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Song
Cypress Hill: "You can't get the best of me"
>From the album 'Skull and Bones'
Transcribed by Toby Braithwaite
4/9/00
Fairly heavy distortion all the way though.
INTRO:
palm muting
(Db)
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| B:----------------------------|----------------------------| G:----------------------------|----------------------------| D:---6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-------|------6--6-6-6-6--6-6-------| A:---4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4-------|------4--4-4-4-4--4-4-------| E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
Play through 4 times
VERSE 1:
Same pattern as intro
CHORUS:
(First Part):
(Db)
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| B:----------------------------|----------------------------| G:-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6|-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6| D:-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6|-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6| A:-4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4|-4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4| E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
(E)
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| B:----------------------------|----------------------------| G:-9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9|-9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9| D:-9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9|-9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9| A:-7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7|-7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7| E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
Play through twice
(Second Part):
Backing guitar:
palm muting, shredding
(Db)
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| B:----------------------------|----------------------------| G:----------------------------|----------------------------| D:--6~------------------------|----------------------------| A:--4~------------------------|----------------------------| E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
(should be played 4 times per beat)
(E)
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| B:----------------------------|----------------------------| G:----------------------------|----------------------------| D:--9~------------------------|----------------------------| A:--7~------------------------|----------------------------| E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
(again, 4 times per beat)
play through twice
Lead Guitar:
distortion, shredding
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| B:----------------------------|----------------------------| G:----------------------------|----------------------------| D:----------------------------|----------------------------| A:--4~----------6~------------|--7~---------11~------------| E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
(should be strummed 8 times per beat)
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| B:----------------------------|----------------------------| G:----------------------------|----------------------------| D:----------------------------|----------------------------| A:--10~-----------------------|----------------------------| E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
(again, 8 strums per beat)
VERSE 2: bass-only intro, then as verse 1
CHORUS: as before
VERSE 3:
(F#)
E:----------------------------| B:----------------------------| G:----------------------------| D:----------------------------| A:4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--2-3-3-4-| E:2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2----------|
{palm mute this }
{ section }
play through 4 times
rest of verse as verses 1 and 2
LINK
E:----------------------------| B:----------------------------| G:----------------------------| D:-------5-4-O----------5-4-O-| A:-4--4---------4--4-4--------| E:----------------------------|
play through 4 times
FINAL CHORUS
(both guitars)
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| B:----------------------------|----------------------------| G:----------------------------|----------------------------| D:-------5-4-O----------5-4-O-|-------5-4-O----------5-4-O-| A:-4--4---------4--4-4--------|-4--4---------4--4-4--------| E:----------------------------|----------------------------| E:----------------------------|----------------------------| B:----------------------------|----------------------------| G:----------------------------|----------------------------| D:--5~----------8~-----7~-----|--5~----------8~-----7~-----| A:----------------------------|----------------------------| E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
(shredding, 8 strums per beat)
play through three times
OUTRO
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| B:----------------------------|----------------------------| G:----------------------------|----------------------------| D:-------5-4-O----------5-4-O-|-------5-4-O----------5-4-O-| A:-4--4---------4--4-4--------|-4--4---------4--4-4--------| E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
(G)
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| B:----------------------------|----------------------------| G:----------------------------|----------------------------| D:---5--5--5--5-5--5-5--------|---5--5--5--5-5--5-5--------| A:---5--5--5--5-5--5-5--------|---5--5--5--5-5--5-5--------| E:---3--3--3--3-3--3-3--------|---3--3--3--3-3--3-3--------|
Well, that's it. Any corrections/comments, e-mail me at toby_braithwaite@yahoo.co.uk
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