Gone Away - Offspring - Bass Cover

Bass cover of "Gone Away" by The Offspring from their album "Ixnay on the Hombre".

Another classic by the Offspring.

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Bass tabs available at Songsterr.com
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The Offspring is an American punk rock band formed in Huntington Beach, California in 1984. Since its formation, the band's line-up has included Dexter Holland (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Noodles (lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals), and Greg K. (bass, backing vocals). In 1987, Ron Welty replaced James Lilja as the drummer for The Offspring, completing the band's most successful lineup that would last for 16 years. Their current drummer Pete Parada, formerly of Face to Face and Saves the Day, joined the band in 2007, after Atom Willard decided to leave to focus on Angels & Airwaves.

After releasing their first two albums, The Offspring (1989) and Ignition (1992), The Offspring experienced commercial success with Smash (1994), which has sold over a million copies and went platinum six times. As a result, the band was widely credited, alongside fellow California punk bands Bad Religion, Green Day, Rancid and Sublime, with popularizing and reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States. The critical praise given to Smash garnered attention from major labels, including Columbia Records, with whom The Offspring would sign in 1996. Their first album for Columbia, Ixnay on the Hombre was released in 1997 and was well received by critics. The Offspring continued to achieve success with their three follow-up albums, Americana (1998), Conspiracy of One (2000) and Splinter (2003), reaching multi-platinum, platinum and gold status respectively. The band's eighth studio album, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, was released in 2008. They are currently in the middle of finishing their ninth studio album, which is due for release sometime in 2011.

The Offspring has sold over 35 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best-selling punk rock acts of all time. Each album since the release of Smash has sold over a million units. (Wikipedia, April 2011)

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[ukuledoj]

sounds great! amazing tune, but i think you should try playing harder, looks too blend and emotionless 

[iamRottenRon]

@ukuledoj

Yes, you're absolutely right. I have been working to improve on that front in recent uploads. Thanks for viewing and the feedback, I really appreciate it - Ron

[theebluesman]

You did a great job on this tune ,,my son loves this also,plays it too,on the guitar :)

[iamRottenRon]

@theebluesman

Thanks for listening and the feedback. My daughter introduced me to the Offspring. Cheers - Ron

[mattpaname]

Hey! Good choice, as usual... you should try to play it strumming down only to get a constant punch in the bass line. I like to strum down and up too (I even like to play up when I should play down haha), but sometimes you get an "angrier" sound going down only :)

Keep up with the good work dude!

[iamRottenRon]

@mattpaname

Thanks man - very good advice.

I was taught years ago that I had to strum up and down to be more efficient, but sometimes that's not the point. I think you're right that you should do whatever helps to capture the sound and feel of the song. I note that it is quite common to see uni-directional strumming in certain genres, e.g., punk.

Thanks again for the help and support - Ron