In The Blood Chords & Tabs
Better Than Ezra - "In The Blood"
From the album "Deluxe"
Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
tabbed by jjhand
This is a great 90's alternative rock radio song I used to hear all the time.
The lead guitar part uses a heavy flanger that makes the notes warble in pitch
and pulse like a tremelo. Kevin Griffin plays well on each guitar track &
sings a great melody in this one. Please rate/comment!
Intro - Guitar 1, mild Dist. (Start at && on repeats)
&&
|-3-3-0-|-1-1-----1-----0-|-------0-------|-----0-----0-----|----------------|
|-3-3-0-|-1-1-----1-----0-|---0---0-0---0-|-----1-----1---3-|---1---0--------|
|-0-0-0-|-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-----2-----2---|-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|---2---2---0----|
|-0-0-0-|-3-3-3---3-3-3---|---------------|-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|---2---2---0----|
|-x-x-x-|-3-3-3---3-3-3---|---------------|-0-0-0---0-0-0---|-0---0-----2----|
|-3-3-x-|-1-1-1---1-1-1---|---------------|-----------------|-----------3--0-|
|-1-1-----1-----0-|-------0-------|-----0-----0---3-|---0-----------|
|-1-1-----1-----0-|---0---0-0---0-|-----1-----1---1-|---1-----------|
|-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-----2-----2---|-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|---2---2---0---|
|-3-3-3---3-3-3---|---------------|-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|---2---2---0---|
|-3-3-3---3-3-3---|---------------|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-x---|
|-1-1-1---1-1-1---|---------------|-----------------|-----------3---|
Distorted Guitar 2, Intro from &&, played 2x:
e|------------|-----------|------------|-------------|
B|-13---------|-12--------|-15b17------|-(b17r15)----|
G|------------|-----------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|-----------|------------|-------------|
A|------------|-----------|------------|-------------|
E|------------|-----------|------------|-------------|
Verse Riff 1 (0:14) - Guitar 1
Fmaj7 Am7
e|----------------|-------------|-----------3-|---0----------0-|
B|-------1--------|-(1)---------|-------------|---1---1------1-|
G|---0-2----------|-(2)---------|-------------|-------0h2------|
D|-3--------------|-(3)---------|-------------|----------------|
A|----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
E|----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
e|-(0)---0--------|-(0)---------|-----------3-|---0-------0--0-|
B|-(1)---1--------|-(1)---------|-----------1-|---1---1---1--1-|
G|----------------|-------------|-------------|-------0--------|
D|----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
A|----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
E|----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
Verse Riff 2 (0:26) - Lyrics Start
e|-------0--------|-(0)----------|-------0-----|-----3---0---0--|
B|-1-----1--------|-(1)--------0-|-------1-----|-----1---1-1-1--|
G|-0h2------------|--------------|-2-----------|-----------2----|
D|----------------|--------------|-2-----------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------------|-0-----------|----------------|
E|----------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|
"Can you be so warm"
e|-------0--------|-(0)----------|-------0-----|----------3-3-1-|
B|-1-----1--------|-(1)--------0-|-------1-----|----------0-0-1-|
G|-0h2-2----------|--------------|-2-----2-----|----------0-0-x-|
D|----------------|--------------|-2-----2-----|----------0-0-x-|
A|----------------|--------------|-0-----------|----------x-x-x-|
E|----------------|--------------|-------------|----------3-3-x-|
"Can you know what I feel"
Prechorus -
|-1---1-1-1-1---0-|-------0-------|-0---0---------|-0---------3-3-1-|
|-1---1-1-1-1---0-|---0---0-0---0-|-0h1-1--strum--|-1-strum---0-0-1-|
|-2---2-2-2-2-----|-----2-----2---|-2---2---6x----|-2---5x----0-0-2-|
|-3---3-3-3-3-----|---------------|-2---2---------|-2---------0-0---|
|-3---3-3-3-3-----|---------------|-0---0---------|-0---------x-x---|
|-1---1-1-1-1-----|---------------|---------------|-----------3-3---|
"Well its the way you move your hands"
Repeat first 2 bars of Prechorus, Lyrics:
"and its the way you understand"
***********
Chorus - Rhythm Guitar, with
G Am F C
e|-----------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
B|-----------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
G|-----------|-2---------------|--------------|-5------------|
D|-5---------|-2---------------|-3------------|-5------------|
A|-5---------|-0---------------|-3------------|-3------------|
E|-3---------|-----------------|-1------------|--------------|
1 "That's the reason that I'm asking Hey-ey ah"
2 "That's the reason that I want to know Hey-ey ah"
3 "That's the reason that I'm asking Hey-ey ah"
Guitar 2 Chorus Part - clean, use flange to make it sound warbled
e|-----------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|
B|-----1/3---|-----------5-----|----6--5--6---|---------6-5---|
G|-----2/4---|---4-5---7---7-5-|----x--x--x---|-----5-7-----7-|
D|---5-------|-----------------|----7--7--7---|---------------|
A|-----------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|
E|-----------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|
*****
* Notes in 1st bar are not played 1st time through
Chorus Ending - Play first 2 Chorus bars only
Lyrics: "That's the reason that I"
Play Verse Riff 1 Again, Guitar 2 plays:
******** Play 3x: ******** Back to Verse Riff 2
e|----------------|-----------|-------------|---------------------|
B|---------5------|-----------|---------5---|---------------------|
G|---5---7---7-5--|-(5)-------|---5---7---5-|-5-------------------|
D|-7--------------|-----------|-7-----------|-5h7-----------------|
A|----------------|-----------|-------------|---------------------|
E|----------------|-----------|-------------|---------------------|
Play Verse Riff 2 Again, Lyrics:
"Can you throw away
everything you lived for?"
Play Prechorus (1:37) - Lyrics:
"Well its the way we shake and swing, uh huh,
and its the passion that you bring"
Play Chorus Again
Bridge (2:08) - play this line 2x
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/better_than_ezra/in_the_blood_tab_ver_3.html ]
C Gsus/B Am
e|------------------|------------------|
B|-----1---1-1-1----|------------------|
G|-----0-0-0-0-2----|------------------|
D|-------0-----2----|------------------|
A|-3-----------0----|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
1. "Too many lost"
2. "links in a"
Gutiar 1, Palm mutes throughout
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----1-------1-1-|-----3-3-----1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-|-----3-3---1-1-1-|
G|-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-8b10________----|r8~~-------------|-----------------|
G|-10~~------------|-----------------|-----------------|-9~~-------------|
D|-----------------|--------fdbk-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"chain passed down through the years but ending here if we just face the"
e|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----1-------1-1-|-----3-3-----1---|---------|---------|
G|-2-2-2-2p0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------|-2-------|
D|-3-3-3-3\2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-5-------|-2-------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-5-------|-0-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------|---------|
|
|
e|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|-8b10_________r--|-8~~-----|-(8)-----|
G|-10~~------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------|--fdbk---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
"pain and the fear"
Solo Section - Rhythm Chords indicated above:
F C G Am
e|-----------------|-----------------|------------|------------|
B|-8~~~~-----------|-(8)------6------|-5~~~~~~----|-5~~~~~~----|
G|----fdbk---------|-----------------|------------|------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|------------|------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|------------|------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|------------|------------|
F C G Am (keep repeating)
e|-----------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-----------------|-5~~~~~------|-**Flanger on--|---------------|
G|-7~~~~~----------|-------------|-4~~---4~~--4--|-5~~---5---5/--|
D|-----------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|-------------|-2~~---2~~--2--|-3~~---3---3/--|
E|-----------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|-/10~~--10~10-10-|-9~~---9~~-9--9--|-4~~----4~~-4--4/|-5~~---5~~5--5/-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-/8~~---8~-8--8--|-7~~---7~~-7--7--|-2~~----2~~-2--2/|-3~~---3~~3--3/-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|-10---10/12-12-12/|-14--14--14--14\-|-4~~----4~~-4--4/|-5~~---5~~5--5/-|
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|--8----8/10-10-10/|-12--12--12--12\-|-2------2~~-2--2/|-3~~---3~~3--3/-|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
e|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
B|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
G|-/10~~--10/12-12-|-9~~---9~~-----|-4~~----4~~-4--4/|-5~~---5~~----|
D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
A|-/8~~----8/10-10-|-7~~---7~~-----|-2~~----2~~-2--2/|-3~~---3~~----|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
Play Verse Riff 1 again, but Guitar 2 adds notes:
(3:02) Let ring
e|-------------|-------------|----------7-|------------|---------|
B|-8-----------|-(8)---------|------------|----8-------|---------|
G|-------------|-------------|------------|---------7--|---------|
D|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|---------|
A|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|---------|
E|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|---------|
Play Verse Riff 2, with lyrics:
"Did you love before
did they love it for you"
(3:18) Guitar 2 Again -
e|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
B|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
G|-7b8r7-------|-(7~~)-------|------------|------------|
D|-------------|-------------|----------5-|-5h7--------|
A|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
E|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
Play Prechorus Again, Lyrics:
"Well its the way you move your hands, ahhhh
and its the way you understand"
Play Chorus 2x (Guitar 2 part is similarly played),
Lyrics change on 2nd Chorus to:
G Am F C
"Sha-la-la -la -la la -la"
Ending, with tape reel pitch effects (slowing tape reel)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-3------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3------------------|
E|-3-3-3-1------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|
B|-------1------------------|
G|---0-2-2------------------|
D|-3------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| B Bend
| r release bend
