Matthew James

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                             Matthew James - Bad Suns
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Tabbed by: John Klipp

Greetings from Virginia! Bad Suns is so awesome! Hope this helps :D

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

      
      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|---| 

Continúa después del anuncio
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\-| -lide down - 4th finger (pinky) should be covering (muting) the A + high E string for cle
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?" 
D|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|                                              
A|------------------------------------------|                                              
E|------------------------------------------|                                              

E|       
B|       
G|(1:09) 
D|       
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-| 



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