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Guitar Tab 

The Offspring - Self Esteem (from the album "Smash")

tabed by Daniel Metzler
e-mail: TheGodOfHellfire@gmx.de

How to use these tabs best:
Study the tabs until you think you´ve understood what I mean. (I know it
looks very difficult, but it isn´t. Trust in me!) Then listen to the track on
the CD while following the tabs. If everything is OK, take your guitar and
start to rock!!! Have fun!!!


la la lalala la la lalala

INTRO:
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A5
e|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|------------10101010----5--5-----5------|-----------------------------------|
D|-7--7-----7-10101010----5--5-----5-5555-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--55-55--7-|
A|-7--7-----7--8-8-8-8----3--3-----5-5555-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--55-55--7-|
E|-5--5-----5------------------------3333-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--33-33--5-|


While playing the A5-Chord, start with the BASS

 ||
                                     * <---during the 2nd time play "Fill 1"
                                           right here, then start with
VERSE 1
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-------------3-3-3-3-3-|



FILL 1

e|---------|
B|---------|
G|-5-55-55-|
D|-5-55-55-|
A|-3-33-33-|
E|---------|



...I took her back and made her...
FIG.2
           ||

e|---------|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------|-----------------------5-5-5-5-5-------------|
D|-5-55-55-|-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-55-55-|-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-33-33-|-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-------------3-3-3-5-5-|

...dessert            I know I'm.....



PRE-CHORUS: 4 times

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|------------10101010----5--5-----5------|
D|-7--7-----7-10101010----5--5-----5-5555-|
A|-7--7-----7--8-8-8-8----3--3-----5-5555-|
E|-5--5-----5------------------------3333-|
Oh-h waya, yeah ha yeah ha ha, oh yeah yeaaaah!



VERSE 2:
2 times BASS only, then 2 times together with GUITAR

G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-------------3-3-3-3-3-|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------5-5-5-5-5-------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-------------3-3-3-5-5-|



PRE-CHORUS: 4 times

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|------------10101010----5--5-----5------|
D|-7--7-----7-10101010----5--5-----5-5555-|
A|-7--7-----7--8-8-8-8----3--3-----5-5555-|
E|-5--5-----5------------------------3333-|
Oh-h waya, yeah ha yeah ha ha, oh yeah yeaaaah!



 ||
once

e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-7--7-----7-33333---------------55555-|-----------------------------------|
D|-7--7-----7-33333----3--3-----3-55555-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--55-55--7-|
A|-5--5-----5-11111----3--3-----3-33333-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--55-55--7-|
E|---------------------1--1-----1-------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--33-33--5-|
When she's saying...ah that she wants...              Right?.......Yeahaha



 ||
                                     * <---during the 2nd time play "Fill 1"
                                           right here, then start with
VERSE 3
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-------------3-3-3-3-3-|



FIG.2
           ||

e|---------|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------|-----------------------5-5-5-5-5-------------|
D|-5-55-55-|-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-55-55-|-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-33-33-|-5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-------------3-3-3-5-5-|



PRE-CHORUS: 4 times

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|------------10101010----5--5-----5------|
D|-7--7-----7-10101010----5--5-----5-5555-|
A|-7--7-----7--8-8-8-8----3--3-----5-5555-|
E|-5--5-----5------------------------3333-|
Oh-h waya, yeah ha yeah ha ha, oh yeah yeaaaah!



 ||               once

e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-7--7-----7-33333---------------55555-|-----------------------------------|
D|-7--7-----7-33333----3--3-----3-55555-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--55-55--7-|
A|-5--5-----5-11111----3--3-----3-33333-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--55-55--7-|
E|---------------------1--1-----1-------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--33-33--5-|
When she's saying...ah that she wants...              Right?.......Yeahaha


That´s all  =;-D

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"Self Esteem" by The Offspring is a punk rock anthem released in 1994 on their album "Smash." The song explores themes of low self-esteem and toxic relationships, with frontman Dexter Holland's raw vocals adding emotional depth to the lyrics. With its catchy chorus and energetic guitar riffs, "Self Esteem" became one of The Offspring's most popular and enduring hits, reaching the top 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.