Original Prankster (Ver 6) Bass Tabs - Offspring @ BigBassTabs.com

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*Song: Original Prankster
*Artist: Offspring 
*Album: Conspiricy of one 

*Tabbed by: people who can't tab
*Corrected by: Simeon Bartholomew  
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ive just checked all the tabs on this site and not ONE OF THEM WERE RIGHT!! I CAN GUARANTEE 
YOU THAT THIS IS RIGHT
If you would like to email me any comments or chat about music & tabbing, 
email me at: [email protected] 
Otherwise, if it's a complaint, well then don't bother me—you try tabbing a song.
Big thanks to the other guys who gave me most of the basic notes. 
Keep it up!!


Rest 00:16 then play:

Intro

G|———————————————————————|————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————|————————————————————————————|
A|————————————3——————5x——|————————————3—————5—5—3—53—|
E|—0—3/4——5—5———5—5——————|—0—3/4——5—5———5—5———————————|


Fill 1

G|———————————————————————|————————————————————————————|———————————————|
D|———————————————————————|————————————————————————————|———————————————|
A|———3—3/7——6—5—5——3—53—|———3—3/7——6—5—5—————————————|———3—3/7——6—5x—|
E|—5—————————————————————|—5——————————————0—0—0—0h3p0—|—5—————————————|

Verse

G|——————————————————————|——————————————————————|——————————————————————|
D|——————————————————————|——————————————————————|——————————————————————|
A|————3———————5—5—3—53—|————3———————5—5—3—53—|————3———————5—5—3—53—|
E|—5————0:——————————————|—5————0:——————————————|—5————0:——————————————|

G|—————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|——————————————————————/7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—|
E|—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—————————————————————————|

Pre—Chorus

G|———————————————————————|————————————————————————————|———————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————|————————————————————————————|———————————————————————|
A|———3—3/7——6—5—5——3—53—|———3—3/7——6—5—5—————————————|———3—3/7——6—5—5——3—53—|
E|—5—————————————————————|—5——————————————0—0—0—0h3p0—|—5—————————————————————|

G|—————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|——————————————————————/7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—|
E|—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—————————————————————————|

Chorus

G|———————————————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————————————|
A|————————————————5—5—5—5—5—/10—10—10—10—10——|————————————————5—5—5—5—5—/10—10—10—10—10——|
E|———5x—5——55:———————————————————————————————|———5x—5——55:———————————————————————————————|

G|———————————————————————————————————————————|——————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————————————|——————————————————————————————————|
A|————————————————5—5—5—5—5—/10—10—10—10—10——|—10—————10————10—10—10—10—11:—————|
E|———5x—5——55:———————————————————————————————|————10—————10—————————————————————|


Play these:
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Fill 1

Verse

Pre—Chorus

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2nd Chorus

G|———————————————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————————————|
A|————————————————5—5—5—5—5—/10—10—10—10—10——|————————————————5—5—5—5—5—/10—10—10—10—10——|
E|———5x—5——55:———————————————————————————————|———5x—5——55:———————————————————————————————|

G|———————————————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————————————|
A|————————————————5—5—5—5—5—/10—10—10—10—10——|—10—————10————10—10—10—10—11—12—————|
E|———5x—5——55:———————————————————————————————|————10—————10————————————————————————|


Rest 00:16 then play the Intro


Bridge

G|——————————————————|————————————————————————|——————————————————|——————————————————|
D|——————————————————|————————————————————————|——————————————————|——————————————————|
A|———3————5—5—3—5—5—|———3————5—5—————————————|———3————5—5—3—5—5—|———3————5—5—3—53—|
E|—5———0————————————|—5———0——————0—0—0—0h3p0—|—5———0————————————|—5———0————————————|

Final Pre—Chorus (where Dexter goes, "Crime crime, fine sensimillia")

G|———————————————————————|———————————————————————|———————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————|———————————————————————|———————————————————————|
A|———3—3/7——6—5—5——3—53—|———3—3/7——6—5—5——3—53—|———3—3/7——6—5—5——3—53—|
E|—5—————————————————————|—5—————————————————————|—5—————————————————————|

G|————————————————————————————————————|
D|————————————————————————————————————|
A|————————————————————————————————————|
E|—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3——/12x————————12—|


Now play the original Pre—Chorus.


Final Chorus

G|———————————————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————————————————|
A|————————————————5—5—5—5—5—/10—10—10—10—10——|————————————————5—5—5—5—5—/10—10—10—10—10——|
E|———5x—5——55:———————————————————————————————|———5x—5——55:———————————————————————————————|

G|———————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————————————|
A|————————————————5—5—5—5—5—/10—10—10—10—10——|
E|———5x—5——55:———————————————————————————————|

G|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|—10————10——————————————————————10————10————10—10—10—11—12:————————|
E|————10————10—10—10—10—10—10—10————10———10—————————————————————————|

Symbols

   :  = let the note ring (eg. let the sound carry on for a while)
   /  = slide up
     = slide down
   x  = mute string (eg. make sure it doesn't make any noise)
   h  = hammer on (eg. 5h7 means play the 5th fret, and as the note rings, hit the 7th fret)
   p  = pull off (eg. 4p2 means play the 4th fret, then pull off your finger leaving one on
        the 2nd fret)

Have a nice day!!

How to Read Bass Tabs

Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:

1. The Basics

Strings and Frets:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
- The top line is the highest-pitched string (G on a 4-string bass).
- The bottom line is the lowest-pitched string (E on a 4-string bass).
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------------------|

A|---3---------------|

E|-------------------|

            
```
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.

2. Common Techniques

Hammer-On (h):
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------5h7---------|

            
```
Pull-Off (p):
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------7p5---------|

            
```
Slide (/ or \):
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------5/7---------|

            
```

3. Advanced Techniques

Bend (b): Push the string up or down to raise the pitch. Example: G|-------7b9---------|
Vibrato (~): Shake the string slightly after playing a note to create a vibrating sound. Example: G|-------7~----------|
Muted Notes (x): Rest your finger lightly on the string without pressing a fret and pluck for a percussive "click" sound.

4. Rhythm and Timing

Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.

5. Slap and Pop

Slap (s): Strike the string with the side of your thumb for a percussive sound.
Pop (p): Pull the string away from the fretboard and let it snap back.

Practice Makes Perfect

Tabs are a great tool to learn songs, but mastering the techniques takes practice. Listen carefully to the original track and play along to lock in the rhythm. Don’t rush — smooth, accurate playing is more important than speed. Happy jamming! 🎸

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