THE OFFSPRING - "Pretty Fly (for A White Guy)3" Tablature
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song:Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
band:the Offspring
tabbed by:gothichild_666
CHORDS:
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EADGBE E A D G B E
B5 (79xxxx) F5 (x-8-10-x-x-x)
A5 (57xxxx) E* (x77xxx) <-Don't know the name of that one
F#5 (24xxxx) and sometimes (x-9-11-x-x-x)
E5 (x79xxx) and sometimes (12-14-x-x-x-x)
D5 (x57xxx) and sometimes (10-12-x-x-x-x)
G (x-10-12-x-x-x)
I put a huge amount of work into this tab and I don't even like
this song! However, everybody else seems to like it so I thought
I should transcribe it.
I've tabbed out the whole song, but basically it's nothing but
power chords. I haven't put the chords over the lyrics because
TAB SYMBOLS USED IN THIS TRANSCRIPTION:
---------------------------------------
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & = timing
INTRO:
------
Onda gleeben glauten glovin
Give it to me baby (Ah hah ah hah)
Give it to me baby (Ah hah ah hah)
Give it to me baby (Ah hah ah hah)
And all the girlies say I'm pretty fly, for a white guy
[After the intro lyrics end play
this riff three times:]
RIFF 1:
B5 F#5 A5 B5 E5 D5
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--9-----9-4---7---9-----9/14--12--|
E|--7-----7-2---5---7-----7/12--10--|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[then play this variation once:]
B5 F#5 A5 B5
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--9-----9-4---7---9---------------|
E|--7-----7-2---5---7---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
While you're playing the last tab, sing:
Uno, dos, tres, quatro cinco cinco seis
In verses 1 & 2 you just play this over and over:
VERSE-RIFF:
B
E|------7-----7-----|
B|------7-----7-----|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 1: [play VERSE-RIFF]
--------
You know it's kinda hard just
to get along today
Our subject isn't cool but he thinks it anyway
He may not have a clue and
he may not have style
But everything he lacks, well he makes up in denial
[Here's what you play in the chorus, you'll have to figure
out how it goes with the lyrics by yourself. (not hard)]
CHORUS-RIFF:
E|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------
D|----------10/11-10/11---------10/11-10/11-7-----7-----7---
A|--9-----9--8/9---8/9--9-----9--8/9---8/9--5-----5-7---5---
E|--7-----7-------------7-----7---------------------5-------
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D--9-9-9-9-7---------------10/11-10/11---------10/11-10/11-
A--7-7-7-7-5---7---9-----9--8/9---8/9--9-----9--8/9---8/9--
E--------------5---7-----7-------------7-----7-------------
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E-----------------------------------
B-----------------------------------
G-----------------------------------
D--7-----7-----7---7/9-9-7-9-10-9-7-
A--5-----5-7---5---5/7-7-7-7-8--7-5-
E----------5------------------------
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------10/11-10/11---------10/11-10/11-7-----7-----7---
A--9-----9--8/9---8/9--9-----9--8/9---8/9--5-----5-7---5---
E--7-----7-------------7-----7---------------------5-------
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------
D--9-9-9-9-7-------12----12------12-------------------
A--7-7-7-7-5---7---10----10-12---10---7-----7-----7---
E--------------5------------10--------5-----5-0---5---
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------| <-In the last chorus you
D------11-10-9-9-7-9-----------------| don't play this part
A--9-9-9--8--7-7-5-7-7---------------|
E--7-7---------------5---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS: [play the CHORUS-RIFF above]
-------
So don't debate, play it straight
You know he really doesn't get it anyway
Gonna play the field, and keep it real
For you no way, for you no way
So if you don't rate, just overcompensate
At least you know you can always go on Ricki Lake
The world needs wannabees ah
Hey hey, do that brand new thing
BRIDGE: [play RIFF 1]
-------
Just play exactly like the intro,
only this time the girls are singing
at the same time as the guitar is playing.
Lyrics are:
Give it to me baby (Ah hah, ah hah)
Give it to me baby (Ah hah, ah hah)
Give it to me baby (Ah hah, ah hah)
And all the girlies say I'm pretty fly (for a white guy)
VERSE 2: [play like verse 1, with VERSE-RIFF]
--------
He needs some cool tunes
Not just any will suffice
But they didn't have Ice Cube so he bought Vanilla Ice
Now cruisin' in his Pinto
he sees homies as he passed
But if he looks twice they're gonna kick his lily ass
CHORUS: [play like first chorus, with CHORUS-RIFF]
-------
So don't debate, play it straight
You know he really doesn't get it anyway
Gonna play the field, and keep it real
For you no way, for you no way
So if you don't rate, just overcompensate
At least you know you can always go on Ricki Lake
The world loves wannabees ah
Hey hey, do that brand new thing
VERSE 3: [see tab below]
--------
Now he's getting a tattoo yeah
He's getting ink done
He asked for a thirteen but they drew a thirty-one
Friends say he's trying to hard and he's not quite hip
But in his own mind he's the, he's the dopest rip
TAB FOR VERSE 3:
[This tab starts when you sing 'trying' in the 4th line]
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9-------------7-9-------------7-9-------------7-9------\--------|
E|--7-------------5-7-------------5-7-------------5-7------\--------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
BRIDGE 2: [see tab below]
---------
Give it to me baby (Ah hah Ah hah)
Give it to me baby (Ah hah Ah hah)
Give it to me baby (Ah hah Ah hah)
Uno dos tres, quatro cinco cinco seis
TAB FOR BRIDGE 2:
[first play this 3 times]
B5 F#5 A5 B5 E5 D5
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--9-----9-4---7---9-----9/14--12--|
E|--7-----7-2---5---7-----7/12--10--|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[then this once:]
B5 F#5 A5 B5 E5 D5
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------/9---7---|
A|--9-----9-4---7---9------/7---5---|
E|--7-----7-2---5---7---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS:
-------
OK, you play the CHORUS-RIFF like usual but don't play
the last part. If you look at it I've marked the last part
you skip here. Instead you play this:
First play this 2 times...
E|------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------
D|-12----12------12-------------------
A|-10----10-12---10---7-----7-----7---
E|----------10--------5-----5-0---5---
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
...then this once:
E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|
D------11-10-9-9-7-9-----------------|
A--9-9-9--8--7-7-5-7-7---------------|
E--7-7---------------5---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Here are the lyrics:
So don't debate, play it straight
You know he really doesn't get it anyway
Gonna play the field, and keep it real
For you no way, for you no way
So if you don't rate, just overcompensate
At least you know you can always go on Ricki Lake
The world needs wannabees
The world loves wannabees
Let's get some more wannabees
Hey hey, do that brand new thing.
band:the Offspring
tabbed by:gothichild_666
CHORDS:
-------
EADGBE E A D G B E
B5 (79xxxx) F5 (x-8-10-x-x-x)
A5 (57xxxx) E* (x77xxx) <-Don't know the name of that one
F#5 (24xxxx) and sometimes (x-9-11-x-x-x)
E5 (x79xxx) and sometimes (12-14-x-x-x-x)
D5 (x57xxx) and sometimes (10-12-x-x-x-x)
G (x-10-12-x-x-x)
I put a huge amount of work into this tab and I don't even like
this song! However, everybody else seems to like it so I thought
I should transcribe it.
I've tabbed out the whole song, but basically it's nothing but
power chords. I haven't put the chords over the lyrics because
TAB SYMBOLS USED IN THIS TRANSCRIPTION:
---------------------------------------
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & = timing
INTRO:
------
Onda gleeben glauten glovin
Give it to me baby (Ah hah ah hah)
Give it to me baby (Ah hah ah hah)
Give it to me baby (Ah hah ah hah)
And all the girlies say I'm pretty fly, for a white guy
[After the intro lyrics end play
this riff three times:]
RIFF 1:
B5 F#5 A5 B5 E5 D5
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--9-----9-4---7---9-----9/14--12--|
E|--7-----7-2---5---7-----7/12--10--|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[then play this variation once:]
B5 F#5 A5 B5
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--9-----9-4---7---9---------------|
E|--7-----7-2---5---7---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
While you're playing the last tab, sing:
Uno, dos, tres, quatro cinco cinco seis
In verses 1 & 2 you just play this over and over:
VERSE-RIFF:
B
E|------7-----7-----|
B|------7-----7-----|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 1: [play VERSE-RIFF]
--------
You know it's kinda hard just
to get along today
Our subject isn't cool but he thinks it anyway
He may not have a clue and
he may not have style
But everything he lacks, well he makes up in denial
[Here's what you play in the chorus, you'll have to figure
out how it goes with the lyrics by yourself. (not hard)]
CHORUS-RIFF:
E|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------
D|----------10/11-10/11---------10/11-10/11-7-----7-----7---
A|--9-----9--8/9---8/9--9-----9--8/9---8/9--5-----5-7---5---
E|--7-----7-------------7-----7---------------------5-------
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D--9-9-9-9-7---------------10/11-10/11---------10/11-10/11-
A--7-7-7-7-5---7---9-----9--8/9---8/9--9-----9--8/9---8/9--
E--------------5---7-----7-------------7-----7-------------
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E-----------------------------------
B-----------------------------------
G-----------------------------------
D--7-----7-----7---7/9-9-7-9-10-9-7-
A--5-----5-7---5---5/7-7-7-7-8--7-5-
E----------5------------------------
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------10/11-10/11---------10/11-10/11-7-----7-----7---
A--9-----9--8/9---8/9--9-----9--8/9---8/9--5-----5-7---5---
E--7-----7-------------7-----7---------------------5-------
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------
D--9-9-9-9-7-------12----12------12-------------------
A--7-7-7-7-5---7---10----10-12---10---7-----7-----7---
E--------------5------------10--------5-----5-0---5---
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------| <-In the last chorus you
D------11-10-9-9-7-9-----------------| don't play this part
A--9-9-9--8--7-7-5-7-7---------------|
E--7-7---------------5---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS: [play the CHORUS-RIFF above]
-------
So don't debate, play it straight
You know he really doesn't get it anyway
Gonna play the field, and keep it real
For you no way, for you no way
So if you don't rate, just overcompensate
At least you know you can always go on Ricki Lake
The world needs wannabees ah
Hey hey, do that brand new thing
BRIDGE: [play RIFF 1]
-------
Just play exactly like the intro,
only this time the girls are singing
at the same time as the guitar is playing.
Lyrics are:
Give it to me baby (Ah hah, ah hah)
Give it to me baby (Ah hah, ah hah)
Give it to me baby (Ah hah, ah hah)
And all the girlies say I'm pretty fly (for a white guy)
VERSE 2: [play like verse 1, with VERSE-RIFF]
--------
He needs some cool tunes
Not just any will suffice
But they didn't have Ice Cube so he bought Vanilla Ice
Now cruisin' in his Pinto
he sees homies as he passed
But if he looks twice they're gonna kick his lily ass
CHORUS: [play like first chorus, with CHORUS-RIFF]
-------
So don't debate, play it straight
You know he really doesn't get it anyway
Gonna play the field, and keep it real
For you no way, for you no way
So if you don't rate, just overcompensate
At least you know you can always go on Ricki Lake
The world loves wannabees ah
Hey hey, do that brand new thing
VERSE 3: [see tab below]
--------
Now he's getting a tattoo yeah
He's getting ink done
He asked for a thirteen but they drew a thirty-one
Friends say he's trying to hard and he's not quite hip
But in his own mind he's the, he's the dopest rip
TAB FOR VERSE 3:
[This tab starts when you sing 'trying' in the 4th line]
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9-------------7-9-------------7-9-------------7-9------\--------|
E|--7-------------5-7-------------5-7-------------5-7------\--------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
BRIDGE 2: [see tab below]
---------
Give it to me baby (Ah hah Ah hah)
Give it to me baby (Ah hah Ah hah)
Give it to me baby (Ah hah Ah hah)
Uno dos tres, quatro cinco cinco seis
TAB FOR BRIDGE 2:
[first play this 3 times]
B5 F#5 A5 B5 E5 D5
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--9-----9-4---7---9-----9/14--12--|
E|--7-----7-2---5---7-----7/12--10--|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[then this once:]
B5 F#5 A5 B5 E5 D5
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------/9---7---|
A|--9-----9-4---7---9------/7---5---|
E|--7-----7-2---5---7---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS:
-------
OK, you play the CHORUS-RIFF like usual but don't play
the last part. If you look at it I've marked the last part
you skip here. Instead you play this:
First play this 2 times...
E|------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------
D|-12----12------12-------------------
A|-10----10-12---10---7-----7-----7---
E|----------10--------5-----5-0---5---
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
...then this once:
E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|
D------11-10-9-9-7-9-----------------|
A--9-9-9--8--7-7-5-7-7---------------|
E--7-7---------------5---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Here are the lyrics:
So don't debate, play it straight
You know he really doesn't get it anyway
Gonna play the field, and keep it real
For you no way, for you no way
So if you don't rate, just overcompensate
At least you know you can always go on Ricki Lake
The world needs wannabees
The world loves wannabees
Let's get some more wannabees
Hey hey, do that brand new thing.
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