I'll Be Waiting Tab by The Offspring

I'll Be Waiting tab by The Offspring

Guitar Tab

Song: I'll Be Waiting
Artist: The Offspring
Album: The Offspring

\\ = pick slide


Intro A (Guitar 1)
e---------------------------------------------------------
B------3-------3-------3-------3--------------------------
G----2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0------------------------
D--0-------3-------2-------1------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------

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Intro B (Guitar 2)
e---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G--14\12-10---10--------10h12p10------10h12p10---12h14----
D----------------10-12-------------12---------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------

(continued)
e---------15-17^----15\13--17^---15\13--13^\---8-10^------
B--13h15--------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------

(continued)
e--10p8--10^--10^-----------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------10--12--10--12/14--12--10--12--10-----
D------------------------------------------------------12-
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------

(continued)
e---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------12^----------------------
D--10---------------10h12-10------------------------------
A-------------10h12----------12---------------------------
E-------10h12---------------------------------------------

Verse
e---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G--7--7-7-7-9--10--10-10-10-9--5--5-5-5---------------4-5-
D--7--7-7-7-9--10--10-10-10-9--5--5-5-5--5m-5m-5m-5m--4-5-
A--5--5-5-5-7---8---8--8--8-7--3--3-3-3--5m-5m-5m-5m--2-3-
E----------------------------------------3m-3m-3m-3m------

Pre-Chorus                               end on
e-----0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-----|--------------------
B-----1-1-1-1-1--------1-1-1-1-1-----|--------------------
G--2--2-2-2-2-2-----2--2-2-2-2-2-----|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3--
D--2--2-2-2-2-2-----2--2-2-2-2-2-----|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3--
A--0--0-0-0-0-0--2--0--0-0-0-0-0--2--|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1--
E----------------3----------------3--|--------------------

Chorus
e---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G--10-10m-10m-10m-10m-10m---------------------7-7m-7m-7m--
D--10-10m-10m-10m-10m-10m--10-10-10-10-10-10--7-7m-7m-7m--
A---8--8m--8m--8m--8m--8m--10-10-10-10-10-10--5-5m-5m-5m--
E---------------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--------------

(continued)
e---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G--7m-7m-----------------10m-10m-10m-10m-10m-10m----------
D--7m-7m--7-7-7--8--8-8--10m-10m-10m-10m-10m-10m--10-10---
A--5m-5m--7-7-7--8--8-8---8m--8m--8m--8m--8m--8m--10-10---
E---------5-5-5--6--6-6----------------------------8--8---

(continued)
e---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7--7--------------
D--10-10-10-10--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7--7--------------
A--10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--------------
E---8--8--8--8--------------------------------------------

Fill 1
e------8h10p8---------------------------------------------
B--10----------8h10p8--6h8p6-----6h8p6-\------------------
G-----------------------------7---------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------

Fill 2
e--10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------------------
B-------------------------10--13--10----------------------
G------------------10h12--------------12--10h12p10--------
D--------------------------------------------------12-----
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------

Riff
e---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------
D--\\----7-----7------------------------------------------
A--\\----7-----7------------------------------------------
E--------5-----5------------------------------------------

Solo
e---------------------------------------------------------
B--10--10--11-11-11--10--10--11-11-11--10-10--------------
G---9---9--10-10-10---9---9--10-10-10---9--9---9h10-------
D---7---7---8--8--8---7---7---8--8--8---8--8--------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------


e---------------------------------------------------------
B--------------11-10--------------------------------------
G--10/12\10-9--10--9--9h10--10/12\10-9--------------------
D---------------8--7-------------------12--11--12--11-----
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------


e---------------------------------------------------------
B--------------11-11--------------11-11-------------11-11-
G--------------10-10--------------10-10-------------10-10-
D--11--11--11---8--8--11--11--11---8--8--11--11--11--8--8-
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------


e---------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------13-15--
G--------------------------------14-15-17-15-14-15--------
D--11-12-11----11-12-14-12-14-15--------------------------
A-----------12--------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------


e---------------------------------------------------------
B--15/17--17-17-17-17-------------------------------------
G---------16-16-16-16--15-15--14-14-14-14-14-14--15-15----
D-----------------------x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x----
A----------------------13-13--12-12-12-12-12-12--13-13----
E---------------------------------------------------------


e---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G--14-14-14-14-14-14--15-15--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14------
D---x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x------
A--12-12-12-12-12-12--13-13--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------
E---------------------------------------------------------


Intro A, B
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus, Fill 1
Chorus, Fill 2
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus, Fill 1
Riff
Solo
Chorus, Fill 1
Chorus, Fill 2
Verse

Really awesome guitar work in this song. I don't know why
they stopped playing like they did on their first albums.

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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