A Better Life Tab by Dream Theater

A Better Life tab by Dream Theater

Guitar Tab

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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------*strings & piano*----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

4/4

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------2-3-2----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------3-5-2---------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1:
4/4
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|--------------------------5*~~---------|
G|------------------------------------|--------------------------5*~~---------|
D|----2-2-2------2-2---2--------------|------5-5-5-----5-5----5---------------|
A|----2-2-2------2-2---2----4/7*~-PH--|------3-3-3-----3-3----3---------------|
E|----0-0-0------0-0---0--------------|---------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|----------------------------3~-------|
G|--------------------------------------|--2---4-------5----4---0----2~-------|
D|----2-2-2------2-2----2---------------|--2---2-------2----2---0----0--------|
A|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH-----|--0------0----0--------0----0--------|
E|----0-0-0------0-0----0------------14\|-------------------------------------|


e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|------------------------------4---------|
D|----2-2-2------2-2---2-------------|-------5-5-5-----5-5----5--0--4---------|
A|----2-2-2------2-2---2----4/7*~-PH-|-------3-3-3-----3-3----3--0--2---------|
E|----0-0-0------0-0---0-------------|---------------------------0--2---------|

e|---------------------------------------|------2-------3---3-------2---------|
B|---------------------------------------|---3--3-------3---3-------3---------|
G|---------------------------------------|---2--2-------2---2---2---2---------|
D|----2-2-2------2-2----2----------------|---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
A|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH------|---0--0---0-------------------0-----|
E|----0-0-0------0-0----0------------15\-|------------------------------0-----|


Pre-Chorus:
5/8
e|------------------|------------|---------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------|------------|---------------|---------------------------|
G|-2--2----4~----0--|------------|---------------|---------------------------|
D|-2--2----2~----0--|-5~---------|------------0--|--4--4-------5pm--5----0---|
A|-0--0----0~----0--|-5~---------|------------0--|--5--5--5pm--5pm--5----0---|
E|---------------0--|---------0--|-2~----2~---0--|-----------------------0---|

e|-----------------------|---------3----------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------3--3----------|------8-8-8-----7--7--7---------|
G|-2----4---------5------|--5-----------------|--7---7-7-7-----7--7--7---------|
D|-2----2---------2---0--|--5--------------0--|--7---7-7-7--0--7--7--7----0----|
A|-0----------0---0---0--|--3----------3---0--|--5---5-5-5--0--5--5--5----0----|
E|--------------------0--|-------------3---0--|-------------0-------------0----|


Verse 2:
4/4
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|----2-2-2------2-2---2--------------|------5-5-5-----5-5----5----5----------|
A|----2-2-2------2-2---2----4/7*~-PH--|------3-3-3-----3-3----3-------3*~-Ph--|
E|----0-0-0------0-0---0--------------|---------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|----------------------------3~----------|
G|--------------------------------------|--2---4-------5----4---0----2~----------|
D|----2-2-2------2-2----2---------------|--2---2-------2----2---0----0-----------|
A|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH-----|--0------0----0--------0----0-----------|
E|----0-0-0------0-0----0----------14\--|----------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|-----------------------4----------------|
D|----2-2-2------2-2----2------------0--|---5-5-5----5-5---5----4----------------|
A|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH--0--|---3-3-3----3-3---3----2----------------|
E|----0-0-0------0-0----0------------0--|----------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|------2-------3---3-------2---------|
B|---------------------------------------|---3--3-------3---3-------3---------|
G|---------------------------------------|---2--2-------2---2-------2---------|
D|----2-2-2------2-2----2----------------|---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
A|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH------|------------------------------0-----|
E|----0-0-0------0-0----0------------15\-|------------------------------0-----|


Pre-Chorus:
5/8
e|---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------------|
G|-2---4-------5----0--|-------------|---------------|---------------------------|
D|-2---2-------2----0--|--5~---------|------------0--|--4--4-------5pm--5----0---|
A|-0------0~---0----0--|--5~---------|------------0--|--5--5--5pm--5pm--5----0---|
E|---------------------|---------0---|-2~----2~ph-0--|-----------------------0---|

e|------------------------|---------3----------|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------|------3--3----------|------8-8-8-----7--7--7---------|
G|-2------4---------5-5---|--5-----------------|--7---7-7-7-----7--7--7---------|
D|-2------2----2----2-2---|--5--------------0--|--7---7-7-7--0--7--7--7----0----|
A|-0--0-0-0----0----0-0---|--3----------3---0--|--5---5-5-5--0--5--5--5----0----|
E|------------------------|-------------3---0--|-------------0-------------0----|


Chorus:
4/4
e|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|------9-------7---------|-----5------------4------------------------|
A|------7-------5---------|-----3------------2------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------2---3--------------|

e|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------|-----5----------7---------------------------------|
D|------------------|-----5----------7---------------------------------|
A|---2--------------|-----3----------5---------------------------------|
E|---0--------2~~---|-----3----------5---------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2----------2-----------5-----------5--------------------|
A|-----0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-----------5-----------7-----------7------------------------------------|
A|--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------4----*Let ring*--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------4----------------------------------------------------|
A|----2--3-2-3-2-3-2-3--2----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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

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

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------12/13/18--17~---------------------------------------|
G|----------------9-10------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7--9/10-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-(0)--7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------17-19------22p17--20p17----17----------------------------------|
B|--20b(full)-------20~~---------------20----20-17----17---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------20----20-19-17-19-20-19~~-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------15h19t20-19p15--------------12h15t19-15p12--------------|
B|----------------15h17----------------17--15/12h13----------------13p12--------|
G|-------14h16/17--------------------------------------------------------14p12--|
D|-14h15------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------17-19-15--------------15-19-17-13---|
B|---------------------------------------------------------13---------------------17---------------|
G|-------------9h12t16-12p9-----------------------------16---------------17-16-19------------------|
D|--14-12\9h10--------------10p9-------------14--12/15---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------12~--10/12--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------13-17------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------15--------17~~~~---/--13---13h15/17----15/12~~~---------------------|
G|--16-14-16---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------5---------------------------12-13-15--12~~-----------|
G|----------------4-5-7----7b------5~~~~------12h14--------------------------|
D|-----------5-7--------------------------/14--------------------------------|
A|------5/7------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------12h15/19p15------------15-19-19b(1/2)-19-17-15--------------------|
B|-------12------------17------17-------------------------19~~---------------|
G|-----12----------------16-16-----------------------------------------------|
D|---14----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------14-19p14-17p14----14-------14-17p14----19p14------------------------|
B|----17----------------17----16-17----------16--------17-16~~---------------|
G|-16------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------19-----23~~~~-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------19----19-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----(16)/20----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

{Outro}
4/4
PM ------------------|-----------------|--release slowly-----
e|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--5-----2-----------|
A|--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|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3~--------------------------------------------2-------------------------|
A|---1~--------------------------------------------2-------------------------|
E|--------------------3-/-15-\0---4~ph----1--------0-------------------------|

e|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---9------------10--------|--7--------------5-------------------------------|
D|---7------------7---------|--5--------------3-------------------------------|
A|---0-----0--0---------0---|----------0--0-----------------3--2--------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------10---------|----------------------------------------------|
D|--2---------------7-------0--|--5--------------3----------------------------|
A|--0----------0------------0--|--5--------------3----------------------------|
E|--------------------------0--|--3--------------1----------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------5-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------5-------------------------------|
E|----0---------------------1-----------------3-------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------7-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------7-------------------------------|
E|----1--------------------3-----------------5-------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|------------3---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|----------3------------3----5/7~~-|------------------2----------------------|
E|-------4---------4--3-------------|----0----2----3--------0-----------------|

e|------------------------|----------------0~-------|----------------------------|
B|------------------------|----------------0~-------|----------------------------|
G|------------------------|----------------6~-------|----------------------------|
D|--3-------------5-------|------7---------7~----0--|---3-------------------0----|
A|--3-------------5-------|------7---------7~----0--|---1-----------3-------0----|
E|--1-------------3-------|------5---------5~----0--|-----------------------0-----|

e|-----3--2----------|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--3--3--3----------|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|--2--2--2----------|--------------------|---2----------------------------------|
D|--0-----------0----|----3---------------|---2----------------------------------|
A|--0-----------0----|----1---------------|---0----------------------------------|
E|--------------0----|--------------------|--------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3~~~~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



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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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Last updated: March 30, 2020

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