Band: Offspring Song: Self-Esteem Album: Smash Tabbed By: Brian H. Email: weezer090@hotmail.com This is a cool song from the Offspring. It's from their most famous album. I love their style. MOST MOST of all their music is really high-pitched because Dexter Holland has a high, but may I say irritating voice, and their chords are USUALLY like a high-E or higher. Very cool! Well, anyways, have fun!! CHORDS: A5 - (577xxx) F5* - (8-10-10-x-x-x) <-- Make sure you note the difference of that chord, and the other F5 chord. C5 - (x355xx) G5 - (355xxx) F5 - (133xxx) D5 - (x577xx) A#5 - (688xxx) INTRO: (No guitar during the "la la" part) "La La La La La La La La La La" Now play this in the same key as the "la la" part: A5 F5* C5 G5 E|---------------------------------------------------- B|---------------------------------------------------- G|--------------10--10-x-x-5--5-5-x-x-x--------------- D|-7--7-7-x-x-x-10--10-x-x-5--5-5-x-x-x-5--5-x-x------ A|-7--7-7-x-x-x--8---8-x-x-3--3-3-x-x-x-5--5-x-x------ E|-5--5-5-x-x-x-------------------------3--3-x-x------ A5 F5* C5 G5 F5 C5 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------10--10-x-x-5-5-5-x-x-x------------------------------5--5-5--| D|-7---7-7-x-x-x-10--10-x-x-5-5-5-x-x-x-5--5-x-x--3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--5--5-5--| A|-7---7-7-x-x-x--8---8-x-x-3-3-3-x-x-x-5--5-x-x--3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--3--3-3--| E|-5---5-5-x-x-x------------------------3--3-x-x--1-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----------| Guitar plays that exactly one time, and then bass just plays this over and over: G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-------------------3-3-3-3-3--------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5---1-1---------------3-3-3-3-3--| VERSE 1: (Only bass right now, playing the above riff) I wrote her off for the tenth time today. And practiced all the things I would say. But she came over, I lost my nerve. I took her back, and made her dessert. (Guitar comes in now, palm-muted, with a strange rhythm, listen to the song to get it) A5 F5 C5 G5 A5 F5 C5 G5 Now I know, I'm being used. That's okay, because I like the abuse. A5 F5 C5 G5 A5 F5 C5 G5 I know, she's playin' with me. That's okay, cause I've got no self-esteem. CHORUS: (Chord progression of the intro. Just play the chords over this somehow) O-WAY-OHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHH-AHH-AH, OHHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHHH-AHH O-WAY-OHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHH-AHH-AH, OHHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHHH-AHH VERSE 2: (Play like verse 1) We make plans, to go out at night. Wait till 2, then I turn out the light. This rejection's got me so low, if she keeps it up, I just might tell her so. CHORUS: (Play like your first chorus) O-WAY-OHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHH-AHH-AH, OHHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHHH-AHH O-WAY-OHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHH-AHH-AH, OHHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHHH-AHH O-WAY-OHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHH-AHH-AH, OHHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHHH-AHH O-WAY-OHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHH-AHH-AH, OHHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHHH-AHH BRIDGE: D5 A#5 F5 C5 When she's sayin' I'm that she wants only me, D5 A#5 F5 C5 and I wonder why she sleeps with my friends. D5 A#5 F5 C5 When she's sayin' I'm that I'm like a disease, D5 A#5 F5 C5 then I wonder how much more I can spend. D5 A#5 F5 C5 Well I guess, I should stick up for myself, D5 A#5 F5 C5 but I really think it's better this way. D5 A#5 C5 G5 F5 (Palm-mute) C5 A5 The more you suffer, The more it shows you really care .. Right? Yeah-ahh-ahhh. (Just palm-mute that last F5, until you get to the C5, and the A5) VERSE 3: (Just bass for now, playing it's own line) Now I'll relate, this little bit. It happens more than I'd like to admit. Late at night, she knocks on my door. She's drunk again, and looking to score! Well I know, I should say no, but, it's kinda hard, when she's ready to go. I may be dumb, I'm not a dweeb. I'm just a sucker with no self-esteem!! CHORUS: (Play like your other choruses) O-WAY-OHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHH-AHH-AH, OHHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHHH-AHH O-WAY-OHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHH-AHH-AH, OHHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHHH-AHH O-WAY-OHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHH-AHH-AH, OHHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHHH-AHH O-WAY-OHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHH-AHH-AH, OHHHHHHH YEAHHH-AHH, YEAHHH-AHH OUTRO: (Just the exact same as the bridge) D5 A#5 F5 C5 When she's sayin' I'm that she wants only me, D5 A#5 F5 C5 and I wonder why she sleeps with my friends. D5 A#5 F5 C5 When she's sayin' I'm that I'm like a disease, D5 A#5 F5 C5 then I wonder how much more I can spend. D5 A#5 F5 C5 Well I guess, I should stick up for myself, D5 A#5 F5 C5 but I really think it's better this way. D5 A#5 C5 G5 F5 (Palm-mute) C5 A5 (STOP!) The more you suffer, The more it shows you really care .. Right? Yeah-ahh-ahhh. Just hit that A5 one time, with heavy distortion, and mute it right after. This is not a fade-out, it's just a quick ending. And that's it for this song! Pretty cool song by Offspring. I like a lot of their newer stuff much better, tho. It kicks! Alright, if ya got questions, email me: weezer090@hotmail.com Thanks!