3 DOORS DOWN - "by my side" Tablature

Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 14:54:47 -0500
From: Richard.B.Goud@directory.reed.edu (Richard B. Goud)
Subject: 3/3_doors_down/by_my_side.tab

Song: By My Side
Band: 3 Doors Down
Album: The Better Life
Tabbed By: Jonathan Kinard (chaosjdk@yahoo.com)
Solo Tabbed By: MrFloyd<MrFloyd@reed.edu>

Chords Used
G 355433
Bb x13331
C x35553

Intro/ Chorus 1
G Bb G Bb
e--3-3-----------1-1-----------3-3-------1-1--------
B--3-3-----------3-3-----------3-3-------3-3--------
G--4-4-----------3-3-----------4-4-------3-3--------
D--5-5-----------3-3-3-1-3\2\1-5-5-------3-3-3/4/5--
A--5-5-5-3-5\4\3-1-1-----------5-5-5\4\3-1-1--------
E--3-3-------------------------3-3------------------

Chorus 2

d=downstrum
u=upstrum

G Bb G C
d d dud d dud d dud d du

Verse

d=downstrum
u=upstrum

G Bb G C
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
{--------Palm Muted--------}

Post Chorus

e--3-3-------------------------3-3--------------------------
B--3-3-------------------------3-3--------------------------
G--4-4-------------------------4-4--------------------------
D--5-5---------0-------------0-5-5---------0----------------
A--5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3-2---5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-0-2----
E--3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3---------------------3--

e--3-3-------------------------3-3-------------------------3-3--
B--3-3-------------------------3-3-------------------------3-3--
G--4-4-------------------------4-4-------------------------4-4--
D--5-5---------0-------------0-5-5---------0---------------5-5--
A--5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3-2---5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-0-2---5-5--
E--3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3---------------------3-3-3--

Solo
(I'm unsure about the last half of the solo. Email MrFloyd if it's wrong)
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---11b(12) (very slowly)----------------------10--10-8-10-8---11b(12)r11b(12)-
A----------------------13---10---10---10--13-----------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------//7-//10-//12----
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----10-10-8-8-10-----5h6p5-5h7p5---9h10--9--7---------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------10--9--7\----------------------

e-------------------------------------------------------I think this part might
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---/12-/12-/12----//7-//10-//12---/12-/12-/12--12----12-10-7--12-10-7--12-10-7
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------be a tap solo-----------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----12-10-7--12-10-7--12-10-7--12-10-7--12-10-7--12-10-7---12-10---10--------
D------------------------------------------------------------------12---12-10--
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------13
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--10h12p10--------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------12-10---8-----5----------------------------------------------------

Bridge

d=downstrum
u=upstrum

G Bb G C
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d

Ending

d=downstrum
u=upstrum

G Bb G C
d d dud d dud d dud (let ring)

Song Pattern

Time Vocals Guitar 1 Guitar 2
0:00 Chorus 1 X2
0:13 Chorus 2 X4 riff 1*
0:27 Verse 1 Verse X4
0:40 Chorus Chorus 1 X2
0:53 Post Chorus
1:08 Verse 2 Verse X4
1:21 Chorus Chorus 1 X4
1:34 Bridge X8 Guitar Solo
2:00 Post Chorus
2:15 Chorus Chorus 2 X4
2:28 Chorus Chorus 2 X4 riff 2*
2:41 Chorus 1 X4
2:55 Chorus 2 X3 riff3*
3:05 Ending (end of riff 3)

*- not included in this tab