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Love You Better by The Maccabees
Love You Better
Tuning: EADGBe (Standard Tuning)
-(Orlando) Is the singer who only plays a few little bits
-(Felix) Is the rhythm guitarist for this song at least
-(Hugo) Is the lead guitarist for this song
Intro
(Orlando) This is quite gently strummed and palm muted but really fast
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16----------------|
D|---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17----------------|
A|---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17----------------|
E|---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----------------|
(Felix)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---19-/-16--16-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------(Let That last octave ring)--------------------------|
A|---17-/-14--14-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then¦
(Orlando) Still palm muted (This might go on through the whole song. Your choice)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16----------------|
D|---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17----------------|
A|---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17----------------|
E|---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----------------|
X2
(Hugo)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---19-19-19--16-16-16--16-16-16-----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------17-17-17--19-19-19--19-19-19--------|
A|---17-17-17--14-14-14--14-14-14-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------15-15-15--17-17-17--17-17-17--------|
Verse
(Felix)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------8-------------------------8----------------------|
G|-----------------7------------------------7-----------------------------|
D|----5------------------------5------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
X4
(Hugo)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-17-17-15-15---------------------|
G|-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---------------------|
D|----17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-14-14-12-12---------------------|
A|-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---------------------|
E|----15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-12-12-10-10---------------------|
(If You Can™t Reach The Bottom Notes Then Don™t Worry)
Chorus (Its Quite Hard To Hear Exactly What They Play So This Is One Way)
(Felix)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I will love you better I will love you better
(Hugo)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Felix)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5---7--------------7--------2-----------------2----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I will love you better I will love you better I will love you better
(Hugo)
e|--------------8-----------------------3---------------------------------|
B|---8----10-----------10--------5-----------------5----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---10---10--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Felix)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------8-------------------------8----------------------|
G|-----------------7------------------------7-----------------------------|
D|----5------------------------5------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Hugo)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---19-19-19--16-16-16--16-16-16-----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------17-17-17--19-19-19--19-19-19--------|
A|---17-17-17--14-14-14--14-14-14-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------15-15-15--17-17-17--17-17-17--------|
REPEAT THE I WILL LOVE YOU BETTER PARTS
Then
1st Chorus Ending
(Orlando) This is quite gently strummed and palm muted but really fast
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16----------------|
D|---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17----------------|
A|---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17----------------|
E|---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----------------|
Then VERSE is repeated followed by another CHORUS
but with this ending instead of the above
(Felix) Quite a fun part ˜º
e|-----------------------------------------------0h2h3--------------------|
B|--0h2h3-0h2h3-0h2h3-0h2h3-0h2h3-0h2h3-0h2h3-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------Note Every-3rd and 4th ------|
A|-------------------------------------------Time He Plays It He Doesn™t--|
E|-------------------------------------------Go Up A String---------------|
(Hugo)
e|--10--10----9---9---7---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------10------8-----8-----7------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
By the 9th time through, Hugo is doing octaves (I think he has a new octave pedal)
Then He Cuts Out When The Trumpets start
Outro
(Felix)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------8-------------------------8----------------------|
G|-----------------7------------------------7-----------------------------|
D|----5------------------------5------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Hugo)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---19-19-19--16-16-16--16-16-16-----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------17-17-17--19-19-19--19-19-19--------|
A|---17-17-17--14-14-14--14-14-14-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------15-15-15--17-17-17--17-17-17--------|
Repeated twice then
(Felix)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Hugo)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Better, get another coal on the fake fire cover
on the wet tiles, on the wet tiles
Better, running out of of time is gonna cost you more
Than just your sweet smile
To a sweet smile
And I will love you better
I will love you better, I will love you better
I will love you better, I will love you better
(repeat)
Headway
Learn to love a thriller so the words you leave me
On my pillow read better
Cheap card forever
Headway, can pull it apart and in time you see
It's going better than ever
It's going better than ever
Hardcore for safe guard in your bed clothes
And I will love you better
I will love you better, I will love you better
I will love you better, I will love you better
(repeat)
And the thought and the thought and the thought of you
I thought we'd be doing the fateful few together
Together
And I'd thought that you might feel the same
With your insect skin and my lions mane
And be you, to be you
And the thought of you it was crystal clear,
I could warn myself or bin you dear
It could of been you, could of been you
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
Orlando plays this with a very light strumming pattern at a very fast speed,
if you strum where the neck and the body of the guitar are connected,
you can get achieve the same sound as Orlando.
e|1515151515151515-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1515151515151515-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|1616161616161616-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|1717171717171717-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|1717171717171717-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|1515151515151515-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Hugo plays this simultaneously when Orlando starts (let the slide ring,
but then play the next section as soon as Sam starts on the drums
with the snare). | x4
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|15\12----------------151515-121212121212-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------121212-141414-141414--------------|
D|12\9-----------------121212--9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------101010-121212-121212--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
When everthing comes in, Felix plays this (let each note ring
until you pluck the next).
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------12--------------12----------------------------------------------|
D|-------12--------------12--------------------------------------------------|
A|10-------------10----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -
Hugo then stops playing his previous part and plays this when
everyone comes in.
e|15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-12-12-10-10----------------------------|
B|15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -
Orlando then strums this in the chorus', then gose back to strumming
what he plays in the verses at the end of "i will love you betteeerrrr".
e|12---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|13---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|14---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|14---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|12---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"and i will love you better i will love you better......."
Hugo plays this in the chrous', then just like Orlando
goes back to playing what he plays in the intro (not the verse).
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|12(let ring)1012(let ring)12/15(let ring)17----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Felix plays this in the chorus', but doesnt start untill Orlando
sings "i will love you better" the third time and on the word
better (if you listen to the song you can hear when he comes in).
Then after Orlando has sung in the chorus, Felix plays what he
plays in the verses.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13-----------------------8-------------------------------------------------|
G|14(let both notes ring)14\9--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then in the second section of the chorus, Hugo doesnt play the
same bit, when Orlando sings "i will love you better", on the
third time and on the word better (just like Felix), tremelo
picks this (Hugo uses an RV-5 Boss Stomp Box pedal to get the
long sustained reverb/Hall reverb).
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|13\8-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The rest of the song plays all the above, up until the bridge.
Orlando strums this in the same pattern.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|16----------------------------------------------------------------16---------|
D|17---(when everyone drops down to the minor chord, he strums this)17---------|
A|17----------------------------------------------------------------17---------|
E|15----------------------------------------------------------------14---------|
"and the thought, the though, the thought of you....." "together...."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|16---------------------------------------------------------16--------------|
D|17---------------------------------------------------------17--------------|
A|17---------------------------------------------------------17--------------|
E|15---------------------------------------------------------14--------------|
"and the though of you it was crystal clear....." "You....."
Felix plays this in the bridge and repeats this over and over
until the end of the bridge (it is quite nackering).
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------14h16h17-----------------------------------|
A|14h16h1714h16h1714h16h1714h16h17-------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Hugo plays this in the bridge.
Then in the second section of the
bidge, Hugo plays this>>>>>>>>>>>>|
e|-------------------------------------------1414-12-121212------------------|
B|1515-1414-1212-10----------------1515-1414---------------1514--------------|
G|------------------12129h1111-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
After the bridge, everyone plays the intro and then it
finishes (Hugo finshes on th 4rd octave chord he plays).
Better, get another coal on the fake fire cover
on the wet tiles, on the wet tiles
Better, running out of of time is gonna cost you more
Than just your sweet smile
To a sweet smile
And I will love you better
I will love you better, I will love you better
I will love you better, I will love you better
(repeat)
Headway
Learn to love a thriller so the words you leave me
On my pillow read better
Cheap card forever
Headway, can pull it apart and in time you see
It's going better than ever
It's going better than ever
Hardcore for safe guard in your bed clothes
And I will love you better
I will love you better, I will love you better
I will love you better, I will love you better
(repeat)
And the thought and the thought and the thought of you
I thought we'd be doing the fateful few together
Together
And I'd thought that you might feel the same
With your insect skin and my lions mane
And be you, to be you
And the thought of you it was crystal clear,
I could warn myself or bin you dear
It could of been you, could of been you
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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