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Best of You Tutorial

Best of You

Song form is going to be the main thing to master for this song.

Song Form

  Verse 1
     | C#m / / / | C#m / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
     | C#m / / / | C#m / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
     |  B  / / / |  B  / / / | A / / / | A / / / | -- (add Guitar 2)
     
  Chorus 1
     | C#m / / / |  Emaj7/B / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
     | C#m / / / |  Emaj7/B / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
     | C#m / / / |  Emaj7/B / / / | A / / / | A ~ ~ ~ | -- (bass descent)
     
  Verse 2
     | C#m / / / | C#m / / / | A / / / | A / / / | -- (drums in!)
     | C#m / / / | C#m / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
     |  B  / / / |  B  / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
     
  Verse 3
     | C#m / / / | C#m / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
     | C#m / / / | C#m / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
     |  B  / / / |  B  / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
     
  Chorus 2
     | C#m / / / | Emaj7/B / / / | A / / / | F# / / / | -- (guit octaves low)
     | C#m / / / | Emaj7/B / / / | A / / / | F# / / / |
     | C#m / / / | Emaj7/B / / / | A / / / | F# / / / | -- (guit octaves high)
     | C#m / / / | Emaj7/B / / / | A / / / | F# / / / |
  
  Solo
     | C#m / / / | C#m / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
     | C#m / / / | C#m / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
     |  B  / / / |  B  / / / | A / / / | A / - / | -- (vocal "ooh")  
     |  B  / / / |  B  / - / | A / / / | A / / / | -- (vocal "ooh")
  
  Bridge
     | C#m / / / | Emaj7/B / / / | A / / / | F# / / / | -- (guit octaves low)
     | C#m / / / | Emaj7/B / / / | A / / / | F# / / / |
     | C#m / / / | Emaj7/B / / / | A / / / | F# / / / | -- (guit octaves high)
     | C#m / / / | Emaj7/B / / / | A / / / | F# / / / |

  Chorus 3
     | C#m / / / | Emaj7/B / / / | A / / / | F# / / / | -- (guit octaves low)
     | C#m / / / | Emaj7/B / / / | A / / / | F# / / / |
     | C#m / / / | Emaj7/B / / / | A / / / | F# / / / | -- (guit octaves high)
     | C#m / / / | Emaj7/B / / / | A / / / | F# / / / |
     
  Verse 4
     | C#m / / / | C#m / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
     | C#m / / / | C#m / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
     |  B  / / / |  B  / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
     |  B  / / / |  B  / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
  
  Chorus 4
     | C#m / / / | Emaj7/B / / / | A / / / | F# / / / | -- (guit octaves low)
     | C#m / / / | Emaj7/B / / / | A / / / | F# / / / |
     | C#m / / / | Emaj7/B / / / | A / / / | F# / / / | -- (guit octaves high)
     | C#m / / / | Emaj7/B / / / | A / / / | F# / / / |

  Outro
     | C#m / / / | (x8)

By Instrument

Drums

Don't come in until Verse 2. I want you to play Left Foot high hat on 2 and 4 to keep time before that.

VERSES -- floor tom groove with snares on the underlined:
|: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + :|

CHORUSES -- snare quarter notes

BRIDGE -- Right Hand ride cymbal

Guitar

Standard tuning -- EADGBe

There are 5 main chord shapes to master for this song: C#m, A, B, Emaj7, and F#. The "maj7" symbol is a common jazz short hand way of writing major seventh chord, which I will be using.

We'll start with the following chord shapes, then add octave ascents once these are solid.

    
  Verse
       C#m                 A                    B                   A
  e|---0--------------|----0-----------|   e|---0--------------|----0-----------|
  B|---0--------------|----0-----------|   B|---0--------------|----0-----------|
  G|---4--------------|----4-----------|   G|---4--------------|----4-----------|
  D|---2--------------|----2-----------|   D|---4--------------|----2-----------|
  A|---4--------------|----0-----------|   A|---2--------------|----0-----------|
  E|------------------|----------------|   E|------------------|----------------|


  Chorus 1

       C#m                 Emaj7            A                   A            (x3)
  e|---0--------------|----0------------|---0--------------|----0--------------|
  B|---0--------------|----0------------|---0--------------|----0--------------|
  G|---4--------------|----4------------|---4--------------|----4--------------| 
  D|---2--------------|----1------------|---2--------------|----2--------------|
  A|---4--------------|----x------------|---0--------------|----0--------------|
  E|------------------|----0------------|------------------|-------------------|
  
  
  Chorus 2
  
       C#m                 Emaj7            A                   F#           (x3)
  e|---0--------------|----0------------|---0--------------|----0--------------|
  B|---0--------------|----0------------|---0--------------|----0--------------|
  G|---4--------------|----4------------|---4--------------|----3--------------| 
  D|---2--------------|----1------------|---2--------------|----4--------------|
  A|---4--------------|----x------------|---0--------------|----4--------------|
  E|------------------|----0------------|------------------|----2--------------|

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