ANYWHERE IS BETTER THAN HERE (Mary Karlzen) ------------------------------------------- [I find it hard to believe an acoustic guitarist would _want_ to play B chords, but it doesn't sound like she uses a capo in this song.] [Where I wrote "TAB," that means there's tablature for that part.] E E E E One, two... E E A A E E A A [instrumental (TAB)] E E E E A A A A I ride the long dark highway....[TAB] E E E E A A A A I ride the long dark ...[TAB] B B A A I know things have got to ... B B A - Asus2 [hold] 'Cause anywhere ...
E B A B ...here; Anywhere is ... E B A B And where I'm going, ... F#m F#m B B 'Cause I've been there and I'll ... E E A B (E) But tonight, anywhere is better ... E E A A E E A A (..my sight) [instrumental; same as intro (TAB)] I'm riding fast and low, with his .... G#m G#m A A And I've never felt so .... F#m F#m B [hold] Than to pack up, .... E E A A E E A A [guitar solo (TAB)] F#m F#m B B F#m F#m B B [guitar solo (TAB)] TAB: ["=" is a hammer-on or pull-off; "/" or "\" is a slide.] ["2b3" means bend fret 2 up a half-step; "3r2" means pluck the string while bent (at the second fret) and release back down.] intro: E E A A --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----2---|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|------------2---| 2=4-----|----------------|--------triplet-|--------------2-|2=4-----2=4-----| --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E E A A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-- |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-- |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-- |4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|----------------|-- |----------------|------7-7--4----|--------------2-|2=4-------------|-- |----------------|--------triplet-|----------------|------0-2b3-3r2-|0- ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ verse riff (not exactly the same in all verses): A A A A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---- |----------5---5-|------------5---|--5-------5---5-|----------------|---- |----4=6-----4---|7---6---4=6-----|----6-------4---|7---6---4=6=4---|---- |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|4/6- |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---- |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---- ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . guitar solo: E E A A --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----2---|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|------------2---| 2=4-----|----------------|--------triplet-|--------------2-|2=4-----2=4-----| --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E E A A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|/7----6-6-----4-|4-----2-2-------| |----------------|------7-7--4----|/7----7-7-----4-|4---------0-2-3-| |----------------|--------triplet-|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . F#m F#m B B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|5---4---4---2-2=|4-------2=4=2---| |----------------|/6--------4-5-6-|6---4---4---4-4-|--------------4-| |----2-----7.----|/7----7---------|----------------|----------------| |4---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . F#m F#m B B |----------------|7-----5---------|----------------|----------------|-- |----5---5-7b9---|-b9-----9r7-5---|----------------|----------------|-- |4/6---6---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-- |----------------|----------------|----2---4-6---7-|7-6---4---------|-- |----------------|----------------|2=4-------------|--------4=2-----|-- |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2b--|0- ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ ending: E E A A --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----2---|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|------------2---| 2=4-----|----------------|------7-7--4----|--------------2-|2=4-----2=4-----| --------|----------------|---------triplet|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E E A A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|/7----6-6-----4-|4-----2-2=4=2---| |----------------|------7-7--4----|/7----7-7-----4-|4---------------| |----------------|--------triplet-|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E E A A |----------------|----------------|----------------|--7-----5-------| |----------------|----------------|------------5-7b|9--b9-----9r7---| |----------------|----------------|----4-4-4=6-----|----------------| |----2---2---4=2-|/6--4-2---2=4=2-|4/6-------------|----------------| |2=4---4---------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E E A A |------0-----0---|--0---0-----0---|--0-------------|----------------|-- |5---5---4=5---45|----5---4=5---45|----4---2-------|----------------|-- |----------------|----------------|------------4---|2---1-----------|-- |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------2=4-----|-- |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2=4\|-- |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|0- ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^