Better Than Heaven Tabs & Lyrics by Bloc Party

Better Than Heaven

guitar tabs lyrics

Bloc Party

Great song from the new album.
Thanks to LeeC93 for correcting some of Russells parts

Guitar 1 - Kele Okereke

Verse
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------4--|
D|7-6-4-2-------2-2-4-6---------7-6-4-6------2-2-4-6--2---6|

A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------10-9-7-5--10-9-7-9|
G|------------------------------------|
D|7-6-4-2--7-6-4-6--------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------7--|
B|10-9-7-5--10-9-7-9--10-9-7-5--10-9-7-9----9|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Breakdown - Not sure on this, but it needs loads of distortion
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|6-6-8--------|
D|6-6-8---9-7-7|
A|4-4-6---9-7-7|
E|--------7-5-5|

Changes to....
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|666688888-----------|
D|66668888899999777777|
A|44446666699999777777|
E|---------77777555555|

Last "Garden" bit, again, not 100%, but it should fit ok...
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|6----|
D|6-6-7|
A|4-6-7|
E|--4-5|

Guitar 2 - Russell Lissack

Verse 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------112211-----------112211-----------112211-----------112211----|
D|--2244------4422---2244------4422---2244------4422---2244------4422|
A|44---------------44---------------44---------------44--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11|
D|22--22--22--22--22--22--22--22--|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Chorus 2
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|------112211----|
D|222244------4422|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

"Garden Bit"
e|12-11-------------|
B|------12---10-9---|
G|----------------10|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

This comes in during the heavy breakdown bit
e|-------------------|
B|--12-10-9---12-10-9|
G|99-------999-------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

Last "Garden" bit
e|12-11---------------|
B|------12-9-10-9-----|
G|----------------11-9|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

Enjoy!!!!!!