Better Off
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Intro
A A6 A A6 A x2
Verse 1
A C#m D
You believe in all I say
F#m E C#m
Then you throw it all away
D F#m Bm Bm7
Before you close the door
D E C#m
Are you really any
D
Better off than before?
Verse 2
A C#m D
You go rambling through my day
F#m E C#m
While I'm out here making my way
D F#m Bm Bm7
Yet, still, I walk the floor
D E C#m
Am I really any
D
Better off than before?
Chorus
A Bm7
Things ain't never looked so rosy
E C#m
Everything'll be okay
A Bm7
I couldn't be much better
D E
If I tried
Verse 3
A C#m D
When I get myself to bed
F#m E C#m
With the words that never got said
D F#m Bm Bm7
Turning on the news
D E C#m
Are we ever any
D
Better off when we lose?
E Esus4
And we can pick and choose
Verse 4
A C#m D
You found the pathway to my heart
F#m E C#m
'Til the cruel world took it apart
D F#m Bm Bm7
Before I close the door
D E C#m
Are you really any
D
Better off than before?
Verse 5
A C#m D
You meander in my dreams
F#m E C#m
Leave me halfway in between
D F#m Bm Bm7
So I hit the floor
D E C#m
Am I really any
D
Better off than before?
Chorus
F#m Bm7
Things ain't never looked so rosy
E C#m
Everything'll be all right
A Bm7
I couldn't be much better
D E
If I tried
Verse 6
A C#m D
You go rambling through my mind
F#m E C#m
On a path I'm hoping I'll find
D F#m Bm Bm7
Turning on the news
D E C#m
Are we ever any
D
Better off when we lose?
E Esus4
And we can pick and choose
Interlude
A C#m D F#m G# C#m
Verse 7
D F#m Bm Bm7
Still, I walk the floor
D E C#m
Are we really any
D
Better off than before?
Bm7
Better off than before?
Coda
A
Cómo tocar Better Off
Tonalidad probableLa mayor (A)
DificultadAvanzada10 acordes · más difíciles: C#m, F#m, Bm, G#
Cejilla sugeridaTraste 2con formas de G, G6, Bm, C, Em y D
Progresión principal A – C#m – D – F#m (I – iii – IV – vi)
Acordes A A6 C#m D F#m E Bm Bm7 Esus4 G#
Para improvisar o armar un solo: pentatónica mayor de La, escala mayor de La y pentatónica menor de Fa♯ (la relativa). Cada una tiene bases para practicar.
▶ Practicar con banda Tocá la progresión principal con batería, bajo y guitarra, en el estilo que elijas.
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