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From jcreule@centroin.com.br Sun May  4 09:46:16 1997
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 23:21:54 -0300
From: Reule 
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: Meaning of Life - Offspring

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Meaning of Life
By Offspring
from the album IXNAY ON THE HOMBRE
Transcribed by: Fernando Reule jcreule@centroin.com.br

	Here goes another from this great band. It's all played in riffs (at
least, that's the way I call it, don't know if it's wright).

intro:

Distortion Guitar:

  D  F  D   C   F      F  D   F  G       G->G#->G  F   D      F  C
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------

-------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------

-------------|
|-7--10---------10---|-10-----10-12----|-12/13/12--10--7----|-10------

-------------|
|-7--10-12--10--10---|-10-12--10-12----|-12/13/12--10--7----|-10-10--(

repeat)------|
|-5--8--12--10--8----|-8--12--8--10----|-10/13/10--8---5----|-8--10---

-------------|
|-------10--8--------|----10-----------|--------------------|----8----

-------------|


	Then goes:

	D   E->F   C  A#  A  (repeat)

	
Refrain:

	    A#  C  F   C->D
	(D)OH yeah, (A#)oh yeah, (C)open mind and they'll (F)show their
meaning (C)of (D)life. (repeat--> can't remember the lyrics.)

	(D)OH yeah, (A#)oh yeah, (C)open mouth and you'll (F)swallow their
meaning (C)of (A#)life, can't make it by your way(C). Thanks, but no
thanks(D).

	I guess you can take it from this. Any mistakes? Please, you know
what to do!
	Peace!

	Fernando: jcreule@centroin.com.br
Band:  THE OFFSPRING
Song:  Meaning of life 
Album: Ixnay on the Hombre

0:00   
e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G-------------------------7---8-7-----------
D-7---10-7-5-10---10-7-10-5---6-5-10-7-10-5-
A-5---8--5-3-8----8--5-8----------8--5-8--3-
E-------------------------------------------

      
e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------
D-7-7-7-7--10-7-5--10-10-10-10--7-10--------
A-5-5-5-5--8--5-3--8--8--8--8---5-8---------
E-------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G-7-7-7-7-8-7---------------------------------------
D-5-5-5-5-6-5--10-10-9-9--9-5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7-
A--------------8--8--7-7--7-3-5--3-5--3-5--3-5--3-5-
E---------------------------------------------------

verse 1 (first part without guitar) 

The second part isn't as easy as it seems.
You have to play a lot of dead notes or palm muted notes 
between the power chords.
0:31
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-7-7-7-7-7-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-0-0-5-
A-5-5-5-5-5-7-8--8--8--8--8--8--3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-2-2-3-
E-------------------------------------------------------


0:42 Refrain
e--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------
D-7-3-5-10-10-5--7-3-5-2-2-5-7-3-5-10-10-5-3-7-5-10-10-5-
A-5-1-3-8--8--3--5-1-3-0-0-3-5-1-3-8--8--3-1-5-3-8--8--3-
E--------------------------------------------------------

1:05
e-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------
D-7-7-7-7--10-7-5--10-10-10-10--7-10------
A-5-5-5-5--8--5-3--8--8--8--8---5-8-------
E-----------------------------------------

e------------------------
B------------------------
G-7-7-7-7-8-7------------
D-5-5-5-5-6-5-10-7-10-5--
A--------------8-5--8-3--
E------------------------





e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------
D-7-7-7-7--10-7-5--10-10-10-10--7-10-----------
A-5-5-5-5--8--5-3--8--8--8--8---5-8-----------
E-------------------------------------------


e------------------------------
B------------------------------
G-7-7-7-7-8-7-----------------------
D-5-5-5-5-6-5--10-10-9-9--9-5-7-
A--------------8--8--7-7--7-3-5-
E------------------------------


I am not sure about the part after the
refrain is played the second time. Try to
figure it out and e-mail your result to me.


Tapped by Christian Huhmann
Questions and remarks are always welcome.
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