------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Love You Better - the Maccabees ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: James gonsalves Email: helpme_5@hotmail.co.uk Tuning: Standard Orlando plays this with a very light strumming pattern at a very fast speed, if you strum where the neck and the body of the guitar are connected, you can get achieve the same sound as Orlando. e|1515151515151515-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|1515151515151515-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|1616161616161616-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|1717171717171717-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|1717171717171717-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|1515151515151515-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Hugo plays this simultaneously when Orlando starts (let the slide ring, but then play the next section as soon as Sam starts on the drums with the snare). | x4 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|15\12----------------151515-121212121212-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------121212-141414-141414--------------| D|12\9-----------------121212--9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------101010-121212-121212--------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | When everthing comes in, Felix plays this (let each note ring until you pluck the next). e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------12--------------12----------------------------------------------| D|-------12--------------12--------------------------------------------------| A|10-------------10----------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - Hugo then stops playing his previous part and plays this when everyone comes in. e|15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-12-12-10-10----------------------------| B|15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12----------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - Orlando then strums this in the chorus', then gose back to strumming what he plays in the verses at the end of "i will love you betteeerrrr". e|12---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|13---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|14---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|14---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|12---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| "and i will love you better i will love you better......." Hugo plays this in the chrous', then just like Orlando goes back to playing what he plays in the intro (not the verse). e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|12(let ring)1012(let ring)12/15(let ring)17----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Felix plays this in the chorus', but doesnt start untill Orlando sings "i will love you better" the third time and on the word better (if you listen to the song you can hear when he comes in). Then after Orlando has sung in the chorus, Felix plays what he plays in the verses. e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--13-----------------------8-------------------------------------------------| G|14(let both notes ring)14\9--------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Then in the second section of the chorus, Hugo doesnt play the same bit, when Orlando sings "i will love you better", on the third time and on the word better (just like Felix), tremelo picks this (Hugo uses an RV-5 Boss Stomp Box pedal to get the long sustained reverb/Hall reverb). e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|13\8-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| The rest of the song plays all the above, up until the bridge. Orlando strums this in the same pattern. e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|16----------------------------------------------------------------16---------| D|17---(when everyone drops down to the minor chord, he strums this)17---------| A|17----------------------------------------------------------------17---------| E|15----------------------------------------------------------------14---------| "and the thought, the though, the thought of you....." "together...." e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|16---------------------------------------------------------16--------------| D|17---------------------------------------------------------17--------------| A|17---------------------------------------------------------17--------------| E|15---------------------------------------------------------14--------------| "and the though of you it was crystal clear....." "You....." Felix plays this in the bridge and repeats this over and over until the end of the bridge (it is quite nackering). e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------14h16h17-----------------------------------| A|14h16h1714h16h1714h16h1714h16h17-------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Hugo plays this in the bridge. Then in the second section of the bidge, Hugo plays this>>>>>>>>>>>>| e|-------------------------------------------1414-12-121212------------------| B|1515-1414-1212-10----------------1515-1414---------------1514--------------| G|------------------12129h1111-----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | After the bridge, everyone plays the intro and then it finishes (Hugo finshes on th 4rd octave chord he plays). If theres any problem, jsut add me on Facebook, my names up top, im from the UK. Thank you | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================