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Better Luck Next Time Tab by Lifehouse

Better Luck Next Time tab by Lifehouse

Guitar Tab

  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: E

Tuning: Half-Step down

Intro:

    with delay, see timing
Eb|-----8---5---------8---5---5-----|---------5---5---------5---------|
Bb|-8-----------8---8-------------8-|-6---6-----------5-5-------5---5-|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +



Intro Verse Rhythm:

    Rhythm Part - repeated throughout
Eb|-1-------1-------0-------0-------|-1-----1-1-----1---1-1---1-1-----|
Bb|-3-------3-----0-1-------1-----0-|-1-----1-1-----1---1-1---1-1-0-0-|
Gb|-2-------2-----0-2-------2-----0-|-2-----2-2-----2---2-2---2-2-0-0-|
Db|-0-------0-----0-2-------2-----0-|-3-----3-3-----3---3-3---3-3-0-0-|
Ab|-----------------0-------0-----0-|-3-----3-3-----3---3-3---3-3-----|
Eb|---------------------------------|-1-----1-1-----1---1-1---1-1-----|



Prechorus:

    fist note ends the Verse part. Let notes ring
Eb|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------3-----------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-------------2---------------------|---------0---------------2-------|
Db|---------3-------------------------|-----2---------------2-----------|
Ab|-0---2-------------------------0---|-3---------------4-----------0---|
Eb|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|



Chorus:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|-----------------2---2---2---2---| play 2x
Db|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|
Ab|-1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---|
Eb|---------------------------------|-1---1---1---1-------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-1---1---------------------------|
Gb|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|-2---2---5---5---7---7-----------|
Db|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|-3---3---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
Ab|-1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---|---------3---3---5---5---7---7---|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------5---5---|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
Db|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
Ab|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Lead Part: Last Chorus bar
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------6~------7~------9~------|
Db|-7~------------------------------|
Ab|---------4~------5~------7~------|
Eb|-5~------------------------------|



Pre

Verse :

    play 2x
Eb|-----8---5---------8---5---5-----|---------5---5-----5---5---------|
Bb|-8-----------8---8-------------8-|-6---6-----------5---5-----5---5-|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

End of PreVerse Overdub track
Eb|-----------------17----15----12--|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|



Verse 2 Rhythm:

    Rhythm Part - repeated throughout
Eb|-1-------1-------0-------0-------|-1---1---1-----1---1-1---1-1-----|
Bb|-3-------3-----0-1-------1-----0-|-1---1---1-----1---1-1---1-1-0-0-|
Gb|-2-------2-----0-2-------2-----0-|-2---2---2-----2---2-2---2-2-0-0-|
Db|-0-------0-----0-2-------2-----0-|-3---3---3-----3---3-3---3-3-0-0-|
Ab|-----------------0-------0-----0-|-3---3---3-----3---3-3---3-3-----|
Eb|---------------------------------|-1---1---1-----1---1-1---1-1-----|


Verse 2 Overdubs (starts on 2nd bar of Rhythm part)
Eb|---------------------------------|-----------|
Bb|-----------------13----15--------|-----------|
Gb|-----------------------------14--|-----------|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---rest----|
Eb|---------------------------------|-----------|

Eb|-----------------17----15----12--|-----------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-----------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-----------|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---rest----|
Eb|---------------------------------|-----------|

Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------13----15--------|
Gb|-----------------------------14--|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|



Prechorus 2:

    first note ends the Verse part. Let notes ring
Eb|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------3-----------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-------------2---------------------|---------0---------------2-------|
Db|---------3-------------------------|-----2---------------2-----------|
Ab|-0---2-------------------------0---|-3---------------4-----------0---|
Eb|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|



Chorus 2:

    one bar shorter than first Chorus
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|-----------------2---2---2---2---| play 2x
Db|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|
Ab|-1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---|
Eb|---------------------------------|-1---1---1---1-------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-1---1---------------------------|
Gb|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|-2---2---5---5---7---7-----------|
Db|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|-3---3---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
Ab|-1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---|---------3---3---5---5---7---7---|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------5---5---|

Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb|---------------------------------|



Bridge:

    play 2x
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|---------------------------------|
Db|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
Ab|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
Eb|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Eb|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|



Last Prechorus:

Eb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-------------3-----------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------2---------------------|---------0---------------2-------|
Db|-----3-------------------------|-----2---------------2-----------|
Ab|-2-------------------------0---|-3---------------4-----------4---|
Eb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-------------3-----------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------2---------------------|---------0---------------2-------|
Db|-----3-------------------------|-----2---------------2-----------|
Ab|-2-------------------------0---|-3---------------4-----------0---|
Eb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|



Last Chorus:

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|-----------------2---2---2---2---| play 2x
Db|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|
Ab|-1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---|
Eb|---------------------------------|-1---1---1---1-------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-1---1---------------------------|
Gb|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|-2---2---5---5---7---7-----------|
Db|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|-3---3---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
Ab|-1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---|---------3---3---5---5---7---7---|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------5---5---|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
Db|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
Ab|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

repeat Last Chorus


Outro:

    Lead with delay
Eb|-----8---5---------8---5---5-----|---------5---5-----5---5---------|
Bb|-8-----------8---8-------------8-|-6---6-----------5---------5---5-|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |
  | Rhythm Part - repeated throughout
Eb|-1-------1-------0-------0-------|-1-----1-1-----1---1-1---1-1-----|
Bb|-3-------3-----0-1-------1-----0-|-1-----1-1-----1---1-1---1-1-0-0-|
Gb|-2-------2-----0-2-------2-----0-|-2-----2-2-----2---2-2---2-2-0-0-|
Db|-0-------0-----0-2-------2-----0-|-3-----3-3-----3---3-3---3-3-0-0-|
Ab|-----------------0-------0-----0-|-3-----3-3-----3---3-3---3-3-----|
Eb|---------------------------------|-1-----1-1-----1---1-1---1-1-----|

Eb|-----8---5---------8---5---5-----|---------------------------------|
Bb|-8-----------8---8-------------8-|-6-------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |
  | Rhythm Part - repeated throughout
Eb|-1-------1-------0-------0-------|-1-------------------------------|
Bb|-3-------3-----0-1-------1-----0-|-1-------------------------------|
Gb|-2-------2-----0-2-------2-----0-|-2-------------------------------|
Db|-0-------0-----0-2-------2-----0-|-3-------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------0-------0-----0-|-3-------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|


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| ~   Vibrato

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