Artist: Guns N' Roses Song: Better Album: Chinese Democracy Year: 2006 Tabbed by: David Vadin Note: Finck uses a Drop D tuning in this song. INTRO RIFF (played by Finck) eb|--15-17-15-17-15-17-15--17-18-17-15--17-15--13-15-13-15-13----12-13-------12-13-15--| Bb|--15-17-15-17-15-17-15--17-18-17-15--17-15--13-13-13-13-13----13-13----15-12-13-15--| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------15-----------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhytm Part played by Bumblefoot (or Buckethead) Ab D F D eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------7-7-7-7---10--10--10-7-7-7-| Db|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8--8--8-8-8--8--7-7-7-7---10--10--10-7-7-7-| Ab|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8--8--8-8-8--8--5-5-5-5---8---8---8--5-5-5-| Eb|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6-----------------------------| Rhytm Part played by Robin Finck (Drop D tuning) Ab D F D eb|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8--8---8---8--8--8--8----3--3--3-8--8--8--| Bb|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10---6--6--6-10-10-10-| Gb|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10---5--5--5-10-10-10-| Db|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8--8---8---0--0--0--0----3--3--3-0--0--0--| Ab|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8--8---8---0--0--0--0----3--3--3-0--0--0--| Db|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8--8---8---0--0--0--0----3--3--3-0--0--0--| Bridge to chorus: Robin and Bumblefoot Plays: eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|-10--9--10----7--5--7---| Db|-x---x--x-----x--x--x---| Ab|-8---7--8-----5--3--5---| Db|------------------------| Richard Fortus Plays: eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|-3------------5---------| Db|-3------------5---------| Ab|-1------------3---------| Db|------------------------| Chorus part played by Robin Finck (with Drop D tuning) eb|------------------| Bb|------------------| Gb|------------------| Db|-2--5--7---8-7-5--| Ab|-2--5--7---8-7-5--| Db|-2--5--7---8-7-5--| Chorus part played by Bumblefoot (or Buckethead) eb|------------------| Bb|------------------| Gb|------------------| Db|-2--5--7---8-7-5--| Ab|-2--5--7---8-7-5--| Eb|-0--3--5---6-5-3--| And then the same bridge again, into the next verse. During Buckets solo Robin play (with Drop D tuning): eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4--2-2-2-3-3-4-4-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4--| Db|-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4--2-2-2-3-3-4-4-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4--| ..and Richard Fortus is playing: eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2-----3-----4----2-----3---4---2-----3-----4---2-----3-----4----| Db|-2-----3-----4----2-----3---4---2-----3-----4---2-----3-----4----| The part right after Buckets solo is played something like this: eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--4-2---4-2---4-2----2--6-6-----2-2------------------------------| Ab|--x-x---x-x---x-x----x--x-x-----x-x------------------------------| Db|--4-2---4-2---4-2----2--6-6-----2-2------------------------------| //Vadin (oct 2006)
