3 Doors Down - By My Side ------------------------- 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 ====================================================================
