Better Life Chords & Tabs
Artist: 3 Doors Down
Title: Better Life
Album: Better Life
tabed by Jonas Ostmeyer
DarkSoul83@t-online.de
Key:
* = palm mute
h = hammer on
p = pull of
b = full bend
^ = hold bend
v = vibrato
~ = "vibrato-time"
\ = slide down
Use Metal-Distortion
Standart tuned (EADGHe)
Intro:
(only 1st guitar)
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-2-4--4-4-4-2-4--4-4-4-7-4--4-4-4-2-4--4-4-4----------------------------------
-0-2--2-2-2-0-2--2-2-2-5-2--2-2-2-0-2--2-2-2----------------------------------
* * * * * * * *
(then 1st + 2nd guitar)
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-9-4--4-4-4-2-4--4-4-4-7-4--4-4-4-2-4--4-4------------------------------------
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* * * * * * *
Verse:
(only 2nd guitar)
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-------------7-----------------------------7--------9p7-----------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9---------------------------
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(then 1st + 2nd guitar)
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-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7---7-9-------------------
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-------------7-----------------------------7--------9p7-----------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9---------------------------
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7---7-9-------------------
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Chorus: (2x)
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Verse:
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-------------7-----------------------------7--------9p7-----------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9---------------------------
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-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7---7-9-------------------
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-------------7-----------------------------7--------9p7-----------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9---------------------------
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7---7-9-------------------
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/0-9/3_doors_down/better_life_tab_ver_4.html ]
Chorus: (2x)
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-2--3--5--3--2--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------
Verse:
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-------------7-----------------------------7--------9p7-----------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9---------------------------
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-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7---7-9-------------------
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Brige: (2x;clean)
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-2--4--5--7--9--11-2--4--5--11-9--7-------------------------------------------
-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-------------------------------------------
-0--2--3--5--7--9--0--2--3--9--7--5-------------------------------------------
Solo:
(1st guitar)
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-b12^^^^-b12^^^^^^-v14~~~~14\\\\\\---11-------------12-11-v9~-v7~-v9~~~~~~~~~~
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(2nd guitar clean)
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-2--4--5--7--9--11-2--4--5--11-9--7--2--4--5--7--9--11----9----7---4----------
-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----x----x---x----------
-0--2--3--5--7--9--0--2--3--9--7--5--0--2--3--5--7--9-----7----5---2----------
Verse:
(only 2nd guitar)
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-------------7-----------------------------7--------9p7-----------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9---------------------------
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(then 1st + 2nd guitar)
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-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7---7-9-------------------
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-------------7-----------------------------7--------9p7-----------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9---------------------------
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-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7---7-9-------------------
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Chorus: (4x)
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-2--3--5--3--2--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------
outro:
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-2-4--4-4-4-2-4--4-4-4-7-4--4-4-4-2-4--4-4-4----------------------------------
-0-2--2-2-2-0-2--2-2-2-5-2--2-2-2-0-2--2-2-2----------------------------------
* * * * * * * *
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-9-4--4-4-4-2-4--4-4-4-7-4--4-4-4-2-4--4-4------------------------------------
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