Bad Habit -- The Offspring
From the album "SMASH" 1994
"Hi there all Offspring's fans! here is a very clear tab for the famous BAD HABIT,
you can easily follow the notes with the lyrics...good luck! :) "
(Chady MAALOUF)
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|Tab Explanation: |
| ~ =slight tremolo, or simply sustain the note |
| ` =play the note shortly by muting the guitar just after striking |
| h =hammer-on |
| / =slide to lower note |
| \ =...... (guess what) :) |
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Intro
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Basse:(I don't have a basse, but I tabbed these working on GUITAR, so...)
G--------------------|
D-------7~-----------|
A--------------------|(x4)
E-3--5------3h5-5`---|
During the intro, a distorted guitar comes in doing some strange noises,
I think you should try some slide picking with your right hand
and using the trimmer with the left hand (unless you are lefthanded),
beginning with this note: E-----|
B-----|
G-----|
D--7--|
A--7--|
E--5--|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------7~-----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E-3--5--------------------------------------------3h5-5`---|
Hey man you know I'm really okey
The gun in my hand will tell you the same
G------------------------------------------------|
D------------------5~----------------------2-----|
A------------------------------------------------|
E---0----3-----------------------0---------------|
But when I'm in my car (...) the slightest thing & it just might snap &
E----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------
D-7~~------------5--5\7~~------5--7///---
A-7~~------------5--5\7~~------5--7///---
E-5~~------------3--3\5~~------3--5///---
BOOOOOOM! When I go driving... (Verse 1)
Verse 1
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E--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------5--7--5-----------5-----|
D-----------------------------------7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--|
A-----------------------------------7--3--5--3--7--5--7--3--7--|
E-----------------------------------5-----------5--3--5-----5--|
I stay I my lane
but getting cut-off makes me insane
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/offspring/bad_habit_tab.html ]
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D-5--------5----------5--------5--------------------
A-5--------5----------5--------5--------------------
E-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------------
I open the glove box, reach inside I'm gonna
E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------
D-9----------9--------9--------9----------
A-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----
E-----------------------------------------
wreck this fucker's ride 'guess I've got a
Chorus
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E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D---7-9\10---------------------------------|
A---7-7\ 8----10\12--12-12--14///----------|
E---5----------8\10--10-10--12///----------|
bad habit of blowin' away
yeah yeah I got a bad habit
yeah yeah & it ain't goin' away
yeah yeah yeahyeah yeah
E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D-10---7-----9------------------|(use some trem-picking, it's better)
A--8---5-----7---5--------------|
E----------------3--------------|
yeah yeah yeahyeah yeah
Ooooooohh hOo
Guitar 1 is still sustaining the note D---|
A-5-|
E-3-|
Guitar 2 plays this at the back
E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D-17~~~~\\19~~----slide----7//--|
A--------------------pick--7//--|
E--------------------------5//--|
wooooo ho OOhohooooo they say the road... (Verse 2)
Continue playing verse 2 and then the chorus just as before.
On the last "Ooohoo hoooo" of the chorus (second time), guitar 1
is sustains a little bit on D-9-| then plays D-7//`--|
A-7-| A-7//`--|
E---| E-5//`--|
Drivers are rude....(Bridge)
Bridge (all instruments off!!)
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...such attitudes, but when I show my piece, complaints cease
something's odd, I feel like I'm god, you stupid dumbshit goddam' MOTHERFUCKER
then play this (you gotta use some trem-picking, listen to the song for this):
E---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D-14---13-12----------------------|
A-12---11-10---14---13-12--10--7--|
E--------------12---11-10---8--5--|
I open the glove box....
(repeat second riff of the verse and continue till chorus,
repeat this last one till the end of the song)
Last note played : D-9--|
A-7--|
E----|
That's it! any comments are welcomed on my email: hellfire_1982@hotmail.com
(ChagZ)
