Offspring's "Self-Esteem"





Standard tuning 





La la, la la la, la la, la la la


  RHYTHM FIG. 1                                                       RHYTHM


FIG. 1A


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                      (Repeat once here)


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B-----------------------------------------|------------------------


G----------------10101010-----5-5---------|------------------------


D---7--7------7--10101010-----5-5---5555--|--------------55-55--7--


A---7--7------7---8-8-8-8-----3-3---5555--|-3------------55-55--7--


E---5--5------5---------------------3333--|-1(10X)-------33-33--5--





(Bass part until :25 in then)





   |RHYTHM FILL 1     |


e-----------------------------------------------------------------


B-----------------------------------------------------------------


G-----------------------------------------------------------------


D---1212--121210--------------------------------------------------


A---1212--121210--------------------------------------------------


E---1010--1010-8--------------------------------------------------


                          Bass only: I wrote her off for the 10th time today


                                      I practiced hard all the things I would


say


                                          When she came over, I lost my nerve


                                          I took her back and made her


desssert


                             (Rhythm Fig


2)|===================================>|


e-----------------------------------------------------------------


B-----------------------------------------------------------------


G-----------------------------------------------------------------


D-10101010--1010---77777----55555--1010101010--55555--77777-------


A-10101010--1010---77777----55555--1010101010--55555--77777-------


E--8-8-8-8---8-8---55555----33333---8-8-8-8-8--33333--55555-------


         (Heavy palm mute)^    I know I'm     being       used


                      


--More--(~46%)--[yn]                      








CONTINUE SAME PATERN FOR THREE MORE LINES OF PRE-CHORUS:





      But that's okay because I like the abuse...


   I know she's playing with me


   But that's okay 'cause I got no self-esteem...........





RHYTHM FIGURE 2 4X


Ohyeah........Yeah.........Oh........Yeah.......etc.








(Bass only here)


We make plans go out at night


Wait till 2 then I Turn out the light (START RHYTHm FIG. 1 here, play 2X)


This rejection's got me so low....


She keeps it up I just might tell here so...





(START RHTYM FIG. 2 HERE PLAY 4X)


Oh...yeah....oh....yeah....yeah...


                                   RHYTHM


--More--(~59%)--[yn]                                                           PART 3


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e------------------------------------------------------------------


B------------------------------------------------------------------


G-7-7--------33333-------------55555-------------------------------


D-7-7--------33333----33-------55555-------------------------------


A-5-5--------11111----33-------33333-------------------------------


E---------------------11-------------------------------------------


     When she's saying.......ah that she wants only me. 





CONTINUE RHYTYM PART 3 


         6X





 Well I wonder why she sleeps with my friends


When she's saying..ah... that I'm like a diease


well I wonder how much more I can stand


Well I guess I should stand up for myself


But I really think it's better this way


The more you suffer...the more it shows you really care...





PLAY RHYTHM FIG. 1A one time


--More--(~79%)--[yn]                      Right?.....Yeah,yeah...





BASS PART AGAIN, FOLLOWED BY


RHYTHM FILL 1 THEN





I'll relate this little bit


It happens more than I'd like to admit


Latye at night, she knocks on my door


She's drunk again and lookin' to score


PLAY RTHYM FILL 1


THEN RHYTHM FIG. 2 4X


I know I should say no..


But's it's kinda hard when she's ready to go


I may be dumb, but I'm not a dweeb


I'm just a sucker with no self-esteem





THEN PLAY RTHYM FIG.1   4X


yeah...oh,......yeah....oh...yeahyeah





Play Rhtym Figure 3 7X


When she's saying


that she wants only me


--More--(~90%)--[yn]                      Well I wonder why she sleeps with my firends


When she's saying


Ah, that I'm like a diesase


Well I wonder how much more I can stand


Well I guess I should stick up for myself


But I really think It's better this way


the more you suffer, the more you really care...





PLAY RYHTYM Fig. 1 1X