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Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 00:09:29 -0500
From: Richard Polk <polkr@purdue.edu>
Subject: b/better_than_ezra/a_lifetime.tab

Artist:  Better Than Ezra
Song:  A Lifetime
Album:  Closer
Written by:  Kevin Griffin
Tabbed by:  Richard Polk
 
Tuning:  down 1 whole step (DGCFAD)
 
/ \ = slide up or down
b = bend up a half step
r = release back to original pitch
 
The main progression.  This is played through most of the song:
 
G            D           A         Asus4 A Asus2 A
E-3-3-3---3------------------------------------------------------
B-2-2-2---2-----------------0-0---0-0-0-0--0--0--0---------------
G-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---2-2---2-2-2-2--2--2--2---------------
D-0-0-0---0-0-0-2-2---2-2-0-2-2---2-2-2-2--2--2--2---------------
A-3-3-3---3-3-0-3-3---3-3-0-2-2---2-2-2-3--2--0--2---------------
E-3-3-3---3-3-0-2-2---2-2-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0--0--0---------------
 
The 'chorus':
 
E                     F#  G               A
E-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5--------------
B-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5--------------
G-1-1-1---1---1-1-1-1-1-1-3---4-4-4---4-4-4---6-6-6--------------
D-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-2-4---5-5-5---5-5-5---7-7-7--------------
A-2-2-2---2-----2-2-2-2-2-4---5-5-5---5-5-5---7-7-7--------------
E-0-0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-2---3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5--------------
 
The bridge (at 2:06):
 
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G-14---12---11---9---12---11--7---7-7-7-7/9---9-9-9--------------
D--x----x----x---x----x---x---7---7-7-7-7/9---9-9-9--------------
A-12---10----9---7---10---9---5---5-5-5-5/7---7-7-7--------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
 
This lick is played with a delay so it sounds like Kevin's playing 
more notes than he is.  
I was too lazy to figure out what the delay time should be set at.  
This lick is first played at 1:23:
 
E-10---9---7---5---5-/-7-\-5-------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
 
This little riff pops up every once in a while:
 
E---------------------
B-4b5r4-2-------------
G---------4-----------
D---------------------
A---------------------
E---------------------

 
The strumming patterns might not be quite right, but listen to the cd and
it shouldn't be too hard to pick up.  Questions?  Corrections?  Hate
mail?  Holla' at me:  Strict9_97@y