Transcription from Maximum Guitar magazine
This is one of my favorite basslines by the Offspring cuz it's full
of chromatics. I hope the order is clear...if you know the song, you
should have no problem...if not, listen to it a few times. I think he
uses a pick, but do whatever you want!!
(3)=note is held over in next measure
Intro--wait 2 measures & then this...
G---------|----------------------|
D---------|----------------------|
A-5--5-5-|----------------2-3-4-|
E---------|-1-0-1-2-3-3--------|
figure 1--play this riff twice
G-----------------|----------------------|
D-----------------|----------------------|
A-5-3-5-0-0-5-3-|---------------2-3-4-|
E-----------------|-1-0-1-2-3-3-2-------|
figure 2 during verses--"Look at me I'm fallin..."; play 4 times
listen to the rhythm...it's a little tricky
G-----------------|----------------------|------------------|--------------------|
D-----------------|-3-0-3-4-5-5--------|-5-3-5--0-0-5-3-|--------------------|
A-5-3-5-0-0-5-3-|--------------2-3-4-|------------------|1-0-1-2-3-3-2-3-4-|
E-----------------|----------------------|------------------|--------------------|
Chorus riff--steady quarter & 8th notes"Life...what a..."
figure 3--repeat this twice
G-----------------|---------------------|
D-----------------|-----2-3-4-5-------|
A-5--5--5-0-2-3-|-(3)---------2-3-4-|
E-----------------|---------------------|
figure 4 of chorus
G-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|
D-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|
A-5--5--5-0-2-3-|-------------------|-1--1-1---1-1--0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-|
E-----------------|--1-0-1-2-3-3--1-|---------1--------|--------------|
back to figure 1 & repeat
back to verse--figure 2 played 4 times
back to chorus--figures 3 & 4
bridge--"Don't know who..."
G----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A-0--0--0-0--3-|-(3)-3-3-----------|-5--5--5-5-0-5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
E----------------|----------3-3-3-1-|-----------------|--------------------|
G---------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D---------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A-0--0--0-0-3-|-(3)-3--3----------|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|
E---------------|-----------3-3-3-1-|-----------------|-------------------|
G------------------|---------------|
D------------------|---------------|
A-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0--0--|
now start at the very beginning figure, repeat thru figures 1, 2, 3 &
end on figure 4