Ticket To Heaven Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 
	

Away From the Sun Tabs:

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Artist: 3 Doors Down
Song: Ticket To Heaven
Album: Away From The Sun
Tuning: Standard (E,A,D,G,B,E)
Tabbed By: Jan Lazur  
Email: Janny1985@hotmail.com

-Intro- Part 1

Gtr. 1 (Clean)

e|------0------3--|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B|-----1------3---|--------3-0---------0------|---------------------|-----------------|
G|----0------2----|----------------------2-0--|-------------------0-|-----------------|
D|---2------0-----|--0/2-2-------0/2-2--------|----2h4-4----2h4-4---|-----------------|
A|--3-------------|---------------------------|--3--------3---------|-----------------|
E|----------------|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|

Gtr.2 (Clean)

e|----------------|---------------------------|-----------0----------|-----------------|
B|----------------|---------------------------|-------------0--------|-----------------|
G|----------------|---------------------------|-----------------0----|-----------------|
D|----------------|---------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|---------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|---------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|

-Intro- Part 2

Gtr.1 (Clean)
e|----------------------0-0---------0-----|----------0-------------|
B|--------3-0---------3-----3-0-0h3---0-0-|--------3---0-0---------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
D|--0/2-2-------0/2-2---------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------|

Gtr.2 (Clean)

e|----------------------0-0---------0-----|-----------0------------|
B|--------------------3-----3-0-0h3---0-0-|---------3---0-0--------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------|

-Verse-

Gtr.1 (Clean)

e|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B|--------3-0---------0------|---------------------|-----------------|
G|----------------------2-0--|-------------------0-|-----------------|
D|--0/2-2-------0/2-2--------|----2h4-4----2h4-4---|-----------------|
A|---------------------------|--3--------3---------|-----------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|

Gtr.2 (Clean)
e|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------------|-----------0---------|-----------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|

Gtr.1 (Clean)
e|----------------------0-0-----|------------------------|
B|--------3-0---------3-----3-0-|------------------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------0-----|
D|--0/2-2-------0/2-2-----------|----2h4-4---2h4-4-------|
A|------------------------------|--3-------3-------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------|

Gtr.2 (Clean)

e|------------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-----------0------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------|

-Interlude-

Gtr.1 (Clean)

e|-----0-----------|-----0-------------|--------------------|-----0------------|----3-----------|
B|----3------------|----1--------------|-3-0---0---0-3--0---|----1-------------|---3------------|
G|---2-------------|---0---------------|-----0---0--------0-|---0--------------|--2-------------|
D|--0--------------|--2----------------|--------------------|--2---------------|-0--------------|
A|-----------------|-3-----------------|--------------------|-3----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|----------------|

Gtr.2 (Clean)

e|-----0-----------|-----0-------------|------3-------------|-----0------------|----3-----------|
B|----3------------|----1--------------|-----3--------------|----1-------------|---3------------|
G|---2-------------|---0---------------|----0---------------|---0--------------|--2-------------|
D|--0--------------|--2----------------|---0----------------|--2---------------|-0--------------|
A|-----------------|-3-----------------|--2-----------------|-3----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-3------------------|------------------|----------------|

-Chorus-

Both Gtrs. (Distortion)
                                     * *
e|-------------|----------------|-------------|-------------------|
B|-------------|----------------|-------------|-------------------|
G|-------------|-------------2--|--5--5-5--5--|--5--4-5--7-7-(7)--|
D|--2-------2--|--5---4--5---2--|--5--5-5--5--|--5--4-5--7-7-(7)--|
A|--2-------2--|--5---4--5---0--|--3--3-3--3--|--3--2-3--5-5-(5)--|
E|--0-------0--|--3---2--3------|-------------|-------------------|

       * *                            * *
e|-------------|----------------|-------------|-------------------|
B|-------------|----------------|-------------|-------------------|
G|-------------|-------------2--|--5--5-5--5--|--5--4-------------|
D|--2--2-2--2--|--5---4--5---2--|--5--5-5--5--|--5--4--5--4---(2)-|
A|--2--2-2--2--|--5---4--5---0--|--3--3-3--3--|--3--2--5--4---(2)-|
E|--0--0-0--0--|--3---2--3------|-------------|--------3--2---(0)-|


-Solo-

Gtr.1 (Distortion, wah) 

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11b-----------------------------------------------------14b-12p11-12-12-1211--12-12-1211-11/12-11-9---9/11-11b-9-9-9-|
A|-----14-12b-9/12-12///-12/14-14-14-14-14/16-16-16-16/17-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.2 (Distortion)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7----5-----------------------------7---------------------------------7----5--------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--------|
D|-2-----------7----5-----------------------------7----2----------------------------7----5--------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--------|
A|-2-----------5----3-----------------------------5----2----------------------------5----3--------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------|
E|-0---------------------------------------------------0------------------------------------------------------------------|

-Outro-

Gtr.1 (Distortion)

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7----5-----------------------------7-------|
D|-2-----------7----5-----------------------------7----2--|
A|-2-----------5----3-----------------------------5----2--|
E|-0---------------------------------------------------0--|

Song order:
Intro 
Verse
Interlude 
Chorus
Intro Part 1
Verse
Interlude
Chorus
Solo
Chorus 2x
Outro.

Tab key:
b  - bend
*  - palm muting 
h  - hammer on
p  - pull of 
/  - slide up
  - slide down
// - repeating 

And that's all, my friends. Any questions mail me at janny1985@hotmail.com

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ktorej posielam pusu a 
prosím Boha, aby si Janka to svoje rozhodnutie ešte raz premyslela...a zmenila 
názor."

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Anni Average	#1 by Anni Mcgann at Sep 26, 2007 at 1:24 PM EST
	good tune - Peace - E - Double

No Picture kyle Rhythm Player	#2 by kyle perry at Sep 26, 2007 at 8:58 PM EST
	I think this song is about his experienece with religion and how it makes him "restless" and maybe he feels restricted from doing things he wants to do or worried that he will do something that is not allowed because he wants a ticket to heaven

No Picture Justin Rhythm Player	#3 by Justin at Sep 27, 2007 at 12:19 AM EST
	The point that Brad is trying to make out of this song is how some people focus so much on what they got in this life that they forget about they're after life. This man in the song wants into heaven but he's running away from it because he can't take that money into heaven with him.

No Picture anthony Wanna Be	#4 by anthony barter at Sep 30, 2007 at 1:40 PM EST
	you can pretty much write anything you want down so chill people....I think it's about a person realizing that everything they once believed in and thought was important isn't nearly as stable or important as they thought. Like realizing that material posessions and things of that nature don't matter,

No Picture jester Average	#5 by jester rage at Oct 1, 2007 at 1:44 AM EST
	dmk89... You're supposed to post what the song means to YOU. Not Brad, your dog, your mother, or anyone else. Now, I think this song is about how religion has so many laws... ie drinking is bad, smoking is bad, sex before marriage is bad (which I highly disagree with because if your not sexually attracted to the person you marry you'll be more likely to cheat but w/e), same-sex marriage is wrong, masturbating is wrong, some religions even forbid you from dating, celebrating certain holidays, etc. All those laws are hard to keep track of and even harder to follow.

No Picture ruthuger Average	#6 by ruthuger nixon at Oct 2, 2007 at 9:51 PM EST
	This song, in my opinion, is more along the lines of what AliasNeo said...it can be taken multiple ways, but it doesnt have to necessarily interpret the "ticket to heaven" as religion literally. Awesome song && awesome band! 1

No Picture Anthony Average	#7 by Anthony Lemish at Oct 4, 2007 at 5:02 AM EST
	i think it has to do with the fact that you have to make sacrifices in your life and choosing the best path for you and you'll meet opportunities in your life you can either take or abandon. the ticket to heaven symbolizes the easy way out of all this but you have to do one favor in order to obtain it

No Picture Tim Professional	#8 by Tim Marchant at Oct 5, 2007 at 8:50 AM EST
	I think this song is being misinterpreted, it's less on the heaven and more on doing the right thing. The "Ticket to Heaven" is assumed, everyone wants to go to heaven, so, how does he do that? By "Lie in the bed that you make". He shouldn't run from "Everything" and live his own life. There's no "Ticket to heaven" that you just get given, you have to live your life and lie in the bed that you make. THat probably wasn't too clear but it makes sense t o me :S. ENjoy this great band, peace out.

No Picture Marcus Rhythm Player	#9 by Marcus Moore at Oct 5, 2007 at 11:06 AM EST
	It's a metaphor, its like there is a stand that gives out tickets to heaven before you commit suicide. Apparently nothing can convince him to not jump, and his life is in the shitter. It also states that all he has left (because he lost his love, family and job) is a ticket to heaven.

No Picture a Average	#10 by a a at Oct 5, 2007 at 12:00 PM EST
	EXCUSE ME, but I can write about whatever I want. Besides that is what the song is about. If you don't believe me, find the interview and read it.