Song: Mota
Band: Offspring
Album: Ixnay on the Hombre (1997)
Tabbed by: Gennadiy Katsman (gak@idt.net)
Brought to you by Delirium's Offspring Page -
http://members.aol.com/delirium4u/offspring.htm - Where you'll find
the most accurate tabs
^half - bend, halfstep
^quarter - bend, quarterstep
xxx - rated XXX, naw - left hand mute
\ - slide up the fretboard
/ - slide down the fretboard
P.M. - palm mute
Intro: (drums, then bass comes in, then guitar)
e-|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------
G-|-12-12---12--12-12---12-12--12-12-12---12---12---12-12-12-12-|----------
D-|-12-12---12--12-12---12-12--12-12-12---12---12---12-12-12-12-|----------
A-|-10-10---10--10-10---10-10--10-10-10---10---10---10-10-10-10-|----------
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------
------ Mota!
Verse Riff I:
e-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-|-12-xx-12-xxx-12-xx-12-14-15-14-12-10--8-xx-8-xxx-8-xx-10-xxx----------
D-|-12-xx-12-xxx-12-xx-12-14-15-14-12-10--8-xx-8-xxx-8-xx-10-xxx----------
A-|-10-xx-10-xxx-10-xx-10-12-13-12-10--8--6-xx-6-xxx-6-xx--8-xxx----------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
e-|-------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------|
G-|-14-15-14-12-10-12-xx-12-xxx-12-xx---|
D-|-14-15-14-12-10-12-xx-12-xxx-12-xx---|
A-|-12-13-12-10--8-10-xx-10-xxx-10-xx---|
E-|-------------------------------------|
Verse Riff II: ^half
^half
e-|---------------------------------->------------------------------------>---
B-|---------------------------------<------------------------------------<----
G-|-12-12--12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12---\8-8--8--8-8--10-10--10--10-10--10-\-
D-|-12-12--12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12---\8-8--8--8-8--10-10--10--10-10--10-\-
A-|-10-10--10--10-10--10-10--10-10--10---\6-6--6--6-6---8--8---8---8--8---8-\-
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chorus:
e-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-|-10---------------5----------------------------------------------------
D-|-10---------------5---------------5------------------------------------
A-|--8---------------3---------------5------------------------------------
E-|----------------------------------3------------------------------------
Notes: A fairly simple melody, except that it involves very fast picking
&
sliding simultaneously in the verse part. As usual, the tabs have
approximated time scale, so you'll need to listen to the song as you
figure out the rhythm.
