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Like You Better Dead

In Flames
Tab
★4.1(4)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Band: In Flames

Song: Like You Better Dead

Album: Soundtrack to Your Escape (2004)

Legend

pm.: Palm Mute \: Slide Back

*PH: Pinch Harmonic h: Hammer-on

^fb: Full Bend p: Pull-off

^hb: Half Bend ~: Let Note Ring (Vibrato)

/: Slide Forward (): Ghost Note

Tuning: Drop A# (A# F A# D# G C)

Almost All of the New In Flames Songs are in A#

Intro

Bjorn and Jesper

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-5p3--5p3-0-0-0-0--5p3--5p3----------|
|----------0-0-0-0------------3-3-5-7-|

pm....

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-5p3--5p3-0-0-0-0--5p3--5p3----------|
|----------0-0-0-0------------3-3-5-7-|

pm....

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------8-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
|-5p3--5p3-0-0-0-0--5p3--5p3----------8-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
|----------0-0-0-0------------3-3-5-7-8-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

pm.... pm.........

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-5p3--5p3-0-0-0-0--5p3--5p3----------|
|----------0-0-0-0------------3-3-5-7-|

p.m....

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-5p3--5p3-0-0-0-0--5p3--5p3----------|
|----------0-0-0-0------------3-3-5-7-|

p.m....

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-----|
|-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5--0~-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0~-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3------------0~-|

Fill Before Verse - Both Guitars

|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-------5-------------|
|-5--8--5--6--6-6-6-6-|
|-5--8--3--6--6-6-6-6-|
|-5--8-----6--6-6-6-6-|

pm.....

Verse - Both Guitars

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------5-8-8-|
|-0-0-------------0-0---5-8-8-|
|-0-0-------------0-0---5-8-8-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------5--8--5--6--6-6-6-6-|
|-0-0-------------5--8--3--6--6-6-6-6-|
|-0-0-------------5--8-----6--6-6-6-6-|

pm. pm.....

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------5-8-8-|
|-0-0-------------0-0---5-8-8-|
|-0-0-------------0-0---5-8-8-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------5--8--5--6--6-6-6-6-|
|-0-0-------------5--8--3--6--6-6-6-6-|
|-0-0-------------5--8-----6--6-6-6-6-|

pm. pm.....

Chorus Intro

Gtr.1

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1-|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1-|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1-|

Gtr.2

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--12~---15\14\12~------15\14-12--|
|---x-----x--x--x--------x--x--x--|
|--10~---13\12\10~------13\12\10--|
|---------------------------------|

Verse 2 - Both Guitars

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------5-8-8-|
|-0-0-------------0-0---5-8-8-|
|-0-0-------------0-0---5-8-8-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------5--8--5--6--6-6-6-6-|
|-0-0-------------5--8--3--6--6-6-6-6-|
|-0-0-------------5--8-----6--6-6-6-6-|

pm. pm.....

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------5-8-8-|
|-0-0-------------0-0---5-8-8-|
|-0-0-------------0-0---5-8-8-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------5--8--5--6--6-6-6-6-|
|-0-0-------------5--8--3--6--6-6-6-6-|
|-0-0-------------5--8-----6--6-6-6-6-|

pm. pm.....

Chorus

Gtr.1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|

|Gtr.2 |

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------11-10-11-13~----|
|--12~---15\14\12~------15\14-12--10~-----\7~-----x--x--x---x-----|
|---x-----x--x--x--------x--x--x--x--------x------8\-7-/8/-10~----|
|--10~---13\12\10~------13\12\10--8~------\5~---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|

|Gtr.2 |

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------11-10---11~-10~-|
|--12~---15\14\12~------15\14-12--10~-----\7~-----x--x------------|
|---x-----x--x--x--------x--x--x--x--------x------8\-7----(8)-(7)-|
|--10~---13\12\10~------13\12\10--8~------\5~---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Back to Intro Riff

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-5p3--5p3-0-0-0-0--5p3--5p3----------|
|----------0-0-0-0------------3-3-5-7-|

pm....

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-5p3--5p3-0-0-0-0--5p3--5p3----------|
|----------0-0-0-0------------3-3-5-7-|

pm....

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------8-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
|-5p3--5p3-0-0-0-0--5p3--5p3----------8-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
|----------0-0-0-0------------3-3-5-7-8-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

pm.... pm.........

Verse 3 - Both Guitars

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------5-8-8-|
|-0-0-------------0-0---5-8-8-|
|-0-0-------------0-0---5-8-8-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------5--8--5--6--6-6-6-6-|
|-0-0-------------5--8--3--6--6-6-6-6-|
|-0-0-------------5--8-----6--6-6-6-6-|

pm. pm.....

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------5-8-8-|
|-0-0-------------0-0---5-8-8-|
|-0-0-------------0-0---5-8-8-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------5--8--5--6--6-6-6-6-|
|-0-0-------------5--8--3--6--6-6-6-6-|
|-0-0-------------5--8-----6--6-6-6-6-|

pm. pm.....

Chorus 2

Gtr.1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|

|Gtr.2 |

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------11-10-11-13~----|
|--12~---15\14\12~------15\14-12--10~-----\7~-----x--x--x---x-----|
|---x-----x--x--x--------x--x--x--x--------x------8\-7-/8/-10~----|
|--10~---13\12\10~------13\12\10--8~------\5~---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|

|Gtr.2 |

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------11-10---11--10--|
|--12~---15\14\12~------15\14-12--10~-----\7~-----x--x------------|
|---x-----x--x--x--------x--x--x--x--------x------8\-7----8---7---|
|--10~---13\12\10~------13\12\10--8~------\5~---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge

Gtr.1 - Clean

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-7-7--7-7------------7-7--7-7--5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5--5-5--8-8--7-7--5-5--5-5--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-7-7--7-7------------7-7--7-7--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5--5-5--8-8--7-7--5-5--5-5--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------------------------------------|

Gtr.1

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-7-7--7-7------------7-7--7-7--5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5--5-5--8-8--7-7--5-5--5-5--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------------------------------------|

|Gtr.2 |

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-5-5--5-5--8-8--7-7--5-5--5-5--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|

Gtr.1

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-7-7--7-7------------7-7--7-7--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5--5-5--8-8--7-7--5-5--5-5--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------------------------------------|

|Gtr.2 |

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-5-5--5-5--8-8--7-7--5-5--5-5--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|

Gtr.1

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-7-7--7-7------------7-7--7-7--5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5--5-5--8-8--7-7--5-5--5-5--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------------------------------------|

|Gtr.2 |

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-5-5--5-5--8-8--7-7--5-5--5-5--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|

Gtr.1

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-7-7--7-7------------7-7--7-7--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5--5-5--8-8--7-7--5-5--5-5--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------------------------------------|

|Gtr.2 |

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-5-5--5-5--8-8--7-7--5-5--5-5--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|

Gtr.1 - Clean

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-7-7--7-7------------7-7--7-7--5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5--5-5--8-8--7-7--5-5--5-5--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------------------------------------|

|Gtr.2 |

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-5~--------------------------------------------|
|-5~--------------------------------------------|
|-5~--------------------------------------------|

Gtr.1

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-7-7--7-7------------7-7--7-7--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5--5-5--8-8--7-7--5-5--5-5--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus 3

Chorus

Gtr.1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|

|Gtr.2 |

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------11-10-11-13~----|
|--12~---15\14\12~------15\14-12--10~-----\7~-----x--x--x---x-----|
|---x-----x--x--x--------x--x--x--x--------x------8\-7-/8/-10~----|
|--10~---13\12\10~------13\12\10--8~------\5~---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.1

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-3-------|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-3-------|
|-5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/5-5-5-5\1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-3-------|

|Gtr.2 |

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------11101113----------|
|--12~---15\14\12~------15\14-12--10~-----\7~---x-x-------14\12/14|
|---x-----x--x--x--------x--x--x--x--------x----8\7/8 10---x--x--x|
|--10~---13\12\10~------13\12\10--8~------\5~-------------12\10/12|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-5p3--5p3-0-0-0-0--5p3--5p3----------|
|----------0-0-0-0------------3-3-5-7-|

pm....

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-5p3--5p3-0-0-0-0--5p3--5p3----------|
|----------0-0-0-0------------3-3-5-7-|

pm....

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------8-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
|-5p3--5p3-0-0-0-0--5p3--5p3----------8-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
|----------0-0-0-0------------3-3-5-7-8-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

pm.... pm.........

Gtr.1

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-5p3-5----------5p3--5p3----------|
|--------------------------3-3-5-7-|

|Gtr.2 p.m.... |

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--------7~------------------------|
|--------7~------------------------|
|-5p3-5-(5)------5p3--5p3----------|
|--------------------------3-3-5-7-|

Gtr.1

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-5p3-5----------5p3--5p3----------|
|--------------------------3-3-5-7-|

|Gtr.2 p.m.... |

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--------7~------------------------|
|--------7~------------------------|
|-5p3-5-(5)------5p3--5p3----------|
|--------------------------3-3-5-7-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3---------------|

pm.........

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