I'll Be Waiting

The Offspring

  • A
  • A#
  • C
  • D
  • G
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Key:
Standard Tuning (E A D G B E) Lead Intro (Mild Distortion) KEY: / -- Slide h -- Hammer On p -- Pull Off ~ -- Vibrato ) -- Bend
E|-----------------------------------------------15h17~-17p15-------| B|-----------------------------------------14h17--------------15-18-| G|-14/12-----------------------------14h16--------------------------| D|-------15-12-----12-17p15-12h15/17--------------------------------| A|-------------15---------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|-----)-----)-----)------------------------------------------------| B|-13/15-13/15-13/15-15p13------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------14p12------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------14p12--------------------------12~-| A|-------------------------------------12----------------12h15------| E|----------------------------------------15----12h14h15------------|
Verse
D F(hi) C G E|---------------------------------------------------------------------- B|---------------------------------------------------------------------- G|--------7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----------------------- D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 E|----------------------------------------8--8--8--8--8--8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
..Once I had a friend that I could count on times of need are not enou
During the spoken word, strum A -> |---| and finish it with A# -> |---| |-2-| |-3-| |-2-| |-3-| |-2-| |-3-| |-0-| |-1-| |---| |---| Chorus F(hi) C D A A# E|---------------------------------------------------------------------- B|---------------------------------------------------------------------- G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------- D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/8-8 A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7/8-8 E|-----------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8---------------5-5-5-5-5/6-6
Halfway through chorus, play this little fill.
E|--------------------------------------| B|-14p12-14p12-14p12-14p12-14p12--------| G|-------------------------------12h15~-| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|
Then this at the end of the chorus
E|--)--)--)--)--)-------------12h13~~~~-| B|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13p12-12-----------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|
The Bassline Bridge is something like.
G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|---0-0---0-0---0-0-----| E|-3-----3-----3-----3-0-|
And for the solo, improvise something on this scale and it should sound ok.
|----------------------------------15-17-| |----------------------13-15-16-17-------| |----------------12-14-------------------| |-------12-13-14-------------------------| |-12-15----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|
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Composition: Dexter Holland

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