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Better Dig Two (Low C Diatonic Solo)
Words & Music by Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Trevor Rosen
Performed by The Band Perry
Key of A Minor (C Major)    Vocal Range: A3 to C5
Adapted for a key of Low C Richter tuned diatonic
On a (standard) key of C Richter tuned diatonic this
will be an octave high.

Tab notations:
none = blow    - = draw    __ = hold/sustain
ob = overblow    ’ = half-step bend    ” = full step bend
2_-1 = slide/slur; slide smoothly from note to note
-456-67-8 (no spaces between notes) = very rapid notes
These represent 32nd notes & are 1/8th the duration of a
quarter note.


2 -3” -3”_ -3”_ -3” -3”_ -3” -3”_ -3”_ -3” -3”

-3”_ 4 5 -6_ 5_ -7_ 5_ 7__ -3”_ 4 5 -6_ 5_ 6__ -6 5 6 -6_

-3”_ 4 5 -6_ 5_ -7_ 5_ 7__ -3”_ 4 5 -6_ 5_ 6__ -6 5 6 -6_

6_ 6_   6_  6  6   5ob_ 5_ -4_
I_ told you on the day_ we wed

-4 4   -4  4  -4_  -4_  5_  4_  -3”_
 I was gon-na love you ‘til I’s dead

6_   6_  6_    6   6   5ob_ 5_   -4_
Made you wait ‘til our wed_-ding night

-4_    4   -4_   -4  4   -4_  -4_  5_   4_   -3”_
That’s the first and the last time I’ll wear white

-3”_ 4 5 6_ 5_ -7_ 5_ 7__ -3”_ 4 5 6_ 5_ 6__ -6 5

-3”-3”-3” 6_   6    6__  6  -6 5ob_ 5_-4 -4_
So if the ties that bind ev-er do__ come loose

-4   4  -4 4 -4_  -4   -4 5_   4_    -3”_
Tie ‘em in a knot like  a hang-man’s noose

-3”    6_   6  6  6    6  6  5ob__ 5  -4 -4_
‘Cause I’ll go to heav-en or I’ll_ go to hell

-3”  -4_  -4_  -4_ -4  4    5_   4_  -3”_
be - fore I’ll see you with some-one else

4   4  4  -3” -3_4_
Put me in the ground

-4  4  5_  4_   -3_4_
Put me six foot down_

5   5   5   6_    -6_ 6    -6_  -6  -6_  5     5__ -6_ -6_
And let the stone say Here lies the girl whose on_-ly_ crutch

5   6   6   -6_ -6_ -4   4 -4  4   -4_5 4_
was lov-ing one man just a lit-tle too_ much

6  -6_ -6_ 6  -6_  -6 7_
If you go_ be-fore  I do

5   5   5  6    6   -6_   -6  -4  -4   4  -4  4   5_  4_
I’m gon-na tell the grave-dig-ger that he bet-ter dig two

-3”_ 4 5 -6_ 5_ -7_ 5_ 7__ -3”_ 4 5 -6_ 5_ -8 8 7 -6 6 -5 -6_

-3” 6_    6_ 6_   6_  5ob_  5_ -4_
It  won’t be whis-key won’t be meth

-4 4  -4_ 4    -4_  5_ 5__ 4_   -3”_
it’ll be_ your name on my_ last breath

-3”-3”6_    6  6__   6  -6 5ob_ 4_ -4_
If di-vorce or death ev-er do__ us part

4_  -4 4  -4  4    -4_  -4 4 5_  4_  -3”_
the co-ro-ner will call it a bro-ken heart

-3” 4   4  4  -3” -3_4_
So  put me in the ground

-4  4  5_  4_   -3_4_
Put me six foot down_

5   5   5   6_    -6_ 6    -6_  -6  -6_  5     6__ -6_ -6_
And let the stone say Here lies the girl whose on_-ly_ crutch

5   6   6   -6_ 6_  -4   4 -4  4   -4_5 4_
was lov-ing one man just a lit-tle too_ much

6  -6_ -6_ 6  -6__ -6 7_
If you go_ be-fore I  do

5   5   5  6    6   -6_   -6  -4  -4   4  -4  4   5_  4_
I’m gon-na tell the grave-dig-ger that he bet-ter dig two

7_  -6_
Dig two

-10_ 9 8 -8 7 -6 10__ -10 9 8 8ob -8 7 7 -7 -6 6 -6_

-456-67-8 7__ 4-4567-889 10___

9 8  -109 8 8ob 8 -87 -6 6 -6 9 8 -8 8 7 -6 6 5 4_

5 -6   6_   -6_6_ 6    6 6_   -4_   -4_5_
I took your name_ when I took those vows_

5 6      -6 -6_  6_   6   6 6_   -4  -4
I meant ‘em back then and I mean ‘em right

-4____ 4ob_-4 4_-4___ 4_-3”___
now___ oh____ right__ now_____

-3” -3” 6_   6    6__  6  6  5ob_ 5_   -4_
If  the ties that bind ev-er do__ come loose

-4_ 4   -4_ 4  -4 4  5_   4_  -3”_
If_ for-ev_-er ev-er ends for you_

6  6    6__  6    6 5ob 5ob 5_  -4_
If that ring gets a lit-tle too tight

    (begin slowing down -->  -->  -->  -->    sustain )
4   -4    4_ -4   -4____ -4____ 5____ 4_   -3_-3_______
You might as well read__ me____ my___ last rites_______

(back to original tempo)
7   7   7   7_    7_  6    -6_  -6  6_   5     6__ -6_ -6_
And let the stone say Here lies the girl whose on_-ly_ crutch

5   6   6   -6_ -5_ -4   4 -4  4   -4_5 4
was lov-ing one man just a lit-tle too_ much

6  -6__ -6_ 6  -6   -6_ 7_
If you_ go_ be-fore I__ do_

5   5   5  6    6   -6_   -6  -4  -4   4  -4  4   6_  4_
I’m gon-na tell the grave-dig-ger that he bet-ter dig two

6    -6_ -6_   5     -6__ -6_ -6_
Heav-y__ stone right next to_ mine

6     -6_ -6 -6   -4  -4  4   -4_4 -4_4 -3”_
We’ll be_ to-geth-er ‘til the end_ of__ time

7_    -6_ -6_ 6  -6_ -6 7_
Don’t you go_ be-fore I do

5   5   5  6    6   -6_   -6  -4  -4   4  -4  4   5_  -4_
I’m gon-na tell the grave-dig-ger that he bet-ter dig two

(Slower)
6_ 6_   6_  6  6   5ob_ 5_ -4_
I_ told you on the day_ we wed

(ritardando – slowing down even more)
-4 4   -4  4  -4_  -4_  5_  4_ -3”_
 I was gon-na love you ‘til I’s dead


Alternate ending:
(ritardando – slowing down even more )
-4 4   -4  4  -4_  -4_  5_  4_ 4_-3”__
 I was gon-na love you ‘til I’s dead__


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