Breaking These Bones Tab by The Offspring

Breaking These Bones tab by The Offspring

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



Intro:

e|--------------------------------|  e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|  B|--------------------------------|
G|--------5-5-5~-12-12-12~--------|  G|--------5-5-5~-12-12-12~--------|
D|-7-7-7~-5-5-5~-12-12-12~-7-7-7~-|  D|-7-7-7~-5-5-5~-12-12-12~-7-7-7~-|
A|-7-7-7~-3-3-3~-9--9--9~--7-7-7~-|  A|-7-7-7~-3-3-3~-9--9--9~--7-7-7~-|
E|-5-5-5~------------------5-5-5~-|  E|-5-5-5~------------------5-5-5~-|


e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

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e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


Verse 1:

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------5---5/12-12\7-----|
D|-7--7-5---5/12-12\7--7--|
A|-7--7-3---3/9--9\-5--7--|
E|-5--5----------------5--|

     PM----------|        PM----------|       PM----------|        PM----------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7---------------7--------------------7-------------------7--------------------7-----|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8-8-|



Chorus:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

   PM----------|        PM----------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|---------------7--------------------7-----|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8-8-|



Verse 2:

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------5---5/12-12\7-----|
D|-7--7-5---5/12-12\7--7--|
A|-7--7-3---3/9--9\-5--7--|
E|-5--5----------------5--|

     PM----------|        PM----------|       PM----------|        PM----------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7---------------7--------------------7-------------------7--------------------7-----|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8-8-|

Chorus:


e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|

Bridge:

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--10-10-10-10-10-10-|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-|-------------12b-12b-12b-------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14b-14b-14b-------------12b-12b-12b-14p12-------14p12-------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-|-------------------------------------------15-12-------15-12-|
E|-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------12b-12b-12b-------------------------------------|
D|-14b-14b-14b-------------12b-12b-12b-14p12-------14p12-------|
A|-------------------------------------------15-12-------15-12-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|



Outro:

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--10-10-10-10-10-10-|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------------|

  PM----------|          PM---------|          PM---------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9\5-------------------9\5-------------------9\5-----|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7--9\5-5/7--7-7-7-7-7-7--9\5-5/7--7-7-7-7-7-7--9\5-5/7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7\3-5/7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7\3-5/7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7\3-5/7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5------3/5--5-5-5-5-5-5------3/5--5-5-5-5-5-5------3/5-|


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| p   Pull-off
| b   Bend
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| PM  Palm mute
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NOTE: In the Verse 1 and Verse 2 play the Chords once in the first tab

Published: April 18, 2021

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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