building a better me Chords

KeyG# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays493

building a better me by Dogwood is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G#. It uses the chords G#, F#, Em, C# and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G#
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro: Tab 
 
e--------------------------- 
b--------------------------- 
g--------------------------- 
d----------------------8-9-8 
a---11-11-11,11,11-9-9------ 
e--------------------------- 
      (repeat 4x) 
 
   After Lead guitar plays (2x) guitar 2 comes in with... 
 
e--------------------------------------- 
b--------------------------------------- 
g-----------------6-6-666--------------- 
d-6-6-666-6-66-66-6-6-666-4-44-44------- 
a-6-6-666-6-66-66-4-4-444-4-44-44------- 
e-4-4-444-4-44-44---------2-22-22------- 
       (play 2x) 
 
 
G#              F#             G#  
    Superficial Nature wearing thin, 
  F#            Em 
I can't seem to begin, 
     C#          Em 
what really do i see, 
     C#              Em  
when i stare back at me. 
 
G#             F#              G# 
   As crushing time reveals my foe, 
  F#           Em 
inheriting all woe, 
  C#             Em 
Solutions in the past, 
  C#               Em 
conditioned not to ask.<--(lead plays intro again while   
                           Guitar 2 plays the intro rythm on the Em) 
{chorus}             
     B                        
It's what your meant to be, 
C# 
    your name and number. 
   G# 
be all that you can be, 
 Em 
    you will recover.*         *|e---------------| 
B                               |b---------------| 
Things you havn't lost          |g---------------|  
C#                              |d-2-2-2-2-4--2--| 
  Cause they don't see you      |a-2-2-2-2-------| 
G#                              |e-0-0-0-0-------| 
like you think they do 
Em 
    please just become you* 
 
{intro} 
i believe you play the intro again... 
 
sorry i can't finish the song but you can basically figure it out from there, 
accept the weird quote part......... 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante