Vertical Horizon – Better When Youre Not There (Guitar Tab)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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Bonus Track Eb Tuning Tabbed by jjhand for ultimate-guitar.com
Acoustic Intro
    Ebm                   B
Eb|-3-------------------|--------------------|
Bb|-5-------------------|--------------------|
Gb|-4-------------------|-0------------------|
Db|-2------4b5r4-2------|-5------4b5r4-2-----|
Ab|-------------------3-|-3--------------3/5-|
Eb|---------------------|--------------------|

    Db6
Eb|---------------------|---0-----0-------|
Bb|-0-------------------|-2-----2-----2---|
Gb|-7-------------------|-----4-----4-----|
Db|-7------4b5r4-2------|---------------2-|
Ab|-5-----------------0-|-----------------|
Eb|---------------------|-----------------|

Verse 1 (Acoustic) - palm mute single notes, then creshendo in each bar 
Eb|-3----------3----|------------0----|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-5----------5----|------------0----|-0---------------|-----------------|
Gb|-4--------4-4----|-0----------0----|-7----------7----|-6----------6----|
Db|-2----2-2-2-2----|-5--------5-5----|-7--------7-7----|-7----------7----|
Ab|---------------3-|-3----3-3-3-3--5-|-5----5-5-5-5----|-7--------7-7----|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|-5----5-5-5-5--0-|

  PreChorus 1: play 2x, but hold 3rd chord on repeat
Eb|-0------------|-0----------|------------|-0----------|
Bb|-0------------|-1----------|-3----------|-2----------|
Gb|-0------------|-0----------|-0----------|-2----------|
Db|-2------------|-2----------|-4----------|-2----------|
Ab|-2------------|-3----------|-5----------|-0----------|
Eb|-0------------|-3----------|------------|------------|
"I wanted to tell you there are times when I think of your face"
  Chorus - Dist. Guitar, Acoustic
    Badd9      Gb
Eb|-----------|-3---------|-----------|-3----------|-0---------|----------|
Bb|-3---------|-3---------|-3---------|-3----------|-0---------|-3--------|
Gb|-0---------|-0---------|-0---------|-0----------|-0---------|-2--------|
Db|-2---------|-0---------|-2---------|-0----------|-2---------|-0--------|
Ab|-3---------|-2---------|-3---------|-2----------|-2---------|-0--------|
Eb|-----------|-3---------|-----------|-3----------|-0---------|----------|
   "Its better when you're not there"...

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

  Added bend in last four bars (guitar 2, w/ chorus)
Eb|----------------------|
Bb|-7b8r7----------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|
Play Acoustic Intro on Dist. Electric
  Verse 2 - Clean Electric, played 3x
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-------|
Bb|-------3---------|-------3---------|-------3---------|-------3-------3---|
Gb|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-------------|
Db|---4---------4---|---4---------4---|---4---------4---|---4---------------|
Ab|-----------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|-0-----------------|
Eb|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Prechorus 2- Dist Electric plays Prechorus 1 Riff,
  Second Electric with wah Plays this 2x
Eb|----------------|----------------|---5-----5----5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Bb|-5-7---5-7----7-|-7-8---7-8----8-|-8-----8--------|-----------------|
Gb|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Ab|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Eb|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Play Chorus Again Short Solo (Rhythm Chords indicated above)
    Ab            Bb              Badd9              Db
Eb|-------------|-----------5---|-5/7-----7---10---|-(10)---------|
Bb|-5~~~----7h8-|-7__b8-------8-|------8--------10-|-(10)---------|
Gb|-7b9~--------|---------------|------------------|--------------|
Db|-------------|---------------|------------------|--------------|
Ab|-------------|---------------|------------------|--------------|
Eb|-------------|---------------|------------------|--------------|

  (2:45) Prechorus Variation - play 2x
Eb|-0------------|-0----------|------------|-0----------|
Bb|-0------------|-1----------|-3----------|-2-----0--2-|
Gb|-0------------|-0----------|-2----------|-2----------|
Db|-2------------|-2----------|-0----------|-2----------|
Ab|-2------------|-3----------|------------|-0----------|
Eb|-0------------|------------|------------|------------|

   Continue (clean Guitar): 
Eb|-----0-----0-----|-----------------|-----------------|---0-----0-------|
Bb|---0---0-----0---|-------0---------|-----------------|-------2-----2---|
Gb|-----------------|-----0-----5-----|-----7p0---7-----|-----4-----4-----|
Db|-2---------------|---5---------5---|---7---------5---|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|-0---------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Eb|-----0-----0-----|-----------------|--------------|
Bb|---0---0-----0---|-------0---------|-3------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----0-----5-----|-2------------|
Db|-2---------------|---5---------5---|-0------------|
Ab|-----------------|-3---------------|--------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
Play Prechorus Again without variations Play Chorus Play Acoustic intro on Dist. Electric again, end on Ebm chord KEY ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | r Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend | __ hold note before bend or while other string is played ************************************