Kryptonite tab by 3 Doors Down
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Kryptonite by 3 Doors Down: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights
"Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down features a catchy guitar riff played by Matt Roberts using a clean tone and power chords. The song's bassline, played by Todd Harrell, provides a solid foundation with a driving rhythm. The track was produced by Paul Ebersold and was the band's breakthrough single, reaching the top 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Fun fact: The song's lyrics were inspired by a bad day the band was having while on tour.KRYPTONITE 3 Doors Down Lyrics: Brad Arnold Music: Matt Roberts and Todd Harrell This is a more simplified transcription of the song, I didn't have the tolerance to write out all the parts, but I did do a fairly large portion. The chorus is the part that is least-detailed, so I would recommend transcribing this further. This version of the song is played with 4 guitars. The first is an electric (clean), the second is an acoustic (steel string), and the third and fourth are electric (usually distorted).
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Chords
Bm G Asus2
x 3 x
3 3 0
4 0 2
4 0 2
2 2 0
x 3 x
B5 G5 A5 E5 F#5
x x x x x
x x x x x
x x x x x
3 5 7 2 4
3 5 7 2 4
1 3 5 0 2
Riff A
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------3---------|---------------0-|-------3---------|---------------0-|
|-----4-----4---0-|-------0-----2---|-----4-----4---0-|-------0-----2---|
|---4---------4---|-----0-----2-----|---4---------4---|-----0-----2-----|
|-2---------------|---2-----0-------|-2---------------|---2-----0-------|
|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
Rhy. Fig. 1
Bm G A Bm G A
Fill 1
|-----------0-----|
|-------------0---|
|-------0-------0-|
|-----0-----------|
|---2-----0-------|
|-3---------------|
Riff B
|-----------------|-------------2---|---2-----------5-|---3---2-----0-2-|
|---3---2---3-----|---3---2-------2-|-------2---3-----|-----------2-----|
|-4-------------2-|-----------2-----|-4---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Rhy. Fig. 2
Bm G A Bm G A
/ /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / ///
Rhy. Fig. 3
B5 G5 A5 B5 E5 F#5
Riff C
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----4--5--4--5-4-|/7--5--4--5--4---|-----------------|-575757574545450-|
|-7---------------|---------------5-|-7-75-57--5-57-7-|-----------------|
Palm Mute
Riff D
|-2------------0--|-------------2---|-2-------------0-|---3---2-----0-2-|
|----2--2--3------|---3---2-------2-|---2---2---3-----|-----------2-----|
|-----------------|-----------2-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Riff E
|-----------------|---0-------------|-----------------|---0-0-----------|
|-------3---2-----|---------3-3-3-2-|-------3---2-----|---------3-3-3-3-|
|-4---4---------2-|-------2---------|-4---4---------2-|-------2---------|
|---4-------------|-----------------|---4-------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Rhy. Fig. 4
Bm A G Bm A G
Riff F
|-------2---------|-2-------3-------|
|---------2-------|---2-------3-----|
|-----------4-----|-----2-------4---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
Intro
Gtr. 1 with Riff A, 1¾ times; with Fill 1
Gtr. 2 with Rhy. Fig. 1, ½ time
Verse
Gtr. 1 with Riff A, 1¾ times; with Fill 1
Gtr. 2 with Rhy. Fig. 1
Interlude
Gtrs. 1 & 2 with Rhy. Fig. 2, 1 time
Gtr. 3 with Riff B
Verse
Gtr. 1 with Riff A, 1¾ times; with Fill 1
Gtr. 1 with Riff A, 1¾ times; with Fill 1
Chorus
Gtrs. 3 & 4 with Rhy. Fig. 3, 2 times
Interlude
Gtr. 1 with Rhy. Fig. 2
Gtr. 3 with Riff B
Verse
Gtr. 1 with Riff A, 1¾ times; with Fill 1
Gtr. 1 with Riff A, 1¾ times; with Fill 1
Chorus
Gtrs. 3 & 4 with Rhy. Fig. 3, 2 times
Instrumental
Gtr. 1 with Rhy. Fig. 3, 2 times (Optional)
Gtr. 3 with Riff C, 2 times
Gtr. 4 with Riff D, 2 times
Interlude
Gtr. 1 with Rhy. Fig. 4, 1½ times
Gtr. 4 with Riff E
Gtrs. 1 & 2 with Riff F, 3 times
Chorus
Gtrs. 3 & 4 with Rhy. Fig. 3, 2 times
Instrumental
Gtr. 1 with Rhy. Fig. 3, 2 times (Optional)
Gtr. 3 with Riff C, 2 times
Gtr. 4 with Riff D, 2 times Last updated:
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