• Song:

    Like You Better Dead

  • Artist:

    In Flames

  • Album:

    2004-06-12: Sweden Rock...

Band: In Flames
Song: Like You Better Dead
Album: Soundtrack to Your Escape (2004)
Tabbed By: Jonathan Bissonnette (hoju_10@hotmail.com)

Legend

pm.: Palm Mute         :   Slide Back
*PH: Pinch Harmonic    h:   Hammer-on
^fb: Full Bend         p:   Pull-off
^hb: Half Bend         ~:   Let Note Ring (Vibrato)
/:   Slide Forward     ():  Ghost Note

Tuning: Drop A# (A# F A# D# G C)

Almost All of the New In Flames Songs are in A#

Intro

Bjorn and Jesper

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           pm....

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           pm....

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|----------0-0-0-0------------3-3-5-7-8-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
           pm....                             pm.........

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           p.m....

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           p.m....

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|-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5--0~-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0~-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3------------0~-|

Fill Before Verse - Both Guitars

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              pm.....

Verse - Both Guitars

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|-0-0-------------5--8--3--6--6-6-6-6-|
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  pm.                         pm.....

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|-0-0-------------5--8--3--6--6-6-6-6-|
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  pm.                         pm.....

Chorus Intro

Gtr.1

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Gtr.2

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Verse 2 - Both Guitars

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  pm.                         pm.....

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|-0-0-------------5--8--3--6--6-6-6-6-|
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  pm.                         pm.....

Chorus

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|-5-5-5-51-1-1-1/5-5-5-51-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-51-1-1-1/5-5-5-51-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|
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|---x-----x--x--x--------x--x--x--x--------x------8-7-/8/-10~----|
|--10~---131210~------131210--8~------5~---------------------|
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|-5-5-5-51-1-1-1/5-5-5-51-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-51-1-1-1/5-5-5-51-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|
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|---x-----x--x--x--------x--x--x--x--------x------8-7----(8)-(7)-|
|--10~---131210~------131210--8~------5~---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Back to Intro Riff

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|-5p3--5p3-0-0-0-0--5p3--5p3----------|
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           pm....

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|-5p3--5p3-0-0-0-0--5p3--5p3----------8-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
|----------0-0-0-0------------3-3-5-7-8-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
           pm....                             pm.........

Verse 3 - Both Guitars

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  pm.                         pm.....

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  pm.                         pm.....

Chorus 2

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|-5-5-5-51-1-1-1/5-5-5-51-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|
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|---x-----x--x--x--------x--x--x--x--------x------8-7-/8/-10~----|
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|-5-5-5-51-1-1-1/5-5-5-51-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-|
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|---x-----x--x--x--------x--x--x--x--------x------8-7----8---7---|
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Bridge

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|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
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Chorus 3

Chorus

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Outro

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           pm....

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|-5p3--5p3-0-0-0-0--5p3--5p3----------8-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
|----------0-0-0-0------------3-3-5-7-8-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
           pm....                             pm.........

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|-5p3-5----------5p3--5p3----------|
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|Gtr.2  p.m....                    |  
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|-5p3-5-(5)------5p3--5p3----------|
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|-5p3-5----------5p3--5p3----------|
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|Gtr.2  p.m....                    |  
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|--------7~------------------------|
|--------7~------------------------|
|-5p3-5-(5)------5p3--5p3----------|
|--------------------------3-3-5-7-|

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|-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3---------------|
                                  pm.........
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