3 Doors Down - By My Side
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Tabbed by: Gibson Freak (aka Mike)
Email: mikegodette@prodigy.net

Tuning: Standard

In my oppinion this is by far the
best song by 3 Doors Down. And its
fairly easy. Just a few parts can
get a little tricky but its sill
easy to get down.
Enjoy!

All you do for the intro is this

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3-3-3-0-3-0-------------3-3-3-3-5-|
A|-5-5-6-5h6h5-1-1---------5-5-6-5h6h5-1-1-1-----|
E|-3-3---------------------3-3-------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3-3-3-0-3-0-------------3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-5-5-6-5h6h5-1-1---------5-5-6-5h6h5-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-3-3---------------------3-3-------------------|
Then do that for the verses but muted
Then do the intro for the chorus
Then after the chorus it goes

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----------3--------------------|
A|-5-5---3-5---6-5-3---3-5-5-5----|
E|-3-3-6-------------6-----3-3----|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----------3--------------------|
A|-5-5---3-5---6-5-3---3--5-5-----|
E|-3-3-6-------------6----3-3-----|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---------3--------------------|
A|-5---3-5---6-5-3---3-5-5-5----|
E|-3-6-------------6-----3-3----|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----------3--------------------|
A|-5-5---3-5---6-5-3---3--5-5-----|
E|-3-3-6-------------6----3-3-----|

Then do the intro muted again.
Then play it but not muted
Then heres the solo

Solo:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--10b(12)-8-------8-10-8-10-8-10b(12)-|
A|------------10-10---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-10b(12)-8-------------------------8----------|
A|-----------10-8----8-10-10-----8-----10-8h10--|
E|----------------10----------10---10-----------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-10-12-12-12-12-12-12---7-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12h10----12h10----12h10----12h10--------|
D|----------------12-------12-------12-------12-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-12h10-----12h10----12h10----12h10----12h10--------|
D|-------12--------12-------12-------12-------12-10h8|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|-10-8-5-3-1-|
E|------------|
Then back to
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----------3--------------------|
A|-5-5---3-5---6-5-3---3-5-5-5----|
E|-3-3-6-------------6-----3-3----|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----------3--------------------|
A|-5-5---3-5---6-5-3---3--5-5-----|
E|-3-3-6-------------6----3-3-----|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---------3--------------------|
A|-5---3-5---6-5-3---3-5-5-5----|
E|-3-6-------------6-----3-3----|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----------3--------------------|
A|-5-5---3-5---6-5-3---3--5-5-----|
E|-3-3-6-------------6----3-3-----|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3-3-3-0-3-0-------------3-3-3-5--|
A|-5-5-6-5h6h5-1-1---------5-5-6-5h6h5-1-1------|
E|-3-3---------------------3-3------------------|
And the lead for this last part is

e|----------------------------------|
B|-8-10b(11)-8--20h18-20h18-20h18---|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Do the 20 hammer 18 a bunch of times then go to

e|------------------------------------|
B|-20-18------------------------------|
G|-------19-17-15----15-17b(19)-15----|
D|----------------17---------------17-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Then back into

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3-3-3-0-3-0-------------3-3-3-3-5-----------|
A|-5-5-6-5h6h5-1-1---------5-5-6-5h6h5-1-1-1---------------|
E|-3-3---------------------3-3-----------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3-3-3-0-3-0-------------3-3-3-3-3-----------|
A|-5-5-6-5h6h5-1-1---------5-5-6-5h6h5-1-1-1-1-1-----------|
E|-3-3---------------------3-3-----------------------------|
| b bend
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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