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Offspring - Bad Habit2 guitar tab

Bad Habit -- The Offspring

From the album "SMASH" 1994

"Hi there all Offspring's fans! here is a very clear tab for the famous BAD HABIT,

you can easily follow the notes with the lyrics...good luck!  :)  "

(Chady MAALOUF)

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|Tab Explanation:       |

| ~  =slight tremolo, or simply sustain the note                      |

| `  =play the note shortly by muting the guitar just after striking  |

| h  =hammer-on       |

| /  =slide to lower note       |

| \  =......     (guess what) :)       |

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Intro

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Basse:(I don't have a basse, but I tabbed these working on GUITAR, so...)

G--------------------|      

D-------7~-----------|      

A--------------------|(x4)  

E-3--5------3h5-5`---|      

During the intro, a distorted guitar comes in doing some strange noises,

I think you should try some slide picking with your right hand

and using the trimmer with the left hand (unless you are lefthanded),

beginning with this note:  E-----|

                           B-----|

                           G-----|

                           D--7--|

                           A--7--|

                           E--5--|

G----------------------------------------------------------|      

D---------------7~-----------------------------------------|      

A----------------------------------------------------------|

E-3--5--------------------------------------------3h5-5`---|      

    Hey man you know I'm really okey

The gun in my  hand will tell you the same

G------------------------------------------------|

D------------------5~----------------------2-----|

A------------------------------------------------|

E---0----3-----------------------0---------------|

But when I'm in my car (...) the slightest thing & it just might snap &

E----------------------------------------

B----------------------------------------

G----------------------------------------

D-7~~------------5--5\7~~------5--7///---

A-7~~------------5--5\7~~------5--7///---

E-5~~------------3--3\5~~------3--5///---

  BOOOOOOM!                       When I go driving... (Verse 1)

Verse 1

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E--------------------------------------------------------------|

B--------------------------------------------------------------|

G--------------------------------------5--7--5-----------5-----|

D-----------------------------------7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--|

A-----------------------------------7--3--5--3--7--5--7--3--7--|

E-----------------------------------5-----------5--3--5-----5--|

I stay I my lane

but getting cut-off makes me insane

E---------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------

G---------------------------------------------------

D-5--------5----------5--------5--------------------

A-5--------5----------5--------5--------------------

E-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------------

I open the glove box, reach  inside      I'm gonna

E-----------------------------------------

B-----------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------

D-9----------9--------9--------9----------

A-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----

E-----------------------------------------

  wreck this fucker's ride    'guess I've got a

Chorus

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E------------------------------------------|

B------------------------------------------|

G------------------------------------------|

D---7-9\10---------------------------------|

A---7-7\ 8----10\12--12-12--14///----------|

E---5----------8\10--10-10--12///----------|

bad habit                  of blowin' away

      yeah    yeah         I got a bad habit

      yeah    yeah        & it ain't goin' away

      yeah    yeah          yeahyeah yeah  

E-------------------------------|

B-------------------------------|

G-------------------------------|

D-10---7-----9------------------|(use some trem-picking, it's better)

A--8---5-----7---5--------------|

E----------------3--------------|

yeah yeah   yeahyeah yeah

Ooooooohh   hOo

Guitar 1 is still sustaining the note D---|

                                      A-5-|

      E-3-|

Guitar 2 plays this at the back

E-------------------------------|

B-------------------------------|

G-------------------------------|

D-17~~~~\\19~~----slide----7//--|

A--------------------pick--7//--|

E--------------------------5//--|

wooooo ho  OOhohooooo      they say the road... (Verse 2)

Continue playing verse 2 and then the chorus just as before.

On the last "Ooohoo hoooo" of the chorus (second time), guitar 1

is sustains a little bit on D-9-|   then plays D-7//`--|  

    A-7-|              A-7//`--|

    E---|              E-5//`--|

Drivers are rude....(Bridge)

Bridge (all instruments off!!)

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...such attitudes, but when I show my piece, complaints cease

something's odd, I feel like I'm god, you stupid dumbshit goddam' MOTHERFUCKER

then play this (you gotta use some trem-picking, listen to the song for this):

E---------------------------------|

B---------------------------------|

G---------------------------------|

D-14---13-12----------------------|

A-12---11-10---14---13-12--10--7--|

E--------------12---11-10---8--5--|

I open the glove box....

(repeat second riff of the verse and continue till chorus,

repeat this last one till the end of the song)

Last note played :   D-9--|

     A-7--|

             E----|

That's it! any comments are welcomed on my email: hellfire_1982@hotmail.com

         (ChagZ)

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