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Matador by The Buttertones

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Intro: x3

G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-5-6-5-3----------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-5-6-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------7--7----------5--5-------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------5--5-----------2--2-----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7--------5--5-----------7-7-7-------5--5------------|
E|--------5--5--------2--2------------5--5-------2--2-----|

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-7--7--------5--5--------5-5-5-5-----|
E|-------5--5--------2-----------------|


Verse 1:

"You can't erase, A blank slate"

G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|      x3
A|-7--7--------5--5-----------|
E|--------5--5--------2--2----|
 
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-7--7--------5--5--------5-5-5-5---------|
E|-------5--5--------2---------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------12--12------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7-12--12-----------10--10-7--7-12--12---------------10--10-|
E|-----------------------------------------------10--10----------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------12--12-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7-12--12-----------10--10-7--7-12--12---------------10--10-5-5-5-5|
E|-----------------------------------------------10--10-----------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|        3x
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-5-6-5-3---------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-5-6-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|

G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|


Chorus:

"Pick up another cigarette"
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-7--7--------5--5------------|       7x
E|--------5--5--------2--2-----|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7--------5--5--------5-5-5-5-----------|
E|-------5--5--------2-----------------------|

"Just look in his eyes"
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------5----7-|
A|------------------------6-------7--5-5--7-7-7----7----------|
E|---------------------------7-5------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----5------------------------------------------------|
A|-7------7-5-6---------7--5-5-6-6-6--------------5-7--|
E|---------------7-5-------------------7-5-5-7---------|

G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-6-6------------5-7--------|
E|------7-5-5-7--------------|

G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4------------3-5-4-4-----------3-5--------|
E|------5-3-3-5------------5-3-3-5-------------|

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-6-6------------5-7-6-6-----------5-7-|
E|------7-5-5-7------------7-5-5-7------|

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-6-----------5-7-6----------5-7------|
A|-----7-5--7---------7-5--7-----------|
E|-------------------------------------|


Outro:

The song gradually gets slower, just here though.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|            8x
A|-6---------------|
E|-----7-5--7------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-5-6-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------7--7--------5--5-----------7-7-7-------5--5---------|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2--------------5--5--------2--2------------5--5-------2--2---|

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7--------5--5-----------7-7-7-------5--5------------|
E|--------5--5--------2--2------------5--5-------2--2-----|

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-7--7--------5--5---------------------|
E|--------5--5--------2--2--------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------12--12---------------------------------------|
A|-7--7-12--12-----------10--10-7--7-12--12-------------10--10|
E|---------------------------------------------10--10---------|


G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------12--12---------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7-12--12-----------10--10-7--7-12--12-----------10--10-5-5-5-5|
E|--------------------------------------------10--10----------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-5-6-5-3-0---------------------------|

Matador Bass Tab Info

Last Updated: September 10, 2025