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The Kids Aren't Alright by Offspring
The Kids Aren't Alright
INTRO
This looks confusing, but it is easy to play,
you just need the know how the song goes.
You can also play this riff on G and D instead of D and A
E:--------------------------------------------------
B:--------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------
D:-----6-----6-----6--5-5-5/6------6-----6-5-5-56--
A:-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
E:--------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------
B:---------------------------------------
G:---------------------------------------
D:-----5----5----5-5-5/6---8--6--5-5-5/6-
A:-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/6---6--6--6-6-6/6-
E:--------------------------------------- X2
E:---------------------------------------------------------------
B:---------------------------------------------------------------
G:---------------------------------------------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------------------
A:-1--1--1/3--3/4------3-4----------3-4-6-4--3/4-------------------
E:----------------2--2-----4--4-4/6------------------------------ X2
VERSE/CHORUS
Strum each chord 8 times:
E:----------------
B:----------------
G:---------6------
D:-8---4---6---6--
A:-8---4---4---6--
E:-6---2-------4--
SOLO
The solo is kind of hard to tab.
All the bends are full bends, and where it says 16b 18 16r,
you have to bend 16 to sound like 18, then release it back on 16
FULL BENDS
E:---------------------------------------------------------------
B:-----------------------------------------/-7b--9b----12b----14b
G:---------------------------------------------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------------------
A:-8-----1-----1/3--4----4/6---6-6/8--------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------
E:-------------16----------------------------13---13--13----13---
B:------16^----------16b-(18)-16r--14--16--16b---------------------
G:---------------------------------------------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------------------
A:---------------------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------
E:--13--13----13--13----13---13---13--------------------------------
B:-------------------------------------16b---16r--14-------14-16-14-
G:------------------------------------------------------15----------
D:------------------------------------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------9---9--------------------
B:-----14---9--------------------9---9--------------9------------
G:-15-----------11b---11---11---------------------------10---11/13
D:----------------------------------------------------------------
A:----------------------------------------------------------------
E:----------------------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------
B:---------------14---14---16b--16--16--16--14---16b~~---14-----
G:-13--13---13/--------------------------------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------------------
A:---------------------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------
OUTRO
Repeat as many times as needed:
E:-------------------------------------------
B:--11--9--11--9--11--9--11--9--11--9--11--9-
G:-------------------------------------------
D:-------------------------------------------
A:-------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------
CAPO 1st
CAPO 1st
CAPO 1st
CAPO 1st
CAPO 1st
Am F
When we were young the future was so bright (Woah-oh!)
C
The old neighborhood was so alive (Woah-oh!)
G
And every kid on the whole damn street (Woah-oh!)
Was gonna make it big and not be beat
Am F
Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn (Woah-oh!)
C
The kids are grown up but their lives are worn (Woah-oh!)
G
How can one little street
Swallow so many lives
Am
Chances thrown
F
Nothing's free
C G
Longing for what used to be
Am
Still it's hard
F
Hard to see
C G
Fragile lives, shattered dreams
Am F
Jamie had a chance, well she really did (Woah-oh!
C
Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids (Woah-oh!)
G
Mark still lives at home cause he's got no job
Just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot
Am F
Jay committed suicide (Woah-oh!)
C
Brandon OD'd and died (Woah-oh!)
What the hell is going on
G
cruelest dream, reality
Am
Chances thrown
F
Nothing's free
C G
Longing for what used to be
Am
Still it's hard
F
Hard to see
C G
Fragile lives, shattered dreams
Am
Chances thrown
F
Nothing's free
C G
Longing for what used to be
Am
Still it's hard
F
Hard to see
C G
Fragile lives, shattered dreams
CAPO 1st
CAPO 1st
CAPO 1st
CAPO 1st
CAPO 1st
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version 2
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)-----|
Tuning: Standard
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Intro 1: Fm C# Ab Eb
Intro 2/Verse: Bbm F# C# Ab
-----------------------------------------
Verse:
Bbm
When we were young the future was so bright
F#
The old neighborhood was so alive
C#
And every kid on the whole damn street
Ab
Was gonna make it big in every beat
Bbm
Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn
F#
The kids are grown up but their lives are worn
C#
How can one little street
Ab
Swallow so many lives
------------------------------------------------
Chorus:
Bbm
Chances thrown
F#
Nothing's free
C#
Longing for
Ab
Used to be
Bbm
Still it's hard
F#
Hard to see
C#
Fragile lives
Ab
Shattered dreams
----------------------
Intro 2/Verse: x2
---------------------
Bbm
Jenny had a chance, well she really did
F#
Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids
C#
Mark still lives at home cause he's got no job
Ab
He just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot
Bbm
Jay committed suicide
F#
Brandon OD'd and died
C#
What the hell is going on?
Ab
The cruelest dream: reality
-------------------------------------
Chorus:
Bbm
Chances thrown
F#
Nothing's free
C#
Longing for
Ab
Used to be
Bbm
Still it's hard
F#
Hard to see
C#
Fragile lives
Ab
Shattered dreams
---------------------------------------------
Just Play Intro 2/Verse over the solo and hum.
----------------------------------------------
Chorus:
Bbm
Chances thrown
F#
Nothing's free
C#
Longing for
Ab
Used to be
Bbm
Still it's hard
F#
Hard to see
C#
Fragile lives
Ab
Shattered dreams
Thank you very much for looking at my tab. It's my first one so be gentle.
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Chord Diagrams
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E A D G B E
------------------
Fm 1 2 2 1 1 1
------------------
C# 4 4 6 6 6 4
------------------
Ab 4 6 6 5 4 4
------------------
Eb 6 6 8 8 8 6
-------------------
Bbm 1 1 3 2 2 1
-------------------
F# 2 4 4 3 2 2
-------------------
--------------------
version 3
Intro:
E|--------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------
G|-----6-----6-----6-5-5-5/6-------6-----6-----6-5-5-56--
D|-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--
A|--------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------
G|-----5-----5-----5-5-5-5/6---8--6--5-5-5-5/6-
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/6---6--6--6-6-6-6/6-
A|---------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------
If you listen really carefully here, u can hear that he picks the last part really fast:
From Here| To Here|
E|--------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------
A|-1-1/3/4-----3/4-----------3333/4444/6666/4444/3333/4444
E|---------2-2-----4444/6666------------------------------
Verse: Strum 8 times
E|--------------
B|--------------
G|--3-----6-----
D|--3--4--6--6--
A|--1--4--4--6--
E|-----2-----4--
Chorus: Strum 8 times
E|--------------
B|-----6--------
G|--3--6--6-----
D|--3--4--6--6--
A|--1-----4--6--
E|-----------4--
Outro:
I don't know how many times to do this, whatever floats ur boat i guess.....
E|---------------------
B|--11-9-11-9-11-9-11--
G|---------------------
D|---------------------
A|---------------------
E|---------------------
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symbols used in this tab:
/ slide up
slide down
b bend
r release