Betterman
John Butler Trio
Continues after the ad
Key:
[Intro] + palm mute E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-7------------5-7-7p5---/10----- A|--7*-----5/7-----------7-/10---- E|---7*--------------------/10---- E|--------------------------------- B|--------------------------------- G|-------------------------------5- D|---------10-12p10-12p10-------5-5 A|----10/12-----------------12----- E|--------------------------------- E|--------------| B|--------------| G|5-5-3h5p0-----| D|-5------------| A|--------------| E|--------------|??mm no.E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-3-5---5\-7-7-7-------5--------- A|----------7-7-7---5h7---7-5h7p5- E|----------------7--------------- E||--------------------------------- B||--------------------------------- G||--------------------------------- D||------------5-7-7p5----10--10-10- A||--------5/7---------7--10--10-10- E||-7-7-7-----------------10--10-10- E|-------------------------|----- B|-------------------------|----- G|-------10-12h10-12h10----|-5-5- D|-10----10-12h10-12h10-10-|-5-5- A|-10h12----------------12-|-5-5- E|-------------------------|----- E|--------------------------------- B|---------------------5h7p5------- G|5-5-3h5p0------------------7p5p3- D|5--------5-5-5/7-7-7------------- A|5-------------------------------- E|--------------------------------- --------------| --------------| 3h5p3---------| ------5\------| --------------| --------------| E|---------------------------- B|---******------------------- G|---/7-7-7------------------/ D|---/7-7-7------5-7-7p5-----/ A|---/7-7-7--5h7---------7---/ E|---/7-7-7------------------/ E|--- B|*** G|10- D|10- A|10- E|10- E|----------------------------------------------| B|*****-----------------------------------------| G|10-10-------10-12h10-12h10--------------------| D|10-10-10----10-12h10-12h10-10-----------------| A|10-10-10h12----------------12-----------------| E|10-10-----------------------------------------| E|---******---------------------- B|---/5-5-5---------------------- G|---/5-5-5--5-3h5p3------------- D|---/5-5-5---------5-5-5/7-7-7-- A|---/5-5-5---------------------- E|------------------------------- E|--------------|-------------- B|--------------|-------------- G|--------------|------------| D|----5---------|-------------- A|5h7---7-5h7p5-|-------------- E|--------------|-------------- -----------------| -----------------| Repeat-------------| -----------------| -----------------| -----------------|[Verse] John uses a glass slide on his little finger. Basic riff:E|-/7--7-7---/10--10-10---/5--5-5- B|-/7--7-7---/10--10-10---/5--5-5- G|-/7--7-7---/10--10-10---/5--5-5- D|-/7--7-7---/10--10-10---/5--5-5- A|-/7--7-7---/10--10-10---/5--5-5- E|-/7--7-7---/10--10-10---/5--5-5- E|--/7--7-7-| B|--/7--7-7-| G|--/7--7-7-| D|--/7--7-7-| A|--/7--7-7-| E|--/7--7-7-|then: "Don't want to be a thorn in your side..."E|-\3-3-3----\10-10-10----\5-5-5- B|-\3-3-3----\10-10-10----\5-5-5- G|-\3-3-3----\10-10-10----\5-5-5- D|-\3-3-3----\10-10-10----\5-5-5- A|-\3-3-3----\10-10-10----\5-5-5- E|-\3-3-3----\10-10-10----\5-5-5- E|5-5-5-| B|5-5-5-| G|5-5-5-| D|5-5-5-| A|5-5-5-| E|5-5-5-|This is the instrumental part with the lil licksE|-------------------------------- B|-------------5-7---------------- G|-/7--7-7--/7-----5--/10--10-10-- D|-/7--7-7------------/10--10-10-- A|-/7--7-7------------/10--10-10-- E|-/7--7-7------------/10--10-10-- E|--------------------------------- B|/12-10-12-10--------------------- G|--------------/5--5-5--5p3p0h5--- D|--------------/5--5-5----------5- A|--------------/5--5-5------------ E|--------------/5--5-5------------ E|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|5-5--| A|-----| E|-----| E|-------------------|--------- B|-------------------|--------- G|-/7--7-7-----------|-7--7-7-- D|-/7--7-7-----5-7---|-7--7-7-- A|-/7--7-7--/7-----5-|-7--7-7-- E|-/7--7-7-----------|-7--7-7-- E|-----------------------------------------| B|--------------------/12-10-12-10---------| G|5p3p0h5--------/10-----------------------| D|--------5-7-7--/10-----------------------| A|---------------/10-----------------------| E|---------------/10-----------------------|Continues after the adE|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-/5--5-5-5p3p0h5--------/7--~--- D|-/5--5-5---------5-5-5--/7--~--- A|-/5--5-5----------------/7--~--- E|-/5--5-5----------------/7--~---~The Huge Ass Solo~ (i got a video of john playin betterman on rage and i gotta make some corrections,)E|-----------------6p5----------- B|-(2)-/--7--~--------5---------- G|-(2)-/-(7)-~-----------5\3p0--- D|--2--/-(7)-~------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|5/7~-----------7h10--12~---------------| A|---------/7-10-------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-12^14^12h10-----12^14^12h10---- A|-------------12--------------12- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|-----------------------12~-------- D|-12^14^12h10-----10-12------------ A|--------------12------------------ E|---------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- B|-10p9--------(7)~-------------5- G|-----10-------7-~-----7-7^8^7--- D|--------(12)-------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|5-----------------/(7)--5--5h7---- G|--7-5-8-8-5-7-----/-7------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- E|------------------------------- B|-12---12---12---12^14^12h10---- G|---12---12---12-------------12- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|10-10h12~-----3h5-5-5p3h5p3-5^6^5- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- -----| -----| 3-5--| -----| -----| -----|john plays the above partE|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|-3h5-5-5p3h5p3-5^6^5-3-5---3h5- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|--------------------------------- B|---------------------------5----5 G|5-5p3h5p3-5^6^5-3-5----3h5--5h7-- D|--------------------------------- A|--------------------------------- E|--------------------------------- ------| ----7-| 5/7---| ------| ------| ------|on the 12th frets instead of how i've tabbed it here. its easier.E|----------------------------- B|----------------------------- G|-3h5-5-5p3h5p3-5^6^5-3-5----- D|----------------------------- A|----------------------------- E|----------------------------- E|-----------------------------------------| B|----5-5h7-10-12-12-12^14^12-10----10-----| G|3h5----------------------------12--------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------13--13- B|-12-12p10----10-12-/14-----14- G|----------12------------------ D|------------------------------ A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ E|13x13-13x13-----/15-13---------- B|14x14-14x14------------14-12-10- G|--------------------------12-10- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- --------| 12p10---| -----12-| --------| --------| --------| E|-/15-13-----------------/15-13- B|--------14-12\10----12--------- G|-----------12\10-10-12--------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- B|14----10----10-12--12-10-12p10- G|---12-10-12-10-12-------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- --- --- 12p --- --- --- u|-----| u|10\--| u|10\--| u|-----| u|-----| u|-----| E|-------------------------------- B|-7\---------7\--------5\---7h10- G|-7\---------7\--------5\-------- D|-7\---------7\--------5\-------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|/13-10---------------------------- B|------12-10h12p10---(7)----------- G|--------------------(7)----------- D|---------------------7\-(s| low)-- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------this is the bass bit but its fun to play anyhows so why not tab it :) play with lots n lots of slideE|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|------------3~---3p0/5~---3-5/7- E|-/7~---5--2--------------------- E|----------------------------- B|----------------------------- G|----------------------------- D|----------------------------- A|5-3/5\3\---------------3-3-3- E|---------7\~---7-7-5-7------- E|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|---------| E|5\3/7~---| E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------7-7--7p5-7p5-7------/7-7- A|-/5-5----------------5~-------- E|------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|7-7-5---7----/10-10-10\----------------| A|------7-----------------7\-------------| E|---------------------------------------| E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|-/7--7-7-7-5-7-/10~---/7-7-7-7- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|5--------------------------------------| A|---5-7-/7--5-7-5\~----3-3-5/7--5-3-----| E|---------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|---------------7~--------------- A|-3-3-5/7--5-3------------------- E|-------------------------------- Back to Johnny B now: E|-15-15-13-10----------------- B|-------------12p10-------10-- G|-------------12----12----10-- D|-------------12----12----10-- A|----------------------------- E|----------------------------- E|-----------------------------------------| B|10h12p10----------5----------------------| G|---------12-10----5--3h5p3-0-------------| D|---------12-10----5----------5-----------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| E|------------------------------- B|-7-----------------7X7--------- G|-7-----------------7X7-----5-5- D|-7-5h7-------------7X7--5h7---- A|-------5--5-5h7----7X7--------- E|------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------| B|-----10X10--10h12p10----------5X5------| G|-----10X10-----------12p10----5X5------| D|7----10X10--------------------5X5------| A|-----10X10--------------------5X5------| E|---------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------- B|--------------7X7--------------- G|-3h5p3-0------7X7-----5-5------- D|---------5----7X7--5h7----7----- A|--------------7X7--------------- E|-------------------------------- Then: E|------------------------------ B|-/7--7-7~-----/10--10-10~----- G|-/7--7-7~-----/10--10-10~----- D|-/7--7-7~-----/10--10-10~----- A|-/7--7-7~-----/10--10-10~----- E|------------------------------ E|----------------------------------------| B|\5--5-5~-----/7--7-7~-------------------| G|\5--5-5~-----/7--7-7~-------------------| D|\5--5-5~-----/7--7-7~-------------------| A|\5--5-5~-----/7--7-7~-------------------| E|----------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------- B|-7~--X-X----7/10~--X-X----10\5~- G|-7~--X-X----7/10~--X-X----10\5~- D|-7~--X-X----7/10~--X-X----10\5~- A|-7~--X-X----7/10~--X-X----10\5~- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|-X-X----5/7~--X-X----------------- G|-X-X----5/7~--X-X------| D PEAT--- D|-X-X----5/7~--X-X----------------- A|-X-X----5/7~--X-X----------------- E|----------------------------------************************************ | ~ 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