Better Than This Chords & Tabs
"Better Than This" by Salt The Wound.
Tuned to Drop A.
I'll admit most of these tabs I have I just took from other sites. There aren't any Salt
Wound tabs so I had to learn this one by ear. Some of it is wrong, but its the closest
could get. Strings are written in standard but song is tuned to drop A. I'm sure plenty
whats on here is wrong. So, if you have any corrections, tell me, I'll fix it. (I've
what I think I probably got wrong.)
Legend
.=Palm Mute.
*=Pinch Harmonic.
T=Tremlo Picked.
h=Hammer On.
s=Slide.
That's all you'll need to know for this song.
Fade in intro.
E|----------------------| E|-------|
B|----------------------| B|-------|
G|----------------------| G|-------|
D|----------------------| D|-------|
A|---8-12-10------------| A|-------|
E|-00-0--0--00000000000-| [x3] E|-00000-|
.. . . ........... .....
Part 1
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|---8-12-10-----------8-12-10------10--13--12|
E|-00-0--0--00000000088-8--8--8-1010--10--10--|
.. . . ........... . . . . . . .
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|---8-12-10------------5-8-7-7-10-8*-----------|
E|-00-0--0--000000000-5------7------------------|
.. . . ......... T T T TTT T
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|---8-12-10-----------8-12-10------10--13--12|
E|-00-0--0--00000000088-8--8--8-1010--10--10--|
.. . . ........... . . . . . . .
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---8-12-10------------5-8-7-7-10-|
E|-00-0--0--000000000-5------7-----|
.. . . ......... T T T TTT
Part 2
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|-0-8-5-1-0-8-5-10-7-12s-|[x2]
T T T T T T T T T T
Part 3 (This part I'm a little unsure about.)
E|---------------------------| E|----|
B|---------------------------| B|----|
G|---------------------------| G|----|
D|---------------------------| D|----|
A|-00-8-5-4-5-4--343-2-232-1-| Every other time ended with A|----|
E|-00-8-5-4-5-4--343-2-232-1-| E|-4*-|
.. . . . . . ... . ... .
Repeat like 4 times?
Part 4
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-000-888-555-444-555-444-333-222-|
E|-000-888-555-444-555-444-333-222-|
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------6h9---5h8---4h7---3h6-|
A|-000-888-555-444-5h8---4h7---3h6---2h5----| (Unsure about that
E|-000-888-555-444--------------------------| hammer on riff.)
... ... ... ...
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-000-888-555-444-555-444-333-222-|
E|-000-888-555-444-555-444-333-222-|
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-000-888-555-444-5-4-3--4-3-2----|
E|-000-888-555-444-5-4-3--4-3-2----|
... ... ... ...
Part 5
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----------------6---------|
D|-0--8-4-------0--6---------|
A|-0--8-4--5-1--0--4--10-9-7-|
E|-0--8-4--5-1--0-----10-9-7-|
. . . . .
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/salt_the_wound/better_than_this_tab.html ]
Part 6
E|--------------------------------------------|-------|
B|--------------------------------------------| |
G|--------------------------------------------| |
D|--------------------------------------------| |
A|---8-12-10-----------8-12-10------10--13--12| |
E|-00-0--0--00000000088-8--8--8-1010--10--10--| |
.. . . ........... . . . . . . . x2
E|----------------------------------------------| |
B|----------------------------------------------| |
G|----------------------------------------------| |
D|----------------------------------------------| |
A|---8-12-10------------5-8-7-7-10-8*-----------| |
E|-00-0--0--000000000-5------7------------------|-----|
.. . . ......... T T T TTT T
Part 7
[Guitar 1]
E|------------------------------------------|----- |
B|------------------------------------------| -- |
G|------------------------------------------| -- |
D|------------------------------------------| -- |
A|-0-8-12-10-0-0-0-0-8-8-12-10-10--10-13-12-| -- |
E|-0---------0-0-0-0-8---------10----------------- | x2
. . . . . . . |
E|-------------------------------------| |
B|-------------------------------------| |
G|-------------------------------------| |
D|-------------------------------------| |
A|-0-8-12-10-0-0000-0-5-5-8-7-7-7-10-8-| |
E|-0---------0-0000-0-5-------7--------|---------|
. . .... . . .
[Guitar 2]
E|------------------------------------------|---|
B|------------------------------------------| |
G|------------------------------------------| |
D|---8-12-10-----------8-12-10-----10-13-12-| |
A|-0---------0-0-0-0-8---------10-----------| |
E|-0---------0-0-0-0-8---------10-----------| |
. . . . . . . x2
E|-------------------------------------| |
B|-------------------------------------| |
G|-------------------------------------| |
D|---8-12-10------------5-8-7---7-10-8-| |
A|-0---------0-0000-0-5-------7--------| |
E|-0---------0-0000-0-5-------7--------|--------|
. . .... . . .
Part 8 (Breakdown)
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-0-0-0--0000000--00000-0-0-|
E|-0-0-0--0000000--00000-0-0-| [x4]
. . . ....... ..... . .
Part 9
[Guitar 1]
E|------------------------------------------|----- |
B|------------------------------------------| -- |
G|------------------------------------------| -- |
D|------------------------------------------| -- |
A|-0-8-12-10-0-0-0-0-8-8-12-10-10--10-13-12-| -- |
E|-0---------0-0-0-0-8---------10----------------- | x2
. . . . . . . |
E|-------------------------------------| |
B|-------------------------------------| |
G|-------------------------------------| |
D|-------------------------------------| |
A|-0-8-12-10-0-0000-0-5-5-8-7-7-7-10-8-| |
E|-0---------0-0000-0-5-------7--------|---------|
. . .... . . .
[Guitar 2]
E|------------------------------------------|---|
B|------------------------------------------| |
G|------------------------------------------| |
D|---8-12-10-----------8-12-10-----10-13-12-| |
A|-0---------0-0-0-0-8---------10-----------| |
E|-0---------0-0-0-0-8---------10-----------| |
. . . . . . . x2
E|-------------------------------------| |
B|-------------------------------------| |
G|-------------------------------------| |
D|---8-12-10------------5-8-7---7-10-8-| |
A|-0---------0-0000-0-5-------7--------| |
E|-0---------0-0000-0-5-------7--------|--------|
. . .... . . .
Part 10
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-0-0-0--0000000--00000-0-0-| Let these ring.
E|-0-0-0--0000000--00000-0-0-| [x2]
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-0-0-0--0000000--00000-0-0-|
E|-0-0-0--0000000--00000-0-0-| [x2]
. . . ....... ..... . .