John Butler Trio

Betterman (ver 3) Intro Tab

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                             Betterman - JOHN BUTLER TRIO
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Tabbed by: Israel Shep
E-mail: aardvarkmusic1@gmail.com

Tuning:CGCGCE (12 string w/highest g string taken off)
              Repeat several times until vocals
e|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-(7)~~~~~--|---(7)-------------------(10)------------------------(5)--------------------------------------|
G|-(7)~~~~~--|---(7)-------------------(10)------------------------(5)-3/5-3-p0----- -----------------------|
C|-(7)~~~~~--|---(7)----5-7-7p5--------(10)-------10-12-12p10------(5)----------5---5h7-(7)-------5---------|
G|-(7)~~~~~--|--------7---------h7------------10h12------------h12-----------------7----(7)-5h6h7---7-5h7p5-|
C|-(7)~~~~~--|-(7)------------------(10)---------------------------(5)------------------(7)-----------------|
Variations occur for the fills between slide chords

On Slide
Verse                               x4 Chorus                                                              x4
e|---------------------------------:||:-------------------------------------------------------------------:||
C|----(7)----(10)----(5)----(7)----:||:------(10/12-10)-(10/12-10)--------(10/12-10)-(10/12-10)-----------:||
G|----(7)----(10)----(5)----(7)----:||:------(10/12-10)-(10/12-10)--------(10/12-10)-(10/12-10)-----------:||
C|----(7)----(10)----(5)----(7)----:||:-(3)--(10/12-10)-(10/12-10)--(10)--(10/12-10)-(10/12-10)--(5)~~~~~-:||
G|---------------------------------:||:-(3)-------------------------(10)-------------------------(5)~~~~~-:||
C|-(7)----(10)----(5)----(7)-------:||:-(3)-------------------------(10)-------------------------(5)~~~~~-:||


e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:||
C|---(7)-------------------(10)-----------------------------(5)---------------------------------------:||
G|---(7)-------------------(10)-----------------------------(5)-3/5-3-p0----- ------------------------:||
C|---(7)----5-7-7p5--------(10)---(10/12-10)-(10/12-10)-----(5)----------5---5h7-(7)-------5----------:||
G|--------7---------h7-----------------------------------------------------7-----(7)-5h6h7----7-5h7p5-:||
C|-(7)------------------(10)-------------------------------(5)-------------------(7)------------------:||

Verse                               x4 Chorus                                                              x4
e|---------------------------------:||:-------------------------------------------------------------------:||
C|----(7)----(10)----(5)----(7)----:||:------(10/12-10)-(10/12-10)--------(10/12-10)-(10/12-10)-----------:||
G|----(7)----(10)----(5)----(7)----:||:------(10/12-10)-(10/12-10)--------(10/12-10)-(10/12-10)-----------:||
C|----(7)----(10)----(5)----(7)----:||:-(3)--(10/12-10)-(10/12-10)--(10)--(10/12-10)-(10/12-10)--(5)~~~~~-:||
G|---------------------------------:||:-(3)-------------------------(10)-------------------------(5)~~~~~-:||
C|-(7)----(10)----(5)----(7)-------:||:-(3)-------------------------(10)-------------------------(5)~~~~~-:||

SOLO
e|--BASICALLY IMPROVISE ALONG THE SCALE=----0-1-3-5-6-8-10-11-13-|
C|--BASICALLY IMPROVISE ALONG THE SCALE=----0-3-5-7-9-10-12------|
G|--BASICALLY IMPROVISE ALONG THE SCALE=----0-3-5-6-7-10-12------|
C|--BASICALLY IMPROVISE ALONG THE SCALE=----0-3-5-7-9-10-12------|
G|--BASICALLY IMPROVISE ALONG THE SCALE=----0-3-5-6-7-10-12------|
C|--BASICALLY IMPROVISE ALONG THE SCALE=----0-3-5-7-9-10-12------|

I'll eventually tab the rest out
It is a repetitive song.



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(...) WITH SLIDE
| /   slide up
|    slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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