Date: September 24, 2000 Author/Artist: 3 Doors Down Title: By My Side Album: The Better Life Transcribed by: Eric Bergevin E-mail address: eric.bergevin@home.com Hello! This is my 3rd attempt at tabbing a song by 3 Doors Down. Not only because of demands, but because I think they are the greatest band. I decided to tab this one COMPLETELY, because it's such a good song. Hope you enjoy it! Legend: h=hammer-on p=pull-off b=bend string r=release bend \=slide down v=Vibrato Ok, here goes! Let's just hope I won't get some sort of typing rigor mortis when I'm done this tab. The song starts off with two guitars playing the intro. But I play both guitar at the same time because I don't have another guitarist to do the second guitar. (Intro) Everything that is in parenthesis does not have to be played if you are playing with only one guitar. Guitar 1 (electric) G5 A#5 G5 A#5 E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x--------- B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x--------- G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3--------- D --5-5----------------3-3----------------5-5----------------3-3--3--5--- A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1--------- E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x--------- Guitar 2 (electric) E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D -------1--1-0h1p0---------3--0-0h3p0---------1--1-0h1p0---------3--5--- A --------------------(1)(1)--------------------------------(1)(1)------- E -(3)(3)--------------------------------(3)(3)-------------------------- Guitar 1 (electric) G5 A#5 G5 A#5 E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|- B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|- G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3-3-3-3-|- D --5-5----------------3-3----------------5-5----------------3-3-3-3-3-|- A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1-1-1-1-|- E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x-x-x-x-|- Guitar 2 (electric) E ----------------------------------------------------------(x-x-x-x-x)|- B ----------------------------------------------------------(x-x-x-x-x)|- G ----------------------------------------------------------(3-3-3-3-3)|- D -------1--1-0h1p0---------3--0-0h3p0---------1--1-0h1p0---(3-3-3-3-3)|- A --------------------(1)(1)--------------------------------(1-1-1-1-1)|- E -(3)(3)--------------------------------(3)(3)-------------(x-x-x-x-x)|- (End of Intro) Guitar 1 (electric) G5 D#5 A#5 F5 E --x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---| B --x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---| G --x-x-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-1010101010--| Repeat 4X D --5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-1010101010--| A --5-5-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| E --3-3-x-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-x---| (Singing starts) Guitar 1 (electric) PALM MUTES G5 D#5 A#5 F5 E --x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---| B --x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---| G --x-x-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-1010101010--| Repeat 4X (palm mutes) D --5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-1010101010--| A --5-5-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| E --3-3-x-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-x---| Now this is exactly like the Intro (Guitar 1 playing both parts and Guitar 2 stays the same). Guitar 1 (electric) G5 A#5 G5 A#5 E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x--------- B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x--------- G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3--------- D --5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3--3--0-0h3p0----5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3--3--5--- A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1--------- E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x--------- Guitar 2 (electric) E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D -------1--1-0h1p0---------3--0-0h3p0---------1--1-0h1p0---------3--5--- A --------------------(1)(1)--------------------------------(1)(1)------- E -(3)(3)--------------------------------(3)(3)-------------------------- Guitar 1 (electric) G5 A#5 G5 A#5 E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|- B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|- G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3-3-3-3-|- D --5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3--3--0-0h3p0----5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3-3-3-3-|- A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1-1-1-1-|- E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x-x-x-x-|- Guitar 2 (electric) E ----------------------------------------------------------(x-x-x-x-x)|- B ----------------------------------------------------------(x-x-x-x-x)|- G ----------------------------------------------------------(3-3-3-3-3)|- D -------1--1-0h1p0---------3--0-0h3p0---------1--1-0h1p0---(3-3-3-3-3)|- A ---------------------1-1----------------------------------(1-1-1-1-1)|- E --3-3-----------------------------------3-3---------------(x-x-x-x-x)|- After playing the A#5 at the end, play this little riff 2X. (RIFF 1) ...this evening. E--x--x-------------------------x--x-------------------------x--x-- B--x--x-------------------------x--x-------------------------x--x-- G--x--x-------------------------x--x-------------------------x--x-- D--5--5------0-3-1-0------------5--5------0-3-1-0------------5--5-- A--5--5--1-3---------3-1-3---5--5--5--1-3---------3-1-3------5--5-- E--3--3-------------------------3--3----------------------3--3--3-- (Play 2X) Guitar 1 (electric) PALM MUTES G5 D#5 A#5 F5 E --x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---| B --x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---| G --x-x-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-1010101010--| Repeat 4X (palm mutes) D --5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-1010101010--| A --5-5-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| E --3-3-x-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-x---| Guitar 1 (electric) ....this could be the last time... G5 A#5 G5 A#5 E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x--------- B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x--------- G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3--------- D --5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3--3--0-0h3p0----5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3--3--5--- A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1--------- E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x--------- Guitar 2 (electric) E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D -------1--1-0h1p0---------3--0-0h3p0---------1--1-0h1p0---------3--5--- A --------------------(1)(1)--------------------------------(1)(1)------- E -(3)(3)--------------------------------(3)(3)-------------------------- Guitar 1 (electric) G5 A#5 G5 A#5 E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|- B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|- G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3-3-3-3-|- D --5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3--3--0-0h3p0----5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3-3-3-3-|- A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1-1-1-1-|- E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x-x-x-x-|- Guitar 2 (electric) E ----------------------------------------------------------(x-x-x-x-x)|- B ----------------------------------------------------------(x-x-x-x-x)|- G ----------------------------------------------------------(3-3-3-3-3)|- D -------1--1-0h1p0---------3--0-0h3p0---------1--1-0h1p0---(3-3-3-3-3)|- A ---------------------1-1----------------------------------(1-1-1-1-1)|- E --3-3-----------------------------------3-3---------------(x-x-x-x-x)|- Next comes THE SOLO. Guitar 2 plays this at the same time as Guitar 1 plays the solo. G5 D#5 A#5 F5 E --x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---| B --x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---| G --x-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-1010101010--| D --5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1010101010--| A --5-5-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| E --3-3-x-x-x-x-x-1-1-x-x-x-x-x---| Play this 8 times all together. For the first 4 times play it with palm mutes. (SOLO) (It may not be perfect, but it sounds pretty damn good to me!) I wasn't very precise with the timing 'cause...well... two words: me lazy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------10b----10b---------------- --10b----------r8------------------8--10--8--10--8---------------------------- -------------------10-------8--10--------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------5-------8-----8-9b-r-8-9p8----------------- ------------------8--10-10-----5h8----8h10----10--------------10-8h10--------- --10--10p-8h--10-------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------5b--7b--7b-7b-7b-------5b--7b--7b-7b-7b-r------------------------------- --6b---------------------6b----------------------12p10---12p10---12p10-------- ------------------------------------------------------12------12------12------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --12p10---12p10---12p10---12p10---12p10----12p10------------------------------ -------12------12------12------12------12-------12-10--10p8-------8h10-8------ -----------------------------------------------------------10-8h10--------10-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------|- ---------------------|- ---------------------|- ---------------------|- --8--10--------------|- ---------10--6--8----|- (The end part of the solo I wasn't too sure about, but it sounds good like it is.) Right after the solo continue with this riff (RIFF 1) ...this evening. E--x--x-------------------------x--x-------------------------x--x-- B--x--x-------------------------x--x-------------------------x--x-- G--x--x-------------------------x--x-------------------------x--x-- D--5--5------0-3-1-0------------5--5------0-3-1-0------------5--5-- A--5--5--1-3---------3-1-3---5--5--5--1-3---------3-1-3------5--5-- E--3--3-------------------------3--3----------------------3--3--3-- (Play 2X) Guitar 1 ....this could be the last time... G5 A#5 G5 A#5 E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x--------- B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x--------- G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3--------- D --5-5---1--1-0h1p0---3-3---3--0-0h3p0---5-5---1--1-0h1p0---3-3---3--5-- A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1--------- E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x--------- Guitar 2 (electric) G5 D#5 A#5 F5 G5 D#5 A#5 F5 E --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x B --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x G --x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010--x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010 D --5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010--5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010 A --5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8---5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8 E --3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x---3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x Guitar 1 (electric) G5 A#5 G5 A#5 E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|- B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|- G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3-3-3-3-|- D --5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3--3--0-0h3p0----5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3-3-3-3-|- A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1-1-1-1-|- E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x-x-x-x-|- Guitar 2 (electric) G5 D#5 A#5 F5 G5 D#5 A#5 F5 E --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x B --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x G --x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010--x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010 D --5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010--5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010 A --5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8---5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8 E --3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x---3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x ========================================================================= ....this could be the last time... Guitar 1 E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------10b-r-8------------------------ G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Guitar 2 (electric) G5 D#5 A#5 F5 G5 D#5 A#5 F5 E --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x B --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x G --x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010--x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010 D --5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010--5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010 A --5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8---5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8 E --3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x---3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x Guitar 1 (electric) E -----11h13p11h13p11h13p11h13p11h13p11h13p12h14p10h12p10-8b-----------|- B ---------------------------------------------------------------------|- G ---------------------------------------------------------------------|- D ---------------------------------------------------------------------|- A ---------------------------------------------------------------------|- E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x-x-x-x-|- Guitar 2 (electric) G5 D#5 A#5 F5 G5 D#5 A#5 F5 E --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x B --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x G --x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010--x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010 D --5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010--5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010 A --5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8---5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8 E --3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x---3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x ========================================================================= Guitar 1 (electric) G5 A#5 G5 A#5 E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x--------- B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x--------- G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3--------- D --5-5----------------3-3----------------5-5----------------3-3--3--5--- A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1--------- E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x--------- Guitar 2 (electric) E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D -------1--1-0h1p0---------3--0-0h3p0---------1--1-0h1p0---------3--5--- A --------------------(1)(1)--------------------------------(1)(1)------- E -(3)(3)--------------------------------(3)(3)-------------------------- Guitar 1 (electric) G5 A#5 G5 A#5 E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|- B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|- G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3-3-3-3-|- D --5-5----------------3-3----------------5-5----------------3-3-3-3-3-|- A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1-1-1-1-|- E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x-x-x-x-|- Guitar 2 (electric) E ----------------------------------------------------------(x-x-x-x-x)|- B ----------------------------------------------------------(x-x-x-x-x)|- G ----------------------------------------------------------(3-3-3-3-3)|- D -------1--1-0h1p0---------3--0-0h3p0---------1--1-0h1p0---(3-3-3-3-3)|- A --------------------(1)(1)--------------------------------(1-1-1-1-1)|- E -(3)(3)--------------------------------(3)(3)-------------(x-x-x-x-x)|- ========================================================================= Guitar 1 E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--- Guitar 2 (electric) G5 D#5 A#5 F5 G5 D#5 A#5 F5 E --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x B --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x G --x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010--x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010 D --5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010--5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010 A --5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8---5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8 E --3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x---3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x Guitar 1 (electric) E ---------------------------------------------------------------------|- B ---------------------------------------------------------------------|- G ---------------------------------------------------------------------|- D ---------------------------------------------------------------------|- A ---------------------------------------------------------------------|- E -8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10------8---|- Guitar 2 (electric) G5 D#5 A#5 F5 G5 D#5 A#5 F5 E --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x B --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x G --x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010--x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010 D --5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010--5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010 A --5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8---5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8 E --3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x---3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x ========================================================================= THE END ========================================================================= If you have any questions or comments please feel free to e-mail me. eric.bergevin@home.com Thanks to Alistair Hill for getting me started in all this guitar stuff!