Offspring - Alot Like Me
Tuning: EADGBE (Standard E)
This song is definately a highlight on the album.
I’m pretty sure this is fairly accurate, the only parts
that took a lot of revising were the “lead” sections. Enjoy :)
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Intro (Piano)
E|---------9------10---------------------------------|
B|-12--------------------17-------15-------14--------|
G|----11-----11-------------14-------14----------16--|
B|-------9------9--------------14-------14----14-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Chorus Rhythm
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus Lead
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
G|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/c/carpenter-mary-chapin/3027.html ]
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Verse 2
Played with two guitars, but this is how they sit together
E|---------9------10-------------------|
B|-12----------------------------------|
G|----11-----11------------------------|
B|-------9------9------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
B|-17-------15-------14--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|----14-------14----------16------------------|
B|-------14-------14----14---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Post-Chorus Riff
“Cause you look a lot like me”
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
Bridge Lead
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s7-7---|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4s6-6h7-|
B|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-8--8--7--7--|
G|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-5-5-2-2-|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
The ending is basically a fade out with the piano thing,
and the chorus chords
