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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------*strings & piano*----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

4/4

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------2-3-2----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------3-5-2---------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
4/4
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------|--------------------------5*~~---------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------|--------------------------5*~~---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----2-2-2------2-2---2--------------|------5-5-5-----5-5----5---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----2-2-2------2-2---2----4/7*~-PH--|------3-3-3-----3-3----3---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----0-0-0------0-0---0--------------|---------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------|----------------------------3~-------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------|--2---4-------5----4---0----2~-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----2-2-2------2-2----2---------------|--2---2-------2----2---0----0--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH-----|--0------0----0--------0----0--------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----0-0-0------0-0----0------------14\|-------------------------------------|


e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------|------------------------------4---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----2-2-2------2-2---2-------------|-------5-5-5-----5-5----5--0--4---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----2-2-2------2-2---2----4/7*~-PH-|-------3-3-3-----3-3----3--0--2---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----0-0-0------0-0---0-------------|---------------------------0--2---------|

e|---------------------------------------|------2-------3---3-------2---------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------|---3--3-------3---3-------3---------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------|---2--2-------2---2---2---2---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----2-2-2------2-2----2----------------|---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH------|---0--0---0-------------------0-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----0-0-0------0-0----0------------15\-|------------------------------0-----|
Pre-Chorus:
5/8
e|------------------|------------|---------------|---------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|------------|---------------|---------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-2--2----4~----0--|------------|---------------|---------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2--2----2~----0--|-5~---------|------------0--|--4--4-------5pm--5----0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--0----0~----0--|-5~---------|------------0--|--5--5--5pm--5pm--5----0---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------0--|---------0--|-2~----2~---0--|-----------------------0---|

e|-----------------------|---------3----------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------|------3--3----------|------8-8-8-----7--7--7---------|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----4---------5------|--5-----------------|--7---7-7-7-----7--7--7---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2----2---------2---0--|--5--------------0--|--7---7-7-7--0--7--7--7----0----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----------0---0---0--|--3----------3---0--|--5---5-5-5--0--5--5--5----0----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------0--|-------------3---0--|-------------0-------------0----|


Verse 2:
4/4
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----2-2-2------2-2---2--------------|------5-5-5-----5-5----5----5----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----2-2-2------2-2---2----4/7*~-PH--|------3-3-3-----3-3----3-------3*~-Ph--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----0-0-0------0-0---0--------------|---------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------|----------------------------3~----------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------|--2---4-------5----4---0----2~----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----2-2-2------2-2----2---------------|--2---2-------2----2---0----0-----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH-----|--0------0----0--------0----0-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----0-0-0------0-0----0----------14\--|----------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------|-----------------------4----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----2-2-2------2-2----2------------0--|---5-5-5----5-5---5----4----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH--0--|---3-3-3----3-3---3----2----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----0-0-0------0-0----0------------0--|----------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|------2-------3---3-------2---------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------|---3--3-------3---3-------3---------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------|---2--2-------2---2-------2---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----2-2-2------2-2----2----------------|---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH------|------------------------------0-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----0-0-0------0-0----0------------15\-|------------------------------0-----|


Pre-Chorus:
5/8
e|---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-2---4-------5----0--|-------------|---------------|---------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---2-------2----0--|--5~---------|------------0--|--4--4-------5pm--5----0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0------0~---0----0--|--5~---------|------------0--|--5--5--5pm--5pm--5----0---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------|---------0---|-2~----2~ph-0--|-----------------------0---|

e|------------------------|---------3----------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------|------3--3----------|------8-8-8-----7--7--7---------|
Chord diagramG+G|-2------4---------5-5---|--5-----------------|--7---7-7-7-----7--7--7---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2------2----2----2-2---|--5--------------0--|--7---7-7-7--0--7--7--7----0----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--0-0-0----0----0-0---|--3----------3---0--|--5---5-5-5--0--5--5--5----0----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|-------------3---0--|-------------0-------------0----|


Chorus:
4/4
e|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------9-------7---------|-----5------------4------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------7-------5---------|-----3------------2------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------2---3--------------|

e|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------|-----5----------7---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------|-----5----------7---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---2--------------|-----3----------5---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---0--------2~~---|-----3----------5---------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2----------2-----------5-----------5--------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--5-----------5-----------7-----------7------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5---------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------4----*Let ring*--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------4----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----2--3-2-3-2-3-2-3--2----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------13-12b(1/2)-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------9-10-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------7--9/10------------------------------3h5/7--5----12\7/9-/7\5---4---2*PH--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------12/13/18--17~---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------9-10------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------7--9/10-----------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-(0)--7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------17-19------22p17--20p17----17----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--20b(full)-------20~~---------------20----20-17----17---------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------20----20-19-17-19-20-19~~-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------15h19t20-19p15--------------12h15t19-15p12--------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------15h17----------------17--15/12h13----------------13p12--------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------14h16/17--------------------------------------------------------14p12--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-14h15------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------17-19-15--------------15-19-17-13---|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------13---------------------17---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------9h12t16-12p9-----------------------------16---------------17-16-19------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--14-12\9h10--------------10p9-------------14--12/15---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------12~--10/12--------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------13-17------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------15--------17~~~~---/--13---13h15/17----15/12~~~---------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--16-14-16---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------5---------------------------12-13-15--12~~-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------4-5-7----7b------5~~~~------12h14--------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------5-7--------------------------/14--------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------5/7------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------12h15/19p15------------15-19-19b(1/2)-19-17-15--------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------12------------17------17-------------------------19~~---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----12----------------16-16-----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---14----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------14-19p14-17p14----14-------14-17p14----19p14------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----17----------------17----16-17----------16--------17-16~~---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-16------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------19-----23~~~~-----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------19----19-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----(16)/20----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

{Outro}
4/4
PM ------------------|-----------------|--release slowly-----
e|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--5-----2-----------|
Chord diagramA 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-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---3~--------------------------------------------2-------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---1~--------------------------------------------2-------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------3-/-15-\0---4~ph----1--------0-------------------------|

e|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---9------------10--------|--7--------------5-------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---7------------7---------|--5--------------3-------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---0-----0--0---------0---|----------0--0-----------------3--2--------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------10---------|----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--2---------------7-------0--|--5--------------3----------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0----------0------------0--|--5--------------3----------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------0--|--3--------------1----------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------------5-------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------------5-------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----0---------------------1-----------------3-------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------7-------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------7-------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----1--------------------3-----------------5-------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------3---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------3------------3----5/7~~-|------------------2----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------4---------4--3-------------|----0----2----3--------0-----------------|

e|------------------------|----------------0~-------|----------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------|----------------0~-------|----------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------|----------------6~-------|----------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--3-------------5-------|------7---------7~----0--|---3-------------------0----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--3-------------5-------|------7---------7~----0--|---1-----------3-------0----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--1-------------3-------|------5---------5~----0--|-----------------------0-----|

e|-----3--2----------|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--3--3--3----------|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--2--2--2----------|--------------------|---2----------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0-----------0----|----3---------------|---2----------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0-----------0----|----1---------------|---0----------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------0----|--------------------|--------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--3~~~~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--2~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


************************************

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

************************************

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