Fontaines D.C. – Boys In The Better Land (Guitar Tab)

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Carlos Plays An E-D-A Pattern Throughout The Song (Listen To Get The Strumming Pattern) Except ForDuring The Choruses Where He Plays E Repetedly Until The "In The Better Land Bit" Where He Plays The D And The A Once Curley Plays This Tremelo Picking

E|-x--x---x-|
B|-9--10--9-|
G|-9--9---9-|
D|-9--11--9-|
A|-x--x---x-|
E|-x--x---x-|

He Then Plays This At Points During Each Verse

E|-x--x---x-|
B|-9--10--9-|
G|-9--9---9-|
D|-9--11--9-|
A|-x--x---x-|
E|-x--x---x-|

(Listen For Timing) During Chorus He Plays This 4× (Listen For Timing)

E|-7--2--0-| 
B|-9--3--0-|
G|-9--2--0-|
D|-9--0--0-|
A|-9--x--0-|
E|-7--x--0-|

Then He Goes Back To This

E|-x--x---x-|
B|-9--10--9-|
G|-9--9---9-|
D|-9--11--9-|
A|-x--x---x-|
E|-x--x---x-|

During Chorus He Plays This 4×

E|-7--2--0-| 
B|-9--3--0-|
G|-9--2--0-|
D|-9--0--0-|
A|-9--x--0-|
E|-7--x--0-|

He Then Does His Solo The Notes In Brackets Are Only Picked Once The Rest Are Tremelo Picked

E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-(16-14-13-11)-13-11-9-7-6-13-11-13-11-9|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
16-14-13-11-9-11-9-7-6-13-14-16-|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

He Then Repeats This Again Until The Chorus

E|-x--x---x-|
B|-9--10--9-|
G|-9--9---9-|
D|-9--11--9-|
A|-x--x---x-|
E|-x--x---x-|

During Chorus He Plays This 4×

E|-7--2--0-| 
B|-9--3--0-|
G|-9--2--0-|
D|-9--0--0-|
A|-9--x--0-|
E|-7--x--0-|

During The Outro He Plays This Like The Intro

E|-x--x---x-|
B|-9--10--9-|
G|-9--9---9-|
D|-9--11--9-|
A|-x--x---x-|
E|-x--x---x-|

Boys In The Better Land Tab