Busted – Better Than This (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by Busted
(From the 2003 Album A PRESENT FOR EVERYONE)
Words and Music by Matt Willis, Guy Chambers & Stephen Power
D5 Dsus2 Csus2 Gsus2
0 5 x 7 0 0 0 7 x 9 0 0 10 10 12 12 x x 5 5 6 6 5 5
D5open Dsus2open E5 B5
0 0 0 x x x 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 x 2 4 4 x x
Bsus4 G5 A5 Asus2
x 2 4 4 2 2 5 5 5 x x x x 0 2 2 x x x 0 2 2 2 2
C5 D Csus2open G/B
x 3 5 5 x x 0 0 4 x x x x 3 0 0 x x x 2 0 0 x x
Gm9/Bb
x 1 0 0 x x
LOOK AT THE TUNING!!!
Gtr I (D A D G A D)
Gtr II (D A D G A D)
Gtr III (D A D G A D)
Gtr IV (D A D G A D)
Gtr V (D A D G A D)
Intro Q=114 4/4 Gtr I E. S E E +S S E E S S S S S S E E +S S E S S S S |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----| |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----| |-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-|-7s9-------9-(9)-9-9-9-9-7-7-| |-x----x-x-(x)-----x-----|-xsx-------x-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-x-| |-5----5-5-(5)-----5-----|-5s7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-5-5-| |-0----0-----------------|-----0-0-0---------------0-0-| E. S E E +S S E E S S S S S S E E +S S E S S S S |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----|| |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----|| |-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-|-7s9-------9-(9)-9-9-9-9-7-7-|| |-x----x-x-(x)-----x-----|-xsx-------x-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-x-|| |-5----5-5-(5)-----5-----|-5s7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-5-5-|| |-0----0-----------------|-----0-0-0---------------0-0-|| Verse $ E. S E E +S S E E S S S S S S E E +S S E S S S S ||--0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----| ||o-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----| ||--7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-|-7s9-------9-(9)-9-9-9-9-7-7-| ||--x----x-x-(x)-----x-----|-xsx-------x-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-x-| ||o-5----5-5-(5)-----5-----|-5s7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-5-5-| ||--0----0-----------------|-----0-0-0---------------0-0-| E. S E E +S S E E S S q Q H Q. E +Q Q |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--------------|------------------------| |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--------------|------------------------| |-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-|-9--------------|--12----12-(12)---12S===| |-x----x-x-(x)-----x-----|-x--------------|--12----12-(12)---12S===| |-5----5-5-(5)-----5-----|-7--------------|--10----10-(10)---10S===| |-0----0-----------------|-0--------------|--10----10-(10)---10S===|
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| Gtr II | W H Q E E +H. +Q |------------------------|----------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------^12-|-(12)------------(12)S==| |------------------------|------------^12-|-(12)------------(12)S==| |------------------------|------------^10-|-(10)------------(10)S==| |------------------------|------------^10-|-(10)------------(10)S==| 1. Q. E +Q Q E. S E E +S S E E S S |------5-(5)--5--|-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-| |------5-(5)--5--|-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-| |-7----7-(7)--7--|-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-| |-7----7-(7)--7--|-x----x-x-(x)-----x-----| |-5----5-(5)--5--|-5----5-5-(5)-----5-----| |-5----5-(5)--5--|-0----0-----------------|
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| W W |----------------|------------------------| |----------------|------------------------| |-7--------------|------------------------| |-7--------------|-0----------------------| |-5--------------|-0----------------------| |-5--------------|-0----------------------| S S S S E E +S S E S S S S |--0----------0-(0)-0-0--0--0--------|| |--0----------0-(0)-0-0--0--0-------o|| |--7s=9-------9-(9)-9-9--9--9--7--7--|| |--xs=x-------x-(x)-x-x--x--x--x--x--|| |--5s=7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7--7--7--5--5-o|| |-------0-0-0------------------0--0--||
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| +H. +E +e |------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------o|| |------------------------------------|| |-(0)-------------------(0)---(0)----|| |-(0)-------------------(0)---(0)---o|| |-(0)-------------------(0)---(0)----|| 2.,D.S. E. S E S S +S S E E S S E. S E E +S S E E S S |-0--0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|--0---0--0--0--(0)--0--0--0--0--0-| |-0--0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|--0---0--0--0--(0)--0--0--0--0--0-| |-7--7-7-7s9-(9)-9-9-9-9-9-|-11--11-11-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-12-| |-x--x-x-xsx-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-|--x---x--x--x--(x)--x--x--x--x--x-| |-5--5-5-5s7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-|--9---9--9-10-(10)-10-10-10-10-10-| |--------------------------|----------------------------------|
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| W +W
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-0------------------------|-(0)------------------------------|
|-0------------------------|-(0)------------------------------|
|-0------------------------|-(0)------------------------------|
Q. E +Q Q E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-------5-5---5----||
|----------------------|-------5-5---5----||
|-12----12-(12)---12---|-7-7-7-7-7---7----||
|-12----12-(12)---12---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----||
|-10----10-(10)---10---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--||
|-10----10-(10)---10---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--|||
| H. +Q W |----------------------|------------------|| |----------------------|------------------|| |-12-------------(12)S=|=7----------------|| |-12-------------(12)S=|=7----------------|| |-10-------------(10)S=|=5----------------|| |-10-------------(10)S=|=5----------------|| Chorus $$ Gtr II Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E |------2-(2)------|------2-(2)------|------2-(2)------| |------0-(0)------|------2-(2)------|------2-(2)------| |------2-(2)------|------4-(4)------|-4----4-(4)--4---| |-0----0-(0)--0-0-|-2----2-(2)--2-2-|-4----4-(4)--4-0-| |-0----0-(0)--0-0-|-2----2-(2)--2-2-|-2----2-(2)--2-0-| |-0----0-(0)--0-0-|-2----2-(2)--2-2-|---------------0-| Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E |-----------------|------2-(2)------|------2-(2)------| |-----------------|------0-(0)------|------2-(2)------| |-----------------|------2-(2)------|------4-(4)------| |-5----5-(5)--5-0-|-0----0-(0)--0-0-|-2----2-(2)--2-2-| |-5----5-(5)--5-0-|-0----0-(0)--0-0-|-2----2-(2)--2-2-| |-5----5-(5)--5-0-|-0----0-(0)--0-0-|-2----2-(2)--2-2-| Q. E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E Q. E +Q E E |------2-(2)-------|--------------------|------2-(2)------| |------2-(2)-------|--------------------|------0-(0)------| |-2----2-(2)-2-2---|-5--5---------------|------2-(2)------| |-2----------2-2---|-5--5---5-(5)-5-5---|-0----0-(0)--0-0-| |-0----------0-0-0-|-3--3-0-5-(5)-5-5-0-|-0----0-(0)--0-0-| |----------------0-|------0-5-(5)-5-5-0-|-0----0-(0)--0-0-| Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E |------2-(2)------|------2-(2)------|-----------------| |------2-(2)------|------2-(2)------|-----------------| |------4-(4)------|-4----4-(4)--4---|-----------------| |-2----2-(2)--2-2-|-4----4-(4)--4-0-|-5----5-(5)--5-0-| |-2----2-(2)--2-2-|-2----2-(2)--2-0-|-5----5-(5)--5-0-| |-2----2-(2)--2-2-|---------------0-|-5----5-(5)--5-0-| To Coda To Coda Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |------2-(2)------|------2-(2)------|------2-(2)-------|---------------------|| |------0-(0)------|------2-(2)------|------2-(2)-------|---------------------|| |------2-(2)------|------4-(4)------|-2----2-(2)-2-2---|-5--5----------------|| |-0----0-(0)--0-0-|-2----2-(2)--2-2-|-2----------2-2---|-5--5---5-(5)-5-5----|| |-0----0-(0)--0-0-|-2----2-(2)--2-2-|-0----------0-0-0-|-3--3-0-5-(5)-5-5-0--|| |-0----0-(0)--0-0-|-2----2-(2)--2-2-|----------------0-|------0-5-(5)-5-5-0--|| D.S. al Coda Gtr I E. S E E +S S E E S S S S S S E E +S S E S S S S |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----|| |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----|| |-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-|-7s9-------9-(9)-9-9-9-9-7-7-|| |-x----x-x-(x)-----x-----|-xsx-------x-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-x-|| |-5----5-5-(5)-----5-----|-5s7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-5-5-|| |-0----0-----------------|-----0-0-0---------------0-0-|| & Gtr III E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|| |---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|| |-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----3-----2--0--| |-----4-----4-----|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-------| |---0-----0-----0-|-3-----3-----3---|-2-----2-----2---|-1-----1---------| |-0-----0-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-^0----|| |-----------------|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-^0----|| |-----4-----4-----|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|-^0----|| |---0-----0-----0-|-3-----3-----3---|-2-----2-----2---|-^1----|| |-0-----0-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|-------||
Interlude
D5open E5
Gtr II
Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr IV
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-11----7-(7)---2---|-4---7-(7)----12-----|
|--x----x-(x)---x---|-x---x-(x)-----x-----|
|--9----5-(5)---0---|-2---5-(5)----10-----|
|-------------------|---------------------|B5 G5
Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q a Q. E +Q Q
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-11----7-(7)---2---|-12s14----12-(12)---12---|
|--x----x-(x)---x---|--xs=x-----x--(x)----x---|
|--9----5-(5)---0---|-10s12----10-(10)---10---|
|-------------------|-------------------------|D5open E5
Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-11----7-(7)---2---|-4---7-(7)----9-----|
|--x----x-(x)---x---|-x---x-(x)----x-----|
|--9----5-(5)---0---|-2---5-(5)----7-----|
|-------------------|--------------------|D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
C5
Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
TP TP TP a W H. E S S |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-7s9---------------|-9-----------9-9s7--|| |-xsx---------------|-x-----------x-xsx--|| |-5s7---------------|-7-----------7-7s5--|| |-------------------|--------------------|| Outro && Gtrs I, V E. S E E +S S E E S S S S S S E E +S S E S S S S |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|--0----------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----| |-0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|--0----------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----| |-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-|--7s=9-------9-(9)-9-9-9-9-7-7-| |-x----x-x-(x)-----x-----|--xs=x-------x-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-x-| |-5----5-5-(5)-----5-----|--5s=7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-5-5-| |-0----0-----------------|-------0-0-0---------------0-0-|
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| Gtr II | W +W |------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------------| |-0----------------------|-(0)---------------------------| |-0----------------------|-(0)---------------------------| |-0----------------------|-(0)---------------------------| E. S E E +S S E E S S S S S S E E +S S E S S S S W |--0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|--0----------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----|-^0----*| |--0--0---0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|--0----------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----|-^0----*| |--7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-|--7s=9-------9-(9)-9-9-9-9-7-7-|-^7----*| |--x----x-x-(x)-----x-----|--xs=x-------x-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-^x----*| |--5----5-5-(5)-----5-----|--5s=7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-5-5-|-^5----*| |--0----0-----------------|-------0-0-0---------------0-0-|-^0----*|
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| +W +W W |-------------------------|-------------------------------|-^2----*| |-------------------------|-------------------------------|-^0----*| |-------------------------|-------------------------------|-^2----*| |-(0)---------------------|-(0)---------------------------|-^0----*| |-(0)---------------------|-(0)---------------------------|-^0----*| |-(0)---------------------|-(0)---------------------------|-^0----*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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