Nothing From Something Tab by The Offspring

Nothing From Something tab by The Offspring

Guitar Tab

Song:           Nothing From Something
Artist:         The Offspring
CD:             Ignition (1992 Epitaph)
Track-Time:     11-00:00

There are two guitars in this song:

 guitar1: Hash-distortion (ca 60%), left speaker
 guitar2: distortion (ca 90%), right speaker, not that loud

String setup is "E-A-D-G-B-e".



Intro:

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

First there is only guitar1...

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 ------------------------------------------------- x - deadnote
 ------------------------------------------------- r - release
 --9-----9-----9-----x--9--r--9--9-----9-----x--x-     left hand
 --9-----9-----9-----x--9--r--9--9-----9-----x--x-
 --7-----7-----7-----x--7--r--7--7-----7-----x--x-
 -------------------------------------------------


   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 --7-----7-----7-----x--7--r--9--9-----9-----x--x-
 --7-----7-----7-----x--7--r--9--9-----9-----x--x-
 --5-----5-----5-----x--5--r--7--7-----7-----x--x-
 -------------------------------------------------


   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 --9-----9-----9-----x--9--r--9--9-----9-----x--x-
 --9-----9-----9-----x--9--r--9--9-----9-----x--x-
 --7-----7-----7-----x--7--r--7--7-----7-----x--x-
 -------------------------------------------------


   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 --7-----7-----7-----x--7--r----------------------
 --7-----7-----7-----x--7--r--9--9-----9-----x--x-
 --5-----5-----5-----x--5--r--9--9-----9-----x--x-
 -----------------------------7--7-----7-----x--x-


   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 --9-----9-----9-----x--9--r--9--9-----9-----x--x-
 --9-----9-----9-----x--9--r--9--9-----9-----x--x-
 --7-----7-----7-----x--7--r--7--7-----7-----x--x-
 -------------------------------------------------


   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 --7-----7-----7-----x--7--r--9--9-----9-----x--x-
 --7-----7-----7-----x--7--r--9--9-----9-----x--x-
 --5-----5-----5-----x--5--r--7--7-----7-----x--x-
 -------------------------------------------------


Now it's time for both guitars!

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 -10----------------------------------------10-10-
 -10----------------------------------------10-10-
 --8-----------------------------------------8--8-


   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------7----------------------
 --9-----------------------7----------------------
 --9-----------------------5----------------------
 --7----------------------------------------------


main riff:

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 --9-----9-----9-----x--9--r--7--7-----7-----x--x-
 --9-----9-----9-----x--9--r--7--7-----7-----x--x-
 --7-----7-----7-----x--7--r--5--5-----5-----x--x-
 -------------------------------------------------


   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------9--9-----9-----x--x-
 --7-----7-----7-----x--7--r--9--9-----9-----x--x-
 --7-----7-----7-----x--7--r--7--7-----7-----x--x-
 --5-----5-----5-----x--5--r----------------------


   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 --9-----9-----9-----x--9--r--5--5-----5-----x--x-
 --9-----9-----9-----x--9--r--5--5-----5-----x--x-
 --7-----7-----7-----x--7--r--3--3-----3-----x--x-
 -------------------------------------------------


   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 --7-----7-----7-----x--7--r--9--9-----9-----x--x-
 --7-----7-----7-----x--7--r--9--9-----9-----x--x-
 --5-----5-----5-----x--5--r--7--7-----7-----x--x-
 -------------------------------------------------


chorus:

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 -------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------8-----8--9-----x--8----
 --9-----9-----9-----x--9--7-----7--8-----x--7----
 --9-----9-----9-----x--9--5-----5--6-----x--5----
 --7-----7-----7-----x--7-------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------


   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 --7-----7-----7-----x--7-------------------------
 --7-----7-----7-----x--7--9-----9--9-----x--9----
 --5-----5-----5-----x--5--9-----9--9-----x--9----
 --------------------------7-----7--7-----x--7----


bridge:

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 --------------------9----------------------------
 --------7--7-10-10--------------7--7-10-10--9----
 --0-----------------------0--0-------------------
   \palm muting_________________________________/


   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 --------------------9----10-10--9--9-------------
 --------7--7-10-10-------------------10-10--9--9-
 --0----------------------------------------------
   \palm-muting_________________________________/


ending:
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 --7--7--7--7--7--7--7--x--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--x-
 --7--7--7--7--7--7--7--x--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--x-
 --5--5--5--5--5--5--5--x--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--x-
 -------------------------------------------------
   \palm-muting_________________________________/


   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
 --2----------------------------------------------
 --2--Let ring!-----------------------------------
 --0----------------------------------------------


1x intro
1x main riff

1x main riff    Things ..
                They ...
                It ..
                Just ...

1x main riff    The ..
                I'm ...
                Shattered ..
                And ...

4x chorus       Gonna ..
                And ..!
                Making ..!
                Making ..!

1x intro
1x main riff    Cut ...
                It's ..
                'Cause ..,
                I'm ...

1x main riff    Take ..,
                Tonight ...
                Broken ..
                And ...

4x chorus       Gonna ..
                And ..
                Making ..!
                Making ..!

4x bridge
2x main riff - solo's misssing - sorry

4x chorus       Gonna ..
                And ..
                Making ..!
                Making ..!
1x ending

--

CUl8ter!

JohnnyC@gmx.de



-------------


HERE YOU GO    NOTHING FROM SOMETHING     BY THE OFFSPRING OFF OF
INGNITION

TABBED  OUT  BY    OJ IN LAPD
THIS IS A GREAT HEAVY SONG    ONE  FOR THE  MOSH PIT    I WONDER WHY NO
ONE
TABBED THIS ITS AWSOME   ITS   FAIRLY SIMPLE AND I THINK THIS IS PRETTY
CLOSE
TO PERFECT IF NOT PERFECT    IT CAN BE PLAYED TUNED DOWN A STEP BUT IT
SOUNDS
FINE ON NORMAL SO HERE WE GO     JUST FOLLOW IT THROUGH
Technical Stuff
X=PICK SCRAPE
\=SLIDE OUT
()=COUNTINUATION  NOT STRUMMED

(INTRO)    PLAY 3 TIMES
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-9--9-9--X--7-7-7-7--X-------------9-9-9-9-
-9--9-9--X--7-7-7-7--X--9--9-9--X--9-9-9-9-
-7--7-7--X--5-5-5-5--X--9--9-9--X--7-7-7-7-
-7----------------------7--7-7--X----------

PLAY ONCE
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
-10------(10)--9-9-9--X--12-12-12\-
-10------(10)--9-9-9--X--12-12-12\-
- 8------(8)--7-7-7--X--10-10-10\-

NOW FOLLOW THROUGH THE REST OF THE TAB AN DO AS INDICATED
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--7-7-7--14-14-14-14-
-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--7-7-7--14-14-14-14-
-12-12-12--10-10-10-10--5-5-5--12-12-12-12-

-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-14-14-14--10-10-10- 12-12-12--14-14-14-14-
-14-14-14--10-10-10- 12-12-12--14-14-14-14-
-12-12-12---8--8--8--10-10-10--12-12-12-12-

THINGS ..
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--7-7-7--14-14-14-14-
-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--7-7-7--14-14-14-14-
-12-12-12--10-10-10-10--5-5-5--12-12-12-12-

SEEM ..
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-14-14-14--10-10-10- 12-12-12--14-14-14-14-
-14-14-14--10-10-10- 12-12-12--14-14-14-14-
-12-12-12---8--8--8--10-10-10--12-12-12-12-

THE ...
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--7-7-7--14-14-14-14-
-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--7-7-7--14-14-14-14-
-12-12-12--10-10-10-10--5-5-5--12-12-12-12-

SHATTERED ..
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-14-14-14--10-10-10- 12-12-12--14-14-14-14-
-14-14-14--10-10-10- 12-12-12--14-14-14-14-
-12-12-12---8--8--8--10-10-10--12-12-12-12-


GONNA              ..
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
----------12X11X12---------------------------
-12-12-12-12X11X12--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-12-12-12-10X 9X10--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-10-10-10-----------10---10-10-10----7-7-7-7-

AND     ..
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
----------12X11X12---------------------------
-12-12-12-12X11X12--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-12-12-12-10X 9 X10-12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-10-10-10-----------10---10-10-10----7-7-7-7-

                       ..
MAKING
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
----------12X11X12---------------------------
-12-12-12-12X11X12--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-12-12-12-10X 9 X10-12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-10-10-10-----------10---10-10-10----7-7-7-7-

  NOTHING     ..
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
----------12X11X12---------------------------
-12-12-12-12X11X12--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-12-12-12-10X 9 X10-12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-10-10-10-----------10---10-10-10----7-7-7-7-

NOW PLAY THIS 3 TIMES
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-9--9-9--X--7-7-7-7--X-------------9-9-9-9-
-9--9-9--X--7-7-7-7--X--9--9-9--X--9-9-9-9-
-7--7-7--X--5-5-5-5--X--9--9-9--X--7-7-7-7-
-7----------------------7--7-7--X----------

AND PLAY THIS ONCE
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
-10------(10)--9-9-9--X--12-12-12\-
-10------(10)--9-9-9--X--12-12-12\-
- 8------(8)-7-7-7--X--10-10-10\-

CUT ...
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--7-7-7--14-14-14-14-
-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--7-7-7--14-14-14-14-
-12-12-12--10-10-10-10--5-5-5--12-12-12-12-

CAUSE ..
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-14-14-14--10-10-10- 12-12-12--14-14-14-14-
-14-14-14--10-10-10- 12-12-12--14-14-14-14-
-12-12-12---8--8--8--10-10-10--12-12-12-12-

TAKE ...
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--7-7-7--14-14-14-14-
-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--7-7-7--14-14-14-14-
-12-12-12--10-10-10-10--5-5-5--12-12-12-12-

BROKEN ..
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-14-14-14--10-10-10- 12-12-12--14-14-14-14-
-14-14-14--10-10-10- 12-12-12--14-14-14-14-
-12-12-12---8--8--8--10-10-10--12-12-12-12-

GONNA       ..
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
----------12X11X12---------------------------
-12-12-12-12X11X12--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-12-12-12-10X 9 X10-12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-10-10-10-----------10---10-10-10----7-7-7-7-
AND     ..
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-----------12X11X12-----------------------------
-12-12-12-12X11X12--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-12-12-12-10X 9 X10--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-10-10-10------------10---10-10-10----7-7-7-7-
   NOTHING     .
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-----------12X11X12-----------------------------
-12-12-12-12X11X12--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-12-12-12-10X 9 X10--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-10-10-10------------10---10-10-10----7-7-7-7-
                          NOTHING     ..
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-----------12X11X12-----------------------------
-12-12-12-12X11X12--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-12-12-12-10X 9 X10--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-10-10-10------------10---10-10-10----7-7-7-7-
PLAY THIS 3 TIMES WITH A REAL HEAVY PALM MUTE PICKING THE HIGHER STRINGS
  YOU'LL GET IT
----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--7-7-7--14-14-14-14-
-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--7-7-7--14-14-14-14-
-12-12-12--10-10-10-10--5-5-5--12-12-12-12-

----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
-14-14-14--10-10-10- 12-12-12--14-14-14-14-
-14-14-14--10-10-10- 12-12-12--14-14-14-14-
-12-12-12---8--8--8--10-10-10--12-12-12-12-
NOW PLAY THIS LOUD 2 TIMES
----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--7-7-7--14-14-14-14-
-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--7-7-7--14-14-14-14-
-12-12-12--10-10-10-10--5-5-5--12-12-12-12-

----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
-14-14-14--10-10-10- 12-12-12--14-14-14-14-
-14-14-14--10-10-10- 12-12-12--14-14-14-14-
-12-12-12---8--8--8--10-10-10--12-12-12-12-
GONNA    BREAK        IT
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-----------12X11X12-----------------------------
-12-12-12-12X11X12--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-12-12-12-10X 9 X10--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-10-10-10------------10---10-10-10----7-7-7-7-
AND     NEVER    STOP    RUNNING   YEAH
                                MAKING
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-----------12X11X12-----------------------------
-12-12-12-12X11X12--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-12-12-12-10X 9 X10--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-10-10-10------------10---10-10-10----7-7-7-7-
   NOTHING     ..
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-----------12X11X12-----------------------------
-12-12-12-12X11X12--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-12-12-12-10X 9 X10--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-10-10-10------------10---10-10-10----7-7-7-7-
          NOTHING     ..
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-----------12X11X12-----------------------------
-12-12-12-12X11X12--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-12-12-12-10X 9 X10--12---12-12-12----9-9-9-9-
-10-10-10------------10---10-10-10----7-7-7-7-
NOW END IT OFF STRUMMING  THIS CHORD HARD  ---


---


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-7-


-7-


-5-
NOW I KNOW THIS SONG HAS A VERY BRIEF SOLO BUT ITS FAINT AND KIND OF
TRICKY
SO I DIDN'T BOTHER BUT IF ANYONE REALLY WANTS IT  TELL ME AND I'LL TRY
AND
TAB IT    BUT ANY WAY THIS IS A AWSOME SONG    PLAY IT IN GOOD HEALTH
IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS CORRECTIONS OR REQUESTS EMAIL ME AT    OJ IN
LAPD
  or      OJ IN LAPD@aol.com
p.s. if you like my tabs i'm going to post a few more along with my own
version of get it right labeled get it right crd but it will be a tab

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