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Pay the Man

The Offspring
Tab
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Tab5

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

Guitar 1 Verse

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-13-12-10-9-10-12-10-9------15-13-12-10-9-10-12-10-9------|
G|--------------------------10-9--------------------------10-9-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------99999999-10-12-12-12-10-9------999999999-10-12-12-12-10-9-|
G|-9-10---------------------------9-10----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-13-12-10-9-10-12-10-9------15-13-12-10-9-10-12-10-9------|
G|--------------------------10-9--------------------------10-9-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------99999999-10-12-12-12-10-9------99999999-10-12-12-12-10-9-|
G|-9-10---------------------------9-10---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-10-12-12-12-12-12-13-15-17-18-17-15-17-13-12-13-12-9-10-9-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-10-12-12-12-12-12-13-15-17-18-17-15-17-13-12-13-12-/17-17-17-17-17-17-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|--17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-18-21-21-21-21-18-17h18p17-|--17-18-21-21-21-21-21-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|.----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|.----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
e|--------------|
B|-18-17h18p17--|
G|-------------.|
D|-------------.|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

Verse

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-18-21-21-21-21-21-18-17h18p17-17-15-13-12-10-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 : Slight Distortion

e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-x-10-10-----|-7-7-x-10-10-----|
D|-7-7-x-10-10-2-2-|-7-7-x-10-10-2-2-|
A|-5-5-x-08-08-2-2-|-5-5-x-08-08-2-2-|
E|-5-5-x-------0-0-|-5-5-x-------0-0-|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------17h18p17-15-13-12-10-12-13-12-10-9----9-10-9------|
G|--------------------------------------------------10--------10-9-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9/17-17h18p17-15-13-12-10-12-13-12-10-9----9-10-9-----|
G|-----------------------------------------10-------10-9-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Both Guitars

e|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-9-9-9-9-10-10-|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-9-9-9-9-10-10-|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-9-9-9-9-10-10-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-9-9-9-9-10-10-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-7-7-7-7-08-08-|
E|-------------|-6-6---------08-08-|

Both Guitars: 1st Time, No Distortion

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7/10-10-10-10\9-9----------------|
D|-7-7-7/10-10-10-10\9-9----------------|
A|-5-5-5/08-08-08-08\7-7-5b-5/12b-12\7b-|
E|-5-5-5/08---------\7-7----------------|

Both Guitars

e|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-9-9-9-9-10-10-|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-9-9-9-9-10-10-|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-9-9-9-9-10-10-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-9-9-9-9-10-10-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-7-7-7-7-08-08-|
E|-------------|-6-6---------08-08-|

Both Guitars : 1st Time, No Distortion

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7/10-10-10-10\9-9----------------|
D|-7-7-7/10-10-10-10\9-9----------------|
A|-5-5-5/08-08-08-08\7-7-5b-5/12b-12\7b-|
E|-5-5-5/08---------\7-7----------------|

Guitar 1: No Distortion, 1st 2 Times

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-7/9-9-9-7/9-5-7/9-9-9-7/9-14-13------|
D|-7/9-9-9-7/9-5-7/9-9-9-7/9-14-13------|
A|-5/7-7-7-5/7-3-5/7-7-7-5/7-12-11------|
E|-5/7-7-7-5/7-3-5/0-7-7-5/7-12-11------|

Both Guitars : 1st Time, No Distortion

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7/10-10-10-10\9-9----------------|
D|-7-7-7/10-10-10-10\9-9----------------|
A|-5-5-5/08-08-08-08\7-7-5b-5/12b-12\7b-|
E|-5-5-5/08---------\7-7----------------|

Guitar 1: No Distortion, 1st 2 Times

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-7/9-9-9-7/9-5-7/9-9-9-7/9-14-13------|
D|-7/9-9-9-7/9-5-7/9-9-9-7/9-14-13------|
A|-5/7-7-7-5/7-3-5/7-7-7-5/7-12-11------|
E|-5/7-7-7-5/7-3-5/0-7-7-5/7-12-11------|

Both Guitars : 1st Time, No Distortion

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7/10-10-10-10\9-9----------------|
D|-7-7-7/10-10-10-10\9-9----------------|
A|-5-5-5/08-08-08-08\7-7-5b-5/12b-12\7b-|
E|-5-5-5/08---------\7-7----------------|

Guitar 1: No Distortion

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-7/9-9-9-7/9-5-7/9-9-9-7/9-14-13------|
D|-7/9-9-9-7/9-5-7/9-9-9-7/9-14-13------|
A|-5/7-7-7-5/7-3-5/7-7-7-5/7-12-11------|
E|-5/7-7-7-5/7-3-5/0-7-7-5/7-12-11------|

Outro: Clean

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-9--7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-|
D|-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-9--7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-|
A|-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-7--5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-|
E|----------------------------------------7-|

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| h Hammer-on

| b Bend

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| p Pull-off

| x Dead note

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