Bad Habit by The Offspring guitar tab (text):

Bad Habit -- The Offspring
From the album "SMASH" 1994

"Hi there all Offspring's fans! here is a very clear tab for the famous BAD HABIT,
you can easily follow the notes with the lyrics...good luck!  :)  "
							(Chady MAALOUF)

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|Tab Explanation:						      |
| ~  =slight tremolo, or simply sustain the note                      |
| `  =play the note shortly by muting the guitar just after striking  |
| h  =hammer-on							      |
| /  =slide to lower note				 	      |
| \  =......     (guess what) :)				      |
|_____________________________________________________________________|

Intro
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Basse:(I don't have a basse, but I tabbed these working on GUITAR, so...)
G--------------------|      
D-------7~-----------|      
A--------------------|(x4)  
E-3--5------3h5-5`---|      

During the intro, a distorted guitar comes in doing some strange noises,
I think you should try some slide picking with your right hand
and using the trimmer with the left hand (unless you are lefthanded),
beginning with this note:  E-----|
                           B-----|
                           G-----|
                           D--7--|
                           A--7--|
                           E--5--|


G----------------------------------------------------------|      
D---------------7~-----------------------------------------|      
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E-3--5--------------------------------------------3h5-5`---|      
    Hey man you know I'm really okey
 The gun in my  hand will tell you the same

G------------------------------------------------| 
D------------------5~----------------------2-----| 
A------------------------------------------------| 
E---0----3-----------------------0---------------| 
But when I'm in my car (...) the slightest thing & it just might snap &

E----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------
D-7~~------------5--5\7~~------5--7///---
A-7~~------------5--5\7~~------5--7///---
E-5~~------------3--3\5~~------3--5///---
  BOOOOOOM!                       When I go driving... (Verse 1)

Verse 1
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E--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------5--7--5-----------5-----|
D-----------------------------------7--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--|
A-----------------------------------7--3--5--3--7--5--7--3--7--|
E-----------------------------------5-----------5--3--5-----5--|
 I stay I my lane 
but getting cut-off makes me insane

E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D-5--------5----------5--------5--------------------
A-5--------5----------5--------5--------------------
E-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------------
I open the glove box, reach  inside      I'm gonna 

E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------
D-9----------9--------9--------9----------
A-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----
E-----------------------------------------
  wreck this fucker's ride    'guess I've got a 

Chorus
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E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D---7-9\10---------------------------------|
A---7-7\ 8----10\12--12-12--14///----------|
E---5----------8\10--10-10--12///----------|
bad habit                  of blowin' away
      yeah    yeah         I got a bad habit 
      yeah    yeah        & it ain't goin' away 
      yeah    yeah          yeahyeah yeah  

E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D-10---7-----9------------------|(use some trem-picking, it's better)
A--8---5-----7---5--------------|
E----------------3--------------|
 yeah yeah   yeahyeah yeah
Ooooooohh   hOo

Guitar 1 is still sustaining the note D---|
                                      A-5-|
				      E-3-|

Guitar 2 plays this at the back
E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D-17~~~~\\19~~----slide----7//--|
A--------------------pick--7//--|
E--------------------------5//--|
 wooooo ho  OOhohooooo      they say the road... (Verse 2)

Continue playing verse 2 and then the chorus just as before.
On the last "Ooohoo hoooo" of the chorus (second time), guitar 1
is sustains a little bit on D-9-|   then plays D-7//`--|   
			    A-7-|              A-7//`--|
			    E---|              E-5//`--|
						 Drivers are rude....(Bridge)

Bridge (all instruments off!!)
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...such attitudes, but when I show my piece, complaints cease
something's odd, I feel like I'm god, you stupid dumbshit goddam' MOTHERFUCKER

then play this (you gotta use some trem-picking, listen to the song for this):
E---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D-14---13-12----------------------|
A-12---11-10---14---13-12--10--7--|
E--------------12---11-10---8--5--|

I open the glove box....
(repeat second riff of the verse and continue till chorus, 
repeat this last one till the end of the song)
Last note played :   D-9--|
		     A-7--|
	             E----|


That's it! any comments are welcomed on my email: hellfire_1982@hotmail.com
						         	(ChagZ)