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HAMMERHEAD - The Offspring

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Tabbed by: shenanigan

Email: shenanigan1@gmx.de

 

Tuning: down 1/2 step

 

hey guys! there is already another version of this song here,

which is quite good, but not perfect...

so I tried to get it exactly in the right way.

so here we go, Offspring's new single out of the new album Rise & Fall, Rage& Grace!

 

 

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Intro: (mild distortion riff)

^^^^^^

 

w/mild distortion

 

eb|-------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------5-----------|

Db|-------7-----------5-----| x12

Ab|----7-----7-----7-----7--|

Eb|-5-----------------------|

 

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then, guitar I (heavy distortion) comes in, playing the main riff:

 

eb|-----------------|

Bb|-----------------|

Gb|-----------------|

Db|-7--7--7----5-5--| x4

Ab|-7--7--7----5-5--|

Eb|-5--5--5----3-3--|

 

while mild distortion riff plays on

 

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guitar II (heavy distortion) comes in

guitars I & II play

 

eb|-----------------|

Bb|-----------------|

Gb|-----------------|

Db|-7--7--7----5-5--| x4

Ab|-7--7--7----5-5--|

Eb|-5--5--5----3-3--|

 

_________________________________________________________________________

 

Verse:

^^^^^^

(top tabulature = guitar I, bottom tabulature = guitar II)

 

eb|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|

Bb|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|

Gb|-5----------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|-5--------------|

Db|-5----------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|-5--------------|

Ab|-3----------------|-3----------------|-3----------------|-3--------------|

Eb|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|

|

eb|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|

Bb|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|

Gb|-5-----------5----|-5-----------5----|-5-----------5----|-5-----5-5-5----|

Db|-5---------555-55-|-5---------555-55-|-5---------555-55-|-5---555-5-5----|

Ab|-3---------333-33-|-3---------333-33-|-3---------333-33-|-3---333-3-3----|

Eb|------------------|------------------------------------------------------|

PM .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

 

__________________________________________________________________________

 

repeat main riff x4

 

repeat Verse riff

 

repeat main riff x2

 

__________________________________________________________________________

 

Pre-Chorus:

^^^^^^^^^^^

both guitars play:

 

eb|------------------|-----------------|

Bb|------------------|-----------------|

Gb|-7-7---7--10-9--5-|-------------5---|

Db|-7-7---7--10-9--5-|-------------5---| x2

Ab|-5-5---5--8--7--3-|-------------3---|

Eb|------------------|-555555555555----|

PM ............

 

eb|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------|

Bb|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------|

Gb|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7-7---7-7-7---9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\-|-------------|

Db|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7-7---7-7-7---9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\-|-5--5--5--5--|

Ab|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-5---7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-|-5--5--5--5--|

Eb|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-3--3--3--3--|

 

___________________________________________________________________________

 

Chorus:

^^^^^^^

chorus riff:

these are tens, of course ;)

eb|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|

Bb|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|

Gb|-----------------|-10-101010-10---101010-|-----------------------|-9-99-9-9--9-9-9-|

Db|-7-77-7-7--7-7-7-|-10-101010-10---101010-|-10-101010-10---101010-|-9-99-9-9--9-9-9-|

Ab|-7-77-7-7--7-7-7-|-8--8-8-8--8----8-8-8--|-10-101010-10---101010-|-7-77-7-7--7-7-7-|

Eb|-5-55-5-5--5-5-5-|-----------------------|-8--8-8-8--8----8-8-8--|-----------------|

 

repeat chorus riff 3x

 

then go:

 

eb|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------|

Bb|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------|

Gb|-----------------|-10-101010-10---101010-|-----------------------|-9--9--9--9--|

Db|-7-77-7-7--7-7-7-|-10-101010-10---101010-|-10-101010-10---101010-|-9--9--9--9--|

Ab|-7-77-7-7--7-7-7-|-8--8-8-8--8----8-8-8--|-10-101010-10---101010-|-7--7--7--7--|

Eb|-5-55-5-5--5-5-5-|-----------------------|-8--8-8-8--8----8-8-8--|-------------|

 

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repeat main riff x2 (only guitar I), together with the mild distortion riff)

 

repeat main riff x2 (both guitars)

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Verse 2:

^^^^^^^^

 

repeat Verse riff

 

repeat main riff x4

 

repeat Verse riff

 

repeat main riff x2

 

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Pre-Chorus 2:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

repeat Pre-Chorus riff

 

__________________________________________________________________________

 

Chorus 2:

^^^^^^^^^

 

repeat Chorus riff x3

 

the play:

eb|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

Bb|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

Gb|-----------------|-10-101010-10---101010-|-----------------------|

Db|-7-77-7-7--7-7-7-|-10-101010-10---101010-|-10-101010-10---101010-|

Ab|-7-77-7-7--7-7-7-|-8--8-8-8--8----8-8-8--|-10-101010-10---101010-|

Eb|-5-55-5-5--5-5-5-|-----------------------|-8--8-8-8--8----8-8-8--|

|

cont.

eb|---------------|----------------|------------|

Bb|---------------|----------------|------------|

Gb|-9-------9--9/-|-10--10\--9--9\-|-7~~--------| let ring and

Db|-9-------9--9/-|-10--10\--9--9\-|-7~~--------| fade out

Ab|-7-------7--7/-|-8---8-\--7--7\-|-5~~--------|

Eb|---------------|----------------|------------|

|

|here starts the bass riff!

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Bass Riff: (transcribed for guitar, if you want to play it!)

^^^^^^^^^^

 

eb|-----------------|------------------|

Bb|-----------------|------------------|

Gb|-----------------|------------------|

Db|-----------------|------------------| x3

Ab|-5-5-x-5-3-3-0-3-|-/8-8-8-3---0-3-4-|

Eb|-----------------|------------------|

 

 

then the bass goes:

 

eb|--------------------|--------------------------|

Bb|--------------------|--------------------------|

Gb|--------------------|--------------------------|

Bb|--------------------|--------------------------|

Ab|-5----5----5----5/--|-/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|

Eb|--------------------|--------------------------|

 

_________________________________________________________________________

 

Bridge:

^^^^^^^

the bridge riff is the same as the bass riff, just with power chords:

 

eb|-----------------|---------------------|

Bb|-----------------|---------------------|

Gb|-7-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-|-/10-10-10-5---2-5-6-|

Db|-7-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-|-/10-10-10-5---2-5-6-| x3

Ab|-5-5-x-5-3-3-x-3-|-/8--8--8--3---0-3-4-|

Eb|-----------------|---------------------|

|

cont.

eb|-----------------|--------------------------|

Bb|-----------------|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15\-|

Gb|-7---7---7---7/--|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14\-|

Db|-7---7---7---7/--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\-|

Ab|-5---5---5---5/--|--------------------------|

Eb|-----------------|--------------------------|

|

cont.

eb|-----------------|---------------------|

Bb|-----------------|---------------------|

Gb|-7-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-|-/10-10-10-5---2-5-6-|

Db|-7-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-|-/10-10-10-5---2-5-6-| x3

Ab|-5-5-x-5-3-3-x-3-|-/8--8--8--3---0-3-4-|

Eb|-----------------|---------------------|

|

cont.

eb|-----------------|-----------------|

Bb|-----------------|-----------------|

Gb|-77777---77777---|-77777---77777---|

Db|-77777---77777---|-77777---77777---|

Ab|-55555---55555---|-55555---55555---|

Eb|-----------------|-----------------|

PM| .... .... .... ....

|

cont.

eb|-----------------|---------------------|

Bb|-----------------|---------------------|

Gb|-7-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-|-/10-10-10-5---2-5-6-|

Db|-7-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-|-/10-10-10-5---2-5-6-| x3

Ab|-5-5-x-5-3-3-x-3-|-/8--8--8--3---0-3-4-|

Eb|-----------------|---------------------|

|

cont.

eb|-----------------|-----------------|

Bb|-----------------|-----------------|

Gb|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|

Db|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|

Ab|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|

Eb|-----------------|-----------------|

 

it follows a small part with only bass playing the bass riff,

then it goes on:

 

eb|-----------------|---------------------|

Bb|-----------------|---------------------|

Gb|-7-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-|-/10-10-10-5---2-5-6-|

Db|-7-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-|-/10-10-10-5---2-5-6-| x3

Ab|-5-5-x-5-3-3-x-3-|-/8--8--8--3---0-3-4-|

Eb|-----------------|---------------------|

|

cont.

eb|-----------------|--------------------------|

Bb|-----------------|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15\-|

Gb|-7---7---7---7/--|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14\-|

Db|-7---7---7---7/--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\-|

Ab|-5---5---5---5/--|--------------------------|

Eb|-----------------|--------------------------|

|

cont.

eb|-----------------|---------------------|

Bb|-----------------|---------------------|

Gb|-7-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-|-/10-10-10-5---2-5-6-|

Db|-7-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-|-/10-10-10-5---2-5-6-| x3

Ab|-5-5-x-5-3-3-x-3-|-/8--8--8--3---0-3-4-|

Eb|-----------------|---------------------|

|

cont.

eb|-----------------|-----------------|

Bb|-----------------|-----------------|

Gb|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|

Db|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|

Ab|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|

Eb|-----------------|-----------------|

 

__________________________________________________________________________

 

Outro:

^^^^^^

(top tabulature = guitar I, bottom tabulature = guitar II)

 

these are natural harmonics.

eb|-----------------|

Bb|-----------------|

Gb|-7---7-+-+-+-+-+-|

Db|-7---7-+-+-+-+-+-| x4

Ab|-5---5-+-+-+-+-+-|

Eb|-----------------|

|

eb|-0--00-x-x-x-x-x-|

Bb|-------x-x-x-x-x-|

Gb|-------x-x-x-x-x-| x4

Db|-------x-x-x-x-x-|

Ab|-------x-x-x-x-x-|

Eb|-------x-x-x-x-x-|

 

note: if you have just one guitar, play the tabulature on top. the one on the bottom

strage anyway!

 

___________________________________________________________________________

 

both guitars play:

(gradual release out of PM)

eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Gb|-----------------|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

PM| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

____________________________________________________________________________

 

guitar I repeats the main riff x4,

 

while guitar 2 goes:

 

eb|-----------------|

Bb|-----------------|

Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| x4

Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Eb|-----------------|

 

___________________________________________________________________________

 

both guitars end on:

 

eb|---------------||

Bb|---------------||

Gb|-7-------------||

Db|-7-------------||

Ab|-5-------------||

Eb|---------------||

 

 

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| ~ let ring

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

| . Palm mute

===========================================================================

 

if you have power tab editor, get my hammerhead power tab :)

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