Tabs (Ver. 2)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Self Esteem
As recorded by The Offspring
(From the 1994 Album Smash)
Words and Music by The Offspring
transcribed by infi
Intro:
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Q=106
4/4
+W H Q 
E MajorE +E MajorE Q Q S S S E MajorE S +S +S Q Q S S S E MajorE E MajorE +S
e|-----|---------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
BB|-----|---------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|-----|---------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----|----------s(5)-|--s7---7---7-7s15-15--15-(15)s10-|-10---10---10-10s5-5--5--(5)s7-|
A augmentedA|-----|----------s(5)-|--s7---7---7-7s15-15--15-(15)s10-|-10---10---10-10s5-5--5--(5)s7-|
E MajorE|-----|----------s(3)-|--s5---5---5-5s13-13--13-(13)s8--|-8----8----8--8-s3-3--3--(3)s5-|
Q Q S S S E MajorE S +S +S Q Q S S S E MajorE E MajorE +S
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7---7---7-7s15-15--15-(15)s10-|-10---10---10-10s5-5--5--(5)s3-----------|
A augmentedA|--7---7---7-7s15-15--15-(15)s10-|-10---10---10-10s5-5--5--(5)s3-----------|
E MajorE|--5---5---5-5s13-13--13-(13)s8--|-8----8----8--8-s3-3--3--(3)s1-----------|
Release Slowly
P.M.-----------------------|
Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S E MajorE S E MajorE E MajorE S S H Q E MajorE
e|------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
BB|------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
G+G|--2---------------------|-----------------5-----5-----|-------------------|
D MajorD|--3---------3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--|--7--7-------------|
A augmentedA|--3---3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--5--3--5--3--5--|--7--7-------------|
E MajorE|--1---1--1--1--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--1--3-(3)-3-(3)-3--|--5--5-------------|
Wx2 Q E MajorE S S S Q. Q
e|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------||
BB|---------|------------------x----x----x----------------------------------||
G+G|---------|-------------------12---12s------------------------||
D MajorD|---------|------------------x----x----x--12---12s------------------------||
A augmentedA|---------|-----------------10----x---10--10---10s------------------------||
E MajorE|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------||
1st Verse:
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P.M.-----| P.M.-----|
Wx7 Q E MajorE S S S Q. Q S S S S S Q E MajorE S S S S S
e|---------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB|---------|-----------x----x----x------------|o----------------------------|
G+G|---------|------------12---12s--|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|---------|-----------x----x----x--12---12s--|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------|----------10----x---10--10---10s--|o-5-7-7-7-7--------3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|---------|----------------------------------|--3-5-5-5-5--------1-1-1-1-1-|
1,2,3. 4.
P.M.-----| P.M.-----|
S S S S S Q E MajorE S S S S S S S S +S E MajorE E MajorE Q
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
BB|----------------------------o|-------------------------------------------||
G+G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
D MajorD|---5-5-5-5-------------------|----5-5----5--5--5-------------------------||
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3--------5-5-5-5-5-o|--3-3-3----3--5--5-------------------------||
E MajorE|-1----------------3-3-3-3-3--|--1-----------3--3-------------------------||
Chorus:
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4x
Q Q S S S E MajorE S +S +S Q Q S S S E MajorE E MajorE +S
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------||
BB|o--------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
G+G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D MajorD|---7---7---7-7s15-15--15-(15)s10-|-10---10---10-10s5-5--5--(5)s7--||
A augmentedA|o--7---7---7-7s15-15--15-(15)s10-|-10---10---10-10s5-5--5--(5)s7-o||
E MajorE|---5---5---5-5s13-13--13-(13)s8--|-8----8----8--8-s3-3--3--(3)s5--||
2nd Verse:
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P.M.-----| P.M.-----|
E. E MajorE Q H Wx3 S S S S S Q E MajorE S S S S S
e|-------------|----------|-----------------------------|
BB|-------------|----------|o----------------------------|
G+G|-------------|----------|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-----------|----------|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-----------|----------|o-5-7-7-7-7--------3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|-5-----------|----------|--3-5-5-5-5--------1-1-1-1-1-|
1. 2.
P.M.-----| P,M.-----|
S S S S S Q E MajorE S S S S S S S S +S E MajorE E MajorE Q
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------||
BB|----------------------------o|-----------------------||
G+G|-----------------------------|-----------------------||
D MajorD|---5-5-5-5-------------------|---5-5----5--5--5------||
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3--------5-5-5-5-5-o|-3-3-3----3--5--5------||
E MajorE|-1----------------3-3-3-3-3--|-1-----------3--3------||
Chorus
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Bridge:
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| 1,2,3.
Q Q S S E MajorE Q Q Q S S E MajorE E MajorE E Q Q S S E MajorE Q Q Q S S E MajorE S S S S
e|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
BB|o-------------------|----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------o|
G+G|--7---7---7s3-3--3--|------------5-5--5s7--|--7---7---7s3-3--3--|----------5-x--x-x-x-7--|
D MajorD|--7---7---7s3-3--3--|--3---3---3-5-5--5s7--|--7---7---7s3-3--3--|--3--3--3-5-x--x-x-x-7--|
A augmentedA|o-5---5---5s1-1--1--|--3---3---3-3-3--3s5--|--5---5---5s1-1--1--|--3--3--3-3-x--x-x-x-5-o|
E MajorE|--------------------|--1---1---1-----------|--------------------|--1--1--1---------------|
4.
Q Q S S E MajorE E MajorE E Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S E MajorE S E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE Q H
e|---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|
BB|---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|
G+G|--5---5---5----------|--2---------------------|-----------------5-----5-----|-----------|
D MajorD|--5---5---5-5-5--5s3-|--3---------3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--|--7-7------|
A augmentedA|--3---3---3-5-5--5s3-|--3---3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--5--3--5--3--5--|--7-7------|
E MajorE|------------3-3--3s1-|--1---1--1--1--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--1--3-(3)-3-(3)-3--|--5-5------|
Wx2 Q E MajorE S S S Q. Q
e|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------||
BB|---------|------------------x----x----x----------------------------------||
G+G|---------|-------------------12---12s------------------------||
D MajorD|---------|------------------x----x----x--12---12s------------------------||
A augmentedA|---------|-----------------10----x---10--10---10s------------------------||
E MajorE|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------||
3rd Verse:
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P.M.-----| P.M.-----|
Wx7 Q E MajorE S S S Q. Q S S S S S Q E MajorE S S S S S
e|---------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB|---------|-----------x----x----x------------|o----------------------------|
G+G|---------|------------12---12s--|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|---------|-----------x----x----x--12---12s--|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------|----------10----x---10--10---10s--|o-5-7-7-7-7--------3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|---------|----------------------------------|--3-5-5-5-5--------1-1-1-1-1-|
1,2,3. 4.
P.M.-----| P.M.-----|
S S S S S Q E MajorE S S S S S S S S +S E MajorE E MajorE Q
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
BB|----------------------------o|-------------------------------------------||
G+G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
D MajorD|---5-5-5-5-------------------|----5-5----5--5--5-------------------------||
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3--------5-5-5-5-5-o|--3-3-3----3--5--5-------------------------||
E MajorE|-1----------------3-3-3-3-3--|--1-----------3--3-------------------------||
Chorus
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Ending:
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| 1,2,3.
Q Q S S E MajorE Q Q Q S S E MajorE E MajorE E Q Q S S E MajorE Q Q Q S S E MajorE S S S S
e|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
BB|o-------------------|----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------o|
G+G|--7---7---7s3-3--3--|------------5-5--5s7--|--7---7---7s3-3--3--|----------5-x--x-x-x-7--|
D MajorD|--7---7---7s3-3--3--|--3---3---3-5-5--5s7--|--7---7---7s3-3--3--|--3--3--3-5-x--x-x-x-7--|
A augmentedA|o-5---5---5s1-1--1--|--3---3---3-3-3--3s5--|--5---5---5s1-1--1--|--3--3--3-3-x--x-x-x-5-o|
E MajorE|--------------------|--1---1---1-----------|--------------------|--1--1--1---------------|
Release Slowly
4. P.M.------------------------|
Q Q S S E MajorE E MajorE E Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S E MajorE S E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE Q H
e|---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------||
BB|---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------||
G+G|--5---5---5----------|--2---------------------|-----------------5-----5-----|-----------||
D MajorD|--5---5---5-5-5--5s3-|--3---------3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--|--7-7------||
A augmentedA|--3---3---3-5-5--5s3-|--3---3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--5--3--5--3--5--|--7-7------||
E MajorE|------------3-3--3s1-|--1---1--1--1--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--1--3-(3)-3-(3)-3--|--5-5------||
Duration 🏷Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature 🏷Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to ¨nowhere¨)
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
(n) - tied note
Misc 🏷Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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