Song: Americana
Please e-mail me for comments or correction (I can admit when I'm wrong)
/=slide up
\=slide down
X=mutes
m=palm muting (printed above note/chord to be palm muted)
h=hammer on
p=pull-off
^=bend (note to bend to is indicated in brackets)
~=let ring
Riff A
I believe he uses an octo-plus to drop this an octave, because I've
never known Offspring to play in any other tuning than regular
E:---------------------------------------------------------------:
B:---------------------------------------------------------------:
G:---------------------------------------------------------------:
D:--5---7^(8)--7-5-2---0h2-2-------------------------------------:
A:---------------------------------------------------------------:
E:---------------------------------------------------------------:
Riff B
E:---------------------------------------------------------------:
B:---------------------------------------------------------------:
G:----------7--9--7-----------7--9--7----------------------------:
D:-9--7--9--5--7--5--9--7--9--5--7--5----------------------------:
A:-7--5--7-----------7--5--7-------------------------------------:
E:---------------------------------------------------------------:
Riff C
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E:---------------------------------------------------------------------:
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------:
G:----------7--9--7-----------7--9--7----------------------------------:
D:-9--7--9--5--7--5--9--7--9--5--7--5----------------------5-5-5--7-7-7:
A:-7--5--7-----------7--5--7----------2-2-22-5-5-55-7-7-77-3-3-3--5-5-5:
E:------------------------------------0-0-00-3-3-33-5-5-55-------------:
Still part of Riff C
E:---------------------------------------------------------------:
B:---------------------------------------------------------------:
G:----------------------------7--9--7----------------------------:
D:-9-99-99-----------9--7--9--5--7--5--9\------------------------:
A:-7-77-77--9-99-99--7--5--7-----------7\------------------------:
E:----------7-77-77----------------------------------------------:
Riff D
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/offspring/americana_tab.html ]
E:---------------------------------------------------------------:
B:---------------------------------------------------------------:
G:---------------------------------------------------------------:
D:---------7-77-77-9-99--------------7-77-77-9-9-7-9-9-----------:
A:-5--55-5-5-55-55-7-77-910\-5--55-5-5-55-55-7-7-5-7-7-----------:
E:-3--33-3--------------7-8\-3--33-3-----------------------------:
Riff E
E:---------------------------:
B:---------------------------:
G:--7-7-7--------------------:
D:--5-5-5-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9----:
A:--------5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7----:
E:---------------------------:
Riff F
E:----------:
B:----------:
G:----------:
D:--7-/-9---:
A:--5-/-7---:
E:----------:
Riff G (exactly like Riff D, but one fret higher)
E:---------------------------------------------------------------:
B:---------------------------------------------------------------:
G:---------------------------------------------------------------:
D:---------8-88-88101010-------------8-88-881010-81010-----------:
A:-6--66-6-6-66-66-8-8-81011\6--66-6-6-66-66-8-8-6-8-8-----------:
E:-4--44-4---------------8-9\4--44-4-----------------------------:
Riff H (exactly like Riff E, but one fret higher)
E:---------------------------:
B:---------------------------:
G:--8-8-8--------------------:
D:--6-6-6-8-8-81010101010----:
A:--------6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8----:
E:---------------------------:
*******S O N G O R D E R********
Riff A*8
Then hit:
E:---------------------------:
B:---------------------------:
G:---------------------------:
D:--9-\----------------------:
A:--7-\----------------------:
E:---------------------------:
Riff B
Then hit:
E:---------------------------:
B:---------------------------:
G:---------------------------:
D:---------------------------:
A:-2~~~~---------------------:
E:-0~~~~---------------------:
Riff C
Riff D*2
Then hit:
E:---------------------------:
B:---------------------------:
G:---------------------------:
D:--9-\----------------------:
A:--7-\----------------------:
E:---------------------------:
Riff B
Then hit:
E:---------------------------:
B:---------------------------:
G:---------------------------:
D:---------------------------:
A:-2~~~~---------------------:
E:-0~~~~---------------------:
Riff C
Riff D*2
Riff E
Riff F*3
Riff B
Riff C
Riff G*2
Riff H*2
End On
E:---------------------------:
B:---------------------------:
G:---------------------------:
D:---10----------------------:
A:----8----------------------:
E:---------------------------:
