Tom: F#m
'Better than me' by The Muffs
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from the 1993 album The Muffs
Tabbed by James Glover (Sebadonut)
Standard tuning
The last two bars of the intro, to my untrained ear, sound like a guitar with a tremelo bar but unfortunatly
I dont have one on my guitar so this is the closest I could get. The bends are big, loose and use lots of
vibrato.
[Intro]
D G A D G A D G A
e|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
B|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
G|-------------4------6---------|-------------4-4/6------------|-------------4-----6----------|
D|---4--5-4--5----5/7-----------|---4--5-4--5---5/7------------|---4--5-4--5---5/7------------|
A|-5---------5----5/7-----------|-5---------5------------------|-5---------5---5/7------------|
E|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
whammy whammy
e|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
B|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
G|-----------5b7v---------------|------------12b14v------------|
D|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
A|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
E|-5-5-5v-----------------------|E|------------------------------||
[Verse]
D G C# D G C#
e|E|------------------------------|---|E|------------------------------|---|
B|E|------------------------------|---|E|------------------------------|---|
G|-7---7---7---7----------6-6-6-6--|-7---7---7---7----------6-6-6-6--|
D|-7---7---7---7---5---5--6-6-6-6--|-7---7---7---7---5---5--6-6-6-6--|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5--4-4-4-4--|-5---5---5---5---5---5--4-4-4-4--|
E|-----------------3---3-----------|-----------------3---3-----------|
You wanna think youre better than me And I don't think You're better than me
D G C# D G C#
e|E|------------------------------|---|E|------------------------------|---|
B|E|------------------------------|---|E|------------------------------|---|
G|-7---7---7---7----------6-6-6-6--|-7---7---7---7----------6-6-6-6--|
D|-7---7---7---7---5---5--6-6-6-6--|-7---7---7---7---5---5--6-6-6-6--|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5--4-4-4-4--|-5---5---5---5---5---5--4-4-4-4--|
E|-----------------3---3-----------|-----------------3---3-----------|
Why dont you stay away Why dont you stay away
D G C# D G C#
e|E|------------------------------|---|E|------------------------------|---|
B|E|------------------------------|---|E|------------------------------|---|
G|-7---7---7---7----------6-6-6-6--|-7---7---7---7----------6-6-6-6--|
D|-7---7---7---7---5---5--6-6-6-6--|-7---7---7---7---5---5--6-6-6-6--|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5--4-4-4-4--|-5---5---5---5---5---5--4-4-4-4--|
E|-----------------3---3-----------|-----------------3---3-----------|
You give a damn Youre better than me Youre a man Youre better than me
D G C# D G C#
e|E|------------------------------|---|E|------------------------------|---|
B|E|------------------------------|---|E|------------------------------|---|
G|-7---7---7---7----------6-6-6-6--|-7---7---7---7----------6-6-6-6--|
D|-7---7---7---7---5---5--6-6-6-6--|-7---7---7---7---5---5--6-6-6-6--|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5--4-4-4-4--|-5---5---5---5---5---5--4-4-4-4--|
E|-----------------3---3-----------|-----------------3---3-----------|
Why dont you stay away Why dont you stay away
[Bridge]
Bm E Bm E A
e|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
B|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
G|-7---x-7---7---9---x-9---9----|-7---x-7---7---9---9----------|
D|-9---x-9---9---9---x-9---9----|-9---x-9---9---9---9---7---7--|
A|-9---x-9---9---7---x-7---7----|-9---x-9---9---7---7---7---7--|
E|-7---x-7---7------------------|-7---x-7---7-----------5---5--|
from what you say and do Dont you think theres something wrong with you
[Intro]
D G A D G A
e|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
B|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
G|-------------4------6---------|-------------4-4/6------------|
D|---4--5-4--5----5/7-----------|---4--5-4--5---5/7------------|
A|-5---------5----5/7-----------|-5---------5------------------|
E|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
[Verse]
D G C# D G C#
e|E|------------------------------|---|E|------------------------------|---|
B|E|------------------------------|---|E|------------------------------|---|
G|-7---7---7---7----------6-6-6-6--|-7---7---7---7----------6-6-6-6--|
D|-7---7---7---7---5---5--6-6-6-6--|-7---7---7---7---5---5--6-6-6-6--|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5--4-4-4-4--|-5---5---5---5---5---5--4-4-4-4--|
E|-----------------3---3-----------|-----------------3---3-----------|
You get a job Youre better than me And Im a slob Youre better than me
D G C# D G C#
e|E|------------------------------|---|E|------------------------------|---|
B|E|------------------------------|---|E|------------------------------|---|
G|-7---7---7---7----------6-6-6-6--|-7---7---7---7----------6-6-6-6--|
D|-7---7---7---7---5---5--6-6-6-6--|-7---7---7---7---5---5--6-6-6-6--|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5--4-4-4-4--|-5---5---5---5---5---5--4-4-4-4--|
E|-----------------3---3-----------|-----------------3---3-----------|
Why dont you stay away Why dont you stay away
[Bridge]
Bm E Bm E A
e|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
B|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
G|-7---x-7---7---9---x-9---9----|-7---x-7---7---9---9----------|
D|-9---x-9---9---9---x-9---9----|-9---x-9---9---9---9---7---7--|
A|-9---x-9---9---7---x-7---7----|-9---x-9---9---7---7---7---7--|
E|-7---x-7---7------------------|-7---x-7---7-----------5---5--|
cause I dont even care I dont think youre really even there
[Solo]
D G A D G A
e|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
B|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
G|-------------4------6---------|-------------4-4/6------------|
D|---4--5-4--5----5/7-----------|---4--5-4--5---5/7------------|
A|-5---------5----5/7-----------|-5---------5------------------|
E|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
even there
D G A D G A
e|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
B|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
G|-7b9-9b11--10b12--9b11--7b9---|-7b9-9b11--10b12--9b11--7b9---|
D|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
A|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
E|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
A A
e|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
B|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
G|-2v---------------8b9v--------|-----------------14v----------|
D|-2v---------------------------|E|------------------------------||
A|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
E|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
[Verse]
First four bars bass only as the guitar solo fades out
D G C# D G C#
e|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
B|-15v--------------------------|E|------------------------------||
G|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
D|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
A|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
E|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
D G C# D G C#
e|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
B|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
G|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
D|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
A|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
E|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------||
You comb you hair Youre better than me Youre aware Youre better than me
D G C# D G C#
e|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------|---|
B|E|------------------------------||E|------------------------------|---|
G|-----------------------6------|-7---7---7---7----------6-6-6-6--|
D|----------------5------6------|-7---7---7---7---5---5--6-6-6-6--|
A|----------------5------4------|-5---5---5---5---5---5--4-4-4-4--|
E|----------------3-------------|-----------------3---3-----------|
Why dont you stay away Why dont you stay away
[Outro]
D G C# D G C# D G C# D G C#
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7-------6-6-6-6-|-7--7--7--7-------6-6-6-6-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--5--5-6-6-6-6-|-7--7--7--7--5--5-6-6-6-6-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5-4-4-4-4-|-5--5--5--5--5--5-4-4-4-4-|-5---7---5\4--\2---/4---/-|-5---7---5\4--\2---/4---/-|
E|-------------3--3---------|-------------3--3---------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Why dont you stay away Why dont you stay away Why dont you stay away Why dont you stay away
D G C# D G C# D G C# D G C#
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-5---7---5\4--\2---/4---/-|-5---7---5\4--\2---/4---/-|-5---7---5\4--\2---/4---/-|-5---7---5\4--\2---/4---/-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Why dont you stay away Why dont you stay away Why dont you stay away Why dont you stay away
D G C# D G C# D G C# D G C#
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7-------6-6-6-6-|-7--7--7--7-------6-6-6-6-|-7--7--7--7-------6-6-6-6-|-7--7--7--7-------6-6-6-6-|
D|-7--7--7--7--5--5-6-6-6-6-|-7--7--7--7--5--5-6-6-6-6-|-7--7--7--7--5--5-6-6-6-6-|-7--7--7--7--5--5-6-6-6-6-|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5-4-4-4-4-|-5--5--5--5--5--5-4-4-4-4-|-5--5--5--5--5--5-4-4-4-4-|-5--5--5--5--5--5-4-4-4-4-|
E|-------------3--3---------|-------------3--3---------|-------------3--3---------|-------------3--3---------|
Why dont you stay away Why dont you stay away Why dont you stay away Why dont you stay away
D G C# D G C# D G C# D
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7-------6-6-6-6-|-7--7--7--7-------6-6-6-6-|-7--7--7--7-------6-6-6-6-|-7------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--5--5-6-6-6-6-|-7--7--7--7--5--5-6-6-6-6-|-7--7--7--7--5--5-6-6-6-6-|-7------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5-4-4-4-4-|-5--5--5--5--5--5-4-4-4-4-|-5--5--5--5--5--5-4-4-4-4-|-5------------------------|
E|-------------3--3---------|-------------3--3---------|-------------3--3---------|--------------------------|
Why dont you stay away Why dont you stay away Why dont you stay away
Any feedback and ratings very welcome.
v - vibrato
b - bend
r - release bend
x - mute note
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
