Better Guns N' Roses backing track and tabs

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Guns N'Roses - Better

Drop-D tuning, tuned down 1/2 step - i.e.

From chinese democracy forums, by Bolt.

d# a# f# c# g# c#

[Intro]

D#|--15-17-15-17-15-17-15--17-18-17-15--------|
A#|-------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------|

D#|--17-15-13--15-13--15-13--15-13-12-13---------13--15-|
A#|----------------------------------------------15--17-|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------|

main riff

D#|------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------|
F#|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3----------|
C#|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3----------|
G#|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1---1---1-1-1---1----------|
D#|------------------------------------------|

D#|------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------|
F#|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7---10---10-7-7---7--------|
C#|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7---10---10-7-7---7--------|
G#|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---8----8--5-5---5--------|
D#|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0----0--0-0---0--------|

[Pre-Chorus]

D#|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|
F#|-3-3-3--------7-7-7---------------|
C#|-3-3-3--------7-7-7---------------|
G#|-1-0-1--------5-3-5---------------|
D#|----------------------------------|
not actually what is played, but in harmony
rhythm actually plays a single A and then C# chord

[Chorus]

D#|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
C#|-3--------3------5---3--5---3-----|
G#|--5-------------------------------|
D#|--------x------x------------------|
first 2 notes are swept

D#|-----------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------bu--------------------------------|
C#|---------3----5----3--5---3--5--3--------------|
G#|--5--------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------|

D#|--------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------h-----------------|
F#|--------------sl----------h----10--10(12)-10------h-----|
C#|-----h----5--7/10--10--10(12)------------------10(12)---|
G#|--/5(8)-------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------|

D#|---------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------|
F#|-3-3-3-3------3-3-5-5-5-5------7-------|
C#|-3-3-3-3------3-3-5-5-5-5------7-------|
G#|-1-1-1-1------1-1-3-3-3-3------5-------|
D#|---------------------------------------|

[Bridge]

palm muted riff
D#|---------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------|
D#|-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0---3-0-0-4-0-0-5-0-----------|
this bit might not be correct

riff 2 of bridge

D#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------5-3--------5-3-------5-3--------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------3--5-|
D#|-0-0---------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-x-x----0-3-3-------------|

riff 3 of bridge

D#|---------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|--sl----------------------sl---sl------------------|
C#|-8\7--x-x--0-3-5--5---x--8\7--7\3--3-5--5--x-8\7---|
G#|-8\7--x-x--0-3-5--5---x--8\7--7\3--3-5--5--x-8\7---|
D#|-8\7--x-x--0-3-5--5---x--8\7--7\3--3-5--5--x-8\7---|
has 2 guitars playing the anove - the chord on
the E-chord is struck by the 2nd guitar with a wah

D#|----------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------|
C#|-7\3--3-5-x--x-8\7--7/8-----------------------|
G#|-7\3--3-5-x--x-8\7--7/8-----------------------|
D#|-7\3--3-5-x--x-8\7--7/8-----------------------|

Buckethead's kazoo-style bit

D#|----------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------h-------------|
G#|----5-----5--5-5-5-3-3-----3--3(5)-----5------|
D#|-0-----0----------------5-----------0---------|

D#|---------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|----7-----7--7-7-7-5-5---po---5(7)-----7------7----|
C#|-----------------------10(7)-----------------------|
G#|-5-----5----------------------------5------7-------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------|
the note on the 10th fret is the same pitch as the preceding
notes on the string above, but sounds a different tone

Main solo

D#|----bu--bd------bu--bd--po-------------10/(14)-----|
A#|-15(17)(15)--15(18)(15)(13)--15--13----------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------|

D#|-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------sl--------------------------sl-----------|
F#|----------14\(12)-------------------12/14--10--12----|
C#|-17-15------------15-12--15-15--------------------12-|
G#|-pm-pm-------------------pm-pm-----------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------|

D#|-----bu--bd-----------bu--bd--po--------------------|sl
A#|-15(17)(15)(17)--15(18)(15)(13)--15--13------15\----|
F#|----------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------|

D#|-------16(17)(16)--------13--15-------13----------------|
A#|--sl---------------------------------17------15--17--18-|
F#|-/14----------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------|

D#|----bu--bd--bu--bd--po----------------------------------------|
A#|-17(18)(17)(18)(17)(15)---------17----------15------sl--------|
F#|-------------------------------17----------17---------17/(19)-|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----sl-----------------------15------------bu----------h--po--po-|
F#|--19\17---14---------14--------13---12(14)----12(13)(12)(10)-----|
C#|------------------17---------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------bu--bd--bu-bd---------------------------|
F#|------12---10--9(10)(9)(10)(9)----10-----sl--------bu-----|
C#|-12----------------------------------------12\(2)-----2---|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|

this last bit's a little dubious

D#|---------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------h----------sl-----------------------------|
C#|------3(5)--5--5--5/7------------------------------|
G#|-/5------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------|

D#|-10--10-10\(8)--8--5-5-5--6-5------5-5-5-6-5-----5-5-5-6-|
A#|-10--10-10\(8)--8--6-6-6--6-6------6-6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-|
F#|------------sl-------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------|

D#|-------sl------sl-------------5-5-0---0-----------0-------------|
A#|-8--8/(10)--10\(8)----------6-6-5----------sl---------bu-bd-----|
F#|---------------------10--------------------7/(9)-------5(7)(5)--|
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|------------8/(10)-10------------------------------|
A#|----sl---6--8/(10)-10---etc.-----------------------|
F#|-5/(7)-------sl------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------|

First sweep picking solo - very dubious transcription

D#|-------------------------------------17----|
A#|---------------------------------15--------|
F#|-----------------------------14------------|
C#|----------12-------------15----------------|
G#|-----17--------------17--------------------|
D#|-15--------------15------------------------|

D#|----------------------------17----13---10--------------------|
A#|------------------------15-----------------10----------------|
F#|----harm------------14--------------------------10-----------|
C#|-----12---------15----------------------------------------12-|
G#|-15---------17----------------------------------------12-----|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|--------------------13--12--13(12)-----------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------po--15-----------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------12------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------12----------------------------------------------------|
D#|-12--15--------------------------------------------------------|

************************************

| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down

************************************

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Guns N' Roses
"Better" Guitar Tab
Chinese Democracy

NOTE: This is just the rhythm tablature.
~~>~>~>~>>~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~
~~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~
~~>~>~>~>>~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~

INTRO RIFF
(Uses a wah-wah)
eb|--15-17-15-17-15-17-15--17-18-17-15--17-15--13-15-13-15-13----12-13------12-13-15--|
Bb|--15-17-15-17-15-17-15--17-18-17-15--17-15--13-13-13-13-13----13-13----15----------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

MAIN VERSE RIFF
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3-----------------------------|
Db|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--3--3-0-0--0-|
Ab|--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1--1-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--3--3-0-0--0-|
Db|------------------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0--3--3-0-0--0-|

PRE-CHORUS RIFF
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5--|
Db|--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5--|
Ab|--1--1-1-1--3--3-3-3--|
Db|----------------------|

CHORUS RIFF
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|--0--3--5--3--5-3--|
Ad|--0--3--5--3--5-3--|
Db|--0--3--5--3--5-3--|

BRIDGE 1 RIFF
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|x2
Ab|--0--10\8-0---10\8-0--10\8-0-00----0-3-0------|
Db|--0-------0--------0-------0-00----0-3-0-/12--|

Then play that same riff two more times only use power chords::
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----12\10-----12\10----12\10--------------------|
Db|-----12\10-----12\10----12\10--------------------|x2
Ab|--0--10\\8-0---10\\8-0--10\\8-0-00----0-3-0------|
Db|--0--------0---------0--------0-00----0-3-0-/12--|

BRIDGE 2 RIFF
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-8XXX3-3-5-0--0-8-7-3XX5-0--0-8-7-3XX5-0--|
Db|-8XXX3-3-5-0--0-8-7-3XX5-0--0-8-7-3XX5-0--|

~~>~>~>~>~>>~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~
~~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~
~~>~>~>~>~>>~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~
MAIN VERSE RIFF
eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-10-10//14-14---|
Db|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-10-10//14-14---|
Ab|--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1--1-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--8--8----------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|

PRE-CHORUS RIFF
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--10---9---10--7---5---7--|(NO SLIDES AT ALL)
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|

CHORUS RIFF
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|--7-10--12-10--12-10--|
Db|--7-10--12-10--12-10--|
Ad|--5--8--10--8--10-8---|
Db|----------------------|

BRIDGE 1 RIFF
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----12\10-----12\10----12\10--------------------|
Gb|-----12\10-----12\10----12\10--------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|x2
Ab|--0--------0---------0--------0-00----0-3-0------|
Db|--0--------0---------0--------0-00----0-3-0-/12--|

BRIDGE 2 RIFF
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-8XXX3-3-5-0--0-8-7-3XX5-0--0-8-7-3XX5-0--|
Db|-8XXX3-3-5-0--0-8-7-3XX5-0--0-8-7-3XX5-0--|

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Artist: Guns N' Roses
Song: Better
Album: Chinese Democracy
Year: 2006

Tabbed by: David Vadin

Note: Finck uses a Drop D tuning in this song.

INTRO RIFF
(played by Finck)
eb|--15-17-15-17-15-17-15--17-18-17-15--17-15--13-15-13-15-13----12-13-------12-13-15--|
Bb|--15-17-15-17-15-17-15--17-18-17-15--17-15--13-13-13-13-13----13-13----15-12-13-15--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------15-----------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhytm Part played by Bumblefoot (or Buckethead)

Ab D F D

eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------7-7-7-7---10--10--10-7-7-7-|
Db|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8--8--8-8-8--8--7-7-7-7---10--10--10-7-7-7-|
Ab|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8--8--8-8-8--8--5-5-5-5---8---8---8--5-5-5-|
Eb|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6-----------------------------|

Rhytm Part played by Robin Finck (Drop D tuning)

Ab D F D

eb|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8--8---8---8--8--8--8----3--3--3-8--8--8--|
Bb|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10---6--6--6-10-10-10-|
Gb|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10---5--5--5-10-10-10-|
Db|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8--8---8---0--0--0--0----3--3--3-0--0--0--|
Ab|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8--8---8---0--0--0--0----3--3--3-0--0--0--|
Db|-8--8--8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8--8---8---0--0--0--0----3--3--3-0--0--0--|

Bridge to chorus:

Robin and Bumblefoot Plays:

eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|-10--9--10----7--5--7---|
Db|-x---x--x-----x--x--x---|
Ab|-8---7--8-----5--3--5---|
Db|------------------------|

Richard Fortus Plays:

eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|-3------------5---------|
Db|-3------------5---------|
Ab|-1------------3---------|
Db|------------------------|

Chorus part played by Robin Finck (with Drop D tuning)

eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|------------------|
Db|-2--5--7---8-7-5--|
Ab|-2--5--7---8-7-5--|
Db|-2--5--7---8-7-5--|

Chorus part played by Bumblefoot (or Buckethead)

eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|------------------|
Db|-2--5--7---8-7-5--|
Ab|-2--5--7---8-7-5--|
Eb|-0--3--5---6-5-3--|

And then the same bridge again, into the next verse.

During Buckets solo Robin play (with Drop D tuning):

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4--2-2-2-3-3-4-4-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4--|
Db|-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4--2-2-2-3-3-4-4-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4--|

..and Richard Fortus is playing:

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----3-----4----2-----3---4---2-----3-----4---2-----3-----4----|
Db|-2-----3-----4----2-----3---4---2-----3-----4---2-----3-----4----|

The part right after Buckets solo is played something like this:

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--4-2---4-2---4-2----2--6-6-----2-2------------------------------|
Ab|--x-x---x-x---x-x----x--x-x-----x-x------------------------------|
Db|--4-2---4-2---4-2----2--6-6-----2-2------------------------------|

//Vadin (oct 2006)