In the Blood Better Than Ezra
Better Than Ezra - "In The Blood"
From the album "Deluxe"
Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
tabbed by jjhand
This is a great 90's alternative rock radio song I used to hear all the time.
The lead guitar part uses a heavy flanger that makes the notes warble in pitch
and pulse like a tremelo. Kevin Griffin plays well on each guitar track &
sings a great melody in this one. Please rate/comment!
Intro - Guitar 1, mild Dist. (Start at && on repeats)
&&
|-3-3-0-|-1-1-----1-----0-|-------0-------|-----0-----0-----|----------------| |-3-3-0-|-1-1-----1-----0-|---0---0-0---0-|-----1-----1---3-|---1---0--------| |-0-0-0-|-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-----2-----2---|-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|---2---2---0----| |-0-0-0-|-3-3-3---3-3-3---|---------------|-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|---2---2---0----| |-x-x-x-|-3-3-3---3-3-3---|---------------|-0-0-0---0-0-0---|-0---0-----2----| |-3-3-x-|-1-1-1---1-1-1---|---------------|-----------------|-----------3--0-| |-1-1-----1-----0-|-------0-------|-----0-----0---3-|---0-----------| |-1-1-----1-----0-|---0---0-0---0-|-----1-----1---1-|---1-----------| |-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-----2-----2---|-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|---2---2---0---| |-3-3-3---3-3-3---|---------------|-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|---2---2---0---| |-3-3-3---3-3-3---|---------------|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-x---| |-1-1-1---1-1-1---|---------------|-----------------|-----------3---|
Distorted Guitar 2, Intro from &&, played 2x:
e|------------|-----------|------------|-------------| B|-13---------|-12--------|-15b17------|-(b17r15)----| G|------------|-----------|------------|-------------| D|------------|-----------|------------|-------------| A|------------|-----------|------------|-------------| E|------------|-----------|------------|-------------|
Verse Riff 1 (0:14) - Guitar 1
[Fmaj7] [Am7]
e|----------------|-------------|-----------3-|---0----------0-| B|-------1--------|-(1)---------|-------------|---1---1------1-| G|---0-2----------|-(2)---------|-------------|-------0h2------| D|-3--------------|-(3)---------|-------------|----------------| A|----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| E|----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| e|-(0)---0--------|-(0)---------|-----------3-|---0-------0--0-| B|-(1)---1--------|-(1)---------|-----------1-|---1---1---1--1-| G|----------------|-------------|-------------|-------0--------| D|----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| A|----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| E|----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
Verse Riff 2 (0:26) - Lyrics Start
e|-------0--------|-(0)----------|-------0-----|-----3---0---0--| B|-1-----1--------|-(1)--------0-|-------1-----|-----1---1-1-1--| G|-0h2------------|--------------|-2-----------|-----------2----| D|----------------|--------------|-2-----------|----------------| A|----------------|--------------|-0-----------|----------------| E|----------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|
"Can you be so warm"
e|-------0--------|-(0)----------|-------0-----|----------3-3-1-| B|-1-----1--------|-(1)--------0-|-------1-----|----------0-0-1-| G|-0h2-2----------|--------------|-2-----2-----|----------0-0-x-| D|----------------|--------------|-2-----2-----|----------0-0-x-| A|----------------|--------------|-0-----------|----------x-x-x-| E|----------------|--------------|-------------|----------3-3-x-|
"Can you know what I feel"
Prechorus -
|-1---1-1-1-1---0-|-------0-------|-0---0---------|-0---------3-3-1-| |-1---1-1-1-1---0-|---0---0-0---0-|-0h1-1--strum--|-1-strum---0-0-1-| |-2---2-2-2-2-----|-----2-----2---|-2---2---6x----|-2---5x----0-0-2-| |-3---3-3-3-3-----|---------------|-2---2---------|-2---------0-0---| |-3---3-3-3-3-----|---------------|-0---0---------|-0---------x-x---| |-1---1-1-1-1-----|---------------|---------------|-----------3-3---|
"Well its the way you move your hands"
Repeat first 2 bars of Prechorus, Lyrics:
"and its the way you understand"
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Chorus - Rhythm Guitar, with
[G] [Am] [F] [C]
e|-----------|-----------------|--------------|--------------| B|-----------|-----------------|--------------|--------------| G|-----------|-2---------------|--------------|-5------------| D|-5---------|-2---------------|-3------------|-5------------| A|-5---------|-0---------------|-3------------|-3------------| E|-3---------|-----------------|-1------------|--------------|
1 "That's the reason that I'm asking Hey-ey ah"
2 "That's the reason that I want to know Hey-ey ah"
3 "That's the reason that I'm asking Hey-ey ah"
Guitar 2 Chorus Part - clean, use flange to make it sound warbled
e|-----------|-----------------|--------------|---------------| B|-----1/3---|-----------5-----|----6--5--6---|---------6-5---| G|-----2/4---|---4-5---7---7-5-|----x--x--x---|-----5-7-----7-| D|---5-------|-----------------|----7--7--7---|---------------| A|-----------|-----------------|--------------|---------------| E|-----------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|
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* Notes in 1st bar are not played 1st time through
Chorus Ending - Play first 2 Chorus bars only
Lyrics: "That's the reason that I"
Play Verse Riff 1 Again, Guitar 2 plays:
******** Play 3x: ******** Back to Verse Riff 2
e|----------------|-----------|-------------|---------------------| B|---------5------|-----------|---------5---|---------------------| G|---5---7---7-5--|-(5)-------|---5---7---5-|-5-------------------| D|-7--------------|-----------|-7-----------|-5h7-----------------| A|----------------|-----------|-------------|---------------------| E|----------------|-----------|-------------|---------------------|
Play Verse Riff 2 Again, Lyrics:
"Can you throw away
everything you lived for?"
Play Prechorus (1:37) - Lyrics:
"Well its the way we shake and swing, uh huh,
and its the passion that you bring"
Play Chorus Again
Bridge (2:08) - play this line 2x
[C] [Gsus/B] [Am]
e|------------------|------------------| B|-----1---1-1-1----|------------------| G|-----0-0-0-0-2----|------------------| D|-------0-----2----|------------------| A|-3-----------0----|------------------| E|------------------|------------------|
1. "Too many lost"
2. "links in a"
Gutiar 1, Palm mutes throughout
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----1-------1-1-|-----3-3-----1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-|-----3-3---1-1-1-| G|-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-8b10________----|r8~~-------------|-----------------| G|-10~~------------|-----------------|-----------------|-9~~-------------| D|-----------------|--------fdbk-----|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"chain passed down through the years but ending here if we just face the"
e|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------| B|-----1-------1-1-|-----3-3-----1---|---------|---------| G|-2-2-2-2p0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------|-2-------| D|-3-3-3-3\2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-5-------|-2-------| A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-5-------|-0-------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------|---------|
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e|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------| B|-----------------|-8b10_________r--|-8~~-----|-(8)-----| G|-10~~------------|-----------------|---------|---------| D|-----------------|-----------------|---------|--fdbk---| A|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------| E|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
"pain and the fear"
Solo Section - Rhythm Chords indicated above:
[F] [C] [G] [Am]
e|-----------------|-----------------|------------|------------| B|-8~~~~-----------|-(8)------6------|-5~~~~~~----|-5~~~~~~----| G|----fdbk---------|-----------------|------------|------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|------------|------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|------------|------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|------------|------------|
F C G Am (keep repeating)
e|-----------------|-------------|---------------|---------------| B|-----------------|-5~~~~~------|-**Flanger on--|---------------| G|-7~~~~~----------|-------------|-4~~---4~~--4--|-5~~---5---5/--| D|-----------------|-------------|---------------|---------------| A|-----------------|-------------|-2~~---2~~--2--|-3~~---3---3/--| E|-----------------|-------------|---------------|---------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| G|-/10~~--10~10-10-|-9~~---9~~-9--9--|-4~~----4~~-4--4/|-5~~---5~~5--5/-| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| A|-/8~~---8~-8--8--|-7~~---7~~-7--7--|-2~~----2~~-2--2/|-3~~---3~~3--3/-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| G|-10---10/12-12-12/|-14--14--14--14\-|-4~~----4~~-4--4/|-5~~---5~~5--5/-| D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| A|--8----8/10-10-10/|-12--12--12--12\-|-2------2~~-2--2/|-3~~---3~~3--3/-| E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| e|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------| B|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------| G|-/10~~--10/12-12-|-9~~---9~~-----|-4~~----4~~-4--4/|-5~~---5~~----| D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------| A|-/8~~----8/10-10-|-7~~---7~~-----|-2~~----2~~-2--2/|-3~~---3~~----| E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
Play Verse Riff 1 again, but Guitar 2 adds notes:
(3:02) Let ring
e|-------------|-------------|----------7-|------------|---------| B|-8-----------|-(8)---------|------------|----8-------|---------| G|-------------|-------------|------------|---------7--|---------| D|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|---------| A|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|---------| E|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|---------|
Play Verse Riff 2, with lyrics:
"Did you love before
did they love it for you"
(3:18) Guitar 2 Again -
e|-------------|-------------|------------|------------| B|-------------|-------------|------------|------------| G|-7b8r7-------|-(7~~)-------|------------|------------| D|-------------|-------------|----------5-|-5h7--------| A|-------------|-------------|------------|------------| E|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
Play Prechorus Again, Lyrics:
"Well its the way you move your hands, ahhhh
and its the way you understand"
Play Chorus 2x (Guitar 2 part is similarly played),
Lyrics change on 2nd Chorus to:
[G] [Am] [F] [C]
"Sha-la-la -la -la la -la"
Ending, with tape reel pitch effects (slowing tape reel)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-5-5-5-3------------------| A|-5-5-5-3------------------| E|-3-3-3-1------------------|
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| Guitar 2
e|--------------------------| B|-------1------------------| G|---0-2-2------------------| D|-3------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|
Key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| r release bend
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