Blackball by The Offspring notation: / slide up (first note picked) \ slide down g grace note. Held for a split second, is not counted in the timing. (crappy explanation, I know, but I haven't taken music lessons in about five years) h hammer on (first note picked) p pull off (first note picked) t tap (don't pick it, just tap the string real hard) regular tuning 1: intro and rhythm section E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------ B|--------------------------------|-----------2g/3\2------------2g/3\2- G|---------------5-5-5--2---------|-4-4-4-4-4-2g/3\2--4-4-4-4-4-2g/3\2- D|-2-2-2--5-5-5--3-3-3--2---------|-4-4-4-4-4-1g/2\1--4-4-4-4-4-1g/2\1- A|-2-2-2--5-5-5--3-3-3--0---------|-2-2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2-2-------- E|-0-0-0--3-3-3-------------------|------------------------------------ 2: chorus ("Win the battle lose the war...") E|---------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-------------------- G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-------------------- D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------- A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------- E|---------------------------------------------------------------------- chorus part 2 ("I don't want this anymore...") E|---------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------- G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------- D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------- A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------2-------------------- 3: guitar solo (played by guitar 1 with accompanying chords from guitar 2) E5 F5 E5 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------- B|---------------------------------------------------------------------- G|---------------------------------------------------------------------- D|-2-2h3-2--2h3--2p0--2h3-5-3-2p0-2h3-2p0------------------------------- A|----------------------------------------3p2-3h5-3p2-0----------------- E|---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb5 E5 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------5----------------------------- G|----------------------------------------4----------------------------- D|----------------------------------------2----------------------------- A|-0h2-3p2-0----0h2-0--------------------------------------------------- E|-----------t3-------t3-2p0-2h3-5p3-2-1-0------------------------------ 4: interlude part 1 (play 3x) E|---------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/6------ G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5------ D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/3------ A|---------------------------------------------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------------------------------------- *note: on third time, stop... ^ here! and go into interlude part 5: Interlude part 2 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-5---5g/6---5---5g/6---5---5g/6---5---5g/6---------------------------- G|-4---4g/5---4---4g/5---4---4g/5---4---4g/5---------------------------- D|-2---2g/3---2---2g/3---2---2g/3---2---2g/3---------------------------- A|---------------------------------------------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6: Interlude part 3 ("In the style of forgotten men...") E|---------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-8-8-8-8---------6-6-6-6---------5---5g/6---5---5g/6------------------ G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4---4g/5---4---4g/5------------------ D|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2---2g/3---2---2g/3------------------ A|---------5-5-5-5---------3-3-3-3-------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------------