BETTER THAN THIS As recorded by Busted (From the 2003 Album A PRESENT FOR EVERYONE) Words and Music by Matt Willis, Guy Chambers & Stephen Power D5 Dsus2 Csus2 Gsus2 0 5 x 7 0 0 0 7 x 9 0 0 10 10 12 12 x x 5 5 6 6 5 5 D5open Dsus2open E5 B5 0 0 0 x x x 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 x 2 4 4 x x Bsus4 G5 A5 Asus2 x 2 4 4 2 2 5 5 5 x x x x 0 2 2 x x x 0 2 2 2 2 C5 D Csus2open G/B x 3 5 5 x x 0 0 4 x x x x 3 0 0 x x x 2 0 0 x x Gm9/Bb x 1 0 0 x x LOOK AT THE TUNING!!! Gtr I (D A D G A D) Gtr II (D A D G A D) Gtr III (D A D G A D) Gtr IV (D A D G A D) Gtr V (D A D G A D) Intro Q=114 4/4 Gtr I E. S E E +S S E E S S S S S S E E +S S E S S S S |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----| |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----| |-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-|-7s9-------9-(9)-9-9-9-9-7-7-| |-x----x-x-(x)-----x-----|-xsx-------x-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-x-| |-5----5-5-(5)-----5-----|-5s7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-5-5-| |-0----0-----------------|-----0-0-0---------------0-0-| E. S E E +S S E E S S S S S S E E +S S E S S S S |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----|| |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----|| |-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-|-7s9-------9-(9)-9-9-9-9-7-7-|| |-x----x-x-(x)-----x-----|-xsx-------x-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-x-|| |-5----5-5-(5)-----5-----|-5s7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-5-5-|| |-0----0-----------------|-----0-0-0---------------0-0-|| Verse $ E. S E E +S S E E S S S S S S E E +S S E S S S S ||--0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----| ||o-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----| ||--7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-|-7s9-------9-(9)-9-9-9-9-7-7-| ||--x----x-x-(x)-----x-----|-xsx-------x-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-x-| ||o-5----5-5-(5)-----5-----|-5s7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-5-5-| ||--0----0-----------------|-----0-0-0---------------0-0-| E. S E E +S S E E S S q Q H Q. E +Q Q |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--------------|------------------------| |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--------------|------------------------| |-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-|-9--------------|--12----12-(12)---12S===| |-x----x-x-(x)-----x-----|-x--------------|--12----12-(12)---12S===| |-5----5-5-(5)-----5-----|-7--------------|--10----10-(10)---10S===| |-0----0-----------------|-0--------------|--10----10-(10)---10S===| | | Gtr II | W H Q E E +H. +Q |------------------------|----------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------^12-|-(12)------------(12)S==| |------------------------|------------^12-|-(12)------------(12)S==| |------------------------|------------^10-|-(10)------------(10)S==| |------------------------|------------^10-|-(10)------------(10)S==| 1. Q. E +Q Q E. S E E +S S E E S S |------5-(5)--5--|-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-| |------5-(5)--5--|-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-| |-7----7-(7)--7--|-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-| |-7----7-(7)--7--|-x----x-x-(x)-----x-----| |-5----5-(5)--5--|-5----5-5-(5)-----5-----| |-5----5-(5)--5--|-0----0-----------------| | | W W |----------------|------------------------| |----------------|------------------------| |-7--------------|------------------------| |-7--------------|-0----------------------| |-5--------------|-0----------------------| |-5--------------|-0----------------------| S S S S E E +S S E S S S S |--0----------0-(0)-0-0--0--0--------|| |--0----------0-(0)-0-0--0--0-------o|| |--7s=9-------9-(9)-9-9--9--9--7--7--|| |--xs=x-------x-(x)-x-x--x--x--x--x--|| |--5s=7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7--7--7--5--5-o|| |-------0-0-0------------------0--0--|| | | +H. +E +e |------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------o|| |------------------------------------|| |-(0)-------------------(0)---(0)----|| |-(0)-------------------(0)---(0)---o|| |-(0)-------------------(0)---(0)----|| 2.,D.S. E. S E S S +S S E E S S E. S E E +S S E E S S |-0--0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|--0---0--0--0--(0)--0--0--0--0--0-| |-0--0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|--0---0--0--0--(0)--0--0--0--0--0-| |-7--7-7-7s9-(9)-9-9-9-9-9-|-11--11-11-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-12-| |-x--x-x-xsx-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-|--x---x--x--x--(x)--x--x--x--x--x-| |-5--5-5-5s7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-|--9---9--9-10-(10)-10-10-10-10-10-| |--------------------------|----------------------------------| | | W +W |--------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------------| |-0------------------------|-(0)------------------------------| |-0------------------------|-(0)------------------------------| |-0------------------------|-(0)------------------------------| Q. E +Q Q E E E E E E E E |----------------------|-------5-5---5----|| |----------------------|-------5-5---5----|| |-12----12-(12)---12---|-7-7-7-7-7---7----|| |-12----12-(12)---12---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|| |-10----10-(10)---10---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--|| |-10----10-(10)---10---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--|| | | H. +Q W |----------------------|------------------|| |----------------------|------------------|| |-12-------------(12)S=|=7----------------|| |-12-------------(12)S=|=7----------------|| |-10-------------(10)S=|=5----------------|| |-10-------------(10)S=|=5----------------|| Chorus $$ Gtr II Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E |------2-(2)------|------2-(2)------|------2-(2)------| |------0-(0)------|------2-(2)------|------2-(2)------| |------2-(2)------|------4-(4)------|-4----4-(4)--4---| |-0----0-(0)--0-0-|-2----2-(2)--2-2-|-4----4-(4)--4-0-| |-0----0-(0)--0-0-|-2----2-(2)--2-2-|-2----2-(2)--2-0-| |-0----0-(0)--0-0-|-2----2-(2)--2-2-|---------------0-| Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E |-----------------|------2-(2)------|------2-(2)------| |-----------------|------0-(0)------|------2-(2)------| |-----------------|------2-(2)------|------4-(4)------| |-5----5-(5)--5-0-|-0----0-(0)--0-0-|-2----2-(2)--2-2-| |-5----5-(5)--5-0-|-0----0-(0)--0-0-|-2----2-(2)--2-2-| |-5----5-(5)--5-0-|-0----0-(0)--0-0-|-2----2-(2)--2-2-| Q. E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E Q. E +Q E E |------2-(2)-------|--------------------|------2-(2)------| |------2-(2)-------|--------------------|------0-(0)------| |-2----2-(2)-2-2---|-5--5---------------|------2-(2)------| |-2----------2-2---|-5--5---5-(5)-5-5---|-0----0-(0)--0-0-| |-0----------0-0-0-|-3--3-0-5-(5)-5-5-0-|-0----0-(0)--0-0-| |----------------0-|------0-5-(5)-5-5-0-|-0----0-(0)--0-0-| Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E |------2-(2)------|------2-(2)------|-----------------| |------2-(2)------|------2-(2)------|-----------------| |------4-(4)------|-4----4-(4)--4---|-----------------| |-2----2-(2)--2-2-|-4----4-(4)--4-0-|-5----5-(5)--5-0-| |-2----2-(2)--2-2-|-2----2-(2)--2-0-|-5----5-(5)--5-0-| |-2----2-(2)--2-2-|---------------0-|-5----5-(5)--5-0-| To Coda To Coda Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |------2-(2)------|------2-(2)------|------2-(2)-------|---------------------|| |------0-(0)------|------2-(2)------|------2-(2)-------|---------------------|| |------2-(2)------|------4-(4)------|-2----2-(2)-2-2---|-5--5----------------|| |-0----0-(0)--0-0-|-2----2-(2)--2-2-|-2----------2-2---|-5--5---5-(5)-5-5----|| |-0----0-(0)--0-0-|-2----2-(2)--2-2-|-0----------0-0-0-|-3--3-0-5-(5)-5-5-0--|| |-0----0-(0)--0-0-|-2----2-(2)--2-2-|----------------0-|------0-5-(5)-5-5-0--|| D.S. al Coda Gtr I E. S E E +S S E E S S S S S S E E +S S E S S S S |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----|| |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----|| |-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-|-7s9-------9-(9)-9-9-9-9-7-7-|| |-x----x-x-(x)-----x-----|-xsx-------x-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-x-|| |-5----5-5-(5)-----5-----|-5s7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-5-5-|| |-0----0-----------------|-----0-0-0---------------0-0-|| & Gtr III E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|| |---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|| |-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----3-----2--0--| |-----4-----4-----|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-------| |---0-----0-----0-|-3-----3-----3---|-2-----2-----2---|-1-----1---------| |-0-----0-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-^0----|| |-----------------|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-^0----|| |-----4-----4-----|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|-^0----|| |---0-----0-----0-|-3-----3-----3---|-2-----2-----2---|-^1----|| |-0-----0-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|-------|| Interlude D5open E5 Gtr II Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr IV Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-11----7-(7)---2---|-4---7-(7)----12-----| |--x----x-(x)---x---|-x---x-(x)-----x-----| |--9----5-(5)---0---|-2---5-(5)----10-----| |-------------------|---------------------| B5 G5 Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / Q. E +Q Q a Q. E +Q Q |-------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------| |-11----7-(7)---2---|-12s14----12-(12)---12---| |--x----x-(x)---x---|--xs=x-----x--(x)----x---| |--9----5-(5)---0---|-10s12----10-(10)---10---| |-------------------|-------------------------| D5open E5 Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-11----7-(7)---2---|-4---7-(7)----9-----| |--x----x-(x)---x---|-x---x-(x)----x-----| |--9----5-(5)---0---|-2---5-(5)----7-----| |-------------------|--------------------| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda C5 Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / TP TP TP a W H. E S S |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-7s9---------------|-9-----------9-9s7--|| |-xsx---------------|-x-----------x-xsx--|| |-5s7---------------|-7-----------7-7s5--|| |-------------------|--------------------|| Outro && Gtrs I, V E. S E E +S S E E S S S S S S E E +S S E S S S S |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|--0----------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----| |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|--0----------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----| |-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-|--7s=9-------9-(9)-9-9-9-9-7-7-| |-x----x-x-(x)-----x-----|--xs=x-------x-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-x-| |-5----5-5-(5)-----5-----|--5s=7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-5-5-| |-0----0-----------------|-------0-0-0---------------0-0-| | | Gtr II | W +W |------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------------| |-0----------------------|-(0)---------------------------| |-0----------------------|-(0)---------------------------| |-0----------------------|-(0)---------------------------| E. S E E +S S E E S S S S S S E E +S S E S S S S W |--0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|--0----------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----|-^0----*| |--0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|--0----------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----|-^0----*| |--7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-|--7s=9-------9-(9)-9-9-9-9-7-7-|-^7----*| |--x----x-x-(x)-----x-----|--xs=x-------x-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-^x----*| |--5----5-5-(5)-----5-----|--5s=7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-5-5-|-^5----*| |--0----0-----------------|-------0-0-0---------------0-0-|-^0----*| | | +W +W W |-------------------------|-------------------------------|-^2----*| |-------------------------|-------------------------------|-^0----*| |-------------------------|-------------------------------|-^2----*| |-(0)---------------------|-(0)---------------------------|-^0----*| |-(0)---------------------|-(0)---------------------------|-^0----*| |-(0)---------------------|-(0)---------------------------|-^0----*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths *************************************************************************************** * Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org * ***************************************************************************************