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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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ************************************ | / Slide up | ~ Vibrato | \ Slide down | h Hammer-on | (n) Ghost note | p Pull-off | t Tapping | b Bend ************************************
Other versions of A Better Life
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for A tempting offer by Dream Theater
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