Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson - Better Together Ver 2 guitar tab

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*Tabbed by K. Diddy on 11/10/05*  *REVISED ON December 16, 2005*
Song:  Better Together
Artist: Jack Johnson
Album: in between dreams
Tuning: Standard [EADGBE]

This tab is 100% perfect, finally.
Apparently the Bb/A chord got lost in translation, as I forgot to add it in the chord progression (A huge thanks goes to Bill, Peter, Kevin, Matt, and Steve for the heads up!).  I also added the interlude for individual note playing (which may or may not be used, depending on the situation [Jack uses it on the CD but not on AOL Sessions or in some concerts!]).
One more thing, in the bridge we have a progression of Gm to C, which is easy.  The Gm is definitely played on the 3rd fret, but the C chord can either be played on the 8th (8-10-10-9-9-8) or on the 3rd as I’ve tabbed it.  They both sound the same, but I used the 3rd for a quicker transition!

Introduction solo:
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------12------10------7-------7-----7------10-------12-------10----10---|
D-10/12---12\10----10\7---7\5-----5/7---7/10----10/12----12/10----10-----|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------8-|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse: [strum pattern: pluck, strum up, tap/beat/mute for the entire song!
Even chorus and bridge!] *the notes in () are optional*
E-------8--x-------8--x-------5-x-------3-x-------6—x-------x-----3-x-x
B-------10-x-------10—x-------6-x-------5-x-------6-x-------x-----3-x-x
G-------10-x-------10-x-------7-x-------5-x-------7-x-----7-x-----3-x-x
D-------10-x-------10—x-------7-x-------5-x-------8-x-----8-x-----5-x-x ->
A-(8)-8-8--x-(7)-7-7--x—(5)-5-5-x-(3)-3-3-x-------8-x-----8-x-----5-x-x
E----------x----------x---------x---------x-(6)-6-6-x-(5)-5-x-(3)-3-x-x
  (theres..)  (-bination) (put)    (post)   (know)   (I could) (I could)
E-----8---x--x
B-----8---x--x
G-----9---x--x
D-----10—-x--x
A-----10—-x--x
E—(8)-8---x—x
(your heart…)

So ladies and gents, the chord progression is as follows:
F, F/E, Dm, C, Bb, Bb/A, Gm, C

Chorus: [slide down on the first chord only and use strum pattern]
E-7\6---------8---------------------|
B-7\6---------8---------------------|
G-8\7---------9---------------------|
D-9\8---------10--------------------|
A-9\8---------10--------------------|
E-7\6---------8---------------------|






Bridge: [the part no one got right! Continue with strum pattern]
E-3------------------------3---------------------|
B-3------------------------5---------------------|
G-3------------------------5---------------------|
D-5------------------------5---------------------|    (repeat x3)
A-5------------------------3---------------------|
E-3------------------------3---------------------|
    i believe in memories…             …pretty when i sleep…






E-6------------------------8----------------------|
B-6------------------------8----------------------|
G-7------------------------9----------------------|
D-8------------------------10---------------------|
A-8------------------------10---------------------|
E-6------------------------8----------------------|
…not enough time…                 … song I could sing…

Outro solo [tabbed to perfection]
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ------12------10------7-------7-----7------10-------12-------10----10-|
D 10/12---12\10----10\7---7\5-----5/7---7/10----10/12----12/10----10----|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E------13-------10------8------10------13------15-------13-------10----------|
B10/13----13\10----10\8---8/10----10/13---13/15----15/13----13/10----10\8/10-|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


The elusive interlude! (F, F/E, Dm, C, Bb, Bb/A, Gm, C)
E-------8-------8----------------------------------------------------|
B----10-----10-------10--------8-------6------5------3-------8-------|
G—10------9-------10--------9--------7------5------3-------9---------|
D--------------12-------10---------8------7------5------10-----------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

This is correct, however I personally think it sounds bad compared to just finger picking the chord or even continuing with the strum patter – but whatever floats your boat.
Any questions/comments/concerns you can find me at stickadeez@yahoo.com!
(I can tab more JJ songs if ya want em!)
Get this song at:
bol.com
amazon.com

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Language: English

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2 Comments found

CerealKiller

Tuesday 28th of March 2006 00:17

Umm...100% perfect eh? Ok, the tab is great, but the recordings (and shows I've seen) I have of this song is 1/2 step up. Try playing it in that key and it sounds much better. Otherwise it's pretty accurate. Word

ugadawg

Sunday 11th of December 2005 20:11

Since when does 100% correct allow for missing a chord in the verse. I believe it is Am. 577555.