Title: KRYPTONITE
Artist: Three Doors Down
Lyrics: Brad Arnold
Music: Matt Roberts / Todd Harrell
Play this over the Intro, Verse 1 and Verse 2. Hold the notes on the
first, third and fourth down beats.
B G A B G A
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
———————————————|———————————————||—|—|—|—|—|—|—|——————————————————————————
———————————————|———————————————||ˇ|ˇ|ˇ|ˇ|ˇ|ˇ|ˇ|——————————————————————————
—2———————————0—|—2———————————0—||ˇ|ˇ|ˇ|ˇ|ˇ|ˇ|ˇ|——————————————————————————
—————————3—————|—————————3—————||—|—|—|—|—|—|—|——————————————————————————
Play this over the break between Verses 1 and 2 in sync with the drums—
note: If your drummer doesn't play this beat, play to whatever he is playing.
B B G A B B G A
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
—————————————————|———————————————|————————————————|————————————————||—|——
—————————————————|———————————————|————————————————|————————————————||ˇ|——
—2—2——22—2—2——22—|————————0—0——00|—2—2——22—2—2——22|—————————0—0——00||ˇ|——
—————————————————|3—3——33————————|————————————————|—3—3——33————————||—|——
For the chorus, it sounds nice and chunky to play each beat. (I also
"release mute" with my left hand on all but the open notes and the
F#'s at the end of the riff)
B B G A B B E
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 &
—————————|—————————|—————————|—————————|—————————|—————————|—————————|———
—————————|—————————|—————————|—————————|—————————|—————————|—————————|———
—2—2—2—2—|—2—2—2—2—|—————————|—0—0—0—0—|—2—2—2—2—|—2—2—2—2—|—————————|———
—————————|—————————|—3—3—3—3—|—————————|—————————|—————————|—0—0—0—0—|———
F#
3 & 4 &
—————————||—|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
—————————||ˇ|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
—————————||ˇ|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
—2—2—2—2—||—|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Verse 3 starts out the same as Verse 1 and 2, then changes to follow the
pattern of the chorus when the vocals kick in.
First play this: Then play this over the vocals:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
———————————————|———————————————||—|———————————————|———————————————||—|——
———————————————|———————————————||ˇ|———————————————|———————————————||ˇ|——
—2———————————0—|—2————————0————||ˇ|—2———————————0—|—2—————————————||ˇ|——
—————————3—————|———————3———————||—|—————————3—————|—————————0———2—||—|——
After the second chorus comes the guitar solo. Rather than going back to
the same old single notes over the changes, I strum power chords on the
upper part of the neck. Here are the positions. Strum once on the first
down beat and again on the next two up beats like this:
boom—ba..ba boom—ba..ba
B B G A B B
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
—16—16———16—16—16———16|————————————14—14———14|—16—16———16—16—16——16|—————
—16—16———16—16—16———16|—17—17———17—14—14———14|—14—16———16—14—16——16|—————
—14—14———14—14—14———14|—17—17———17—12—12———12|—14—14———14—14—14——14|—————
——————————————————————|—15—15———15———————————|—————————————————————|—————
E F#
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
——————————————————————||—|———————————————————————————————————————————————
—14—14———14—16—16———16||ˇ|———————————————————————————————————————————————
—14—14———14—16—16———16||ˇ|———————————————————————————————————————————————
—12—12———12—14—14———14||—|———————————————————————————————————————————————
After the solo, come out and play these notes over the last Verse
(which is just the chorus sung as a verse).
B A G B A G
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
———————————————|———————————————||—|—|—|——————————————————————————————————
———————————————|———————————————||ˇ|ˇ|ˇ|—— go to —————————————————————————
—2———————0—————|—2———————0—————||ˇ|ˇ|ˇ|—— chorus ————————————————————————
—————————————3—|—————————————3—||—|—|—|——————————————————————————————————
After the last chorus, go back to the chord strumming twice and end on
the B at the 14th fret. My first tabbing attempt so, Good Luck!
3 Doors Down is an American hard rock band from Escatawpa, Mississippi, formed in 1996. The band consists of Brad Arnold (vocals), Matt Roberts (guitars), Todd Harrell (bass), Chris Henderson (guitar), and Greg Upchurch (drums/percussion).
Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|---3---------------|
E|-------------------|
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
G|-------------------|
D|-------5h7---------|
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
G|-------------------|
D|-------7p5---------|
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
G|-------------------|
D|-------5/7---------|
G|-------7b9---------|G|-------7~----------|Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.
Tabs are a great tool to learn songs, but mastering the techniques takes practice. Listen carefully to the original track and play along to lock in the rhythm. Don’t rush — smooth, accurate playing is more important than speed. Happy jamming! 🎸
Comments
No comments for this song yet. Go ahead and write something!Post a comment