You Cant Get The Best Of Me

>From the album 'Skull and Bones'

Transcribed by Toby Braithwaite
4/9/00

Fairly heavy distortion all the way though.

INTRO:
palm muting

(Db)
E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
B:----------------------------|----------------------------|
G:----------------------------|----------------------------|
D:---6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-------|------6--6-6-6-6--6-6-------|
A:---4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4-------|------4--4-4-4-4--4-4-------|
E:----------------------------|----------------------------|

Play through 4 times

VERSE 1:

Same pattern as intro

CHORUS:

(First Part):

(Db)
E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
B:----------------------------|----------------------------|
G:-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6|-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6|
D:-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6|-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6|
A:-4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4|-4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4|
E:----------------------------|----------------------------|

(E)
E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
B:----------------------------|----------------------------|
G:-9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9|-9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9|
D:-9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9|-9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9|
A:-7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7|-7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7|
E:----------------------------|----------------------------|

Play through twice

(Second Part):

Backing guitar:
palm muting, shredding
(Db)
E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
B:----------------------------|----------------------------|
G:----------------------------|----------------------------|
D:--6~------------------------|----------------------------|
A:--4~------------------------|----------------------------|
E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
(should be played 4 times per beat)

(E)
E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
B:----------------------------|----------------------------|
G:----------------------------|----------------------------|
D:--9~------------------------|----------------------------|
A:--7~------------------------|----------------------------|
E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
(again, 4 times per beat)

play through twice

Lead Guitar:
distortion, shredding

E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
B:----------------------------|----------------------------|
G:----------------------------|----------------------------|
D:----------------------------|----------------------------|
A:--4~----------6~------------|--7~---------11~------------|
E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
(should be strummed 8 times per beat)

E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
B:----------------------------|----------------------------|
G:----------------------------|----------------------------|
D:----------------------------|----------------------------|
A:--10~-----------------------|----------------------------|
E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
(again, 8 strums per beat)


VERSE 2:  bass-only intro, then as verse 1

CHORUS: as before

VERSE 3:


(F#)
E:----------------------------|
B:----------------------------|
G:----------------------------|
D:----------------------------|
A:4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--2-3-3-4-|
E:2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2----------|
 {palm mute this    }
 {   section        }

play through 4 times
rest of verse as verses 1 and 2

LINK


E:----------------------------|
B:----------------------------|
G:----------------------------|
D:-------5-4-O----------5-4-O-|
A:-4--4---------4--4-4--------|
E:----------------------------|

play through 4 times

FINAL CHORUS

(both guitars)

E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
B:----------------------------|----------------------------|
G:----------------------------|----------------------------|
D:-------5-4-O----------5-4-O-|-------5-4-O----------5-4-O-|
A:-4--4---------4--4-4--------|-4--4---------4--4-4--------|
E:----------------------------|----------------------------|

E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
B:----------------------------|----------------------------|
G:----------------------------|----------------------------|
D:--5~----------8~-----7~-----|--5~----------8~-----7~-----|
A:----------------------------|----------------------------|
E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
  (shredding, 8 strums per beat)

play through three times


OUTRO

E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
B:----------------------------|----------------------------|
G:----------------------------|----------------------------|
D:-------5-4-O----------5-4-O-|-------5-4-O----------5-4-O-|
A:-4--4---------4--4-4--------|-4--4---------4--4-4--------|
E:----------------------------|----------------------------|

(G)
E:----------------------------|----------------------------|
B:----------------------------|----------------------------|
G:----------------------------|----------------------------|
D:---5--5--5--5-5--5-5--------|---5--5--5--5-5--5-5--------|
A:---5--5--5--5-5--5-5--------|---5--5--5--5-5--5-5--------|
E:---3--3--3--3-3--3-3--------|---3--3--3--3-3--3-3--------|

Well, that's it.  Any corrections/comments, e-mail me at *