Guns N'Roses - Better
Drop-D tuning, tuned down 1/2 step - i.e.
From chinese democracy forums, by Bolt.
d# a# f# c# g# c#
Intro
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--17-15-13--15-13--15-13--15-13-12-13---------13--15-|
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main riff
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-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3----------|
-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3----------|
-1-1-1-1---1-1-1---1---1-1-1---1----------|
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-7-7-7-7---7-7-7---10---10-7-7---7--------|
-7-7-7-7---7-7-7---10---10-7-7---7--------|
-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---8----8--5-5---5--------|
-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0----0--0-0---0--------|
pre-chorus
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-3-3-3--------7-7-7---------------|
-3-3-3--------7-7-7---------------|
-1-0-1--------5-3-5---------------|
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not actually what is played, but in harmony
rhythm actually plays a single A and then C# chord
chorus
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-3--------3------5---3--5---3-----|
--5-------------------------------|
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first 2 notes are swept
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---------3----5----3--5---3--5--3--------------|
--5--------------------------------------------|
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--------------sl----------h----10--10(12)-10------h-----|
-----h----5--7/10--10--10(12)------------------10(12)---|
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-3-3-3-3------3-3-5-5-5-5------7-------|
-3-3-3-3------3-3-5-5-5-5------7-------|
-1-1-1-1------1-1-3-3-3-3------5-------|
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Bridge
palm muted riff
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-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0---3-0-0-4-0-0-5-0-----------|
this bit might not be correct
riff 2 of bridge
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------5-3--------5-3-------5-3--------------------------------|
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-0-0---------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-x-x----0-3-3-------------|
riff 3 of bridge
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-8\7--x-x--0-3-5--5---x--8\7--7\3--3-5--5--x-8\7---|
-8\7--x-x--0-3-5--5---x--8\7--7\3--3-5--5--x-8\7---|
-8\7--x-x--0-3-5--5---x--8\7--7\3--3-5--5--x-8\7---|
has 2 guitars playing the anove - the chord on
the E-chord is struck by the 2nd guitar with a wah
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-7\3--3-5-x--x-8\7--7/8-----------------------|
-7\3--3-5-x--x-8\7--7/8-----------------------|
-7\3--3-5-x--x-8\7--7/8-----------------------|
Buckethead's kazoo-style bit
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----5-----5--5-5-5-3-3-----3--3(5)-----5------|
-0-----0----------------5-----------0---------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/guns_n_roses/better_tab.html ]
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----7-----7--7-7-7-5-5---po---5(7)-----7------7----|
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-5-----5----------------------------5------7-------|
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the note on the 10th fret is the same pitch as the preceding
notes on the string above, but sounds a different tone
Main solo
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----------14\(12)-------------------12/14--10--12----|
-17-15------------15-12--15-15--------------------12-|
-pm-pm-------------------pm-pm-----------------------|
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-----bu--bd-----------bu--bd--po--------------------|sl
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-------16(17)(16)--------13--15-------13----------------|
--sl---------------------------------17------15--17--18-|
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----bu--bd--bu--bd--po----------------------------------------|
-17(18)(17)(18)(17)(15)---------17----------15------sl--------|
-------------------------------17----------17---------17/(19)-|
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----sl-----------------------15------------bu----------h--po--po-|
--19\17---14---------14--------13---12(14)----12(13)(12)(10)-----|
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------------------bu--bd--bu-bd---------------------------|
------12---10--9(10)(9)(10)(9)----10-----sl--------bu-----|
-12----------------------------------------12\(2)-----2---|
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this last bit's a little dubious
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---------h----------sl-----------------------------|
------3(5)--5--5--5/7------------------------------|
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-10--10-10\(8)--8--5-5-5--6-5------5-5-5-6-5-----5-5-5-6-|
-10--10-10\(8)--8--6-6-6--6-6------6-6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-|
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-------sl------sl-------------5-5-0---0-----------0-------------|
-8--8/(10)--10\(8)----------6-6-5----------sl---------bu-bd-----|
---------------------10--------------------7/(9)-------5(7)(5)--|
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----sl---6--8/(10)-10---etc.-----------------------|
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First sweep picking solo - very dubious transcription
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------------------------15-----------------10----------------|
----harm------------14--------------------------10-----------|
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-15---------17----------------------------------------12-----|
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