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X=============================================================================== Better Living Through Chemistry tabbed by Dan Wadham tuning - C F Bb Eb G C riff 1: --------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| -----7-7---7--15-15--15--14-14--14--11-11---11-11--11---| --0-0---0-0--0-----0---0-------0--0-------0-------0-----| --------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------| -------------------------| -------------------------| ---10-10--10--9-9--9--7--| --0-----0----0---0--0----| -------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| --7---7-7--7--15-15--15--14-14--14--11-11---11-11--11--10-10--10--| ---0-0---0---0------0--0-------0--0------0-0------0---0-----0-----| ------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------| --------------------| --------------------| ---12-12-12-12h14---| --------------------| --------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -----7-7---7--15-15--15--14-14--14--11-11---11-11--11--| --0-0---0-0--0-----0---0-------0--0------0-0------0----| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------| -------------------------| -------------------------| ---10-10--10--9-9--9--7--| --0-----0----0---0--0----| -------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------12-12--12---| ------7-7---7--15-15--15--14-14--14--11-11---------------| ---0-0---0-0--0-----0---0-------0--0------0-0------0-----| ---------------------------------------------------------| --------------------| --------------------| --------------------| -------12------14---| --0-0-0---0-0-0-----| --------------------| play variations of riff 1 over the verse: The blue pill opens your eyes Is there a better way A new religion prescribed To those without the faith The hero holding a knife And blood is not enough Is it too late to go back? Is it too late to go? riff 2: 7x ---------------------| ---------------------| ---------------------| ---7-5-7-9-7-5-4-5---| ---------------------| ---------------------| verse: There’s no one here And people everywhere, you’re on your own riff 3: -----------------------| -----------------------| -----------------------| ---7-5-4-2-4-2-4-5-7---| -------------------0---| -----------------------| hold the final note and let it feedback riff 4: play 4x ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| -----------10-10-10-10---------10-10-10-10---| ---0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0---------------| ---------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------| -------------------------------------| -------------------------------------| -----------9-9-9-9---------9-9-9-9---| ---0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-----------| -------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| -----------12-12-12-12---------12-12-12-12---| ---0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0---------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| -----------14-14-14-14---------14-14-14-14---| ---0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0---------------| ---------------------------------------------| riff 5: ---------------------------------------| -------------------------------15h17---| -------------------------12h14---------| ------------10h12--12h14---------------| ---12p10h12----------------------------| ---------------------------------------| solo: --------------------------------| --------------------------------| --14b---12-14----------12--14b--| --------------14-12-14----------| --------------------------------| --------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------13--------------| -12-14----------------14b---12-14---14-12--------| ------12-14-------14-----------------------12-14-| ------------12-14--------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| guitar fade out solo continued: 3:18-3:21 2x -----------------------------------------------------| ---14-14-14-17-17-17---------------------------------| ---------------------17-17-17-14-14-14-12-12-14-14---| -----------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| 3:22-3:25 2x -----------------------------------------------| ---13----------13------------------------------| ------14-12-14----14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14---| -----------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------| 3:26-3:29 5x -----------------------| ---13------------------| ------14-12-14-12-14---| -----------------------| -----------------------| -----------------------| 3:30-3:38 ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| --19b---17-19-17-------------19b--| -----------------19-17-15-17------| ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ------------------------19b--17-19-17--------------| --17-19-17----------------------------19-17--------| -----------19-17-17-17----------------------19-19--| ---------------------------------------------------| 3:39-3:48: ---------| ---------| ---14b---| ---------| ---------| ---------| riff 5 4x end of solo: 3x ----------------| ----------------| -----------12---| ---14--14------| ----------------| ----------------| play riff 2 3x and riff 3 1x play variations of riff 1 over the verse: Let’s see if I’m hearing this right You suggest I should take And never endings are glad (right channel - A never-ending supply) To carry out the dead Your idols burn in the fire The mob comes crawling out (take us down and out) I’m reclaiming my mind Destroying everyone riff 2 7x: There’s no one here And people everywhere, you’re all alone riff 3 1x riff 2 until the end end on: -------| -------| -------| ---7---| ---0---| -------|