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Betterman Tab


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	                  ---- Betterman (Complete) ----

			   Music & Lyrics by John Butler
             From the album "Three" ('2002) By The John Butler Trio


Tabbed by - sarah martin littlejimmypage@hotmail.com
Tuning Open C - C G C G C E

This is basically some improvisation and additions to the Walker/Prince tab 
originally submitted, complete with licks and the solo.. have fun with it. :) 

Intro - 
+ palm mute 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-3h5p0----
-7------------5-7-7p5---/10--------------10-12p10-12p10-------5-5-5----------
--7*-----5/7-----------7-/10--------10/12-----------------12------------------
---7*--------------------/10--------------------------------------------------
??mm no.                                                                              

--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
-3-5---5\-7-7-7-------5---------|------------5-7-7p5----10--10-10-------------
----------7-7-7---5h7---7-5h7p5-|--------5/7---------7--10--10-10-------------
----------------7---------------|-7-7-7-----------------10--10-10-------------
                                                                              

-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
-------------------------|--------------------------5h7p5---------------------
-------10-12h10-12h10----|-5-5-5-5-3h5p0------------------7p5p3-3h5p3---------
-10----10-12h10-12h10-10-|-5-5-5--------5-5-5/7-7-7-------------------5\------
-10h12----------------12-|-5-5-5----------------------------------------------
-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
                                                                              
* With Slide
		
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---******-------------------********-----------------------------------------
---/7-7-7------------------/10-10-10-------10-12h10-12h10--------------------
---/7-7-7------5-7-7p5-----/10-10-10-10----10-12h10-12h10-10-----------------
---/7-7-7--5h7---------7---/10-10-10-10h12----------------12-----------------
---/7-7-7------------------/10-10-10-----------------------------------------
                                                                              
---******------------------------------------|-------------------------------
---/5-5-5------------------------------------|-------------------------------
---/5-5-5--5-3h5p3---------------------------|------------Repeat-------------
---/5-5-5---------5-5-5/7-7-7------5---------|-------------------------------
---/5-5-5----------------------5h7---7-5h7p5-|-------------------------------
---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------

VERSE

John uses a glass slide on his little finger.

-/ indicates upward slide

Basic riff:

E-/7--7-7---/10--10-10---/5--5-5---/7--7-7
C-/7--7-7---/10--10-10---/5--5-5---/7--7-7
G-/7--7-7---/10--10-10---/5--5-5---/7--7-7
C-/7--7-7---/10--10-10---/5--5-5---/7--7-7
G-/7--7-7---/10--10-10---/5--5-5---/7--7-7
C-/7--7-7---/10--10-10---/5--5-5---/7--7-7

then:
"Don't want to be a thorn in your side..."

E-\3-3-3----\10-10-10----\5-5-5-5-5-5
C-\3-3-3----\10-10-10----\5-5-5-5-5-5
G-\3-3-3----\10-10-10----\5-5-5-5-5-5
C-\3-3-3----\10-10-10----\5-5-5-5-5-5
G-\3-3-3----\10-10-10----\5-5-5-5-5-5
C-\3-3-3----\10-10-10----\5-5-5-5-5-5

This is the instrumental part with the lil licks 

----------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------5-7----------------/12-10-12-10--------------------------
-/7--7-7--/7-----5--/10--10-10----------------/5--5-5--5p3p0h5--------
-/7--7-7------------/10--10-10----------------/5--5-5----------5-5-5--
-/7--7-7------------/10--10-10----------------/5--5-5-----------------
-/7--7-7------------/10--10-10----------------/5--5-5-----------------

-------------------|--------------------------------------------------
-------------------|-----------------------------/12-10-12-10---------
-/7--7-7-----------|-7--7-7--5p3p0h5--------/10-----------------------
-/7--7-7-----5-7---|-7--7-7----------5-7-7--/10-----------------------
-/7--7-7--/7-----5-|-7--7-7-----------------/10-----------------------
-/7--7-7-----------|-7--7-7-----------------/10-----------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
-/5--5-5-5p3p0h5--------/7--~-----------------------------------------
-/5--5-5---------5-5-5--/7--~-----------------------------------------
-/5--5-5----------------/7--~-----------------------------------------
-/5--5-5----------------/7--~-----------------------------------------

~The Huge Ass Solo~ (i got a video of john playin betterman on rage 
and i gotta make some corrections,) 

-----------------6p5--------------------------------------------------
-(2)-/--7--~--------5-------------------------------------------------
-(2)-/-(7)-~-----------5\3p0------------------------------------------
--2--/-(7)-~-------------------5/7~-----------7h10--12~---------------
----------------------------------------/7-10-------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------12~------------
-12^14^12h10-----12^14^12h10-----12^14^12h10-----10-12----------------
-------------12--------------12---------------12----------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
-10p9--------(7)~-------------5-5-----------------/(7)--5--5h7--------
-----10-------7-~-----7-7^8^7-----7-5-8-8-5-7-----/-7-----------------
--------(12)----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
-12---12---12---12^14^12h10-------------------------------------------
---12---12---12-------------12-10-10h12~-----3h5-5-5p3h5p3-5^6^5-3-5--
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
              				    john plays the above part 
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------5----5----7-
-3h5-5-5p3h5p3-5^6^5-3-5---3h5-5-5p3h5p3-5^6^5-3-5----3h5--5h7--5/7---
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
on the 12th frets instead of how i've tabbed it here. its easier.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------5-5h7-10-12-12-12^14^12-10----10-----
-3h5-5-5p3h5p3-5^6^5-3-5-----3h5----------------------------12--------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------13--13-13x13-13x13-----/15-13------------------
-12-12p10----10-12-/14-----14-14x14-14x14------------14-12-10-12p10---
----------12--------------------------------------------12-10------12-
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

-/15-13-----------------/15-13----------------------------------------
--------14-12\10----12---------14----10----10-12--12-10-12p10----10\--
-----------12\10-10-12------------12-10-12-10-12--------------12p10\--
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     
--------------------------------/13-10--------------------------------
-7\---------7\--------5\---7h10-------12-10h12p10---(7)---------------
-7\---------7\--------5\----------------------------(7)---------------
-7\---------7\--------5\-----------------------------7\-(slow)--------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

this is the bass bit but its fun to play 
anyhows so why not tab it :) play with lots n lots of slide 
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
------------3~---3p0/5~---3-5/7-5-3/5\3\---------------3-3-3----------
-/7~---5--2------------------------------7\~---7-7-5-7-------5\3/7~---


----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
------7-7--7p5-7p5-7------/7-7-7-7-5---7----/10-10-10\----------------
-/5-5----------------5~--------------7-----------------7\-------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
-/7--7-7-7-5-7-/10~---/7-7-7-7-5--------------------------------------
----------------------------------5-7-/7--5-7-5\~----3-3-5/7--5-3-----
----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------7~-----------------------------------------------------
-3-3-5/7--5-3---------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Back to Johnny B now:
-15-15-13-10----------------------------------------------------------
-------------12p10-------10--10h12p10----------5----------------------
-------------12----12----10-----------12-10----5--3h5p3-0-------------
-------------12----12----10-----------12-10----5----------5-----------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
-7-----------------7X7--------------10X10--10h12p10----------5X5------
-7-----------------7X7-----5-5------10X10-----------12p10----5X5------
-7-5h7-------------7X7--5h7----7----10X10--------------------5X5------
-------5--5-5h7----7X7--------------10X10--------------------5X5------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------7X7-----------------------------------------------------
-3h5p3-0------7X7-----5-5---------------------------------------------
---------5----7X7--5h7----7-------------------------------------------
--------------7X7-----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Then:
----------------------------------------------------------------------
-/7--7-7~-----/10--10-10~-----\5--5-5~-----/7--7-7~-------------------
-/7--7-7~-----/10--10-10~-----\5--5-5~-----/7--7-7~-------------------
-/7--7-7~-----/10--10-10~-----\5--5-5~-----/7--7-7~-------------------
-/7--7-7~-----/10--10-10~-----\5--5-5~-----/7--7-7~-------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7~--X-X----7/10~--X-X----10\5~--X-X----5/7~--X-X-------------------|
|-7~--X-X----7/10~--X-X----10\5~--X-X----5/7~--X-X------REPEAT-------|
|-7~--X-X----7/10~--X-X----10\5~--X-X----5/7~--X-X-------------------|
|-7~--X-X----7/10~--X-X----10\5~--X-X----5/7~--X-X-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Key:
~ Sustain the note
^ Bend - e.g '12^14' means bend from 12 up to 14, 
             '14^12' is to release the note back to the 12th fret. 
\ Downward slide
/ Upward slide
X Palm mute
* Harmonic
() Ghost note.. u don't have to play it

Its kinda rusty on the structure side but it's a start.. 
Listen to the cd to get the rhythms.. Any accuracy found in the tab is
purely coincidental ;)
-sarah
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