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Change the World

The Offspring
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

The Offspring: Change the World.

Intro: Play this 6 times

|---------------------------------4-4-4-4/5-4--------------------|
|---------------------------------5-5-5-5/6-5-0--4-4-4-4/5\4---4-|
|------------------------------------------------------------6---|
|--7-7-7-6-6-7-7--9-9-9--7-7-7-6---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------7--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse Part 1: X 8

|------------------|
|------------------|
|-11-11--11--11-11-|
|-11-11--11--11-11-|
|--9--9---9---9--9-|
|------------------|

This is over the top of Bassline or Guitar 2

(power chords using the bass note shown) X2

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--9--9-9-7-7--7--7-7------------|
|-------------------------------------7-7--7--7-7|

End on this:

|---|
|---|
|---|

|-4-|

|-4-|

|-2-|

After this it is only vocals and bass until towards the end

of this verse guitar comes in with this riff:

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-11-11:--------11-11-9-9:----9-9---------------|
|-11-11:--------11-11-9-9:----9-9-9-9:----9-9-4-|
|--9--9:---------9--9-7-7:----7-7-9-9:----9-9-4-|
|---------------------------------7-7:----7-7-2-|

Riff before Chorus

|---\x\------------|
|---\x\------------|
|---\x\---9*-------|

|-14\x\7*-9*-9*-9*-|

|-14\x\7*-7*-9*-9*-|

|-12\x\5*----7*-7*-|

then this ("no one else"):

|----------------|
|----------------|
|-6-6-6-7:--9\x\-|
|-6-6-6-7:--9\x\-|
|-4-4-4-5:--7\x\-|
|----------------|

Chorus: repeat twice

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------9-9--9--9-9-4-4--4--4-4-11-11--11--11-11-|
|-4-4--4--4-4-9-9--9--9-9-4-4--4--4-4-11--9---9---9--9-|
|-4-4--4--4-2-7-7--7--7-7-2-2--2--2-2--9--9---9---9--9-|
|-2-2--2--2-2------------------------------------------|

End on this:

|---|
|---|
|---|

|-4-|

|-4-|

|-2-|

After this it is only vocals and bass until towards the end

of this verse guitar comes in with this riff:

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-11-11:--------11-11-9-9:----9-9---------------|
|-11-11:--------11-11-9-9:----9-9-9-9:----9-9-4-|
|--9--9:---------9--9-7-7:----7-7-9-9:----9-9-4-|
|---------------------------------7-7:----7-7-2-|

Riff before Chorus(this whole riff is left hand muted):

|---\x\------------|
|---\x\------------|
|---\x\---9*-------|

|-14\x\7*-9*-9*-9*-|

|-14\x\7*-7*-9*-9*-|

|-12\x\5*----7*-7*-|

then this ("no one else"):

|----------------|
|----------------|
|-6-6-6-7:--9\x\-|
|-6-6-6-7:--9\x\-|
|-4-4-4-5:--7\x\-|
|----------------|

Chorus: repeat two times

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------9-9--9--9-9-4-4--4--4-4-11-11--11--11-11-|
|-4-4--4--4-4-9-9--9--9-9-4-4--4--4-4-11--9---9---9--9-|
|-4-4--4--4-2-7-7--7--7-7-2-2--2--2-2--9--9---9---9--9-|
|-2-2--2--2-2------------------------------------------|

Then play this:

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------9-9--9--9-9-4-4--4--4-4-6-6-6-7:--11*--------9-9-9-|
|-4-4--4--4-4-9-9--9--9-9-4-4--4--4-4-6-6-6-7:--11*-7-7-7--9-9-9-|
|-4-4--4--4-4-7-7--7--7-7-2-2--2--2-2-4-4-4-5:---9*-7-7-7--7-7-7-|
|-2-2--2--2-2---------------------------------------5-5-5--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-11*--------9-9-9--11*-------9-9--11-11:Drum Fill then----|
|-11*-7-7-7--9-9-9--11*-7-7---9-9--11-11:Drum Fill then-4:-|
|--9*-7-7-7--7-7-7---9*-7-7---7-7---9--9:Drum Fill then-4:-|
|-----5-5-5-------------5-5-----------------------------2:-|

Intro again: Play this 6 times

|---------------------------------4-4-4-4/5-4--------------------|
|---------------------------------5-5-5-5/6-5-0--4-4-4-4/5\4---4-|
|-----------------4-4-4--------------------------------------6---|
|-4h7-7-7-6-6-7-7-------7-7-7-6----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------7--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse Part 1: Repeat 8 times

|------------------|
|------------------|
|-11-11--11--11-11-|
|-11-11--11--11-11-|
|--9--9---9---9--9-|
|------------------|

This is over the top of Bassline or Guitar 2

(power chords using the bass note shown) repeat 2 times:

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--9--9-9-7-7--7--7-7------------|
|-------------------------------------7-7--7--7-7|

Riff before Chorus(this whole riff is left hand muted):

|---\x\------------|
|---\x\------------|
|---\x\---9*-------|

|-14\x\7*-9*-9*-9*-|

|-14\x\7*-7*-9*-9*-|

|-12\x\5*----7*-7*-|

then this ("no one else"):

|----------------|
|----------------|
|-6-6-6-7:--9\x\-|
|-6-6-6-7:--9\x\-|
|-4-4-4-5:--7\x\-|
|----------------|

Chorus: repeat two times

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------9-9--9--9-9-4-4--4--4-4-11-11--11--11-11-|
|-4-4--4--4-4-9-9--9--9-9-4-4--4--4-4-11--9---9---9--9-|
|-4-4--4--4-2-7-7--7--7-7-2-2--2--2-2--9--9---9---9--9-|
|-2-2--2--2-2------------------------------------------|

Then play this:

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------9-9--9--9-9-4-4--4--4-4-6-6-6-7:--11*--------9-9-9-|
|-4-4--4--4-4-9-9--9--9-9-4-4--4--4-4-6-6-6-7:--11*-7-7-7--9-9-9-|
|-4-4--4--4-4-7-7--7--7-7-2-2--2--2-2-4-4-4-5:---9*-7-7-7--7-7-7-|
|-2-2--2--2-2---------------------------------------5-5-5--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-11*--------9-9-9--11*-------9-9--11-11:Drum Fill then----|
|-11*-7-7-7--9-9-9--11*-7-7---9-9--11-11:Drum Fill then-4:-|
|--9*-7-7-7--7-7-7---9*-7-7---7-7---9--9:Drum Fill then-4:-|
|-----5-5-5-------------5-5-----------------------------2:-|

i used these tabs from one my freind made so some credit goes to him even

though they are a little wrong when he did them.

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