Tabs
Matinee - Franz Ferdinand
Lead Guitar [The main bits I hear]
Tabbed by: Justina Lui
Email: [email protected] - Corrections welcome!!
Tuning:Normal
Intro: [2x]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------2---2----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------2--4-4---4----6--4----------|
A augmentedA|---4-4-7--4-4-7--4-4-7--4-4-7---22-4-5--2-4-5------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
C# minorC#m Bmin (root 4) F#min
e|---------------------------------2---------------------------------------------|
BB|-5-------------------------------2---------------------------------------------|
G+G|-6---------------4---------------2---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6---------------4------4-2-2----4---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-4---------------2------------6--4-----------------------------------------2---|
E MajorE|-X---------------X---------------2----------------2-2------2--------4-----5----|
Take your white finger, slide the nail under the top and bottom buttons
Time every journey, To bump into you, acc - iden - tally I
C# minorC#m Bmin (root 4) F#min A augmentedA
e|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-5---------------------2------------------------------------------------2----|
G+G|-6------4--------------2-------------------------------------2----4-----2----|
D MajorD|-6------4--4-2-2-------4------------------------4-4------6--------------2----|
A augmentedA|-4------2--------6-----4-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-x------x--------------2--2---------2-2--------------------------------------|
of my blazer, relax the fraying wool,slacken ties and I'm
Charm you of the boys I hate, all the girls I hate [go down for rest of verse two]
and tell you
A augmentedA E MajorE
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-2-2-----2-2---2-2------1-1------------1-1----1-1----1-1-----------------|
D MajorD|-2-2-----2-2---2-2------2-2------------2-2----2-2----2-2-----------------|
A augmentedA|-0-0-----0-0---0-0------2-2------------2-2----2-2----2-2-----------------|
E MajorE|------------------------0-0------------0-0----0-0----0-0-----------------|
not to look at you in the shoe,
Bmin (root 4) D MajorD
e|----------2----------------------2------------------------------------------|
BB|----------3--*funny -------------3--*Keep-----------------------------------|
G+G|----------4--strumming*----------2---strumming*-----------------------------|
D MajorD|----------4----------------------0------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------x-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------x-----------------------------------------------------------------|
but the eyes. find the eyes
Verse 2 ending:
A augmentedA F#min
e|------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
BB|-2--------------------2-------------------------2-----------------------------|
G+G|-2--------------------2-------------------------2-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-2--------------------4-------------------------4-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0--------------------0-------------------------4-----------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
All the words I hate All the clothes I hate Oh I'll never be,
A augmentedA E MajorE
e|------------------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------2-----2-2------2-2------2-2-----------------------------------|
G+G|----------2--4----2-----2-2------2-2------2-2------1-1-----------1-1---1-1------|
D MajorD|---4--6-----------2-----2-2------2-2------2-2------2-2-----------2-2---2-2------|
A augmentedA|------------------0-----0-0------0-0------0-0------2-2-----------2-2---2-2------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------0-0-----------0-0---0-0------|
Anything I hate you smile and mention something that you like
Bmin (root 4) D MajorD
e|---------------------2--------------------------2-----------------------------|
BB|---------------------3---*funny ----------------3--*Keep----------------------|
G+G|----1-1--------------4-------strumming*---------2-----strumming*--------------|
D MajorD|----2-2--------------4--------------------------0-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----2-2--------------x--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----0-0--------------x--------------------------------------------------------|
oh how you'd have a happy life, If you did the things you liked
Chorus:
Bmin(root 4)
So find me and follow me
through corridors, refectories
A augmentedA (last 3 strings only, open pos.)
and files you must follow, leave this academic factory
Bmin (root 4)
you will find me in the matinee,
the dark of the matinee is mine.
A(last 3 strings only, open pos.)
its better in the matinee,
the dark of the matinee
A augmentedA (root 5) G#min Bmin(root 4) F#min ending: (C#maj)
e|------5---------------4----------------x---------------------------------------|
BB|------5-----5---5-----5------5---5-----x-----------------------------------6---|
G+G|------6---6---6-------6----6---6---6---4-----------------------------------6---|
D MajorD|------7---------------6--6-------------4----------------4------------------6---|
A augmentedA|------7---------------4----------------2----------------4------------------4---|
E MajorE|------5---------------x----------------x----------------2------------------x---|
is miiiiiiiiiiiiine
Intro riff [x2] into verse 2
Bridge:
C#min Bmin F#min C#min
e|--4------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--5---------------------------------------------------------------------5--------|
G+G|--6-----------4------4-2------------------------------------------------6--------|
D MajorD|--6-----------4----------6-4--4-----------------------------------------6--------|
A augmentedA|--4-----------2---------------4-------------------------------2---------4--------|
E MajorE|--------------x---------------2---------------------2--4--5-------------x--------|
So I'm on BBC 2 now Telling Terry Wogan how I made it and what I
Bmin F#min
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------4-------------------------------------------2------4-----|
D MajorD|------------------4-------4-2------4-------------------4--6----------------|
A augmentedA|------------------2-----------6-4--4---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------2---------------------------------------|
made is unclear now, but his deference and his laughter is
A augmentedA E MajorE Bmin (root 4) D MajorD
e|--------------------------0----------------------3------------2--------------|
BB|-2----------------2-------2--*let ring*----------4--*funny----3---*keep------|
G+G|-2----*let ring*--2-------2----1-------1---------4--strumming*2---strumming*-|
D MajorD|-2----------------2------------2-------2---------2---------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0----------------0------------2-------2---------x---------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
My words and smile are so easy now, yes it's easy now, yes it's easy now
Chorus x2 ending in C#major root 4
Yah!!! FF are absolute 🏷Legends!! (for you music theory students, poor buggers, this
little gem is an example of tierce de picardie!!)
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