PAY THE MAN by The Offspring. Album : Americana (1998) 1/3 It's long, heavy and slow, but somehow I love it! In fact, one of the best ones on this album. If you like this tab, visit my ultimate tabs page at www.sci.fi/~k129875/ http://nico.g.free.fr/ A=solo guitar B=background guitar A&B=both : -----------------------------------PART-1------------------------------------- : # intro #A (strange rhythm and sound) > E-----------------------------------------------------------------> B-----------------------------------------------------------------> G---9-10-10/14---13---7-7-9---------9-10-10/14---13-13-13/16-16---> D---------------------------9-------------------------------------> A-----------------------------------------------------------------> E-----------------------------------------------------------------> >introA >--------------------------------------------------------------| >--------------------------------------------------------------| >---9-10-10/14---13---7-7-9------------------------------------| >---------------------------9-------7--7-----7---------7---9---| >--------------------------------------------------------------| >--------------------------------------------------------------| : # main #B X4 E---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| B---4/5-5-5-5-5-5-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-6\5-5-5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-5-5-5---| G---3/4-4-4-4-4-4-3/4-4-4-4-4-4-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-2/4-4-4-4-4-4---| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------| : # intro-solo #A !B plays mainB 9X! h=hammer-on *=play 24X > E--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-> B--15-13-12-10-9----10-10/12-10-9------|-5-6-6/9-9-9-9-10-10/12-12-10-9-|-> G---------------------------------10-9-|--------------------------------|-> D--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-> A--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-> E----------------X2--------------------|--------------X2----------------|-> >intro-soloA > >--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-> >--15-13-12-10-9----10-10/12-10-9------|-5-6-6/9-9-9-9-10-10/12-12-10-9-|-> >---------------------------------10-9-|--------------------------------|-> >--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-> >--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-> >----------------X2--------------------|--------------X2----------------|-> >intro-soloA > >---------------------------------12-13-12------12h13----------------------> >-9-10-10/12-12-12-12-13-13/15-15----------15---------15-13-12-12-13-12-10-> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------> >intro-soloA > >--------------------------------------------12-13-12------12h13-------> >-9-9-10-9---9-10-10/12-12-12-12-13-13/15-15----------15---------15-13-> >----------------------------------------------------------------------> >----------------------------------------------------------------------> >----------------------------------------------------------------------> >----------------------------------------------------------------------> >intro-soloA >---------------------*---|----------------------------------------|---------| >-12-12-12-12-12-12/17----|-17-18-18/21-21-21-21-21-18-17-17-18-17-|15-13-12-| >-------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------| >-------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------| >-------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------| >-------------------------|---------------X4-----------------------|---------| >>>>>>>>>>>>to next page... : : PAY THE MAN 2/3 : # intro3 #A > E------------------------------|-12h13-12------------------------------------> B--10--------------------------|----------15-13-12-10----12-12/13-12-10-9----> G------------------------------|-----------------------------------------10--> D------------------------------|---------------------------------------------> A------------------------------|---------------------------------------------> E------------------------------|-------X2-(second-time-without-last-note)----> # intro3 #B E--------------X4---------------| B-------------------------------| G----------10-------------------| D---7------10-------2-----2-2---| A---7-------8-------2-----2-2---| E---5---------------0-----0-0---| >intro3A >----------------| >---9-10-9-------| >---------10-9---| >----------------| >----------------| >----------------| : Then play BmainBX4 (A is quiet). : # verse #A X2 !B plays mainBX2! (Jester in the corner...) h=hammer-on E------------------------------------------| B--12-12-12-10-6-6-6--8-10-8-6-3h5-5-5-5---| G------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------| : # chorus #A E------------------------------|---------------------------|--| B------------------------------|---------X2.5--------------|--| G------------------------------|---------------------------|--| D------------------------------|0-0-00/7-7-77\6-6-66\2-2-22|--| A------------------------------|---------------------------|--| E------------------------------|---------------------------|--| # chorus #B E---1-1-11-1-1-11-0-0-00-0-0-00|1-1-11-1-1-11-0-0-00-0-0-00|--| B---3-3-33-1-1-11-0-0-00-0-0-00|3-3-33-1-1-11-0-0-00-0-0-00|--| G---2-2-22-2-2-22-1-1-11-1-1-11|2-2-22-2-2-22-1-1-11-1-1-11|--| D---0-0-00-3-3-33-2-2-22-2-2-22|0-0-00-3-3-33-2-2-22-2-2-22|--| A----------3-3-33-2-2-22-2-2-22|-------3-3-33-2-2-22-2-2-22|--| E-----------------0-0-00-0-0-00|--------------0-0-00-0-0-00|--| : Dm F E | X2.5 | : Then play BmainBX2 (A is quiet), AverseAX2 or BmainBX2 and AchorusA or BchorusB. >>>>>>>>>>>>>to next page... : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : PAY THE MAN 3/3 : -------------------------------PART-2---4:53---------------------------------- : # intro #A !Comes along when introB has been played once! E-----------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------| D---2-------------------------------------------------| A---2-------------------------------------------------| E---0-------------------------------------------------| # intro #B X2 E-----------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------| G---7/9---9-9-9-7/9-9-5-5-5--7/9---9-9-9-7/9-9-1413---| D---7/9---9-9-9-7/9-9-5-5-5--7/9---9-9-9-7/9-9-1413---| A---5/7---7-7-7-5/7-7-3-3-3--5/7---7-7-7-5/7-7-1211---| E-------0------------------------0--------------------| : Then play A&BintroBX6 (last four palm-muted). : # chorus #A X3.5 E---------------------------------| B---------------------------------| G---7-7-77-5-5-55-----------------| D---7-7-77-5-5-55-2-2-22-2-2-22---| A---5-5-55-3-3-33-2-2-22-2-2-22---| E-----------------0-0-00-0-0-00---| # chorus #B X3.5 E---5-5-55-3-3-33-0-0-00-0-0-00---| B---7-7-77-5-5-55-0-0-00-0-0-00---| G---7-7-77-5-5-55-0-0-00-0-0-00---| D---7-7-77-5-5-55-2-2-22-2-2-22---| A---5-5-55-3-3-33-2-2-22-2-2-22---| E-----------------0-0-00-0-0-00---| : D C Em : Then play A&BintroBX6 (last four palm-muted). : # bridge #A&B X2 (This is life...) E-|----------X3------------|--------------------------| B-|------------------------|--------------------------| G-|-7/9---9-9-9-7/9-9-5-5-5|-7/9---9-9-9-7/9-9-1413---| D-|-7/9---9-9-9-7/9-9-5-5-5|-7/9---9-9-9-7/9-9-1413---| A-|-5/7---7-7-7-5/7-7-3-3-3|-5/7---7-7-7-5/7-7-1211---| E-|-----0------------------|-----0--------------------| : Then play AchorusAX3.5 or BchorusBX3.5, BintroB (A is quiet), A&BintroBX5 (last four palm-muted), AchorusAX2 or BchorusBX2 and BchorusBX1.5. Check out the date and you'll see how much I love this job! Tabbed by Jussi Heinonen 24.12.1998.