3 DOORS DOWN - "by my side2" Tablature
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Author/Artist: 3 Doors Down
Title: By My Side
Album: The Better Life
Transcribed by: Eric Bergevin
E-mail address: eric.bergevin@home.com
Hello! This is my 3rd attempt at tabbing a song by 3 Doors Down.
Not only because of demands, but because I think they are
the greatest band. I decided to tab this one COMPLETELY, because
it's such a good song. Hope you enjoy it!
Legend: h=hammer-on
p=pull-off
b=bend string
r=release bend
\=slide down
v=Vibrato
Ok, here goes! Let's just hope I won't get some sort of typing
rigor mortis when I'm done this tab.
The song starts off with two guitars playing the intro.
But I play both guitar at the same time because I don't
have another guitarist to do the second guitar.
(Intro)
Everything that is in parenthesis does not have to be played if you are
playing with only one guitar.
Guitar 1 (electric)
G5 A#5 G5 A#5
E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x---------
B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x---------
G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3---------
D --5-5----------------3-3----------------5-5----------------3-3--3--5---
A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1---------
E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x---------
Guitar 2 (electric)
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------
D -------1--1-0h1p0---------3--0-0h3p0---------1--1-0h1p0---------3--5---
A --------------------(1)(1)--------------------------------(1)(1)-------
E -(3)(3)--------------------------------(3)(3)--------------------------
Guitar 1 (electric)
G5 A#5 G5 A#5
E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|-
B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|-
G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3-3-3-3-|-
D --5-5----------------3-3----------------5-5----------------3-3-3-3-3-|-
A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1-1-1-1-|-
E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x-x-x-x-|-
Guitar 2 (electric)
E ----------------------------------------------------------(x-x-x-x-x)|-
B ----------------------------------------------------------(x-x-x-x-x)|-
G ----------------------------------------------------------(3-3-3-3-3)|-
D -------1--1-0h1p0---------3--0-0h3p0---------1--1-0h1p0---(3-3-3-3-3)|-
A --------------------(1)(1)--------------------------------(1-1-1-1-1)|-
E -(3)(3)--------------------------------(3)(3)-------------(x-x-x-x-x)|-
(End of Intro)
Guitar 1 (electric)
G5 D#5 A#5 F5
E --x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
B --x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
G --x-x-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-1010101010--| Repeat 4X
D --5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-1010101010--|
A --5-5-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
E --3-3-x-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-x---|
(Singing starts)
Guitar 1 (electric) PALM MUTES
G5 D#5 A#5 F5
E --x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
B --x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
G --x-x-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-1010101010--| Repeat 4X (palm mutes)
D --5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-1010101010--|
A --5-5-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
E --3-3-x-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-x---|
Now this is exactly like the Intro (Guitar 1 playing both parts
and Guitar 2 stays the same).
Guitar 1 (electric)
G5 A#5 G5 A#5
E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x---------
B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x---------
G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3---------
D --5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3--3--0-0h3p0----5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3--3--5---
A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1---------
E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x---------
Guitar 2 (electric)
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------
D -------1--1-0h1p0---------3--0-0h3p0---------1--1-0h1p0---------3--5---
A --------------------(1)(1)--------------------------------(1)(1)-------
E -(3)(3)--------------------------------(3)(3)--------------------------
Guitar 1 (electric)
G5 A#5 G5 A#5
E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|-
B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|-
G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3-3-3-3-|-
D --5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3--3--0-0h3p0----5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3-3-3-3-|-
A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1-1-1-1-|-
E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x-x-x-x-|-
Guitar 2 (electric)
E ----------------------------------------------------------(x-x-x-x-x)|-
B ----------------------------------------------------------(x-x-x-x-x)|-
G ----------------------------------------------------------(3-3-3-3-3)|-
D -------1--1-0h1p0---------3--0-0h3p0---------1--1-0h1p0---(3-3-3-3-3)|-
A ---------------------1-1----------------------------------(1-1-1-1-1)|-
E --3-3-----------------------------------3-3---------------(x-x-x-x-x)|-
After playing the A#5 at the end, play this little riff 2X.
(RIFF 1)
...this evening.
E--x--x-------------------------x--x-------------------------x--x--
B--x--x-------------------------x--x-------------------------x--x--
G--x--x-------------------------x--x-------------------------x--x--
D--5--5------0-3-1-0------------5--5------0-3-1-0------------5--5--
A--5--5--1-3---------3-1-3---5--5--5--1-3---------3-1-3------5--5--
E--3--3-------------------------3--3----------------------3--3--3--
(Play 2X)
Guitar 1 (electric) PALM MUTES
G5 D#5 A#5 F5
E --x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
B --x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
G --x-x-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-1010101010--| Repeat 4X (palm mutes)
D --5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-1010101010--|
A --5-5-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
E --3-3-x-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-x---|
Guitar 1 (electric)
....this could be the last time...
G5 A#5 G5 A#5
E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x---------
B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x---------
G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3---------
D --5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3--3--0-0h3p0----5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3--3--5---
A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1---------
E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x---------
Guitar 2 (electric)
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------
D -------1--1-0h1p0---------3--0-0h3p0---------1--1-0h1p0---------3--5---
A --------------------(1)(1)--------------------------------(1)(1)-------
E -(3)(3)--------------------------------(3)(3)--------------------------
Guitar 1 (electric)
G5 A#5 G5 A#5
E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|-
B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|-
G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3-3-3-3-|-
D --5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3--3--0-0h3p0----5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3-3-3-3-|-
A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1-1-1-1-|-
E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x-x-x-x-|-
Guitar 2 (electric)
E ----------------------------------------------------------(x-x-x-x-x)|-
B ----------------------------------------------------------(x-x-x-x-x)|-
G ----------------------------------------------------------(3-3-3-3-3)|-
D -------1--1-0h1p0---------3--0-0h3p0---------1--1-0h1p0---(3-3-3-3-3)|-
A ---------------------1-1----------------------------------(1-1-1-1-1)|-
E --3-3-----------------------------------3-3---------------(x-x-x-x-x)|-
Next comes THE SOLO.
Guitar 2 plays this at the same time as Guitar 1
plays the solo.
G5 D#5 A#5 F5
E --x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
B --x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
G --x-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-1010101010--|
D --5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1010101010--|
A --5-5-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E --3-3-x-x-x-x-x-1-1-x-x-x-x-x---|
Play this 8 times all together. For the first 4
times play it with palm mutes.
(SOLO)
(It may not be perfect, but it sounds pretty damn good to me!)
I wasn't very precise with the timing 'cause...well... two words: me lazy.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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----------------------------------------------------10b----10b----------------
--10b----------r8------------------8--10--8--10--8----------------------------
-------------------10-------8--10---------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------5-------8-----8-9b-r-8-9p8-----------------
------------------8--10-10-----5h8----8h10----10--------------10-8h10---------
--10--10p-8h--10--------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------5b--7b--7b-7b-7b-------5b--7b--7b-7b-7b-r-------------------------------
--6b---------------------6b----------------------12p10---12p10---12p10--------
------------------------------------------------------12------12------12------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--12p10---12p10---12p10---12p10---12p10----12p10------------------------------
-------12------12------12------12------12-------12-10--10p8-------8h10-8------
-----------------------------------------------------------10-8h10--------10--
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------|-
---------------------|-
---------------------|-
---------------------|-
--8--10--------------|-
---------10--6--8----|-
(The end part of the solo I wasn't too sure about, but it sounds
good like it is.)
Right after the solo continue with this riff
(RIFF 1)
...this evening.
E--x--x-------------------------x--x-------------------------x--x--
B--x--x-------------------------x--x-------------------------x--x--
G--x--x-------------------------x--x-------------------------x--x--
D--5--5------0-3-1-0------------5--5------0-3-1-0------------5--5--
A--5--5--1-3---------3-1-3---5--5--5--1-3---------3-1-3------5--5--
E--3--3-------------------------3--3----------------------3--3--3--
(Play 2X)
Guitar 1
....this could be the last time...
G5 A#5 G5 A#5
E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x---------
B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x---------
G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3---------
D --5-5---1--1-0h1p0---3-3---3--0-0h3p0---5-5---1--1-0h1p0---3-3---3--5--
A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1---------
E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x---------
Guitar 2 (electric)
G5 D#5 A#5 F5 G5 D#5 A#5 F5
E --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x
B --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x
G --x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010--x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010
D --5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010--5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010
A --5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8---5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8
E --3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x---3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x
Guitar 1 (electric)
G5 A#5 G5 A#5
E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|-
B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|-
G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3-3-3-3-|-
D --5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3--3--0-0h3p0----5-5--1--1-0h1p0----3-3-3-3-3-|-
A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1-1-1-1-|-
E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x-x-x-x-|-
Guitar 2 (electric)
G5 D#5 A#5 F5 G5 D#5 A#5 F5
E --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x
B --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x
G --x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010--x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010
D --5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010--5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010
A --5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8---5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8
E --3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x---3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x
=========================================================================
....this could be the last time...
Guitar 1
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------10b-r-8------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar 2 (electric)
G5 D#5 A#5 F5 G5 D#5 A#5 F5
E --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x
B --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x
G --x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010--x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010
D --5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010--5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010
A --5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8---5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8
E --3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x---3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x
Guitar 1 (electric)
E -----11h13p11h13p11h13p11h13p11h13p11h13p12h14p10h12p10-8b-----------|-
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------|-
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------|-
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------|-
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------|-
E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x-x-x-x-|-
Guitar 2 (electric)
G5 D#5 A#5 F5 G5 D#5 A#5 F5
E --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x
B --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x
G --x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010--x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010
D --5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010--5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010
A --5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8---5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8
E --3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x---3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x
=========================================================================
Guitar 1 (electric)
G5 A#5 G5 A#5
E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x---------
B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x---------
G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3---------
D --5-5----------------3-3----------------5-5----------------3-3--3--5---
A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1---------
E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x---------
Guitar 2 (electric)
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------
D -------1--1-0h1p0---------3--0-0h3p0---------1--1-0h1p0---------3--5---
A --------------------(1)(1)--------------------------------(1)(1)-------
E -(3)(3)--------------------------------(3)(3)--------------------------
Guitar 1 (electric)
G5 A#5 G5 A#5
E --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|-
B --x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-|-
G --x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3-3-3-3-|-
D --5-5----------------3-3----------------5-5----------------3-3-3-3-3-|-
A --5-5----------------1-1----------------5-5----------------1-1-1-1-1-|-
E --3-3----------------x-x----------------3-3----------------x-x-x-x-x-|-
Guitar 2 (electric)
E ----------------------------------------------------------(x-x-x-x-x)|-
B ----------------------------------------------------------(x-x-x-x-x)|-
G ----------------------------------------------------------(3-3-3-3-3)|-
D -------1--1-0h1p0---------3--0-0h3p0---------1--1-0h1p0---(3-3-3-3-3)|-
A --------------------(1)(1)--------------------------------(1-1-1-1-1)|-
E -(3)(3)--------------------------------(3)(3)-------------(x-x-x-x-x)|-
=========================================================================
Guitar 1
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------
E -8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---
Guitar 2 (electric)
G5 D#5 A#5 F5 G5 D#5 A#5 F5
E --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x
B --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x
G --x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010--x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010
D --5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010--5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010
A --5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8---5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8
E --3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x---3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x
Guitar 1 (electric)
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------|-
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------|-
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------|-
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------|-
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------|-
E -8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10------8---|-
Guitar 2 (electric)
G5 D#5 A#5 F5 G5 D#5 A#5 F5
E --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x
B --x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x-x
G --x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010--x-x---8-8-8-8-8----x-x---1010101010
D --5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010--5-5---8-8-8-8-8----8-8---1010101010
A --5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8---5-5---6-6-6-6-6----8-8---8-8-8-8-8
E --3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x---3-3---x-x-x-x-x----6-6---x-x-x-x-x
=========================================================================
THE END
=========================================================================
If you have any questions or comments please feel free to e-mail me.
eric.bergevin@home.com
Thanks to Alistair Hill for getting me started
in all this guitar stuff!
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