Better Ver 1 by Guns N Roses
Guns N Roses - Better ver 1 guitar tab
Drop-D tuning, tuned down 1/2 step - i.e.
d#
a#
f#
c#
g#
c#
Intro
--15-17-15-17-15-17-15--17-18-17-15--------
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--17-15-13--15-13--15-13--15-13-12-13---------13--15-
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main riff
-1-e-+-a---e-+-a---e---a-5-e---a----------------------
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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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-------------bu--------------------------------
---------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)---
--/5(8)-------------------------------------------------
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-1-e-+-a------+-a-3-e-+-a------+---------------------
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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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-87--x-x--0-3-5--5---x--87--73--3-5--5--x-87---
-87--x-x--0-3-5--5---x--87--73--3-5--5--x-87---
-87--x-x--0-3-5--5---x--87--73--3-5--5--x-87---
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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-73--3-5-x--x-87--7/8-----------------------
-73--3-5-x--x-87--7/8-----------------------
-73--3-5-x--x-87--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---------
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----7-----7--7-7-7-5-5---po---5(7)-----7------7----
-----------------------10(7)-----------------------
-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
----bu--bd------bu--bd--po-------------10/(14)-------
-15(17)(15)--15(18)(15)(13)--15--13----------------
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------------sl--------------------------sl---------------
----------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--
-15(17)(15)(17)--15(18)(15)(13)--15--13------15---
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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------
--1917---14---------14--------13---12(14)----12(13)(12)(10)--
------------------17--------------------------------------------
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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------------------------------
-/5------------------------------------------------
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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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------------8/(10)-10------------------------------
----sl---6--8/(10)-10---etc.-----------------------
-5/(7)-------sl--------------------------------------
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First sweep picking solo - very dubious transcription
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---------------------------------15------------------
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----------12-------------15----------------------------
-----17--------------17--------------------------------
-15--------------15------------------------------------
----------------------------17----13---10--------------------
------------------------15-----------------10----------------
----harm------------14--------------------------10-----------
-----12---------15----------------------------------------12-
-15---------17----------------------------------------12-----
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--------------------13--12--13(12)---------------------------
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