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Better
Guns N Roses
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Artist: Guns N' Roses
Song: Better
Album: Chinese Democracy
Year: 2006
Tabbed by: David Vadin
Note: Finck uses a Drop D tuning in this song.
INTRO RIFF
(played by Finck)
eb|--15-17-15-17-15-17-15--17-18-17-15--17-15--13-15-13-15-13----12-13-------12-13-15--|
Bb|--15-17-15-17-15-17-15--17-18-17-15--17-15--13-13-13-13-13----13-13----15-12-13-15--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------15-----------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhytm Part played by Bumblefoot (or Buckethead)
Ab D F D
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------7-7-7-7---10--10--10-7-7-7-|
Db|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8--8--8-8-8--8--7-7-7-7---10--10--10-7-7-7-|
Ab|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8--8--8-8-8--8--5-5-5-5---8---8---8--5-5-5-|
Eb|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6-----------------------------|
Rhytm Part played by Robin Finck (Drop D tuning)
Ab D F D
eb|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8--8---8---8--8--8--8----3--3--3-8--8--8--|
Bb|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10---6--6--6-10-10-10-|
Gb|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10---5--5--5-10-10-10-|
Db|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8--8---8---0--0--0--0----3--3--3-0--0--0--|
Ab|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8--8---8---0--0--0--0----3--3--3-0--0--0--|
Db|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8--8---8---0--0--0--0----3--3--3-0--0--0--|
Bridge to chorus:
Robin and Bumblefoot Plays:
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|-10--9--10----7--5--7---|
Db|-x---x--x-----x--x--x---|
Ab|-8---7--8-----5--3--5---|
Db|------------------------|
Richard Fortus Plays:
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|-3------------5---------|
Db|-3------------5---------|
Ab|-1------------3---------|
Db|------------------------|
Chorus part played by Robin Finck (with Drop D tuning)
eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|------------------|
Db|-2--5--7---8-7-5--|
Ab|-2--5--7---8-7-5--|
Db|-2--5--7---8-7-5--|
Chorus part played by Bumblefoot (or Buckethead)
eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|------------------|
Db|-2--5--7---8-7-5--|
Ab|-2--5--7---8-7-5--|
Eb|-0--3--5---6-5-3--|
And then the same bridge again, into the next verse.
During Buckets solo Robin play (with Drop D tuning):
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4--2-2-2-3-3-4-4-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4--|
Db|-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4--2-2-2-3-3-4-4-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4--|
..and Richard Fortus is playing:
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----3-----4----2-----3---4---2-----3-----4---2-----3-----4----|
Db|-2-----3-----4----2-----3---4---2-----3-----4---2-----3-----4----|
The part right after Buckets solo is played something like this:
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--4-2---4-2---4-2----2--6-6-----2-2------------------------------|
Ab|--x-x---x-x---x-x----x--x-x-----x-x------------------------------|
Db|--4-2---4-2---4-2----2--6-6-----2-2------------------------------|
//Vadin (oct 2006)