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The Kids Arent Alright

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

__________________________

/ Offspring / I think this really serious song is about this low class-American

/ The Kids Aren't Alright / who looks back at his childhood in the American ghetto, and realizes

/ Americana / that he and his friends never really had a chance to move upwards

/_________________________/ through the American social classes. Quite thought-provoking.

INTRO:

1st Guitar plays this twice and 2nd Guitar plays in second time.

1st Guitar (... = Palm Mute):

Bbm Bbsus2 Bbm F#5 F#b5 F#5

||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||----6---6-----5---5-5-5-5h6-----|----6---6-----5---5-5-5-5h6-----|
||8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

G#sus4 G# G#sus4 G#5 G#sus4 G# G#sus4

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
 |----6---6-----5---5-5-5-5h6-----|6h8-8-8-6---6-5---5-5-5-5h6-----||
 |6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-|6---6-6-6---6-6---6-6-6-6---6-6-||
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------||

. . . . . . . .

2nd Guitar:

Bb F#

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|8-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
|8-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
|6-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|

C# G#

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|6-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|6-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
|4-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|4-------------------------------|

INTERLUDE: 2x

2nd Guitar & 3rd Guitar:

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|8-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
|8-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
|6-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|

|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|6-----------6/--|8-------9\------|2-----------2/--|8-------9\------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|6-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|6-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
|4-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|4-------------------------------|

|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-|4h6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-|
|4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|----------------|

VERSE: 2x

Both 1st Guitar & 2nd Guitar (... = Palm Mute):

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|----------------|----------------|
|4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
|----------------|----------------|4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHORUS: 2x

Both 1st Guitar & 2nd Guitar:

|----------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|----------------|11---11---11-11-11-11-|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|8---8---8-8-8-8-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|11---11---11-11-11-11-|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|8---8---8-8-8-8-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-9----9----9--9--9--9-|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|6---6---6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|6---6---6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|
|6---6---6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6---6---6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|4---4---4-4-4-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|6---6---6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|----------------|----------------|4---4---4-4-4-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

INTERLUDE

VERSE

CHORUS

SOLO:

1st Guitar takes over the after the 3rd Guitar. 2nd Guitar plays CHORUS twice.

3rd Guitar:

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|6-----------6/--|8-----------8/--|9-----------9/--|11------13------|

1st Guitar:

|----------------|----------------|13------16------|-----------------|
|-9------11------|14------16------|16b18-----------|16b18r16----14---|
|11b13---13b15---|16b18---18b20---|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|------13-13-------13-13-|------13-13---------------|---------------------|------------------|
|16b18-------16b18-------|16b18-------pb18r16p14----|14h16-14-----9-------|----------------9-|
|------------------------|-----------------------15-|---------------11-11-|11b13r11---11-----|
|------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
|9~--------9~--------|------------------------|------13-13------------|--------------------|
|---9~--------9~---9/|14-14-14-14-14-14-16-16-|16b18-------pb18r16-14-|16b18-----r16~------|
|--------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|

CHORUS:

1st Guitar & 2nd Guitar:

|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|----------------|11---9---11---9---|11---9---11---9---|11---9---11---9---|
|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|8---6---8---6---|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

|

|----------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|----------------|11---11---11-11-11-11-|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|8---8---8-8-8-8-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|11---11---11-11-11-11-|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|8---8---8-8-8-8-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-9----9----9--9--9--9-|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|6---6---6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|11---9---11---9---|11---9---11---9---|11---9---11---9---|11---9---11---9---|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|6---6---6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|
|6---6---6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6---6---6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|4---4---4-4-4-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|6---6---6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|----------------|----------------|4---4---4-4-4-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|8---8---8-8-8-8-|8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|8---6---8---6---|8---6---8---6---|
|8---8---8-8-8-8-|8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|----------------|
|6---6---6-6-6-6-|6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|

|

|----------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|----------------|11---11---11-11-11-11-|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|8---8---8-8-8-8-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|11---11---11-11-11-11-|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|8---8---8-8-8-8-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-9----9----9--9--9--9-|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|6---6---6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|11---9---11---9---|11---9---11---9---|11---9---11---9---|11---9---11---9---|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|6---6---6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|
|6---6---6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6---6---6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|4---4---4-4-4-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|6---6---6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|----------------|----------------|4---4---4-4-4-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

OUTRO:

1st Guitar & 2nd Guitar:

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

|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------|
|8---------------|----------------|----------------|(8)\-----|
|8---------------|----------------|----------------|(8)\-----|
|6---------------|----------------|----------------|(6)\-----|

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