KARLZEN MARY - "anywhere is better than here" Tablature
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From: schneider@pobox.com (Adam Schneider)
ANYWHERE IS BETTER THAN HERE (Mary Karlzen)
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[I find it hard to believe an acoustic guitarist would _want_ to play
B chords, but it doesn't sound like she uses a capo in this song.]
[Where I wrote "TAB," that means there's tablature for that part.]
E E E E
One, two...
E E A A E E A A
[instrumental (TAB)]
E E E E A A A A
I ride the long dark highway....[TAB]
E E E E A A A A
I ride the long dark ...[TAB]
B B A A
I know things have got to ...
B B A - Asus2 [hold]
'Cause anywhere ...
E B A B
...here; Anywhere is ...
E B A B
And where I'm going, ...
F#m F#m B B
'Cause I've been there and I'll ...
E E A B (E)
But tonight, anywhere is better ...
E E A A E E A A
(..my sight) [instrumental; same as intro (TAB)]
I'm riding fast and low, with his ....
G#m G#m A A
And I've never felt so ....
F#m F#m B [hold]
Than to pack up, ....
E E A A E E A A
[guitar solo (TAB)]
F#m F#m B B F#m F#m B B
[guitar solo (TAB)]
TAB:
["=" is a hammer-on or pull-off; "/" or "\" is a slide.]
["2b3" means bend fret 2 up a half-step; "3r2" means pluck the string
while bent (at the second fret) and release back down.]
intro:
E E A A
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----2---|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|------------2---|
2=4-----|----------------|--------triplet-|--------------2-|2=4-----2=4-----|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
E E A A
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--
|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|----------------|--
|----------------|------7-7--4----|--------------2-|2=4-------------|--
|----------------|--------triplet-|----------------|------0-2b3-3r2-|0-
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^
verse riff (not exactly the same in all verses):
A A A A
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----
|----------5---5-|------------5---|--5-------5---5-|----------------|----
|----4=6-----4---|7---6---4=6-----|----6-------4---|7---6---4=6=4---|----
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|4/6-
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
guitar solo:
E E A A
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----2---|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|------------2---|
2=4-----|----------------|--------triplet-|--------------2-|2=4-----2=4-----|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
E E A A
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|/7----6-6-----4-|4-----2-2-------|
|----------------|------7-7--4----|/7----7-7-----4-|4---------0-2-3-|
|----------------|--------triplet-|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
F#m F#m B B
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|5---4---4---2-2=|4-------2=4=2---|
|----------------|/6--------4-5-6-|6---4---4---4-4-|--------------4-|
|----2-----7.----|/7----7---------|----------------|----------------|
|4---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
F#m F#m B B
|----------------|7-----5---------|----------------|----------------|--
|----5---5-7b9---|-b9-----9r7-5---|----------------|----------------|--
|4/6---6---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--
|----------------|----------------|----2---4-6---7-|7-6---4---------|--
|----------------|----------------|2=4-------------|--------4=2-----|--
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2b--|0-
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^
ending:
E E A A
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----2---|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|------------2---|
2=4-----|----------------|------7-7--4----|--------------2-|2=4-----2=4-----|
--------|----------------|---------triplet|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
E E A A
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|/7----6-6-----4-|4-----2-2=4=2---|
|----------------|------7-7--4----|/7----7-7-----4-|4---------------|
|----------------|--------triplet-|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
E E A A
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--7-----5-------|
|----------------|----------------|------------5-7b|9--b9-----9r7---|
|----------------|----------------|----4-4-4=6-----|----------------|
|----2---2---4=2-|/6--4-2---2=4=2-|4/6-------------|----------------|
|2=4---4---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
E E A A
|------0-----0---|--0---0-----0---|--0-------------|----------------|--
|5---5---4=5---45|----5---4=5---45|----4---2-------|----------------|--
|----------------|----------------|------------4---|2---1-----------|--
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------2=4-----|--
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2=4\|--
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|0-
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^
ANYWHERE IS BETTER THAN HERE (Mary Karlzen)
-------------------------------------------
[I find it hard to believe an acoustic guitarist would _want_ to play
B chords, but it doesn't sound like she uses a capo in this song.]
[Where I wrote "TAB," that means there's tablature for that part.]
E E E E
One, two...
E E A A E E A A
[instrumental (TAB)]
E E E E A A A A
I ride the long dark highway....[TAB]
E E E E A A A A
I ride the long dark ...[TAB]
B B A A
I know things have got to ...
B B A - Asus2 [hold]
'Cause anywhere ...
E B A B
...here; Anywhere is ...
E B A B
And where I'm going, ...
F#m F#m B B
'Cause I've been there and I'll ...
E E A B (E)
But tonight, anywhere is better ...
E E A A E E A A
(..my sight) [instrumental; same as intro (TAB)]
I'm riding fast and low, with his ....
G#m G#m A A
And I've never felt so ....
F#m F#m B [hold]
Than to pack up, ....
E E A A E E A A
[guitar solo (TAB)]
F#m F#m B B F#m F#m B B
[guitar solo (TAB)]
TAB:
["=" is a hammer-on or pull-off; "/" or "\" is a slide.]
["2b3" means bend fret 2 up a half-step; "3r2" means pluck the string
while bent (at the second fret) and release back down.]
intro:
E E A A
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----2---|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|------------2---|
2=4-----|----------------|--------triplet-|--------------2-|2=4-----2=4-----|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
E E A A
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--
|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|----------------|--
|----------------|------7-7--4----|--------------2-|2=4-------------|--
|----------------|--------triplet-|----------------|------0-2b3-3r2-|0-
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^
verse riff (not exactly the same in all verses):
A A A A
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----
|----------5---5-|------------5---|--5-------5---5-|----------------|----
|----4=6-----4---|7---6---4=6-----|----6-------4---|7---6---4=6=4---|----
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|4/6-
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
guitar solo:
E E A A
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----2---|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|------------2---|
2=4-----|----------------|--------triplet-|--------------2-|2=4-----2=4-----|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
E E A A
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|/7----6-6-----4-|4-----2-2-------|
|----------------|------7-7--4----|/7----7-7-----4-|4---------0-2-3-|
|----------------|--------triplet-|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
F#m F#m B B
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|5---4---4---2-2=|4-------2=4=2---|
|----------------|/6--------4-5-6-|6---4---4---4-4-|--------------4-|
|----2-----7.----|/7----7---------|----------------|----------------|
|4---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
F#m F#m B B
|----------------|7-----5---------|----------------|----------------|--
|----5---5-7b9---|-b9-----9r7-5---|----------------|----------------|--
|4/6---6---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--
|----------------|----------------|----2---4-6---7-|7-6---4---------|--
|----------------|----------------|2=4-------------|--------4=2-----|--
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2b--|0-
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^
ending:
E E A A
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----2---|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|------------2---|
2=4-----|----------------|------7-7--4----|--------------2-|2=4-----2=4-----|
--------|----------------|---------triplet|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
E E A A
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|/7----6-6-----4-|4-----2-2=4=2---|
|----------------|------7-7--4----|/7----7-7-----4-|4---------------|
|----------------|--------triplet-|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
E E A A
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--7-----5-------|
|----------------|----------------|------------5-7b|9--b9-----9r7---|
|----------------|----------------|----4-4-4=6-----|----------------|
|----2---2---4=2-|/6--4-2---2=4=2-|4/6-------------|----------------|
|2=4---4---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
E E A A
|------0-----0---|--0---0-----0---|--0-------------|----------------|--
|5---5---4=5---45|----5---4=5---45|----4---2-------|----------------|--
|----------------|----------------|------------4---|2---1-----------|--
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------2=4-----|--
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2=4\|--
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|0-
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^
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