3 Doors Down - The Better Life Chords & Tabs

 

The Better Life Chords & Tabs

3 Doors Down Chords & Tabs

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The Better Life Tab

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Author/Artist: 3 Doors Down
Title: The Better Life
Album: The Better Life
Transcribed by: Sam Stuntz
Email: spacemanspif88@yahoo.com

I've read a ton of incomplete tabs for this song, and I think it's an awesome guitar song, so I've decided to tab it myself (it's one of my first tabs, so be nice).  Hope you like it!

Intro
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-------------------------------------------------------------4----------------
-2--4-----4-----2--4-----4-----7--4-----4-----2--4-----4-----4--4--2-4---2----
-2--4-----4-----2--4-----4-----5--4-----4-----2--4-----4-----2--4--2-4---2----
-0--2-x-x-2-x-x-0--2-x-x-2-x-x-5--2-x-x-2-x-x-0--2-x-x-2-x-x----2--0-2---0----
                                                                              

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-4--2-4---7--4--2-4---2--4--2-4-----------------------------------------------
-4--2-4---5--4--2-4---2--4--2-4-----------------------------------------------
-2--0-2---5--2--0-2---0--2--0-2-----------------------------------------------
                                                                              
Intro/Verse
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-------------7-----------------------------7------------9br--------------7----
-7h9-9-9-9-7----7h9-9-9-9-7----7h9-9-9-9-7----7h9-9-9-7------7h9-9-9-9-7------
----------------------------7-------------------------------------------------
                                                                              
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/0-9/3_doors_down/the_better_life_tab.html ]
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----------------------------7-------------------------------------------------
-7h9-9-9-9-7----7h9-9-9-9-7----7h9-9-9-----9----------------------------------
-------------7-------------------------7-9------------------------------------
                                                                              
Chorus
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-11---12---14---12---11--9----------------------------------------------------
-11---12---14---12---11--9--7---7----9-------4---5---7---5---4--2--7---7----9-
-9----10---12---10---9---7--7---7----9-------4---5---7---5---4--2--7---7----9-
-9----10---12---10---9---7--5---5----7-------2---3---5---3---2--0--5---5----7-
                                                                              
Fill-In
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-------------5-----------------------------5------------7br--------------5----
-5h7-7-7-7-5----5h7-7-7-7-5----5h7-7-7-7-5----5h7-7-7-5------5h7-7-7-7-5------
----------------------------5-------------------------------------------------
                                                                              

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----------------------------5-------------------------------------------------
-5h7-7-7-7-5----5h7-7-7-7-5----5h7-7-7-----5----------------------------------
-------------5-------------------------5-7------------------------------------
                                                                              
Solo
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-----------------------------------0------------------------------------------
-------------0---2--3------------------3----------------0---2--3--------------
-0---2---3-------------0---2---3------------0---2---3-------------0---2---3---
                                                                              

----------------------------3v-----3---------2h3-5--7---5---3--2--------------
----------0------0------------------------------------------------5---3---5---
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-0--------7b9---r7b9----------------------------------------------------------
-----3------------------------------------------------------------------------
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2nd Fill-In
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-------------7-----------------------------7----------------------------------
-7h9-9-9-9-7----7h9-9-9-9-7----7h9-9-9-9-7----7h9-9-9-----9-------------------
----------------------------7-------------------------7-9---------------------

Order:

Intro 
Intro/Verse (2x) The second time you play it, mute all the notes on the A string (it may sound stupid, but it actually does work that way)
Chorus
Intro/Verse (2x) See above
Chorus
Fill-In
Solo
Fill-In
2nd Fill-In
Chorus (2x)
Intro