Tabs
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Better Strangers - Royal Blood
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Tabbed by: Joe McKie
E-mail: [email protected]
Submitted by: General Groves
Tuning: Drop 
C majorC
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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WITHOUT BASS
Intro:
D MajorD|-------------------- ----------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------- ----------------------|
FF|-------------------- X ----------------------|
C majorC|-------3-------3---- 3 -------3-----3--------|
G+G|---3/5---5\3/5---5-- ---3/5---5-4----------|
C majorC|-0------------------ -0-------------6-5-3\-|
BASS ON
2 bar bridge:
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
FF|--------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|---17-17b-----3-------3--------------3-------3----|
G+G|----------3/5---5\3/5---5\-------3/5---5\3/5---5\-|
C majorC|-0-----------------------------0------------------|
Main riff:
YMMV with the harmonic as it?s on a bass, play around with the note!
Brother beat me blue
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|---8+---------------------------------------------------------8+-------------------|
C majorC|----------3-------3----------3-------3---------3-------3-------------3-----3-------|
G+G|------3/5---5\3/5---5\---3/5---5\3/5---5---3/5---5\3/5---5\------3/5---5-4---------|
C majorC|-0---------------------0-----------------0------------------0----------------6-5-3-|
Chorus:
Hollow hollow
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------|
FF|------------------------------------------------------ x ------------------------|
C majorC|------17-17b-------17-17b----------------------------- 3 ------17-17b-----17-17b-|
G+G|------------------------------5p3-5p3---5p3---5p3----- ------------------------|
C majorC|-8-8----------5-55----------0---------0-----0-----3/-- --8-8--------5-5--------|
2 bar bridge:
The slide at the end is some weird portamento whammy, but sliding up the neck sounds fine
D MajorD|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
FF|-----------------------|
C majorC|-------3-------3-------|
G+G|---3/5---5\3/5---5--5/-|
C majorC|-0---------------------|
2nd verse:
Bass amp is only active on the low C?s and the last 2 notes
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|---8+----------10-----------10-------8+------------------------------------|
C majorC|---------10/12----12~-10/12----12~-------------3-----3---------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------3/5---5-4-----------------------|
C majorC|-0-----0---------------------------0-----0-------------6-5---3\------------|
2nd Chorus:
Ending slightly different
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------|
FF|------------------------------------------------------ x ---------------------------|
C majorC|------17-17b-------17-17b----------------------------- 3 ------17-17b-----17-15~----|
G+G|------------------------------5p3-5p3---5p3---5p3----- ---------------------------|
C majorC|-8-8----------5-55----------0---------0-----0-----3/-- --8-8--------5-5------- 0/-|
Solo:
Major amp switching here using the line selector
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------|
FF|----------------------------------------------17-16\--|
C majorC|-------17-17b--------17-----------17------------------|
G+G|------------------------17~----------17~--------------|
C majorC|-0-00-----------8-88---------5-55--------5-55---------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------17-17b--------15-14\---------------------19-----------------|
C majorC|----------------------------------19-17~-15-17b----17-15-17/19-15~-|
G+G|--------------------------~----------------------------------------|
C majorC|-0-00-----------8-88---------5-55----------------------------------|
Break these notes up with your thumb
like a pinch harmonic
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------17p15------------------15b------17b-pb17-17-17-17-17 17br---|
G+G|-------------17~--------15-17~-------------------------------------|
C majorC|-0-00--------------8-88-----------5-55---------------------------0-|
Small drum/vocal break then:
BASS OFF BASS ON
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
FF|-8+--------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------3-------3----------3-----3--------------------|
G+G|---3/5---5\3/5---5\---3/5---5-4----------------------|
C majorC|--------------------0-------------6-5---3---2--1/----|
3rd Chorus:
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------|
FF|------------------------------------------------------| x
C majorC|------17-17b-------17-17b-----------------------------| 4
G+G|------------------------------5p3-5p3---5p3---5p3-----|
C majorC|-8-8----------5-55----------0---------0-----0-----3/--|
Ending:
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|------17-17b---------17-17b-------17-15~------17-15~-|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-8-8-----------10-10---------5-55--------5-55--------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
FF|---------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|------17-17b-----------17-17b-------17-15~------17br-15~-|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-8-8------------10-10----------5-55--------5-55----------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|------17-17b-----------17-17b-------17-15~------17-15\-|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-8-8------------10-10----------5-55--------5-55--------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------|
FF|---------------------------------------|
C majorC|------17-17b-------17-17b--------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|
C majorC|-8-8-----------3-3---------10--------0-|
