Better Off Dead tab

Better Off Dead

7h8	= hammer-on
7p5	= pull-off
8b9	= druk 8e fret op naar 9e/bend 8th fret to 9th
b9	= sla opgeduwde toon aan /strike bended tone
7b	= druk de snaar een klein beetje op/bend the string a little bit
~	= vibrato/vibration
~~	= veel vibrato/much vibration
\	= slide omlaag/slide down
/	= slide omhoog/slide up
///	= langzame slide omhoog/slow slide up
<	= strijk plectrum over snaren omlaag/bow down pick across strings
x	= percussieslag/percussionstrike
0	= afdempen/mute strings
0	= licht afdempen/mute strings slightly
(2)	= wordt af en toe gespeeld/ is played sometimes
<7>	= kunstmatige flagolet/artificial harmonic
>7	= accent geven/give accent
R	= rust/rest

cursieve cijfers/ italic numbers = laat doorklinken/let ring 

INTRO & BREAK
E -------------------0h3p0------------|-------------------------------------|
B -------------0h3p0-------0h3p0------|-------------0-11p0-10p0-9p0-8-8--\--|
G -------------------------------3~---|-----------------------------(h7--\)-|
D -2->2-R->2-R------------------------|-2->2-R->2-R-------------------------|
A -2->2-R->2-R------------------------|-2->2-R->2-R-------------------------|
E -0->0-R->0-R------------------------|-0->0-R->0-R-------------------------|

E -------------------0h3p0------------|-------------------------------------|
B -------------0h3p0-------0h3p0------|-------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------3~---|-------------------------------------|
D -2->2-R->2-R------------------------|---4-->7-->8-->7-->5-->4---drum------|
A -2->2-R->2-R------------------------|-2-2-->5-->6-->5-->3-->2---break-----|
E -0->0-R->0-R------------------------|-------------------------------------|

RIFF A

E -----------------------------------|-------------------------|
B -----------------------------------|-------------------------|
G -----------------------------------|-------------------------|
D -2-2---2--2-2-----2-2---2--2-2-----|-------------------------|
A -0-0-3-0--0-0-----0-0-3-0--0-0-----|-2-2---2-----2-----2-----|
E --------------3b---------------3b--|-0-0-3-0---3-0---3-0---3-|

E -----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D -2-2---2--2-2-----2-2---2--2-2-----|---------------------->4---drum------|
A -0-0-3-0--0-0-----0-0-3-0--0-0-----|-2-2-->5-->6-->5-->3-->2---break-----|
E --------------3b---------------3b--|-------------------------------------|

RIFF B COUPLET/VERSE

E -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G -----(>4-R)------------------------|-----(>4-R)------------------------|
D ----R->2-R-------------------------|----R->2-R-------------------------|
A ->2-R->2-R-------------------------|->2-R->2-R-------------------------|
E ->0-R->0-R-------------------------|->0-R->0-R-------------------------|

E -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G -----(>4-R)------------------------|-----(>4)--------------------------|
D ----R->2-R-------------------------|----R->2---------------------------|
A ->2-R->2-R-------------------------|->2-R->2----------------<----------|
E ->0-R->0-R-------------------------|->0-R->0----------------<----------|

RIFF A2 REFREIN/CHORUS

E ------------------------------|--------------------------|
B ------------------------------|--------------------------|
G -------2-------------2--------|--------------------------|
D -2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2---|-------2------2------2----|
A -0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2----|
E ------------------------------|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-|

E ------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B ------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G -------2-------------2--------|---------------------------------|
D -2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2---|-4--4-4--4-4--4--7--7-7--7-7--7--|
A -0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---|-2--2-2--2-2--2--5--5-5--5-5--5--|
E ------------------------------|---------------------------------|

opmerking: laatste maat wordt later in song vervangen door laatste maat riff A
en nog later vervalt deze maat/ 
note: the last bar is replaced later on in the song by the last bar of riff A
and yet later this bar is dropped
SOLO 1 

(bas speelt/bass plays: A - E - A - B - A - E - A - lick)

rode tablature: sla aan het begin van de hals aan/      
red tabs: strike at the begin of the neck
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B -----14------12------10-----8---|--------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------x-|--------------------------------------|
D -/14-----/12-----/11-----/9-----|-12---12---12---12--11-12--R-11-12--\-|
A --------------------------------|-11-x-11-x-11-x-11--10-11--R-10-11--\-|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

blauwe tablature: bespeel staccato/      
blue tabs: play stacatto
E --------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B -----14------12------10-----8---|-----------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------|-4-R-4-R-4-R-4-R-4-R-4-R-7-R-7-R-7-R-7~--|
D -/14-----/12-----/11-----/9-----|-----------------------------------------|
A --------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

E -----------------------------------|----------7~-------------7~----|
B -----------14--\------------14--\--|----------9~-------------9~----|
G -----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D -///14---------\--///14---------\--|-///9------~----///9------~----|
A -----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------|-------------------------------|

groene tablature: lichte kunstmatige flagolet/      
green tabs: light artificial harmonic
E -----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B -----------14--\------------14--\--|---------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------|---------><7>-->8-->7---------------drum-----|
D -///14---------\--///14---------\--|-9-R-9-R--------------->10-->9~~----break----|
A -----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

RIFF C OVERGANG/TRANSITION

(na solo 1 en riff B2/after solo 1 and riff B2)

E -----------------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------5-6-5----------8-9-8-----|
A -----5-6-5----------8-9-8-----7-7-------7--10-10-------10--|
E -7-7-------7--10-10-------10-------------------------------|

SOLO 2

(bas speelt/bass plays: A - E - A - B - A - E - A - lick)

rode tablature: sla aan het begin van de hals aan/      
red tabs: strike at the begin of the neck
E -----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B ----------10--10-10------------10--x-10--|----------5--5-5------------5--x-5--|
G -///9-----------------///9---------------|-///4-----------------///4----------|
D -----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

E -----------------------------------------|
B ----------10--10-10------------10--x-10--|
G -///9-----------------///9---------------|
D -----------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------|

blauwe tablature: bespeel staccato/  
blue tabs: play stacatto

groene tablature: bespeel staccato; 
druk toon op G-snaar iets minder dan een hele noot op (beetje vals)/      
green tabs: play staccato;
bend tone on G-string a little less then a whole note (little out of tune)
E ---------------------------------------------|
B -12-----12--12--12--12--15-----15--15--15--\-|
G -14b16-b16-b16-b16-b16--17b19-b19-b19-b19--\-|
D ---------------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------|

E -----------------------------------|-----------12--12---------------------|
B -///17------------///17------------|-///12--------------///12-------------|
G -----------14---------------14-----|------------------------------9--9-9--|
D -----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

E -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----12--12--12--|-----------------------------------------|
B -14-14-14-14-14-14-15b17-b17-b17-b17--|-----------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------|------>7-->8-->7----------------drum-----|
D --------------------------------------|-9-9-------------->10--><9>~----break----|
A --------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

RIFF B2 COUPLET/VERSE

(na solo 2/after solo 2 )

E -------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D -------->2-R-------------------------|-------->2-R-------------------------|
A -2->2-R->2-R-------------------------|-2->2-R->2-R-------------------------|
E -0->0-R->0-R-------------------------|-0->0-R->0-R-------------------------|

E -------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D -------->2-R-------------------------|------->2--------------------------|
A -2->2-R->2-R-------------------------|-2->2-->2---------------<----------|
E -0->0-R->0-R-------------------------|-0->0-->0---------------<----------|

EINDE SONG/END OF SONG 

E --------------------------------------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ------->7-R--------->7-R--------->7-R---------------->7---\---------|
A ---7--->7-R-----7--->7-R-----7--->7-R---------------->7---\---------|
E -x-5--->5-R---x-5--->5-R---x-5--->5-R--0-3b-0-5b-0-3->5---\---------|



Good luck!  DopeStar

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