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Pay the Man

The Offspring
Tab
4.1(7)

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

Intro w/Flanger

|e|-7-- 8--12--11--5--5/7--7|
|b|-9--10--14--13--7--7/9--7|
|g|-9--10--14--13--7--7/9--8|
|d|-9--10--14--13--7--7/9--9|
|a|-7-- 8--12--11--5--5/7--9|
|e|------------------------7|
|e|-7-- 8--12--11--5--12/14--14|
|b|-9--10--14--13--7--14/16--16|
|g|-9--10--14--13--7--14/16--16|
|d|-9--10--14--13--7--14/16--16|
|a|-7-- 8--12--11--5--12/14--14|
|e|----------------------------|
|e|-7-- 8--12--11--5--5/7--7|
|b|-9--10--14--13--7--7/9--7|
|g|-9--10--14--13--7--7/9--8|
|d|-9--10--14--13--7--7/9--9|
|a|-7-- 8--12--11--5--5/7--9|
|e|------------------------7|
|e|-5--5--5--5--7|
|b|-5--5--5--5--7|
|g|-6--6--6--6--8|
|d|-7--7--7--7--9|
|a|-7--7--7--7--9|
|e|-5--5--5--5--7|

Drums come in.. then this comes in with an E. Play 4 times then

6 more times with the lead. Listen to the song for the rythm.

|e|-5/7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7  8- 8\7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7|
|b|-7/9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-10-10\9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9|
|g|-7/9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-10-10\9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9|
|d|-7/9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-10-10\9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9|
|a|-5/7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7- 8- 8\7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7|
|e|--------------------------------------------------|

Play this over the top of the above riff.

|  |e|-10-8-7-----------7-----------10-8-7-----------7----------||
|  |b|--------10-9-9-10---10-9-------------10-9-9-10---10-9-----||
|  |g|-------------------------10-9-------------------------10 9||
|  |d|----------------------------------------------------------||
|  |a|----------------------------------------------------------||
|2x|e|----------------------------------------------------------||

| | ||

|  |e|-------------------7-7------------------------7-7---------||
|  |b|------9-9-9-9-9-10-----10 9------9-9-9-9-9-10-----10-9----||
|  |g|-9-10-----------------------9-10--------------------------||
|  |d|----------------------------------------------------------||
|  |a|----------------------------------------------------------||
|  |e|----------------------------------------------------------||
|e|------7-7-7-7-7-8-10-10-12-13-12-10-8h12p8-7--------|
|b|-9-10----------------------------------------9-10-9-|
|g|----------------------------------------------------|
|d|----------------------------------------------------|
|a|----------------------------------------------------|
|e|----------------------------------------------------|
|e|------7-7-7-7-7-8-10-10-12-13-12-10-8h12p8-7--------|
|b|-9-10-----------------------------------------------|
|g|----------------------------------------------------|
|d|----------------------------------------------------|
|a|----------------------------------------------------|
|e|----------------------------------------------------|
|e|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------------|
|b|----------------------------------------------------|
|g|----------------------------------------------------|
|d|----------------------------------------------------|
|a|----------------------------------------------------|
|e|----------------------------------------------------|
|  |e|-13-16-16-16-16-16-13-12-12h13p12-12-------------||
|  |b|-------------------------------------------------||
|3x|g|-------------------------------------------------||
|  |d|-------------------------------------------------||
|  |a|-------------------------------------------------||
|  |e|-------------------------------------------------||

A F E Progression starts here *

|e|-13-16-16-16-16-16-13-12-12-13-12-10----------------|
|b|-------------------------------------13 12 10-------|
|g|----------------------------------------------------|
|d|----------------------------------------------------|
|a|----------------------------------------------------|
|e|----------------------------------------------------|

Now Play this 2 times then 2 times with the lead below.

A F E

|e|----------|
|b|----------|
|g|----10----|
|d|-7--10--2-|
|a|-7-- 8--2-|
|e|-5------0-|

* * *

* = Two times slow then 2 times fast.

This is played over the top of the above riff

A F E

|e|-12-13-12-10------------------------------------------------|
|b|-------------13-12-10-10-12-13-12-10-------------10---------|
|g|-------------------------------------13-10-10-13----13-10-9-|
|d|------------------------------------------------------------|
|a|------------------------------------------------------------|
|e|------------------------------------------------------------|

After the lead riff ends this comes back in

and there is some chanting.

|e|-5/7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7  8- 8\7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7|
|b|-7/9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-10-10\9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9|
|g|-7/9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-10-10\9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9|
|d|-7/9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-10-10\9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9|
|a|-5/7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7- 8- 8\7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7|
|e|--------------------------------------------------|

And then the 2nd guitar plays something like this..

Well I dunno, I like the way this sounds.

|e|-----------|
|b|-----------|
|g|-7-14-13-9-|
|d|-----------|
|a|-5-12-11-7-|
|e|-----------|

Mix and match those 2 riffs. Listen

to the song for the order.

After the chanting the distortion comes in... OH YEAH!

Verse

|e|-----------------------------------------|
|b|-----------------------------------------|
|g|-7/9-9-9-7/9-9-5-----7/9-9-9-7/9-9-14-13-|
|d|-7/9-9-9-7/9-9-5(10)-7/9-9-9-7/9-9-14-13-|
|a|-5/7-7-7-5/7-7-3(10)-5/7-7-7-5/7-7-12-11-|
|e|----------------( 8)---------------------|

Chorus

|e|--------------|
|b|--------------|
|g|-7----5-------|
|d|-7----5-----2-|
|a|-5----3-----2-|
|e|------------0-|

Oh Oh Shuttup! You talk to much.

Ending:

|e|---------------------------------------|
|b|--9----7----7------------------9--7----|
|g|--9----7----7------------------9--7----|
|d|--9----7----7------------------9--7--2-|
|a|--7----5----5------------------7--5--2-|
|e|-------------------------------------0-|

My life...

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