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The Better Life

3 Doors Down
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Song

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)

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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: (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------------------------------------

* * * * * * *

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