Better Life Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 
	

The Better Life Tabs:

Artist: 3 Doors Down
Title: Better Life
Album: Better Life
tabed by Jonas Ostmeyer
DarkSoul83@t-online.de
Key:
* = palm mute
h = hammer on
p = pull of
b = full bend
^ = hold bend
v = vibrato
~ = "vibrato-time"
\ = slide down
Use Metal-Distortion
Standart tuned (EADGHe)
Intro:
(only 1st guitar)
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-2-4--4-4-4-2-4--4-4-4-7-4--4-4-4-2-4--4-4-4----------------------------------
-0-2--2-2-2-0-2--2-2-2-5-2--2-2-2-0-2--2-2-2----------------------------------
*   *      *   *      *   *      *   *
(then 1st + 2nd guitar)
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-9-4--4-4-4-2-4--4-4-4-7-4--4-4-4-2-4--4-4------------------------------------
-7-2--2-2-2-0-2--2-2-2-5-2--2-2-2-0-2--2-2------------------------------------
*   *      *   *      *   *      *
Verse:
(only 2nd guitar)
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-------------7-----------------------------7--------9p7-----------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9---------------------------
----------------------------7-------------------------------------------------
(then 1st + 2nd guitar)
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-------------7-----------------------------7----------------------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7---7-9-------------------
----------------------------7-------------------------7-----------------------
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-------------7-----------------------------7--------9p7-----------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9---------------------------
----------------------------7-------------------------------------------------
* * * * * *   * * * * * *   * * * * * *   * * * *
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-------------7-----------------------------7----------------------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7---7-9-------------------
----------------------------7-------------------------7-----------------------
* * * * * *   * * * * * *   * * * * * *   * * * *
Chorus:  (2x)
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-4--5--7--5--4--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9----------------------------------------------
-4--5--7--5--4--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9----------------------------------------------
-2--3--5--3--2--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------
Verse:
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-------------7-----------------------------7--------9p7-----------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9---------------------------
----------------------------7-------------------------------------------------
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-------------7-----------------------------7----------------------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7---7-9-------------------
----------------------------7-------------------------7-----------------------
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-------------7-----------------------------7--------9p7-----------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9---------------------------
----------------------------7-------------------------------------------------
* * * * * *   * * * * * *   * * * * * *   * * * *
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-------------7-----------------------------7----------------------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7---7-9-------------------
----------------------------7-------------------------7-----------------------
* * * * * *   * * * * * *   * * * * * *   * * * *
Chorus:  (2x)
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-4--5--7--5--4--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9----------------------------------------------
-4--5--7--5--4--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9----------------------------------------------
-2--3--5--3--2--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------
Verse:
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-------------7-----------------------------7--------9p7-----------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9---------------------------
----------------------------7-------------------------------------------------
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-------------7-----------------------------7----------------------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7---7-9-------------------
----------------------------7-------------------------7-----------------------
Brige: (2x;clean)
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-2--4--5--7--9--11-2--4--5--11-9--7-------------------------------------------
-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-------------------------------------------
-0--2--3--5--7--9--0--2--3--9--7--5-------------------------------------------
Solo:
(1st guitar)
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----------------------------------------------12-10---------------------------
-b12^^^^-b12^^^^^^-v14~~~~14\\\\\\---11-------------12-11-v9~-v7~-v9~~~~~~~~~~
----------------------------------------11-12---------------------------------
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(2nd guitar clean)
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-2--4--5--7--9--11-2--4--5--11-9--7--2--4--5--7--9--11----9----7---4----------
-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----x----x---x----------
-0--2--3--5--7--9--0--2--3--9--7--5--0--2--3--5--7--9-----7----5---2----------
Verse:
(only 2nd guitar)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------7-----------------------------7--------9p7-----------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9---------------------------
----------------------------7-------------------------------------------------
(then 1st + 2nd guitar)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-------------7-----------------------------7----------------------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7---7-9-------------------
----------------------------7-------------------------7-----------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------7-----------------------------7--------9p7-----------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9---------------------------
----------------------------7-------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-------------7-----------------------------7----------------------------------
-7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7-9p7----7h9-9-7---7-9-------------------
----------------------------7-------------------------7-----------------------
Chorus:  (4x)
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-4--5--7--5--4--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9----------------------------------------------
-4--5--7--5--4--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9----------------------------------------------
-2--3--5--3--2--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------
outro:
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-2-4--4-4-4-2-4--4-4-4-7-4--4-4-4-2-4--4-4-4----------------------------------
-0-2--2-2-2-0-2--2-2-2-5-2--2-2-2-0-2--2-2-2----------------------------------
*   *      *   *      *   *      *   *
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-9-4--4-4-4-2-4--4-4-4-7-4--4-4-4-2-4--4-4------------------------------------
-7-2--2-2-2-0-2--2-2-2-5-2--2-2-2-0-2--2-2------------------------------------
*   *      *   *      *   *      *

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/3/3_doors_down/344690.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture SLIPKNOT FUCING Rhythm Player	#1 by SLIPKNOT FUCING RULES!!!! v at Oct 4, 2007 at 12:11 PM EST
	Hmm..... I dont know what to say about this song. I think its about what he thinks his after life will be like.

No Picture Rhythm Player	#2 by riotsk8team001 (jason) at Oct 5, 2007 at 5:18 AM EST
	No, this song means: that he took too many drugs and that he wants to be saved from death..."I'm about to sleep until the end of time" means: he's about to die"..."Drug I take gonna wake my fear right now" means: that he took too many drugs and that after all the drugs he took, has finaly awaken his fear of death..."I'm about to see just how far i can fly, Surely your gonna break my fall" means: that he's going up to heaven, but he wants to be saved. 1

No Picture Jerad Wanna Be	#3 by Jerad at Oct 5, 2007 at 3:37 PM EST
	this song is very awsome.. i think this song is bout a man that lives by his terms.. no matter wat the cost .. and no matter who it hurts... and he damns the day.. coz it use to be HIS life.. now it is not in his control any longer.

No Picture Cody Average	#4 by Cody (none of your buisness....stalker) at Oct 5, 2007 at 11:32 PM EST
	First off, bad ASS song, but hey, we all know that :3 Personally i think it's a mix "Living risky, never scared, wander closer to the edge nothing valued think no fear, always wondering why you’re here all your purposes are gone, nothing’s right and nothing’s wrong, nothing ventured nothing gained, feel no sorrow, feel no pain." Basically he lives life on the edge, he can't find a reason to live, he has nothing to fear because nothings valued, and he's always wondering why we are here. He sees that good and evil are just figments of our mind, and that what you don't go to get isn't getting you anywhere. I'll update as i learn more :-/ 1