Artist - Whitesnake Song - "Best Years" Album - Good To Be Bad (2008) Guitarist - Doug Aldrich This is the opening track from what is truly one of my favourite records. I recommend you buy it now and look out for their tour dates. Intro lick 1: e|-0-0-0-0-3^-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-3^---3-5-5^(5)-5-p-3-| b|-3-5-5-5----5-3-5-3-0--------3-5-5-5----5----------------5| g|----------------------2/4\2-------------------------------| d|----------------------------2-----------------------------| a|----------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------| Intro lick 2: e|--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----0--0-0----0-0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--| b|--3h5--5-5/7--7-7/8--8-8/10--10-10/12--12-12/14--14-14/15--15-15/17--17-17-| g|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Main Riff: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|-------------------------------------------------------------------| g|------------------------------------------------------------2----2-| d|---2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----------2--2-----2--2-----2--2--2----2-| a|---2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----------2--2-----2--2-----2--2--0----0-| e|-3^0--0---3^0--0---3^0--0--3^5----3^0--0---3^0--0---3^0--0----3^---| * e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| d|---2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----------2--2-----2--2-----2--2----------------| a|---2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----------2--2-----2--2-----2--2--/-7-5~--------| e|-3^0--0---3^0--0---3^0--0--3^5----3^0--0---3^0--0---3^0--0--------7-5--3^-| * Pre-chorus: "..you came along like a sun in the night.." e|-------------------------------------| b|-------------------------------------| g|--6--6-6--7--7-7--8--8-8--9--9-9-----| d|-------------------------------------| a|--4--4-4--5--5-5--6--6-6--7--7-7-----| e|-------------------------------------| Chorus: "...these are the best years..." C5/// D5/// C5/// D5/// "...of my life...." E5/// D5/// C5/// A5/// Chorus lick e|--------------| b|--(8)^7--5----| g|--------------| d|--------------| a|--------------| e|--------------| Solo: I don't know the solo, but the backing chords as are as follows. E5/// E5/// G5/// A5///