"Better Ask Yourself" by Vagabond Song : Better Ask Yourself Album : Vagabond Tuning : A half a step lower Transcribed by : Yutaka Uchimura (yutaka@twave.net) Another one of my favorites on "Vagabond". This tune has a cool guitar riff with palm muted notes during intro and chorus section. Guitar solo is not hard to play because Ronni didn't use any machine gun technique :) Of course you'll need a wah pedal to play just like other songs on this album. Go get one if you don't have it yet :) Enjoy! Intro (arpeggio with electric and acoustic guitars) Eb|-3-------0---0---- Bb|---3---------1---- Gb|-----0-2---2-2---- Db|------------------ Ab|------------------ Eb|------------------ |-> Palm mute <-| (x3) then |-3-----------------------------------3-- ------ |---3-------1---------1------1--------3-- ------ |-----0-2-----0-----0---0------0---xx-5-- ------ |---------2-----2h3-------3------3------- --0--- |---------------------------------------- ------ |---------------------------------------- ------ Verse |-3----1----7----3----1----3----3----3---- |-3----1----5----3----1----3----3----3---- |-5----0----5----5----0----5----5--------- |----------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------- Pre-chorus | pm | |-> palm mute <-| |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |-5-xx-44-3-2-2---00-------------------------------------- |-----------pm------443-3-x/\----------------------------- |------------------------------3--322-1--0-0-0------------ |----------------------------------------------3333-22-1-- |--------------------- |--------------------- |-5-xx-4--3~----2~---- |--------------------- |--------------------- |--------------------- Chorus |-> Palm mute <-| (x2) then |-3-----------------------------------3-- -3-----------0---- |---3-------1---------1------1--------3-- ---3-------1-1---- |-----0-2-----0-----0---0------0---xx-5-- -----0-2-----2---- |---------2-----2h3-------3------3------- ---------2-------- |---------------------------------------- ------------------ |---------------------------------------- ------------------ 2nd Verse |-> Palm mute |-3----1----7-----------------------1---1------1------ |-3----1----5---1----3-1----3-1---1-------1------1---- |-5----0----5------0-----0------0-----------0------0-- |----------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------7-- |-1----3-1----3-1---1---------8---- |----0------0-----0----0-0--9------ |---------------------------------- |---------------------------------- |---------------------------------- 2nd Pre-chorus |------------------------------------------3----3----3----3------ |------------------------------------------3----3----3----3------ |-5-xx-44-3-2-2---00-----------------------5--xx5----5----5------ |-----------pm------444-3---------------------------------------- |-----------------------------3--322-1~----------------------x\-- |------------------------------------------------------------ps-- 2nd Chorus (Repeat 2 lines below once) |-> Palm mute <-| |-3-----------------------------------3-- |---3-------1---------1------1--------3-- |-----0-2-----0-----0---0------0---xx-5-- |---------2-----2h3-------3------3------- |---------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------- |-> Palm mute <-| |-3-----------------------------------3---5-- |---3-------1---------1------1--------3---5-- |-----0-2-----0-----0---0------0---xx-5---7-- |---------2-----2h3-------3------3----------- |-------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------- |-> Palm mute <-| |-3-----------------------------------3-- |---3-------1---------1------1--------3-- |-----0-2-----0-----0---0------0---xx-5-- |---------2-----2h3-------3------3------- |---------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------- |-> Palm mute <-| |-3-----------------------------------3---3---3--3--3--3-333-- |---3-------1---------1------1--------3---3---3--3--3--3-333-- |-----0-2-----0-----0---0------0---xx-0-------0--0--0--0-000-- |---------2-----2h3-------3------3---------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------- |-> With wah pedal |-15-15--15--15--15--15----15-15-15-15--15--15--13--13--12-10--10-- |-15-15--15--15--15--15----15-15-15-15--15--15--13--13--13-10---8~- |------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------ |-> Palm mute <-| |----------------------------------------3-----3-----3-------------- |----------------------------------------5-----5-----5-------------- |----------------------------------------5-----5-----5...----------- |---------------------------------2--------------------------------- |-x\-----------------3-0--3-3-3-2-0-------------------------xxxx-x\- |-----1-0--3-1--5-3------------------------------------------------- Repeat this then |--0-0-0--0-----0-0-0--0-----0--0--0---0-----0--0--0---0-----0--0--0---0- |-/5-5-5--5----/8-8-8--8---/10-10-10--10---/12-12-12--12---/13-13-13--13- |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |---0--0--0---0-----0--0--0---0-----0--0--0---0-- |-/15-15-15--15---/17-17-17--17---/20-20-20--20-- |------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------ |-17-----17----17----17-----17----------------------------- |-20b1/--20b1/-20b1/-20b1/--20b1/-------------------------- |-------------------------------------------14-----12--12/- |------------------------------------14--12-----14-14------ |---------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------- |-17-----17----17-------------------- |-20b1/--20b1/-20b1/---------------3- |-----------------------------5------ |-----------------------------|-><-|- |----------------------------- |-Arpeggio with acoustic guitar |------------------------------------ |-15-15--15--15--15-15--15--15--15\- |-15-15--15--15--15-15--15--15--15\- |----------------------------------- |----------------------------------- |----------------------------------- |----------------------------------- Repeat Chorus then fade out with the line below |-> Palm mute <-| |---------------------- |-------1------1------- |-----0---0------0---0- |-2h3-------3------3--- |---------------------- |---------------------- * Legend * / = Slide up \ = Slide down h = Hammer-on p = Pull-off ~ = Vibrato PM = Palm Mute x = Muted tone <> = Natural harmonic PH = Picking harmonic (Artificial harmonic) ps = Pick scratch T = Right hand tapping . = Stuccarto ^ = Trill b?/ = Bend : ? represents how many steps to bend bh/ = Bend a 'half' step b1/ = Bend a whole step b1.5/ = Bend whole and a half steps _________ _________ \ __ __ \ / __ __ / Yutaka Uchimura \ \| | \/\ |\/ | |/ / The TNT Mailing List Administrator \ | | | \| | | | / yutaka@twave.net \| | | |\ | | |/ http://users.twave.net/yutaka/tnt.html |_|\|_| |_|/|_| \\ // TNT : Tony Harnell (Lead & Harmony vocals) \\ // Ronni Le Tekro (Guitars, vocals) \v/ Morty Black (Bass guitar) "When I'm tripping down, Got my sky turned around, F I R E F L Y I can almost feel my feet above the ground" - Tripping