Should've Known Better Chords
by Nickel Creek
Should've Known Better by Nickel Creek is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
This is my first tab submission, so I'm sorry if it sucks.
I know that it is not totally correct, but I was hoping
someone might be able to help correct it. One of the problems
is that the solo is played on the mandolin, so I took it down
an octave to try and duplicate the feel on guitar.
Any adjustments or advice would be welcomed.
Standard tuning
b=bend
/=slide
h=hammer
-3/6b---3----1h3b---1--------
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3--2--1----------------------
-------------3---0-----------
----------------------3---0--
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--4---3--1---0---------------
--------------------4---3----
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-------0-----------0---------
---3------0h3----------------
----------------------4--3---
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-----------------------------3---3----
--------3---3----------------3---3----
--------3---3---5---3h5-------------5-
-3h5----------------------------------
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-------------------5h6-------8----9b--
-----------3h4------------------------
----2h3-------------------------------
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---8----6----6--9b--8---6----6--------
-----------8---------------8----------
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---10---8---6----6-----10h13---10-----
--------------8-----------------------
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--18---18----15-----------------------
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OK, so that's what I have. A couple pretty obvious errors include:
1. The section that plays:
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------------------------------3--3----------
----------3--3----------------3--3----------
----------3--3---5---3h5----------5---------
---3h5--------------------------------------
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sounds pretty off to me but I'm not sure what it really is.
2. Everything after
-------------------5h6--------
-----------3h4----------------
----2h3-----------------------
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sounds a little off to me. You really notice it listening to the recording.
At the ending the mandolin plays the second to last note 3 times, not just
2 as I indicated in my tab. I just couldn't figure out where I got behind to fix it.
Hope this helps as a starting place. Post something if you figure out improvements.