Better Than Ezra - 'Good'
From the Album 'Deluxe'
Tuning: Standard
tabbed by jjhand, with help from andrewjp123's tab
I saw youtube footage of the band playing this song, so I corrected the
previous tabs to reflect how its actually played. Singer/Guitarist Kevin
Griffin has always had great guitar tone & melodic songs so BTE was always
one of my favorites. Please rate/comment.
Intro/Chorus
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|--3----3--3--2----2--2--|-0----0--0--------------|
B|--0----0--0--3----3--3--|-0----0--0--1--1--1--1--|
G|--0----0--0--2----2--2--|-0----0--0--3--3--3--3--|
D|--0----0--0--0----0--0--|-2----2--2--2--2--2--2--| x2
A|--2----2--2--0----0--0--|-2----2--2--3--3--3--3--|
E|--3----3--3-------------|-0----0--0--------------|
G D Em C7
Verse is mostly Bass guitar, but every 4th bar Guitar adds:
3 & 4 &
e|--------------------|
B|-----------1--1--1--|
G|-----------3--3--3--|
D|-----------2--2--2--|
A|-----------3--3--3--|
E|--------------------|
Lyrics:
"Looking around the house
Hidden behind the window & the door
Searching for signs of life but there's nobody home"
Play Intro
(0:41) Verse (half as long)
"Well, maybe I'm just too sure
or maybe I'm just too frightened by the sound of it
Pieces of note falls down but the letter said"
Then Chorus (x4)
"Aha, it was good living with you
Aha, it was good ah ah"
Guitar Bridge to Verse 2 (note palm mutes):
. . . . . . . . . .
e|----------------------|------------------------|
B|-------12----------10-|---------12----------13-|
G|-------12----------11-|---------12----------12-|
D|---0-0----12-12-12----|---14-14----14-14-14----| x2
A|----------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------------|
"Good, good, good good..."
Verse 2 - 2 Guitars arranged for 1
e|--------------------|---------------------|-3------------------|
B|----------0h1-----0-|------------0h1-0h1--|-3--------0h1-----0-|
G|--------0-----------|----0----0-----------|--------0-----------|
D|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
"Sittin' around the house watching the sun place"
e|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
B|----0-------0h1-0h1-|-3--------0h1------0-|-----------0h1-0h1--|
G|----0----0----------|-4------0------------|----0----0----------|
D|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
"Shadows on the floor. Watching for signs of life but there's nobody"
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/better_than_ezra/good_tab_ver_9.html ]
e|-3------------------|---------------------|
B|-3--------0h1-----0-|------------0h1-0----|
G|--------0-----------|----0----0-----------|
D|--------------------|---------------------|
A|--------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------|---------------------|
"home"
Verse Ending:
pm . . . . . .
e|-3--3--3----2--2--2----|-0--0--0---------------|
B|-0--0--0----3--3--3----|-0--0--0------1--1--1--|
G|-0--0--0----2--2--2----|-0--0--0------3--3--3--|
D|-0--0--0----0--0--0----|-2--2--2------2--2--2--| x4
A|-2--2--2----0--0--0----|-2--2--2------3--3--3--|
E|-3--3--3---------------|-0--0--0---------------|
1. "Well maybe I'll call or write you a letter"
2. "Now maybe we'll see on the fourth of July"
3. "But I'm not too sure, and I'm not too proud"
4. "Well I'm not too sure, and I'm not too proud to say"
Play Chorus (x4)
Solo:
Gradual bend then release picked 8x per bar
e|-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
B|-5---------------------|-5----------------------|-5-----------------|
G|-7b9-%-%-%--%--%-%--%--|-b9-%-%--%--%--%--%--%--|-b8-%-%-%--7--7----|
D|-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|
| Rhythm Guitar (play this similarly 4x)
e|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-7----7--7--------------|
G|------------9----9--9--|-6----6--6--7--7--------|
D|-7----7--7--9----9--9--|-4----4--4--7--7--------| repeat (see above)
A|-7----7--7--7----7--7--|------------5--5--------|
E|-5----5--5-------------|------------------3--4--|
A5 E5 F#5 D5
e|------------------------|------5-5------5-5------5-|-5------5-5------5-5----|
B|-5----------------------|-8b10-----8b10-----8b10---|---8b10-----8b10--------|
G|-7b9-7--5--7---5-----5--|--------------------------|---------------------0--|
D|------------------7-----|--------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
e|-8--5--5-------5--5------5-|------5------5-5----5----5----5----|-----|
B|----------8b10------8b10---|-8b10---8b10---8b10-8b10-8b10-8b10-|-8~~-|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----|
Play Chorus (x4)
Ending:
One Guitar holds G at end of Final Chorus
e|--3---|
B|--0---|
G|--0---|
D|--0---|
A|--2---|
E|--3---|
Second Guitar plays this in the background:
e|--3----3--3--2----2--2--|-0----0--0--------------|
B|--0----0--0--3----3--3--|-0----0--0--1--1--1--1--|
G|--0----0--0--2----2--2--|-0----0--0--3--3--3--3--|
D|--0----0--0--0----0--0--|-2----2--2--2--2--2--2--| x2
A|--2----2--2--0----0--0--|-2----2--2--3--3--3--3--|
E|--3----3--3-------------|-0----0--0--------------|
Key:
. = Palm Mute
b = Bend
r = Release Bend
h = hammer-on
% = strum previous notes again
