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By My Side

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#-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
three chords and
a few simple riffs. I didn't figure out the guitar
solo, or the faint
riffs on guitar 2 but that's probably impossible to
Chords Used
   G355433
  Bbx13331
   Cx35553
Intro/ Chorus 1
e--G3-3-----------Bb1-1-----------G3-3-------Bb1-1--------
B--3-3-----------3-3-----------3-3-------3-3--------
G--4-4-----------3-3-----------4-4-------3-3--------
D--5-5-----------3-3-3-1-3\2\1-5-5-------3-3-3/4/5--
A--5-5-5-3-5\4\3-1-1-----------5-5-5\4\3-1-1--------
E--3-3-------------------------3-3------------------
Chorus 2
D=downstrum
u=upstrum
G    Bb     G    C
 D   Ddud  Ddud  Ddud  Ddu
Verse
D=downstrum
u=upstrum
G     Bb      G     C
D{-D--D--D--D-PDalDm DMuDteDd-D--D--D--D-}
Post Chorus
e--3-3-------------------------3-3--------------------------
B--3-3-------------------------3-3--------------------------
G--4-4-------------------------4-4--------------------------
D--5-5---------0-------------0-5-5---------0----------------
A--5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3-2---5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-0-2----
E--3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3---------------------3--
e--3-3-------------------------3-3-------------------------3-3--
B--3-3-------------------------3-3-------------------------3-3--
G--4-4-------------------------4-4-------------------------4-4--
D--5-5---------0-------------0-5-5---------0---------------5-5--
A--5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3-2---5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-0-2---5-5--
E--3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3---------------------3-3-3--
Bridge
D=downstrum
u=upstrum
G     Bb      G     C
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Ending
D=downstrum
u=upstrum
Gd d dBbud d duGd d dCud (let ring)
0:00                                  Chorus 1 X2
0:13               Chorus 2 X4        riff 1*
0:27   Verse 1     Verse X4
0:40   Chorus      Chorus 1 X2
1:08   Verse 2     Verse X4
1:21   Chorus      Chorus 1 X4
1:34               Bridge X8          Guitar Solo*
2:15   Chorus      Chorus 2 X4
2:28   Chorus      Chorus 2 X4        riff 2*
2:41               Chorus 1 X4
2:55               Chorus 2 X3        riff3*
3:05               Ending              (end of riff 3)
*- not included in this tab

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By My Side

by 3 Doors Down

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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#-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

three chords and

a few simple riffs. I didn't figure out the guitar

solo, or the faint

riffs on guitar 2 but that's probably impossible to

Chords Used

355433

x13331

x35553

Intro/ Chorus 1

G Bb G Bb

e--3-3-----------1-1-----------3-3-------1-1--------

B--3-3-----------3-3-----------3-3-------3-3--------

G--4-4-----------3-3-----------4-4-------3-3--------

D--5-5-----------3-3-3-1-3\2\1-5-5-------3-3-3/4/5--

A--5-5-5-3-5\4\3-1-1-----------5-5-5\4\3-1-1--------

E--3-3-------------------------3-3------------------

Chorus 2

=downstrum

u=upstrum

G Bb G C

D D D D D

dud dud dud du

Verse

=downstrum

u=upstrum

G Bb G C

D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

{--------Palm Muted--------}

Post Chorus

e--3-3-------------------------3-3--------------------------

B--3-3-------------------------3-3--------------------------

G--4-4-------------------------4-4--------------------------

D--5-5---------0-------------0-5-5---------0----------------

A--5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3-2---5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-0-2----

E--3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3---------------------3--

e--3-3-------------------------3-3-------------------------3-3--

B--3-3-------------------------3-3-------------------------3-3--

G--4-4-------------------------4-4-------------------------4-4--

D--5-5---------0-------------0-5-5---------0---------------5-5--

A--5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3-2---5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-0-2---5-5--

E--3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3---------------------3-3-3--

Bridge

=downstrum

u=upstrum

G Bb G C

D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

Ending

=downstrum

u=upstrum

G Bb G C

d d dud d dud d dud (let ring)

0:00 Chorus 1 X2

0:13 Chorus 2 X4 riff 1*

0:27 Verse 1 Verse X4

0:40 Chorus Chorus 1 X2

1:08 Verse 2 Verse X4

1:21 Chorus Chorus 1 X4

1:34 Bridge X8 Guitar Solo*

2:15 Chorus Chorus 2 X4

2:28 Chorus Chorus 2 X4 riff 2*

2:41 Chorus 1 X4

2:55 Chorus 2 X3 riff3*

3:05 Ending (end of riff 3)

*- not included in this tab

About By My Side Chords by 3 Doors Down

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