Better Now
Collective Soul
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[Intro]
(With a pitch effect)
Verse:
e|
B|
G|X4
D A E
(Yeah, Yeah! Oh, I'm newly...)
Chorus:
e|-------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------
G|-4-4-X-4-4-4-7-7-X-7-7-7-2-2-X-2-2-2-----2-
D|-4-4-X-4-4-4-7-7-X-7-7-7-2-2-X-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A|-2-2-X-2-2-2-5-5-X-5-5-5-0-0-X-0-0-0-2-2-0-
E|-------------------------------------0-0---
G|2-2-2-| (2x)
(Let the word out! I've got to...)
Verse:
(Guitar 2 will hit a B note on G [4th
fret]
with the "Step Effect" to make the
wierd sound)
Chorus:
(Guitar 2 then does this while Guitar 1
plays chorus. Note
that this is not found on the Youth
album, only on "Home"
and when CS does live performances.)
e|-------------------------------------------
B|-------15-14--------17-16-----12-13-12-----
G|----14-----------16------------------------
D|-14-----------16-----------12-----------14-
A|-------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------
(A wah pedal is used as well)
Interlude:
A|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
(The worlds done shakin'...)
Short and sweet. Truly a great song by
my favorite and
highly underrated band. Enjoy guys.
Road Map:
-Intro
-Verse
-Chorus
-Verse
-Chorus
-Interlude
-Chorus
(After this is purely up to you.)
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