Original Prankster Bass Tabs by Offspring

ORIGINAL PRANKSTER (Bassline)
As recorded by The Offspring
(From the 2000 Album CONSPIRACY OF ONE)


 Words and Music by The Offspring
 

Gtr I (E A D G) - Tabbed by Jake Brown


 Intro
  Moderately Fast Rock Q=152
 4/4
  Gtr I
              Wx3                   H  E E Q
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------|--------0-3--|


  E E E E E E E E    H   E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  Q
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-------------|---------7-------|---------------|
|-0-0-3-0-0-----5-|-------------|-0-0-3-0---0-0-5-|-0-5-0-3-5--3--|
|-----------------|--------0-3--|-----------------|---------------|


    q  q  E E E E   E E E E q  q    q  q  E E E E   E E E E q  q
||----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
||o-0--3--0-3---5-|---5---0-5--3--|-0--3--0-3---5-|---5---0-5--3-|
||----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|


  q  q  E E E E   E E E E q  q    q  q  E E E E       W
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|
|-0--3--0-3---5-|---5---0-5--3--|-0--3--0-3---5-|----------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|


   Verse
    q  q  E E E E   E E E E q  q    q  q  E E E E   E E E E q  q
||----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
||o-0--3--0-3---5-|---5---0-5--3--|-0--3--0-3---5-|---5---0-5--3-|
||----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|


  q  q  E E E E   E E E E q  q    Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|----------------|------------------||
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------o||
|-0--3--0-3---5-|---5---0-5--3--|------------0-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\--o||
|---------------|---------------|-3--3-3-3-3-----|------------------||


 Pre-Chorus
  $
  Q  Q  Q  E E   +E  Q  E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E   +E  Q  E E E Q
|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-0--3--7--6-5-|-(5)-5--3-5--3--|-0--3--7--6-5-|-(5)-5--3-5-7-3--|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|


  Q  Q  Q  E E   +E  Q  E Q  Q    Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|--------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-0--3--7--6-5-|-(5)-5--3-5--3--|------------0-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--------------|----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|


 Chorus
  q  Q  +E  Q  E   Q  E  E  Q   Q     q  Q  +E  Q  E   Q  E  E  Q   Q
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|--------------0-|-5--5S10-10--10\--|--------------0-|-5--5S10-10--10\--|
|-5--5--(5)-5----|------------------|-5--5--(5)-5----|------------------|


                            To Coda
  q  Q  +E  Q  E   Q  E  E  Q   Q     Q   Q  E  Q   E   E  E  E  E  Q   Q
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------------||
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------------o||
|--------------0-|-5--5S10-10--10--|-10--------10-----|---10-10-10-10--11\--o||
|-5--5--(5)-5----|-----------------|-----10--------10-|----------------------||


 Interlude
  Wx3                                H    E E Q
|----------------------------------|-------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------|
|----------------------------------|--------0-3--|


  E E E E E E E E   H    E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  Q
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-------------|---------7-------|---------------|
|-0-0-3-0-0-----5-|-------------|-0-0-3-0---0-0-5-|-0-5-0-3-5--3--|
|-----------------|--------0-3--|-----------------|---------------|


    q  q  E E E E   E E E E q  q    q  q  E E E E   E E E E q  q  3x
||----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------o||
||o-0--3--0-3---5-|---5---0-5--3--|-0--3--0-3---5-|---5---0-5--3-o||
||----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||


  q  q  E E E E   E E E E q  q    Q  E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-0--3--0-3---5-|---5---0-5--3--|------------0-7-|
|---------------|---------------|-3--3-3-3-3-----|


 Outro
    D.S. al Coda   &
  Q   Q  Q  Q       Q   Q  E  Q   E    +E   E  E  E  E  E  E E
|---------------||------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------||------------------|--------------------------|
|-7\--------7\--||-10--------10-----|------------------------0-|
|---------------||-----10--------10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10---|


   Q   Q  E  Q   E   E  E  E  E  Q   Q     H    +H
|------------------|---------------------|-----------*|
|------------------|---------------------|-----------*|
|-10--------10-----|---10-10-10-10--11\--|-0----(0)--*|
|-----10--------10-|---------------------|-----------*|




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Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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