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Better Late Than Forever

Allister
Tab

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Song

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Better Late Than Forever- Allister

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By: Kyle(cheerupemokid200@yahoo.com)

* - palm mute

~ - let ring out

h - hammer on

p - pull off

x

x - mute after strumming

x

GUITAR 1'S PARTS:

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Intro: (2x)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--------------------------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--------------------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------|
E|5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse: "I'm writing this song.."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------6--6-6-6-6--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------------------------------|
D|7--7-7-7-7--6--6-6-6-6--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------------------------------|
A|7--7-7-7-7--4--4-4-4-4--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
E|5--5-5-5-5-----*-*-*-*-----*-*-*-*--*---*----------------------------------|

* * * *

Verse Cont'd:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------6--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9------------------------------------|
D|7--7-7-7-7--6--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9------------------------------------|
A|7--7-7-7-7--4--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7------------------------------------|
E|5--5-5-5-5-----*-*-*-*-----------------------------------------------------|

* * * *

Verse Part 2: "I know it's unfair to.."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9------------|
D|7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9------------|
A|7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7------------|
E|5-5-5-5-------------------------5-5-5-5------------------------------------|

Pre Chorus: "It's hard to keep my balance"

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7-7-7-7---------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------|
D|4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------|
A|4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------|
E|2-2-2-2---------5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2------------------------------------|

Chorus: "So many Reasons..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------|
D|7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------|
A|7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------|
E|5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus Cont'd:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9----------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9----------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7----------------------------|
E|5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Intro

Repeat Verse

Repeat Pre-Chorus

Repeat Chorus

Bridge: (Listen for timing...It goes sorta fast)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------7--7-7--7--7-7--------9--9-9--7--7-7--------7--7-7--7--7-7-----------|
D|4-4x--7--7-7--7--7-7--4-4x--9--9-9--7--7-7--4-4x--7--7-7--7--7-7--4-4x-----|
A|4-4x--5--5-5--5--5-5--4-4x--7--7-7--5--5-5--4-4x--5--5-5--5--5-5--4-4x-----|
E|2-2x------------------2-2x------------------2-2x------------------2-2x-----|

Brige Cont'd:

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|9--9-9--9--9-9--7-7-7-7-------------------------|
D|9--9-9--9--9-9--7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4--7x-------------|
A|7--7-7--7--7-7--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4--7x-------------|
E|------------------------2-2-2-2--5x-------------|

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Intro

Outro: (2x)

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------7-7--7-7-7--9-9--9-9-9--|
D|7-7--7-7-7--4-4--4-4-4--7-7--7-7-7--9-9--9-9-9--|
A|7-7--7-7-7--4-4--4-4-4--5-5--5-5-5--7-7--7-7-7--|
E|5-5--5-5-5--2-2--2-2-2--------------------------|

End on

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|7-7x------------|
A|7-7x------------|
E|5-5x------------|

GUITAR 2'S PARTS:

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Intro: (Listen for timing)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9-9-9-7-6-7-7-6---9-9-9-7-6-7-7-9---9-9-9-7-6-7-7-6------------------------|
D|----------------7-----------------7-----------------7-7~--9h11p9---7h6p7~--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse: (Don't play anything..Guitar 2 comes in on the Verse Part 2)

Verse Part 2 "I know its unfair to ask.."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9------------|
D|7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9------------|
A|7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7------------|
E|5-5-5-5-------------------------5-5-5-5------------------------------------|

Pre Chorus: "It's hard to keep my balance"

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7-7-7-7---------9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------|
D|4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------|
A|4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------|
E|2-2-2-2---------5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2------------------------------------|

Chorus: "So many Reasons..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------|
D|7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------|
A|7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------|
E|5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus Cont'd:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9----------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9----------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7----------------------------|
E|5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Intro

Verse: (Again don't play anything...until Verse part 2)

Verse Part 2 "Another Day comes..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9-9-9-9-9-9--101010101010--1111111111111111-131313--141414141414-----------|
D|x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-8-8---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--11111---121212121212-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse Part 2 Cont'd:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|131313131313-141414141414-161616161616-------------------------------------|
D|x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x--------------------------------------|
A|111111111111-121212121212-141414141414-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Pre-Chorus

Repeat Chorus

Bridge: (Does something like that..cant really hear it that good)

e|---12~------12-----------12~------12~--------------------------------------|
B|10-------------10~----10---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Chorus

Outro: (Does some solo stuff..im still trying to figure it out, so just play the same outro-

as guitar 1. And if anyone knows it email me quickly!!

Thats,it. I know i messed up some parts soooo email me with corrections or comments.

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