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BETTER THAN YOU
As recorded by Metallica
(From the 1997 Album RE-LOAD)
Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk
Words and Music by James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'James Hetfield - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kirk Hammett - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kirk Hammett - Lead w/dist'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'James Hetfield - Lead w/dist'
Intro
Q=160
4/4
Gtr I
W W W Q E E H
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
Gtr II
W W E E E E Q Q W W
| | | |
x x x x
H E E Q Q. E E E Q H E E Q Q. E E E Q H E E Q
|-------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|
|------5-6-7--|-5------2------|---------5-6-7--|-5------2------|------5-6-7--|
|------5-6-7--|-5------2------|---------5-6-7--|-5------2------|------5-6-7--|
|------3-4-5--|-3----0-0------|---------3-4-5--|-3----0-0------|------3-4-5--|
|-Rhy Fig 1 end Rhy Fig 1-|
w/Rhy Fig 1 x2
Gtr II
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 E Q
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------5-6-7--|
|---------------------------------|-----------------5-6-7--|
|---------|-----3-4-5--|
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM--|
Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q 4x
||-----------------|-----------------||
||o----------------|----------------o||
||-----------------|-----------------||
||--5------2-------|-2-------5-6-7---||
||o-5------2-------|-2-------5-6-7--o||
||--3----0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-4-5---||
|-Rhy Fig 2 end Rhy Fig 2-|
Verse 1
Gtr II
|-Rhy Fig 3A end Rhy Fig 3A-|
G5 A5 G5 E E5 G5G#A5
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / o / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I
PM--| PM--|
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5---|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7---|-5------2-------|-2-------5-6-7--|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5---|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7---|-5------2-------|-2-------5-6-7--|
|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3---|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5---|-3----0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-4-5--|
|-Rhy Fig 3 end Rhy Fig 3-|
Rhy Fig 3 + 3A
|-Rhy Fig 4A
G5 A5 C5 D5
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5--|-7--7---------7-0--|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5---|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7---|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5--|-7--7-7b9r(7)-7-0--|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5---|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7---|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3--|-5--5-5---(5)-5-0--|
|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3---|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5---|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3--|-5--5--------------|
|-Rhy Fig 4
end Rhy Fig 4A-|
G5 A5 F5 G5X
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q. E +Q Q E E Q H
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|------------------|-----------------|-10---10---10--10--|-12-------------||
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5---|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7--|-10---10---10--10--|-12------5-6-7--||
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5---|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7--|--8----8----8---8--|-10------5-6-7--||
|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3---|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5--|--8----8----8---8--|-10------3-4-5--||
end Rhy Fig 4-|
Chorus
Gtrs I, II |-Gtr II plays notes in ()*
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM|
Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------||
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------o||
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------||
||--5------2-------|-2-------5-6-7--|-5------2-------|-2-(2)-----5-6-7----||
||o-5------2-------|-2-------5-6-7--|-5------2-------|-2-(2)-----5-6-7---o||
||--3----0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-4-5--|-3----0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0-3-4-5----||
|-*Rhy Fill 1
Verse 2
w/Rhy Fig 3 x4
Gtr II
PM| PM| PM
Q. E +E E Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||-------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------||
||o-------0-(0)------|-------0-(0)------|----------------|-----------------o||
||--------------0----|---------------0--|----------------|------------------||
||--5-------------5--|-7----------------|-5------2-----2-|-----2---5-6-7----||
||o-5----------------|-7----------------|-5------2-----2-|-----2---5-6-7---o||
||--3----------------|-5----------------|-3----0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-4-5----||
|-Rhy Fig 5 end Rhy Fig 5-|
w/Rhy Fig 4 + 4A
Gtrs III, IV
Q E E +E Q E H +E E Q
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------8---8s|=10------(10)-10-10---|
|------7-(7)-------|----------------------|
|------------5---5s|==7-------(7)--7--7---|
|------5-(5)-------|----------------------|
|------------------|-----
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