Big Wreck – Better Off (Guitar Tab)

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Tabbed by jjhand [Intro]
    * is second guitar part
Eb|---------------------------------|------------------------*7\----|
Bb|---------------------------------|------------------------*6\----|
Gb|---------------------------------|------------------------*7\----|
Db|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-----0-2-------------0-2---------|-----0-2-----0-2---------------|
Bb|-3-0-----3-0-----3-0-----3-0-----|-3-0-----3-0-----3-0-----------|

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

[PreVerse]
    * is second guitar part
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-------------------------4\----|
Db|---------------------------------|-------------------------3\----|
Ab|-----0-2-------------0-2---------|-----0-2-----0-2---------5\----|
Bb|-3-0-----3-0---0-3-0-----3-0---0-|-3-0-----3-0-----3-0-----------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------------4-3-2-0---------|
Ab|-----0-2-------------0-2---------|-----0-2-----0-2---------4-3-2-0-|
Bb|-3-0-----3-0---0-3-0-----3-0---0-|-3-0-----3-0---------------------|
[Verse 1] played 2x
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------------------/4m-0m----|
Ab|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-5~----2-0-|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---------2-|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-5~----2-0-|---------------------------0---1-|
Bb|---------------------------------|---5-------6-------7-------------|
[Prechorus]
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---2m------------------2---------|---2m----------5/6---5/6---------|
Ab|-2---------------5-----------0-1-|-2-----------------7-----7-5-4-0-|
Bb|---------5m----------------------|---------5m----------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------4---2---4---------|
Ab|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-5~----2-0-|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-2---2---2---------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Chorus] Progression F#maj7 (x2), C# (x2)
Eb|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|
Bb|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|
Gb|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|-5---5-5-----5---5-5-----5-5-5-5-|-5---5-5-----5---5-5-----5-5-5-5-|
Bb|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|
Gb|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Second guitar part:
Eb|-14-----14-----14-----14-----14-12--12-|
Bb|---12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12-----15---|
Gb|---------------------------------------| x2
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Eb|-14--14-14-----14--14-14-----14-12--14-|
Bb|----------------------------------15---|
Gb|---14--------14--14--------14----------| x2
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Eb|-14-----14-----14-----14-----14-12--12-|
Bb|---12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12-----15---|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Eb|-14--14-14-----14--14-14-----14-12--12-|
Bb|----------------------------------15---|
Gb|---14--------14--14--------14----------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Eb|-12-12-10-12----12-12-10-12----12-12-12---|
Bb|-13-13----13----13-13----13----13-13-13---|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
[PreVerse 2]
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-------------------------4\----|
Db|---------------------------------|-------------------------3\----|
Ab|-----0-2-------------0-2---------|-----0-2-----0-2---------5\----|
Bb|-3-0-----3-0---0-3-0-----3-0---0-|-3-0-----3-0-----3-0-----------|

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

    Harmony notes at end of preverse (Guitar 2):
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------7-6-5-4---------|
Ab|-----0-2-----0-----------8-7-6-5-|
Bb|-3-0-----3-0---------------------|
[Verse 2] played 2x
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------------------/4m-0m----|
Ab|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-5~----2-0-|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---------2-|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-5~----2-0-|---------------------------0---1-|
Bb|---------------------------------|---5-------6-------7-------------|
[Prechorus 2]
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---2m------------------2---------|---2m----------5/6---5/6---------|
Ab|-2---------------5-----------0-1-|-2-----------------7-----7-5-4-0-|
Bb|---------5m----------------------|---------5m----------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------4---2---4---------|
Ab|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-5~----2-0-|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-2---2---2---------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Chorus 2]
Eb|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|
Bb|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|
Gb|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|-5---5-5-----5---5-5-----5-5-5-5-|-5---5-5-----5---5-5-----5-5-5-5-|
Bb|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|
Gb|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-----7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Second guitar part:
Eb|-14-----14-----14-----14-----14-12--12-|
Bb|---12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12-----15---|
Gb|---------------------------------------| x2
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Eb|-14--14-14-----14--14-14-----14-12--12-|
Bb|----------------------------------15---|
Gb|---14--------14--14--------14----------| x2
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Eb|-14-----14-----14-----14-----14-12--12-|
Bb|---12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12-----15---|
Gb|---------------------------------------| x2
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Eb|-14--14-14-----14--14-14-----14-12--12-|
Bb|----------------------------------15---|
Gb|---14--------14--14--------14----------| x2
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Eb|-14-----14-----14-----14-----14-12--12-|
Bb|---12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12-----15---|
Gb|---------------------------------------| x2
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Eb|-14--14-14-----14--14-14-----14-12--12-|
Bb|----------------------------------15---|
Gb|---14--------14--14--------14----------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Eb|-12-12-10-12----12-12-10-12----12------|
Bb|-13-13----13----13-13----13----13------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
[Bridge 1] bends in 4th bar are very light and for emphasis, play riff 2x
Eb|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------7N-7N-7N-7N-x-------------|---------7N-7N-7N-7N-x-----------|
Gb|---------7N-7N-7N-7N-x-------------|---------7N-7N-7N-7N-x-----------|
Db|-7---9---7N-7N-7N-7N-x-------------|-7---9---7N-7N-7N-7N-x-----------|
Ab|-7---9-----------------------------|-7---9---------------------------|
Bb|------------------------3~--0------|------------------------3--5b6r--|

Eb|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------7N-7N-7N-7N-x-------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------7N-7N-7N-7N-x-------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-7---9---7N-7N-7N-7N-x-------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-7---9-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------3~--0------|-0-10b---0-9b----0-7b----0-5b----|
[Bridge 2]
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------3h4-------------|-----------------3h4-------------|
Ab|---------3---5-------5-3---5---3-|---------3---5-------5-3---2-----|
Bb|-1---3---------------------------|-1---3---------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| * is guitar 2
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------3h4-------------|--*4------*3------*2------*3-----| offbeat notes
Ab|---------3---5-------5-3---5-----|---5~------4~------3~------4~----| in 4th bar
Bb|-1---3---------------------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------7N-7N-7N-7N-x-------------|---------7N-7N-7N-7N-x-----------|
Gb|---------7N-7N-7N-7N-x-------------|---------7N-7N-7N-7N-x-----------|
Db|-7---9---7N-7N-7N-7N-x-------------|-7---9---7N-7N-7N-7N-x-----------|
Ab|-7---9-----------------------------|-7---9---------------------------|
Bb|------------------------3~--0------|------------------------3--5b6r--|

Eb|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------7N-7N-7N-7N-x-------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------7N-7N-7N-7N-x-------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-7---9---7N-7N-7N-7N-x-------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-7---9-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------3~--0------|-0-10b---0-9b----0-7b----0-5b----|
[Bridge 3]
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------3h4-------------|-----------------3h4-------------|
Ab|---------3---5-------5-3---5---3-|---------3---5-------5-4-3-2-1-0-|
Bb|-1---3---------------------------|-1---3---------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| * is guitar 2
Gb|---------------------------------|--*5------*4------*3------*4-----|
Db|-----------------3h4-------------|--*4------*3------*2------*3-----| offbeat notes
Ab|---------3---5-------5-3---5-----|---5~------4~------3~------4~----| in 4th bar
Bb|-1---3---------------------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------7N-7N-7N-7N-x-------------|---------7N-7N-7N-7N-x-----------|
Gb|---------7N-7N-7N-7N-x-------------|---------7N-7N-7N-7N-x-----------|
Db|-7---9---7N-7N-7N-7N-x-------------|-7---9---7N-7N-7N-7N-x-----------|
Ab|-7---9-----------------------------|-7---9---------------------------|
Bb|------------------------3~--0------|------------------------3--5b6r--|

Eb|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------7N-7N-7N-7N-x-------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------7N-7N-7N-7N-x-------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-7---9---7N-7N-7N-7N-x-------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-7---9-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------3~--0------|-0-10b---0-9b----0-7b----0-5b----|
[Light Chorus] with delay effects
Eb|-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7---|
Bb|-8---8-7---7-8---8-7---7-8---7---|
Gb|---------------------------------| x2
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|

Eb|-10-10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10--10--|
Bb|-8---8--7---7--8---8--7---7--8---7--|
Gb|------------------------------------| x2
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
this part repeats between 3:20 to 3:50 [Chorus 3] at 3:50 when entire band reenters
Eb|-14-----14-----14-----14-----14-12--12-|
Bb|---12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12-----15---|
Gb|---------------------------------------| x2
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Eb|-14--14-14-----14--14-14-----14-12--14-|
Bb|----------------------------------15---|
Gb|---14--------14--14--------14----------| x2
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Eb|-14-----14-----14-----14-----14-12--12-|
Bb|---12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12-----15---|
Gb|---------------------------------------| x2
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Eb|-14--14-14-----14--14-14-----14-12--14-|
Bb|----------------------------------15---|
Gb|---14--------14--14--------14----------| x2
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Eb|-14-----14-----14-----14-----14-12--12-|
Bb|---12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12-----15---|
Gb|---------------------------------------| x2
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Eb|-14--14-14-----14--14-14-----14-12--12-|
Bb|----------------------------------15---|
Gb|---14--------14--14--------14----------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Eb|-12----14-12----14-12----14-12---12-12-12-|
Bb|-13-------13-------13-------13---13-13-13-|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-------------------------4\----|
Db|---------------------------------|-------------------------3\----|
Ab|-----0-2-------------0-2---------|-----0-2-----0-2---------5\----|
Bb|-3-0-----3-0---0-3-0-----3-0---0-|-3-0-----3-0-----3-0-----------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------------------8~~~~~\---|
Ab|-----0-2-------------0-2---------|-----0-2-----0-2-------9~~~~~\---|
Bb|-3-0-----3-0---0-3-0-----3-0---0-|-3-0-----3-0-----3-0---7~~~~~\---|
************************************ | x Dead note | g Grace note | (n) Ghost note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | > Accented note | t Tapping | b Bend | br Bend release | pb Pre-bend | pbr Pre-bend release | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | s Slap | P Pop | PM Palm mute | TR Trill | N Tremolo ************************************