You Cant Get The Best Of Me

>From the album 'Skull and Bones' 

Transcribed by Toby Braithwaite  
4/9/00 

Fairly heavy distortion all the way though. 

INTRO: 
palm muting 

(Db) 

E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
B:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
D:---6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-------|------6--6-6-6-6--6-6-------|   
A:---4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4-------|------4--4-4-4-4--4-4-------| 
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 


Play through 4 times 

VERSE 1: 

Same pattern as intro 

CHORUS: 

(First Part): 

(Db) 

E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
B:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G:-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6|-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6| 
D:-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6|-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6|   
A:-4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4|-4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4| 
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 


(E) 

E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
B:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G:-9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9|-9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9| 
D:-9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9|-9--9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9|   
A:-7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7|-7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7| 
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 


Play through twice 

(Second Part): 

Backing guitar: 
palm muting, shredding 
(Db) 

E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
B:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
D:--6~------------------------|----------------------------| 
A:--4~------------------------|----------------------------| 
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
(should be played 4 times per beat) 


(E) 

E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
B:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
D:--9~------------------------|----------------------------| 
A:--7~------------------------|----------------------------| 
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
(again, 4 times per beat) 


play through twice 

Lead Guitar: 
distortion, shredding 


E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
B:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
D:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
A:--4~----------6~------------|--7~---------11~------------| 
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
(should be strummed 8 times per beat) 

E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
B:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
D:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
A:--10~-----------------------|----------------------------| 
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 

(again, 8 strums per beat) 


VERSE 2:  bass-only intro, then as verse 1 

CHORUS: as before 

VERSE 3: 


(F#) 

E:----------------------------| 
B:----------------------------| 
G:----------------------------| 
D:----------------------------| 
A:4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--2-3-3-4-| 
E:2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2----------| 

 {palm mute this    } 
 {   section        } 

play through 4 times 
rest of verse as verses 1 and 2 

LINK 



E:----------------------------| 
B:----------------------------| 
G:----------------------------| 
D:-------5-4-O----------5-4-O-| 
A:-4--4---------4--4-4--------| 
E:----------------------------| 


play through 4 times 

FINAL CHORUS 

(both guitars) 


E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
B:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
D:-------5-4-O----------5-4-O-|-------5-4-O----------5-4-O-| 
A:-4--4---------4--4-4--------|-4--4---------4--4-4--------| 
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 


E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
B:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
D:--5~----------8~-----7~-----|--5~----------8~-----7~-----| 
A:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 

  (shredding, 8 strums per beat) 

play through three times 


OUTRO 


E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
B:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
D:-------5-4-O----------5-4-O-|-------5-4-O----------5-4-O-| 
A:-4--4---------4--4-4--------|-4--4---------4--4-4--------| 
E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 


(G) 

E:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
B:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G:----------------------------|----------------------------| 
D:---5--5--5--5-5--5-5--------|---5--5--5--5-5--5-5--------|   
A:---5--5--5--5-5--5-5--------|---5--5--5--5-5--5-5--------| 
E:---3--3--3--3-3--3-3--------|---3--3--3--3-3--3-3--------| 


Well, that's it.  Any corrections/comments, e-mail me at *