The Offspring - Staring At The Sun Tabs

Tuning: Standard

Key:
PM---------| = palm muting
* over note = Natural harmonic
\ = same note or notes
/ = slide up or down, that's just common sense
 = accented note/chord







Intro
w/ very light distortion

PM----------------------------------------------------------

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------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
---7----5--7----5--7----5--7-----10-------------5---6-7-----
---5\\--3--5\\--3--5\\--3--5\\\-/-8\\--0--5-----3\\-4-5\\\-/
------------------------------------------3\\-0-------------

                 grad. lift PM...
PM---------------------------------|

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-10---------------5----/--10-----------3---5-----
--8\\--0--5-------3\\\-/---8\\\\\\\----1\\--3\\--
----------3\\--0---------------------------------


Rhy. Fig. 1
w/ distortion


PM--|     PM--|      PM--|                
------------------------------------------
------------------------------5--5----6---
--7---7---10-----10-----------5--5----6---
--7---7---10-----10--5-----5--3--3\\--4---
--5\--5----8\\\---8--5-----5--------------
---------------------3\\\--3--------------



PM--|     PM--|      PM--|                
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------5--5----6--7--/-10--/-12-/-14\
--7---7---10-----10-----------5--5----6--7--/-10--/-12-/-14\
--7---7---10-----10--5-----5--3--3\\--4--5\-/--8\-/-10-/-12\
--5\--5----8\\\---8--5-----5--------------------------------
---------------------3\\\--3--------------------------------
End Rhy. Fig. 1



Rhy. Fig. 2

                ********                 
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---------------------------------
---------------------------------  3 times, then
--7-----10----------------5---6--
--5\-\---8\-\-------------3\\-4--
----------------2.3\--\\---------

              Rhy. Fig. 2A           End Rhy. Fig. 2A
---------------|---------------------------|
---------------|.-------------------------.|
--5------------|.-------------------------.|   3 times, then
--3\\\--3---5--|--7-----------------5---6--|
--------1\--3\-|--5\-\--3-----5-----3\\-4--|
---------------|--------1\-\--3\-\---------|


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-----------------------
--7--/-10--/-12--/-14--
--7--/-10--/-12--/-14--
--5\-/--8\-/-10\-/-12--
-----------------------
End Rhy. Fig. 2


Rhy. Fig. 3

    PM----|     PM----|     PM-----|
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--7----------10----------12-----------5----6--
--7----------10----------12-----------5----6--
--5--\\\\\\---8--\\\\\\--10--\\\\\\---3\\--4--
----------------------------------------------
End Rhy. Fig. 3



Bridge
**in the bridge, ALL SLIDES are down**

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---7/----5--7/---5---6-7/--5--6---------3---5----
---7/----5--7/---5---6-7/--5--6--10-----3---5----
---5/----3--5/---3\\-4-5/--3\-4---8\\\--1\--3\\--
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End Bridge


AND THATS IT!

Tips on playing the song:
Intro - This part is prtty easy; use very, very slight distortion and palm muting (not too light, not too heavy)

Rhy. Fig. 1 - This part is pretty tough, and the only way to get really good at it is to practice A LOT.  Some of the muted parts go really fast, and I suggest you use fast up and down strums.  it's tough, but if you practice, you'll get it.

Rhy. Fig. 2 - This part is easy.  The only thing that you may wonder about is the "2.5" on the TAB.  It's a harmonic that is just before the third fret, but not exactly on the third fret.

Rhy. Fig 3 - This is the hardest part of the song.  Like in Rhy. Fig. 1, you're going to use really fast up and down strokes on the muting.  This time, though, there are a lot more of them, so it's a lot tougher.  This one takes practice.  It's easier if you're good at tremolo picking.



ORDER:
1) Rhy. Fig 1 (verse)
2) Rhy. Fig 1 (chorus)
3) Rhy. Fig 2 (verse)
4) Rhy. Fig 3 (verse)
5) Rhy. Fig 2 (Verse) (2 times)
6) Rhy. Fig 3 (Chorus)
7) Bridge
8) Rhy. Fig. 2A (Verse)
9) Rhy. Fig. 2A (Chorus)