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The Kids Aren't Alright Bass Tab by The Offspring

The Kids Aren't Alright bass tab by The Offspring

Bass Tab

Song: The Kids Aren't Alright
Artist: The Offspring

Standard tuning (EADG)

LEGEND:
() = sustained note
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
r = rest


INTRO:

   (Guitar; rest x8)
G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |-r---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-6---------------|(6)----------\---|-2---------------|(2)--------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-4---------------|(4)----------4---|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|(2)----------2-/-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(Repeat next section x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-9---9---9-9-9-9-|(9)9-9---9-9-9-\-|
E |-6---6---6-6-6-6-|(6)6-6---6-6-6-/-|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-4---4---4-4-4-4-|(4)4-4---4-4-4---|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-4---4---4-4-4-4-|(4)4-4---4-4-4-/-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 1 (x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-6---6---6-6-6-6-|(6)6-6---6-6-6-\-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|(2)2-2---2-2-2-/-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-9---9---9-9-9-9-|(9)9-9---9-9-9-\-|-4---4---4-4-4-4-|(4)4-4---4-4-4-/-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1 (x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-9---9---9-9-9-9-|(9)9-9---9-9-9-\-|
E |-6---6---6-6-6-6-|(6)6-6---6-6-6-/-|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-4---4---4-4-4-4-|(4)4-4---4-4-4---|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-4---4---4-4-4-4-|(4)4-4---4-4-4-/-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-VERSE (x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-9---9---9-9-9-9-|(9)9-9---9-9-9-\-|
E |-6---6---6-6-6-6-|(6)6-6---6-6-6-/-|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-4---4---4-4-4-4-|(4)4-4---4-4-4---|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-4---4---4-4-4-4-|(4)4-4---4-4-4-/-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2 (x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-6---6---6-6-6-6-|(6)6-6---6-6-6-\-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|(2)2-2---2-2-2-/-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-9---9---9-9-9-9-|(9)9-9---9-9-9-\-|-4---4---4-4-4-4-|(4)4-4---4-4-4-/-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2 (x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-9---9---9-9-9-9-|(9)9-9---9-9-9-\-|
E |-6---6---6-6-6-6-|(6)6-6---6-6-6-/-|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-4---4---4-4-4-4-|(4)4-4---4-4-4---|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-4---4---4-4-4-4-|(4)4-4---4-4-4-/-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


GUITAR SOLO (x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-6---6---6-6-6-6-|(6)6-6---6-6-6-\-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|(2)2-2---2-2-2-/-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-9---9---9-9-9-9-|(9)9-9---9-9-9-\-|-4---4---4-4-4-4-|(4)4-4---4-4-4-/-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 3 (x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-9---9---9-9-9-9-|(9)9-9---9-9-9-\-|
E |-6---6---6-6-6-6-|(6)6-6---6-6-6-/-|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-4---4---4-4-4-4-|(4)4-4---4-4-4---|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-4---4---4-4-4-4-|(4)4-4---4-4-4-/-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUTRO:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-6---------------|(6)--------------|(6)--------------|-6-\-r-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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