Matthew James tab by Bad Suns

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               Matthew James - Bad Suns
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Tabbed by: John Klipp
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Greetings from Virginia! Bad Suns is so awesome! Hope this helps :D

Tuning: Standard
Key: AbAb Major
Chords: Ab, Db, Dbmaj7, Dbmaj9, Fm, Fm7Fm7

0:14 - INTRO ("The more I try and simplify")

e|------------------------9------8-|
BB|------4---6----------------------|
G+G|----5---5--(5)-----8/10---10\8---| x2
D MajorD|--6------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------1/3----------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|

0:21

"I found myself enamored with" (Chords: Fm7-Dbmaj9)

e|-------------------------------9------8----|
BB|------11----9------------------------------|
G+G|--------(8)--------------8/10---10\8---(8)-| x2
D MajorD|---10--------(10)--------------------------|
A augmentedA|-8-----------------1/3---------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|

0:28

"No"

e|-------------------------9------8---|
BB|------4---6-------------------------|
G+G|----5---5--(5)-----8/10---10\8--(8)-| x2
D MajorD|--6---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------1/3-------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|

"No" - 2nd Electric - This guitar fades in around 0:29 - all downstrokes
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
G+G|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| x2
D MajorD|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

- Last time - Only 7 downstrokes on the chord below.
 - On 7th stroke, slide down.
   e|-----|
   BB|-14\-|
   G+G|-13\-| \ = Slide down
   D MajorD|-13\-|
   A augmentedA|-----|
   E MajorE|-----|

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|--------------------------------------------|
BB|-------9-8---------------9-8----------------|
G+G|--------------8-----------------8-----------| x2
D MajorD|----10-----10---10----10-----10---10-8------|
A augmentedA|-11----------------11------------------(11)-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|

0:50

CHORD: AbAb - There's a pad in the background filling the verse, but I also think there's a single strike
on an AbAb bar chord:

e|---|
BB|---|
G+G|---|
D MajorD|-6-| - AbAb
A augmentedA|-6-|
E MajorE|-4-|

"What's the point in counting when it never ends?
Face yourself at night, it's time to make amends"

0:57

e|----|
BB|----|
G+G|----|
D MajorD|-6\-| - Slide down - 4th finger (pinky) should be covering (muting) the A augmentedA + high E MajorE string for clean slide.
A augmentedA|----|
E MajorE|-4\-| - Slide down - 3rd finger (ring finger) should be covering (muting) the E-string.

AbAb        Dbmaj7Dbmaj7
"The TV's on, it helps me sleep

AbAb         Dbmaj7Dbmaj7
The force of habit killing me

F minorFm          Dbmaj7Dbmaj7
The kiss goodnight, a stale routine

F minorFm            Dbmaj7Dbmaj7
The spark is gone, what's wrong with me?"

e|------------------------------------------|
BB|--13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
G+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 MajorD|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|

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|--------------------------------------------|
BB|-------9-8---------------9-8----------------|
G+G|--------------8-----------------8-----------| x2
D MajorD|----10-----10---10----10-----10---10-8------|
A augmentedA|-11----------------11------------------(11)-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|

1:26

e|-----|
BB|-b12-|
G+G|-----|
D MajorD|-----|
A augmentedA|-----|
E MajorE|-----|

1:28

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------11/13\11/13-|
G+G|-------8---8----(8)-(8)-8-h10-(10)-13-10-------------| x4
D MajorD|-8-h10--10--(10)-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|


1:43 - Rhythm Guitar (CHORDS: Fm-Db-Ab)

e|---------|
BB|---------|
G+G|---6-6---|
D MajorD|-3-6-6-6-|
A augmentedA|-3-4-4-6-|
E MajorE|-1-----4-|


1:43 - Lead Guitar
e|-------------|
BB|-14----13----|
G+G|-13-x8-13-x8-|
D MajorD|-13----13----|
A augmentedA|-------------|
E MajorE|-------------|

1:57 - CHORUS

AbAb         DbMaj9Dbmaj9  AbAb         DbMaj9Dbmaj9
The more I try and simplify I realize it passes by

AbAb      DbMaj9Dbmaj9      AbAb        DbMaj9Dbmaj9
I find myself enamored with an answer that does not exist

e|------------9-----8-|
BB|-----4--------------|
G+G|---5---8/10--10\8---| x4
D MajorD|-6------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|

2:11

e|-----8----6----4--8\-|
BB|---------------------|
G+G|-6/8--5/6---3/5---8\-| x4
D MajorD|---------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|

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|--------------------------------------------|
BB|-------9-8---------------9-8----------------|
G+G|--------------8-----------------8-----------| x2
D MajorD|----10-----10---10----10-----10---10-8------|
A augmentedA|-11----------------11------------------(11)-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|

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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