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Beautiful Disaster 311

The document provides guitar riff notation for the song "Beautiful Disaster" by 311. It includes 6 distinct riffs played with distortion, along with lyrics and instructions for how the riffs are structured throughout the song. Two guitars play simultaneous parts for some sections. The solo section also features two guitars playing different string parts together.

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Beautiful Disaster 311

The document provides guitar riff notation for the song "Beautiful Disaster" by 311. It includes 6 distinct riffs played with distortion, along with lyrics and instructions for how the riffs are structured throughout the song. Two guitars play simultaneous parts for some sections. The solo section also features two guitars playing different string parts together.

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BEAUTIFUL DISASTER

311
Riff 1a: (w/ heavy distortion)
-------e---------------------------------------------------------B---------------------------------------------------------G---------------------------------------------------------D---------------------------------------------------------A--2--0--2----------------0-------------------------------E-------------3--2--3--2----------------------------------Riff 1b: (w/ heavy distortion)
-------e---------------------------------------------------------B---------------------------------------------------------G---------------------------------------------------------D---------------------------------------------------------A--2--0--------2-----------------------------------------E--------2--3-------------------------------------------Riff 2: (w/ heavy distortion)
------NOTE: There are two guitars playing two different parts simultaneously here,
one is using only the "B" string and one is using only the "G" string:
e-----------------------------------------------------------Guitar #1 B--7----7--8--7--5--7--5--3----3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--7--5-G-----------------------------------------------------------D-----------------------------------------------------------A-----------------------------------------------------------E-----------------------------------------------------------e-----------------------------------------------------------B-----------------------------------------------------------Guitar #2 G--7----7--9--7--6--7--6--4----4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--7--6-D-----------------------------------------------------------A-----------------------------------------------------------E-----------------------------------------------------------e-----------------------------------------------------------Guitar #1 B--7----7--8--7--5--7--5--3----3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--7--5-G-----------------------------------------------------------D-----------------------------------------------------------A-----------------------------------------------------------E-----------------------------------------------------------e-----------------------------------------------------------B-----------------------------------------------------------Guitar #2 G--7----7--9--7--6--7--6--4----4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--7--6-D-----------------------------------------------------------A-----------------------------------------------------------E-----------------------------------------------------------e----------------------------------------------------------------Guitar #1 B--7--8--10---12--10--8---8--10--12--10--8--10--12--10--8--10--12G----------------------------------------------------------------D----------------------------------------------------------------A----------------------------------------------------------------E----------------------------------------------------------------e----------------------------------------------------------------B----------------------------------------------------------------Guitar #2 G--7--9--11---12--11--9---9--11--12--11--9--11--12--11--9--11--12D----------------------------------------------------------------A----------------------------------------------------------------E----------------------------------------------------------------e---------------------------------------------------------Guitar #1 B--10--8--7--5--7--5--3-----3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--7--5--G---------------------------------------------------------D---------------------------------------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------e---------------------------------------------------------B---------------------------------------------------------Guitar #2 G--11--9--7--6--7--6--4-----4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--7--6--D---------------------------------------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------E----------------------------------------------------------

Riff 3: (with dirty distortion sound, perhaps less "gain" used)


------Bm
G Em
F#
e--2--2---3--3---0--0---2--2--------------------------B--3--3---3--3---0--0---2--2--------------------------G--4--4---4--4---0--0---3--3--------------------------D-----------------------------------------------------A-----------------------------------------------------E-----------------------------------------------------Riff 4: (w/ heavy distortion)
------e-----------------------------------------------------B-----------------------------------------------------G-----------------------------------------------------D--4--4-4--2-2----------------------------------------A--2--2-2--0-0-5--5--5-5-5--2--2-2-2-2--4--4--4-4-4---E--------------3--3--3-3-3--0--0-0-0-0--2--2--2-2-2---Riff 5a: (w/ heavy distortion)
-------e-----------------------------------------------------B-----------------------------------------------------G-----------------------------------------------------D--2--2--2--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4-----------------A--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--2--2--2-----------------E--0--0--0--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------Riff 5b: (w/ heavy distortion)
-------e-----------------------------------------------------------B-----------------------------------------------------------G-----------------------------------------------------------D--2-2--2--2--2--6-6--6--6--6--4-4--4--4--4--4-4--4--4--4---A--2-2--2--2--2--4-4--4--4--4--4-4--4--4--4--2-2--2--2--2---E--0-0--0--0--0--4-4--4--4--4--2-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2---Riff 5c: (w/ Heavy distortion, palm muffling the sound a bit)
-------e-----------------------------------------------------------------B-----------------------------------------------------------------G-----------------------------------------------------------------D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-Riff 6: (w/ heavy distortion)
------e-------------------------------------B-------------------------------------G-------------------------------------D-2--2--2------2--2------2-----2------A-2--2--2------2--2------2-----2------E-0--0--0--3b5-0--0--3b5-0-3b5-0------NOTE ON Riff 6: I don't think what I have listed above is exactly how this
part is played, but I can't figure it out just by listening. It sounds
like there may be two guitars playing two different things here, and that
they may be using a slide instead of a bend. Another suggestions as to how
you might play this part:
e-------------------------------------B-------------------------------------G-------------------------------------D-2--2--2-------2--2------------------A-2--2--2-------2--2------------------E-0--0--0--3s12-0--0---3s12-0-3s12-0--Solo:
----NOTE: Heres the two simultaneous guitar thing again, one playing only the
"B" string, and one playing only the "G" string:
e----------------------------------------------------------Guitar #1 B--7--8--10----12--14--15----14--15--17--15--17--19--17--19G----------------------------------------------------------D----------------------------------------------------------A----------------------------------------------------------E----------------------------------------------------------e----------------------------------------------------------B----------------------------------------------------------Guitar #2 G--7--9--11----12--14--16----14--16--18--16--18--19--18--19D----------------------------------------------------------A----------------------------------------------------------E----------------------------------------------------------e----------------------------------------------Guitar #1 B--20--19--17--17--15---15--14--15---14--12--14G----------------------------------------------D----------------------------------------------A-----------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------e----------------------------------------------B----------------------------------------------Guitar #2 G--21--19--18--18--16---16--14--16---14--12--14D----------------------------------------------A----------------------------------------------E----------------------------------------------e--------------------Guitar #1 B--12--10--12--10--7-G--------------------D--------------------A--------------------E--------------------e--------------------B--------------------Guitar #2 G--12--11--12--11--7-D--------------------A--------------------E--------------------Lyrics/Song Structure:


-----------------------> Play Riff 1a (x7)
---> Play Riff 1b (x1)
---> Play Riff 2 (x1)
---> Play Riff 3 (x2) over:
Today seems like a good day, to burn a bridge or two
The one with the old wood creaking that would burn away right on cue
---> Play Riff 4 (x2) over:
I try to be not like that, but some people really suck
Some people need to get the axing, chalk it up to bad luck
---> Play Riff 1a (x3)
---> Play Riff 1b (x1)
---> Play Riff 3 (x2) over:
I know a drugstore cowgirl so afraid of getting bored
She's always runnin' from something, so many things ignored
---> Play Riff 4 (x2) over:
I might do that stuff if it didn't make me feel like shit
I'm on some old reality tip, so many trips in it
---> Play Riff 1a (x3)
---> Play Riff 1b (x1)
---> Play Riff 5a (x2) over:
Beautiful disaster
Flying down the street again
---> Play Riff 5b (x2) over:
I tried to keep up
You wore me out and left me ate up
Now I wish you all the luck
You're a butterfly in the wind without a
---> Play Riff 5c (x2) over:
Ca-a-a-a-a-a-a-are
A pretty train crash to me and I can't
Ca-a-a-a-a-a-a-are
I do, I don't, whatever
---> Play Riff 6 (x2)
---> Play Solo
---> Play Riff 3 (x2) over:
I know a drugstore cowgirl so afraid of getting bored
She's always runnin' from something, so many things ignored
---> Play Riff 4 (x2) over:
I try to be not like this, but I thought it'd make a good song
There's nothing to see shows over, people just move along
---> Play Riff 1a (x3)
---> Play Riff 1b (x1)
---> Play Riff 5a (x2) over:
Beautiful disaster
Flying down the street again
---> Play Riff 5b (x2) over:
I tried to keep up
You wore me out and left me ate up
Now I wish you all the luck
You're a butterfly in the wind without a
---> Play Riff 5c (x2) over:
Ca-a-a-a-a-a-a-are
A pretty train crash to me and I can't
Ca-a-a-a-a-a-a-are
I do, I don't, whatever
---> Play Riff 6 (x4)
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