

|

| E E E E Q Q Q E E E Q E E E Q S S E E E

|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-3---3-4-3------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---4------------|---------3-4---3-|-------------------|
|-------------5--|-5---4-5---------|-5-4-4---4h5-4-2h4-|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

W +W E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q

|----------|------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------|------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------|------------|----------------|---------------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-4-------4-2-5--|-4-------4-2-5-|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|

W +W E E E E E E Q E H..

|----------|------------|----------------|----------*|
|----------|------------|----------------|----------*|
|----------|------------|----------------|----------*|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-4-------4-2-5--|-4--------*|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-4-------4-2-5--|-4--------*|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-2-2-2-2-2-0-3--|-2--------*|

Duration Legend

---------------

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura

+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted

Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)

Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line

Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the

duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-

bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low

melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend

----------------

h - hammer-on

p - pull-off

b - bend

pb - pre-bend

r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)

/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")

s - legato slide

S - shift slide

<n> - natural harmonic

[n] - artificial harmonic

n(n) - tapped harmonic

~ - vibrato

tr - trill

T - tap

TP - trem. picking

PM - palm muting

\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip

\n - tremolo bar down

n/ - tremolo bar up

/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip

= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls

<> - volume swell (louder/softer)

x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash

o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend

-----------

| - bar

|| - double bar

||o - repeat start

o|| - repeat end

*| - double bar (ending)

: - bar (freetime)

$ - Segno

& - Coda

Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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