By My Side tab by 3 Doors Down

Song: By My Side
Band: 3 Doors Down
Album: The Better Life
Tabbed By: Jonathan Kinard (chaosjdk@yahoo.com)
Solo Tabbed By: MrFloyd

Chords Used
G  355433
Bb x13331
C  x35553


Intro/ Chorus 1
  G       Bb      G     Bb
e--3-3-----------1-1-----------3-3-------1-1--------
B--3-3-----------3-3-----------3-3-------3-3--------
G--4-4-----------3-3-----------4-4-------3-3--------
D--5-5-----------3-3-3-1-3\2\1-5-5-------3-3-3/4/5--
A--5-5-5-3-5\4\3-1-1-----------5-5-5\4\3-1-1--------
E--3-3-------------------------3-3------------------

Chorus 2

d=downstrum
u=upstrum

G  Bb   G  C
d d dud d dud d dud d du



Verse

d=downstrum
u=upstrum

G   Bb   G   C
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
{--------Palm Muted--------}



Post Chorus

e--3-3-------------------------3-3--------------------------
B--3-3-------------------------3-3--------------------------
G--4-4-------------------------4-4--------------------------
D--5-5---------0-------------0-5-5---------0----------------
A--5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3-2---5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-0-2----
E--3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3---------------------3--


e--3-3-------------------------3-3-------------------------3-3--
B--3-3-------------------------3-3-------------------------3-3--
G--4-4-------------------------4-4-------------------------4-4--
D--5-5---------0-------------0-5-5---------0---------------5-5--
A--5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3-2---5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-0-2---5-5--
E--3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3---------------------3-3-3--

Solo
(I'm unsure about the last half of the solo. Email MrFloyd if it's wrong)
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---11b(12) (very slowly)----------------------10--10-8-10-8---11b(12)r11b(12)-
A----------------------13---10---10---10--13-----------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------//7-//10-//12----
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----10-10-8-8-10-----5h6p5-5h7p5---9h10--9--7---------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------10--9--7\----------------------

e-------------------------------------------------------I think this part might
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---/12-/12-/12----//7-//10-//12---/12-/12-/12--12----12-10-7--12-10-7--12-10-7
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------be a tap solo-----------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----12-10-7--12-10-7--12-10-7--12-10-7--12-10-7--12-10-7---12-10---10--------
D------------------------------------------------------------------12---12-10--
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------13
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--10h12p10--------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------12-10---8-----5----------------------------------------------------

Bridge

d=downstrum
u=upstrum

G   Bb   G   C
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d



Ending

d=downstrum
u=upstrum

G  Bb   G  C
d d dud d dud d dud (let ring)




Song Pattern

Time  Vocals   Guitar 1      Guitar 2
0:00                 Chorus 1 X2
0:13        Chorus 2 X4    riff 1*
0:27  Verse 1   Verse X4
0:40  Chorus    Chorus 1 X2
0:53        Post Chorus
1:08  Verse 2   Verse X4
1:21  Chorus    Chorus 1 X4
1:34        Bridge X8     Guitar Solo
2:00        Post Chorus
2:15  Chorus    Chorus 2 X4
2:28  Chorus    Chorus 2 X4    riff 2*
2:41        Chorus 1 X4
2:55        Chorus 2 X3    riff3*
3:05        Ending       (end of riff 3)


*- not included in this tab