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The Best Thing
Artist: Savage Garden
Album: Affirmation
Transcribed by: Ginger (fireinsidetheman@hotmail.com)
Format: Guitar tabulature


Riff 1
 E|2----2--2----2--2----|2----2--2----2--2----|0----0--0----0--0----|2----2--2----2--2----|
 B|0----0--0----0--0----|2----2--2----2--2----|0----0--0----0--0----|4----4--4----4--4----|
 G|1----1--1----1--1----|2----2--2----2--2----|2----2--2----2--2----|4----4--4----4--4----|
 D|2----2--2----2--2----|2----2--2----2--2----|2----2--2----2--2----|4----4--4----4--4----|
 A|2----2--2----2--2----|4----4--4----4--4----|0----0--0----0--0----|2----2--2----2--2----|
 E|0----0--0----0--0----|2----2--2----2--2----|---------------------|---------------------|

Riff 2
 E|2----------------|2----------------|0----------------|2----------------|
 B|0----------------|2----------------|0----------------|4----------------|
 G|1----------------|2----------------|2----------------|4----------------|
 D|2----------------|2----------------|2----------------|4----------------|
 A|2----------------|4----------------|0----------------|2----------------|
 E|0----------------|2----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Introductory chorus ("Never want to fly..."):
  Guitar 1: Rest 4 measures. Play Riff 1 once.
  Guitar 2: Rest 4 measures. Play Riff 2 once.

Riff 3
 E|0----0--0----0--0----|2----2--2----2--2----|0----0--0----0--0----|2----2--2----2--2----|
 B|0----0--0----0--0----|2----2--2----2--2----|0----0--0----0--0----|4----4--4----4--4----|
 G|1----1--1----1--1----|2----2--2----2--2----|2----2--2----2--2----|4----4--4----4--4----|
 D|2----2--2----2--2----|2----2--2----2--2----|2----2--2----2--2----|4----4--4----4--4----|
 A|2----2--2----2--2----|4----4--4----4--4----|0----0--0----0--0----|2----2--2----2--2----|
 E|0----0--0----0--0----|2----2--2----2--2----|---------------------|---------------------|

Riff 4
 E|------------------|------------------|------------------|7-----------------|
 B|7------------9----|-------------7----|------------------|-------------9----|
 G|------------------|9-----------------|9------------9----|------------------|
 D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
 A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
 E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

 E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
 B|7------------9----|-------------7----|------------------|-----------------|
 G|------------------|9-----------------|9------------6----|-----------------|
 D|------------------|------------------|------------------|9----------------|
 A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
 E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

Introduction
  Guitar 1: Play Riff 3 twice. Then rest four measures for the bass solo.
  Guitar 2: Play Riff 4 once. Then rest four measures for the bass solo.

Riff 5
 E|2----2--2---2--2-2----|0----0--0---0--0-0----|
 B|2----2--2---2--2-2----|0----0--0---0--0-0----|
 G|2----2--2---2--2-2----|2----2--2---2--2-2----|
 D|2----2--2---2--2-2----|2----2--2---2--2-2----|
 A|4----4--4---4--4-4----|0----0--0---0--0-0----|
 E|2----2--2---2--2-2----|----------------------|

Riff 6
 E|2----------------|0----------------|
 B|2----------------|0----------------|
 G|2----------------|2----------------|
 D|2----------------|2----------------|
 A|4----------------|0----------------|
 E|2----------------|-----------------|

Riff 7
 E|2--------0--------|(0)----------------|
 B|2--------0--------|(0)----------------|
 G|2--------2--------|(2)----------------|
 D|2--------2--------|(2)----------------|
 A|4--------0--------|(0)----------------|
 E|2-----------------|-------------------|

Verse 1 ("Sometimes I feel like...")
  Guitar 1: Rest ten measures. Then play Riff 5 four times, and rest four
    measures.
  Guitar 2: Play Riff 6 four times, Riff 7 once, Riff 6 four times, and
    Riff 7 twice.

Riff 8
 E|---------0---------|---------0---------|---------0---------|---------0---------|
 B|--------------0----|--------------0----|--------------0----|0-------------0----|
 G|-------------------|-------------------|2------------------|-------------------|
 D|2------------------|4------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

Chorus ("Never want to fly...")
  Guitar 1: Play Riff 8 twice. Then rest four measures for the bass solo. 
  Guitar 2: Play Riff 4 once. Then rest four measures for the bass solo.

Riff 9
 E|----2---2-2-2-2------|0----------------|
 B|---------------------|0----------------|
 G|---------------------|2----------------|
 D|-----(crecendo)------|2----------------|
 A|---------------------|0----------------|
 E|---------------------|-----------------|

Verse 2 ("Walk on broken glass...")
  Guitar 1: Play Riff 9 four times, then rest four measures.
  Guitar 2: Play Riff 6 four times, and then Riff 7 twice.

Chorus ("Never want to fly...")
  Guitar 1: Play Riff 8 twice. 
  Guitar 2: Play Riff 4 once.

Instumental break
  Guitar 1: Play Riff 3 twice.
  Guitar 2: Play Riff 4 once.

Riff 10
 E|0----------------|2----------------|0----------------|2----------------|
 B|0----------------|2----------------|0----------------|4----------------|
 G|1----------------|2----------------|2----------------|4----------------|
 D|2----------------|2----------------|2----------------|4----------------|
 A|2----------------|4----------------|0----------------|2----------------|
 E|0----------------|2----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Bridge ("You're the center... about me oh)
  Guitar 1: Rest four measures. Play Riff 8 twice.
  Guitar 2: Play Riff 7 twice. Then play Riff 10 twice.

Chorus
  Guitar 1: Play Riff 8 until fade.
  Guitar 2: Play Riff 4 until fade.