BETTER BY YOU, BETTER TH

As recorded by Judas Priest

(From the 1978 Album STAINED CLASS)
Transcribed by Corey Hunter
www.gsog.com.au

A Intro
P = 100
1
I 44 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Ve V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Ve V V
V V V V V V V V
* Arranged for one rhythm
Gtr I [[[ [[[
T
A 5 5
5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 5
B 0 0 0 7 6 5 0 0 0 0 7 6 5 0
H H P P H H P P

B Verse 1 & 2

5
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V
V V V V V V V
[[[ [[[
T
A 5 5 3
5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
B 0 0 0 7 6 5 0 0
H H P P H H 3 3

A5 D5 F5 E5

UU WW VV
9
I UU U VV VV VV VVW V
U V VVV VV V
P.M. P.M.

T
A 2 7 9 9
2 7 3 3 2 9 9
B 0 5 3 3 2 7 7 7 7
1 1 1 1 0 0 0

1. 2.

14
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
[[[[
T
A 5
5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 5
B 0 0 0 7 6 5 0 0 7 5
H H P H P P 8 7 5

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C Pre-Chorus
F5 G5 F5 G5 `
C5 B 5 F5 G5 `
B5 C5

17
I V V V V V VV V VV V V VV } } } } } e VV VV VV
V V V V V V V V V V V eV } } } } }
P.M. P.M. P.M.

T
A
5 3 3 5
B 3 5 5 3 5 3 1 3 5 x x x x x 1 3
1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 0 1 3 3 3 x x x x x
sl. sl.

F5 G5 F5 G5 G5 `
B5 F5 G5 b
G5 A5

I VV V V
VV VV V V VV V V VV VV V VV VV V V VV ggVV VV
19

V eV
P.M. P.M.

T
A 5 3 7
B 3 5 5 3 5 3 1 3 5 5 6 7
1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 0 1 3 3 3 3 4 5 sl.
sl. sl. sl. sl.

D Chorus
Dmadd9 `
B5 A5

UUU WWW VVV eV V

I UU WW VV VV VV
e V V e VV V V VV V V
21

V V V V V V
GK GK0 GK
T K 06 KK6 KK
K
A K 77 KK77 KK
B 5
K 5 1 1
3
3
1
3
3
1 1 1 0 0
2
2
0
2
2
0 0 0 5 5

D5 `
B5 A5 D5

25
I VVV VV
VVV
VV
VV V
VV
VVV
e VV VV VV VV UU
VV U
eV V eV VVV VV V VVV
T
A 7 7 7 7 3 3 2 2 7
7 7 7 7 3 3 2 2 7
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5

E Verse 3

30
I VVV VVVVV V V V V V V V V eV V VVV VVVVV V V V V V V V eV V
V V V V V V V
[[[ [[[
T
A 5 5 3
5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
B 0 0 0 7 6 5 0 0
H H P P H H 3 3

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A5 D5 F5 E5

UU WW VV
34
I UU U VV VV VV VVW V
U V VVV VV V
P.M. P.M.

T
A 2 7 9 9
2 7 3 3 2 9 9
B 0 5 3 3 2 7 7 7 7
1 1 1 1 0 0 0

39
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V
[[[[[[[
T
A 5
5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 5
B 0 0 7 5
H H P P 8 7 5

F Pre-Chorus

41
I V V V V V VV V V V
e V e VV VV VV V V V V V VVe VV V V Ve V f V V
VVVVVVVVVVV V V V V }} }} }} }} }} VVVVVVVVVVV V V V V VgV V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.

T
A
5 3 3 5 5 3 7
B 3 5 5 3 5 3 1 3 5 x x x x x 1 3 3 5 5 3 5 3 1 3 5 5 6 7
1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 0 1 3 3 3 x x x x x 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 0 1 3 3 3 3 4 5 sl.
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

G Out-Chorus
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B5 A5

UU WWW VVV
45
I UUU WW VV e VV VV VV VV V V
eV V eV V V V V V V V V V
GK0 GK0 GK
T K6 KK6 KK
K
A K 77 KK77 KK
B
K 5 5 1 1
3
3
1
3
3
1 1 1 0 0
2
2
0
2 repeats and fades
2
0 0 0 5 5

D5 B5` A5

I VV VV VV VV e VV VV VV V
5x

V VVV VV V VVV V V VV VV
49

eV V eV VVV VV V
T
A 7 7 7 7 3 3 2 2
7 7 7 7 3 3 2 2
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5

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