A Better Life tab by Dream Theater

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

We all want:
"A Better Life" By
Dream Theater
The Astonishing
Listen to the song for proper timing.
Mostly all 4/4. Pre-chorus is 5/8.
Could be wrong on that...But, I *think* it sounds right.

Intro:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------*strings & piano*----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

4/4

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------2-3-2----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------3-5-2---------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:
4/4
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|--------------------------5*~~---------|
G+G|------------------------------------|--------------------------5*~~---------|
D MajorD|----2-2-2------2-2---2--------------|------5-5-5-----5-5----5---------------|
A augmentedA|----2-2-2------2-2---2----4/7*~-PH--|------3-3-3-----3-3----3---------------|
E MajorE|----0-0-0------0-0---0--------------|---------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|----------------------------3~-------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|--2---4-------5----4---0----2~-------|
D MajorD|----2-2-2------2-2----2---------------|--2---2-------2----2---0----0--------|
A augmentedA|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH-----|--0------0----0--------0----0--------|
E MajorE|----0-0-0------0-0----0------------14\|-------------------------------------|


e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|------------------------------4---------|
D MajorD|----2-2-2------2-2---2-------------|-------5-5-5-----5-5----5--0--4---------|
A augmentedA|----2-2-2------2-2---2----4/7*~-PH-|-------3-3-3-----3-3----3--0--2---------|
E MajorE|----0-0-0------0-0---0-------------|---------------------------0--2---------|

e|---------------------------------------|------2-------3---3-------2---------|
BB|---------------------------------------|---3--3-------3---3-------3---------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|---2--2-------2---2---2---2---------|
D MajorD|----2-2-2------2-2----2----------------|---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
A augmentedA|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH------|---0--0---0-------------------0-----|
E MajorE|----0-0-0------0-0----0------------15\-|------------------------------0-----|

Pre-Chorus:
5/8
e|------------------|------------|---------------|---------------------------|
BB|------------------|------------|---------------|---------------------------|
G+G|-2--2----4~----0--|------------|---------------|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-2--2----2~----0--|-5~---------|------------0--|--4--4-------5pm--5----0---|
A augmentedA|-0--0----0~----0--|-5~---------|------------0--|--5--5--5pm--5pm--5----0---|
E MajorE|---------------0--|---------0--|-2~----2~---0--|-----------------------0---|

e|-----------------------|---------3----------|--------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------|------3--3----------|------8-8-8-----7--7--7---------|
G+G|-2----4---------5------|--5-----------------|--7---7-7-7-----7--7--7---------|
D MajorD|-2----2---------2---0--|--5--------------0--|--7---7-7-7--0--7--7--7----0----|
A augmentedA|-0----------0---0---0--|--3----------3---0--|--5---5-5-5--0--5--5--5----0----|
E MajorE|--------------------0--|-------------3---0--|-------------0-------------0----|


Verse 2:
4/4
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----2-2-2------2-2---2--------------|------5-5-5-----5-5----5----5----------|
A augmentedA|----2-2-2------2-2---2----4/7*~-PH--|------3-3-3-----3-3----3-------3*~-Ph--|
E MajorE|----0-0-0------0-0---0--------------|---------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|----------------------------3~----------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|--2---4-------5----4---0----2~----------|
D MajorD|----2-2-2------2-2----2---------------|--2---2-------2----2---0----0-----------|
A augmentedA|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH-----|--0------0----0--------0----0-----------|
E MajorE|----0-0-0------0-0----0----------14\--|----------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|-----------------------4----------------|
D MajorD|----2-2-2------2-2----2------------0--|---5-5-5----5-5---5----4----------------|
A augmentedA|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH--0--|---3-3-3----3-3---3----2----------------|
E MajorE|----0-0-0------0-0----0------------0--|----------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|------2-------3---3-------2---------|
BB|---------------------------------------|---3--3-------3---3-------3---------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|---2--2-------2---2-------2---------|
D MajorD|----2-2-2------2-2----2----------------|---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
A augmentedA|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH------|------------------------------0-----|
E MajorE|----0-0-0------0-0----0------------15\-|------------------------------0-----|


Pre-Chorus:
5/8
e|---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------------|
G+G|-2---4-------5----0--|-------------|---------------|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-2---2-------2----0--|--5~---------|------------0--|--4--4-------5pm--5----0---|
A augmentedA|-0------0~---0----0--|--5~---------|------------0--|--5--5--5pm--5pm--5----0---|
E MajorE|---------------------|---------0---|-2~----2~ph-0--|-----------------------0---|

e|------------------------|---------3----------|--------------------------------|
BB|------------------------|------3--3----------|------8-8-8-----7--7--7---------|
G+G|-2------4---------5-5---|--5-----------------|--7---7-7-7-----7--7--7---------|
D MajorD|-2------2----2----2-2---|--5--------------0--|--7---7-7-7--0--7--7--7----0----|
A augmentedA|-0--0-0-0----0----0-0---|--3----------3---0--|--5---5-5-5--0--5--5--5----0----|
E MajorE|------------------------|-------------3---0--|-------------0-------------0----|


Chorus:
4/4
e|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------9-------7---------|-----5------------4------------------------|
A augmentedA|------7-------5---------|-----3------------2------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|------------------------2---3--------------|

e|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------|-----5----------7---------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------|-----5----------7---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2--------------|-----3----------5---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---0--------2~~---|-----3----------5---------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----2----------2-----------5-----------5--------------------|
A augmentedA|-----0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5-----------5-----------7-----------7------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------4----*Let ring*--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------4----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----2--3-2-3-2-3-2-3--2----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar solo: Stero delay: 400 m/s with 650 m/s regeneration

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------13-12b(1/2)-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------9-10-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------7--9/10------------------------------3h5/7--5----12\7/9-/7\5---4---2*PH--|
A augmentedA|--0-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------12/13/18--17~---------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------9-10------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------7--9/10-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-(0)--7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------17-19------22p17--20p17----17----------------------------------|
BB|--20b(full)-------20~~---------------20----20-17----17---------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------20----20-19-17-19-20-19~~-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------15h19t20-19p15--------------12h15t19-15p12--------------|
BB|----------------15h17----------------17--15/12h13----------------13p12--------|
G+G|-------14h16/17--------------------------------------------------------14p12--|
D MajorD|-14h15------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------17-19-15--------------15-19-17-13---|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------13---------------------17---------------|
G+G|-------------9h12t16-12p9-----------------------------16---------------17-16-19------------------|
D MajorD|--14-12\9h10--------------10p9-------------14--12/15---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------12~--10/12--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------13-17------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------15--------17~~~~---/--13---13h15/17----15/12~~~---------------------|
G+G|--16-14-16---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------5---------------------------12-13-15--12~~-----------|
G+G|----------------4-5-7----7b------5~~~~------12h14--------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------5-7--------------------------/14--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------5/7------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------12h15/19p15------------15-19-19b(1/2)-19-17-15--------------------|
BB|-------12------------17------17-------------------------19~~---------------|
G+G|-----12----------------16-16-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---14----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------14-19p14-17p14----14-------14-17p14----19p14------------------------|
BB|----17----------------17----16-17----------16--------17-16~~---------------|
G+G|-16------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------19-----23~~~~-----------------------------------------------|
BB|------------19----19-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----(16)/20----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

{Outro}
4/4
PM ------------------|-----------------|--release slowly-----
e|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
BB|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
G+G|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--5-----2-----------|
A augmentedA|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--3-----0-----------|
E MajorE|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---3~--------------------------------------------2-------------------------|
A augmentedA|---1~--------------------------------------------2-------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------3-/-15-\0---4~ph----1--------0-------------------------|

e|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---9------------10--------|--7--------------5-------------------------------|
D MajorD|---7------------7---------|--5--------------3-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---0-----0--0---------0---|----------0--0-----------------3--2--------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------10---------|----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2---------------7-------0--|--5--------------3----------------------------|
A augmentedA|--0----------0------------0--|--5--------------3----------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------0--|--3--------------1----------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------5-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------5-------------------------------|
E MajorE|----0---------------------1-----------------3-------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------7-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------7-------------------------------|
E MajorE|----1--------------------3-----------------5-------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------3---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------3------------3----5/7~~-|------------------2----------------------|
E MajorE|-------4---------4--3-------------|----0----2----3--------0-----------------|

e|------------------------|----------------0~-------|----------------------------|
BB|------------------------|----------------0~-------|----------------------------|
G+G|------------------------|----------------6~-------|----------------------------|
D MajorD|--3-------------5-------|------7---------7~----0--|---3-------------------0----|
A augmentedA|--3-------------5-------|------7---------7~----0--|---1-----------3-------0----|
E MajorE|--1-------------3-------|------5---------5~----0--|-----------------------0-----|

e|-----3--2----------|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
BB|--3--3--3----------|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--2--2--2----------|--------------------|---2----------------------------------|
D MajorD|--0-----------0----|----3---------------|---2----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--0-----------0----|----1---------------|---0----------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------0----|--------------------|--------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--3~~~~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--0~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--0~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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| /  Slide up
| ~  Vibrato
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
| (n) Ghost note
| p  Pull-off
| t  Tapping
| b  Bend

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