Better by Guns N Roses 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 --15-17-15-17-15-17-15--17-18-17-15--------| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| --17-15-13--15-13--15-13--15-13-12-13---------13--15-| ----------------------------------------------15--17-| -----------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| main riff ------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------| -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----------| ------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------| -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 ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| -3-3-3--------7-7-7---------------| -3-3-3--------7-7-7---------------| -1-0-1--------5-3-5---------------| ----------------------------------| not actually what is played, but in harmony rhythm actually plays a single A and then C# chord chorus ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| -3--------3------5---3--5---3-----| --5-------------------------------| --------x------x------------------| first 2 notes are swept -----------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------| -------------bu--------------------------------| ---------3----5----3--5---3--5--3--------------| --5--------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------h-----------------| --------------sl----------h----10--10(12)-10------h-----| -----h----5--7/10--10--10(12)------------------10(12)---| --/5(8)-------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------| -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-------| ---------------------------------------| Bridge palm muted riff ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| -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 --------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------| ------5-3--------5-3-------5-3--------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------3--5-| -0-0---------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-x-x----0-3-3-------------| riff 3 of bridge ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| --sl----------------------sl---sl------------------| -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 ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| -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 ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| --------------------------------h-------------| ----5-----5--5-5-5-3-3-----3--3(5)-----5------| -0-----0----------------5-----------0---------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ----7-----7--7-7-7-5-5---po---5(7)-----7------7----| -----------------------10(7)-----------------------| -5-----5----------------------------5------7-------| ---------------------------------------------------| 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 ----bu--bd------bu--bd--po-------------10/(14)-----| -15(17)(15)--15(18)(15)(13)--15--13----------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| ------------sl--------------------------sl-----------| ----------14\(12)-------------------12/14--10--12----| -17-15------------15-12--15-15--------------------12-| -pm-pm-------------------pm-pm-----------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| -----bu--bd-----------bu--bd--po--------------------|sl -15(17)(15)(17)--15(18)(15)(13)--15--13------15\----| ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| -------16(17)(16)--------13--15-------13----------------| --sl---------------------------------17------15--17--18-| -/14----------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| ----bu--bd--bu--bd--po----------------------------------------| -17(18)(17)(18)(17)(15)---------17----------15------sl--------| -------------------------------17----------17---------17/(19)-| --------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| ----sl-----------------------15------------bu----------h--po--po-| --19\17---14---------14--------13---12(14)----12(13)(12)(10)-----| ------------------17---------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ------------------bu--bd--bu-bd---------------------------| ------12---10--9(10)(9)(10)(9)----10-----sl--------bu-----| -12----------------------------------------12\(2)-----2---| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| this last bit's a little dubious ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------h----------sl-----------------------------| ------3(5)--5--5--5/7------------------------------| -/5------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| -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-| ------------sl-------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| -------sl------sl-------------5-5-0---0-----------0-------------| -8--8/(10)--10\(8)----------6-6-5----------sl---------bu-bd-----| ---------------------10--------------------7/(9)-------5(7)(5)--| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ------------8/(10)-10------------------------------| ----sl---6--8/(10)-10---etc.-----------------------| -5/(7)-------sl------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| First sweep picking solo - very dubious transcription -------------------------------------17----| ---------------------------------15--------| -----------------------------14------------| ----------12-------------15----------------| -----17--------------17--------------------| -15--------------15------------------------| ----------------------------17----13---10--------------------| ------------------------15-----------------10----------------| ----harm------------14--------------------------10-----------| -----12---------15----------------------------------------12-| -15---------17----------------------------------------12-----| -------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------13--12--13(12)-----------------------------| ----------------------------------po--15-----------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------| 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