• Song:

    Best Years

  • Artist:

    Whitesnake

  • Album:

    Good to Be Bad

Artist - Whitesnake
                 Song - "Best Years"
                 Album - Good To Be Bad (2008)
                 Guitarist - Doug Aldrich

This is the opening track from what is truly one of my favourite records.
I recommend you buy it now and look out for their tour dates.

Intro lick 1:

e|-0-0-0-0-3^-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-3^---3-5-5^(5)-5-p-3-|
b|-3-5-5-5----5-3-5-3-0--------3-5-5-5----5----------------5|
g|----------------------2/4\2-------------------------------|
d|----------------------------2-----------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|

Intro lick 2:

e|--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--|
b|--3h5--5-5/7--7-7/8--8-8/10--10-10/12--12-12/14--14-14/15--15-15/17--17-17-|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Main Riff:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------2----2-|
d|---2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----------2--2-----2--2-----2--2--2----2-|
a|---2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----------2--2-----2--2-----2--2--0----0-|
e|-3^0--0---3^0--0---3^0--0--3^5----3^0--0---3^0--0---3^0--0----3^---|
                               *

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----------2--2-----2--2-----2--2----------------|
a|---2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----------2--2-----2--2-----2--2--/-7-5~--------|
e|-3^0--0---3^0--0---3^0--0--3^5----3^0--0---3^0--0---3^0--0--------7-5--3^-|
                               *
Pre-chorus:

"..you came along like a sun in the night.."


e|-------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------|
g|--6--6-6--7--7-7--8--8-8--9--9-9-----|
d|-------------------------------------|
a|--4--4-4--5--5-5--6--6-6--7--7-7-----|
e|-------------------------------------|


Chorus:

"...these are the best years..."

C5/// D5/// C5/// D5///

"...of my life...."

E5/// D5/// C5/// A5///


Chorus lick

e|--------------|
b|--(8)^7--5----|
g|--------------|
d|--------------|
a|--------------|
e|--------------|


Solo:

I don't know the solo, but the backing chords as are as follows.

E5/// E5/// G5/// A5///
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