Better Day

Islander

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by BOMBAXXX
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Better Day

Key: B
Better Day Key F#F#
Better Day Key GG
Better Day Key G#G#
Better Day Key AA(one step down)
Better Day Key A#A#(half step down)
Better Day Key BB(original key)
Better Day Key CC(half step up)
Better Day Key C#C#(one step up)
Better Day Key DD
Better Day Key D#D#
Better Day Key EE
Better Day Key FF
	  		
Tuning: (B F# B E G# C#) 

Riff 1 
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
 E|---5--5-5-5-5-5---4--4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------| 
 B|---5--5-5-5-5-5---5--5-5-5-5-5---5--5-5-5-5-5---4--4-4-4-4-4-| 
F#|-x-0--0-0-0-0-0-x-3--3-3-3-3-3-x-2--2-2-2-2-2-x-0--0-0-0-0-0-| 
 B|-x--------------x--------------x-2--2-2-2-2-2-x-0--0-0-0-0-0-| 

C#|----------------------------------------------| 
G#|----------------------------------------------| 
 E|---5--5-5-5-5-5---4--4-4-4-4-4----------------| 
 B|---5--5-5-5-5-5---5--5-5-5-5-5---5--5-5-5-5-4-| 
F#|-x-0--0-0-0-0-0-x-3--3-3-3-3-3-x-2--2-2-2-2-0-| 
 B|-x-------------------------------2--2-2-2-2-0-| 

Riff 2 (w/ delay and reverb, let all notes ring out)   "So what's been going on with you..." 
C#|-20-------------19----------------------------------| 
G#|------22-------------20--19b20r19b20r19b20r19b20r19-| 
 E|----------------------------------------------------| 
 B|----------------------------------------------------| 
F#|----------------------------------------------------| 
 B|----------------------------------------------------| 

C#|-20--------------------------------| 
G#|------22--------20--19--15------15-| 
 E|----------------------------14-----| 
 B|-----------------------------------| 
F#|-----------------------------------| 
 B|-----------------------------------| 

Riff 3 (lightly palm-muted)  "You've been feeling hopeless and angry and broken..." 
C#|-8------8------8----7-----7--------| 
G#|---10-----10----------8-----8---10-| 
 E|------9------9----------7-----7----| 
 B|-----------------------------------| 
F#|-----------------------------------| 
 B|-----------------------------------| 

Play Riff 3 x2   "And you've been feeling sad..." 

Riff 4 (let all notes ring out)  "You've been waiting for a better day..." 
C#|-------10----10----------------10----10--------| 
G#|----8------------8--7-------8------------8--10-| 
 E|-9-----------------------9---------------------| 
 B|-----------------------------------------------| 
F#|-----------------------------------------------| 
 B|-----------------------------------------------| 

Play Riff 4 x2   "Cause you've been waiting for a better day..." 
Play Riff 2 x1   "You've been looking in the mirror..." 
Play Riff 3 x1   "You've been waiting for the warmth..." 

Riff 5   "You've been feeling hopeless and angry and broken..." 
C#|----------| 
G#|-12b13r12-| 
 E|----------| 
 B|----------| just keep holding, bending and releasing this note over and over 
F#|----------| 
 B|----------| 

Chorus lead-in: 
C#|---------------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------| 
 E|---------------------------------| 
 B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
F#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
 B|---------------------------------| 
    * * * * * * * * 

Play Riff 1 x4   "Cause you've been waiting for a better day..." 

Lead (w/ delay and reverb) 
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| 
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8/12-12-12-12/15-15-15-15\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| 
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Play Lead x2   "To love you like it used to..." 

Chorus lead-in: 
C#|---------------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------| 
 E|---------------------------------| 
 B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
 B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
    * * * * * * * * * * * * 

Play Riff 1 x12  "Cause you've been waiting for a better day..." 

Ending   "Take a ride with me..." 
C#|-------------------------------------| 
G#|-------------------------------------| 
 E|-5~----------------------------------| 
 B|-5~----------------------------------| 
F#|-0~----------------------------------| 
 B|-------------------------------------| 

Enjoy!!