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Better Than Words tab by One Direction

Guitar Tab 

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



Guitar 1 - slight distortion
Guitar 2 - acoustic


Intro:

Guitar 1 (slight distortion)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-x-5-5--5--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-x-7-7--7---| x2:
A|--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-x-5-5--5--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-x-7-7--7---|
E|-------------3-3-x-3-3--3--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-x-5-5--5---|


Verse 1:

no guitar until 0:25 ("everytime we touch...")

Guitar 2 (acoustic)
e|------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-------------|--------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--|--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7----------| x2:
A|--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--|--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7----------|
E|-------------3-3-3-3-3--|--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5----------|


Chorus:

Guitar 1 (slight distortion)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-----9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7----------| x2:
A|--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-----9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7----------|
E|-------------3-3-3-3-3-----7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5----------|

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|--------9-5-7-5~--|
E|----5-7-----------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-----9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7----------| x2:
A|--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-----9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7----------|
E|-------------3-3-3-3-3-----7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5----------|

Post-Chorus:

Guitar 1 (slight distortion)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-x-5-5--5--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-x-7-7--7---| x2:
A|--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-x-5-5--5--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-x-7-7--7---|
E|-------------3-3-x-3-3--3--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-x-5-5--5---|


Verse 2:

Guitar 1 (slight distortion)
e|--------------|---------------|
B|--------------|---------------|
G|--------------|---no guitar---|
D|---12\--------|--(1:15-1:24)--|
A|---12\--------|---------------|
E|---10\--------|---------------|

(1:25)
e|---x-x-x---|
B|---x-x-x---|
G|---x-x-x---|
D|---x-x-x---|
A|---x-x-x---|
E|---x-x-x---|

Guitar 2 (acoustic) starts at 1:26 ("best I ever had...")
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--silence:--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7----------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-------------9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7----------|
E|-------------3-3-3-3-3-------------7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5----------|

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

Chorus:

Guitar 1 (slight distortion)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-----9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7----------| x2:
A|--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-----9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7----------|
E|-------------3-3-3-3-3-----7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5----------|

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|--------9-5-7-5~--|
E|----5-7-----------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-----9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7----------| x2:
A|--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-----9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7----------|
E|-------------3-3-3-3-3-----7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5----------|

Bridge:

Guitar 1 (slight distortion)
e|--x-x------------|
B|--x-x------------|
G|--x-x------------|
D|--x-x-12\--------|
A|--x-x-12\--------|
E|--x-x-10\--------|

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|----no guitar----|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|


Post-Chorus:

Guitar 1 (slight distortion)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-x-5-5--5--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-x-7-7--7---| x2:
A|--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-x-5-5--5--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-x-7-7--7---|
E|-------------3-3-x-3-3--3--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-x-5-5--5---|

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|--------9-5-7-5~--|
E|----5-7-----------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-x-5-5--5--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-x-7-7--7---| x2:
A|--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-x-5-5--5--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-x-7-7--7---|
E|-------------3-3-x-3-3--3--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-x-5-5--5---|


Final Chorus:

Guitar 1 (slight distortion)
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|--------9-5-7-5~--|
E|----5-7-----------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-x-5-5--5--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-x-7-7--7---| x2:
A|--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-x-5-5--5--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-x-7-7--7---|
E|-------------3-3-x-3-3--3--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-x-5-5--5---|

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|--------9-5-7-5~--|
E|----5-7-----------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-x-5-5--5--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-x-7-7--7---| x2:
A|--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-x-5-5--5--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-x-7-7--7---|
E|-------------3-3-x-3-3--3--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-x-5-5--5---|

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|--------9-5-7-5~--|
E|----5-7-----------|


Post-Chorus:

Guitar 1 (slight distortion)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-x-5-5--5--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-x-7-7--7---| x2:
A|--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-x-5-5--5--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-x-7-7--7---|
E|-------------3-3-x-3-3--3--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-x-5-5--5---|

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|--------9-5-7-5~--|
E|----5-7-----------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-x-5-5--5--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-x-7-7--7---| x2:
A|--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-x-5-5--5--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-x-7-7--7---|
E|-------------3-3-x-3-3--3--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-x-5-5--5---|


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| x   Dead note
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato

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