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Matthew James - Bad Suns
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Tabbed by: John Klipp
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Tuning: Standard
Key: Ab Major
Chords: Ab, Db, Dbmaj7, Dbmaj9, Fm, Fm7
0:14 - INTRO ("The more I try and simplify")
e|------------------------9------8-|
B|------4---6----------------------|
G|----5---5--(5)-----8/10---10\8---| x2
D|--6------------------------------|
A|--------------1/3----------------|
E|---------------------------------|
0:21
"I found myself enamored with" (Chords: Fm7-Dbmaj9)
e|-------------------------------9------8----|
B|------11----9------------------------------|
G|--------(8)--------------8/10---10\8---(8)-| x2
D|---10--------(10)--------------------------|
A|-8-----------------1/3---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
0:28
"No"
e|-------------------------9------8---|
B|------4---6-------------------------|
G|----5---5--(5)-----8/10---10\8--(8)-| x2
D|--6---------------------------------|
A|--------------1/3-------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
"No" - 2nd Electric - This guitar fades in around 0:29 - all downstrokes
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
G|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| x2
D|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
- Last time - Only 7 downstrokes on the chord below.
- On 7th stroke, slide down.
e|-----|
B|-14\-|
G|-13\-| \ = Slide down
D|-13\-|
A|-----|
E|-----|
0:36 (CHORDS: Ab-Db)
"Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh"
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-------9-8---------------9-8----------------|
G|--------------8-----------------8-----------| x2
D|----10-----10---10----10-----10---10-8------|
A|-11----------------11------------------(11)-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
0:50
CHORD: Ab - There's a pad in the background filling the verse, but I also think there's a single strike
on an Ab bar chord:
e|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|-6-| - Ab
A|-6-|
E|-4-|
"What's the point in counting when it never ends?
Face yourself at night, it's time to make amends"
0:57
e|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|-6\-| - Slide down - 4th finger (pinky) should be covering (muting) the A + high E string for clean slide.
A|----|
E|-4\-| - Slide down - 3rd finger (ring finger) should be covering (muting) the E-string.
Ab Dbmaj7
"The TV's on, it helps me sleep
Ab Dbmaj7
The force of habit killing me
Fm Dbmaj7
The kiss goodnight, a stale routine
Fm Dbmaj7
The spark is gone, what's wrong with me?"
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
G|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--| - Sneaks in again at "what's wrong with me?" (1:09)
D|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
1:12 (CHORDS: Ab-Db)
"Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh"
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-------9-8---------------9-8----------------|
G|--------------8-----------------8-----------| x2
D|----10-----10---10----10-----10---10-8------|
A|-11----------------11------------------(11)-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
1:26
e|-----|
B|-b12-|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|-----|
1:28
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------11/13\11/13-|
G|-------8---8----(8)-(8)-8-h10-(10)-13-10-------------| x4
D|-8-h10--10--(10)-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
1:43 - Rhythm Guitar (CHORDS: Fm-Db-Ab)
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---6-6---|
D|-3-6-6-6-|
A|-3-4-4-6-|
E|-1-----4-|
1:43 - Lead Guitar
e|-------------|
B|-14----13----|
G|-13-x8-13-x8-|
D|-13----13----|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
1:57 - CHORUS
Ab Dbmaj9 Ab Dbmaj9
The more I try and simplify I realize it passes by
Ab Dbmaj9 Ab Dbmaj9
I find myself enamored with an answer that does not exist
e|------------9-----8-|
B|-----4--------------|
G|---5---8/10--10\8---| x4
D|-6------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
2:11
e|-----8----6----4--8\-|
B|---------------------|
G|-6/8--5/6---3/5---8\-| x4
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
2:40 - CHORUS 2
- Same playing as first chorus
2:55 (CHORDS: Ab-Db)
"Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh"
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-------9-8---------------9-8----------------|
G|--------------8-----------------8-----------| x2
D|----10-----10---10----10-----10---10-8------|
A|-11----------------11------------------(11)-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
3:10 - OUTRO - Same as intro
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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