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Girl Like That Tab by Matchbox Twenty

Girl Like That tab by Matchbox Twenty

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Tuning: Standard

Key: D

Intro:

   with pick-up notes
e|-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------|-7-----7h9---7-----------|-7-----7h9---7-----------|
D|-7--9--|-------------------7--9--|-------------------7--9--|
A|-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-7-----7h9---7-----------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------9--7--|-------------------7--9--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-7-----7h9---7-----------|-7-----7h9---7-----------|
D|-------------------9--7--|-------------------7--9--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-7*----5*----3*----------|-------------------------|------|
B|-8-----7-----------3*----|-------------------------|------|
G|-------------7--------4*-|-------------------------|------|
D|-------------------9--7--|-------------5-----------|-0----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|------|
   * notes are second guitar harmony


  Backing Rhythm track - played 2x
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-7---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-5----------------|
A|-5---------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|-3----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|------------------|


Verse 1:

   play this line 3x
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-7----------------|-2--------------5-|-5--------------5-|-5--------------7-|
A|-5--------------2-|-2--------------3-|-3--------------3-|-3--------------5-|
E|----------------0-|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|


Verse Ending:
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-7----------------|-2--------------5-|-5--------------5-|-5------5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5--------------2-|-2--------------3-|-3--------------3-|-3------3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------0-|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|


PreChorus 1:

   guitar 1
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-7----------------|-5----------------|------------------|-5----------------|
A|-5----------------|-3----------------|-5----------------|-3----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|
 |
 | guitar 2
e|--------0---------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------3-----|-------3----------|-------3----------|-------3----------|
G|------------------|-----0------------|-----0----------0-|---0--------------|
D|-0----------------|---2--------------|------------------|------------------|
A|----------------3-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

   guitar 1
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-7----------------|-5----------------|------------------|-5----------------|
A|-5----------------|-3----------------|-5----------------|-3----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|
 |
 | guitar 2
e|-2------0---------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-3----------3-----|-------3----------|-------3----------|-------3----------|
G|-2----------------|-----0------------|-----0----------0-|---0----------0---|
D|-0----------------|---2--------------|------------------|------------------|
A|----------------3-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|


Chorus 1:
   second guitar plays chords marked above the line

   D                 Cadd9             G                 Cadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5---5---|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|
A|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|
E|-----m-------m---|-----m-------m---|-3---3---3---3---|-----m-------m---|
                                           m       m

Second Half:
   guitar 1
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-7----------------|-5----------------|------------------|-5----------------|
A|-5----------------|-3----------------|-5----------------|-3----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|
 |
 | guitar 2
e|-2------0---------|------------------|-------3----------|------------------|
B|-3----------3-----|-------3----------|-------------3----|---------3--------|
G|-2----------------|-----0------------|------------------|-------0-----0----|
D|-0----------------|---2--------------|------------------|-----5---------5--|
A|----------------3-|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|


Verse 2:

   play this line 3x
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-7----------------|-2--------------5-|-5--------------5-|-5--------------7-|
A|-5--------------2-|-2--------------3-|-3--------------3-|-3--------------5-|
E|----------------0-|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|


Verse Ending:
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-7----------------|-2--------------5-|-5--------------5-|-5------5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5--------------2-|-2--------------3-|-3--------------3-|-3------3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------0-|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|


PreChorus 2:

   guitar 1
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-7----------------|-5----------------|------------------|-5----------------|
A|-5----------------|-3----------------|-5----------------|-3----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|
 |
 | guitar 2
e|--------0---------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------3-----|-------3----------|-------3----------|-------3----------|
G|------------------|-----0------------|-----0----------0-|---0--------------|
D|-0----------------|---2--------------|------------------|------------------|
A|----------------3-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

   guitar 1
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-7----------------|-5----------------|------------------|-5----------------|
A|-5----------------|-3----------------|-5----------------|-3----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|
 |
 | guitar 2
e|-2------0---------|------------------|-------3----------|------------------|
B|-3----------3-----|-------3----------|--------------3---|--------3---------|
G|-2----------------|-----0------------|-----0------------|----0-0-----------|
D|-0----------------|---2--------------|------------------|------------------|
A|----------------3-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|


Chorus 2:
   second guitar plays chords marked above the line

   D                 Cadd9             G                 Cadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5---5---|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|
A|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|
E|-----m-------m---|-----m-------m---|-3---3---3---3---|-----m-------m---|
                                           m       m

Second Half:
   guitar 1
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-7----------------|-5----------------|------------------|-5----------------|
A|-5----------------|-3----------------|-5----------------|-3----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|
 |
 | guitar 2
e|-2------0---------|------------------|-------3----------|------------------|
B|-3----------3-----|-------3----------|-------------3----|---------3--------|
G|-2----------------|-----0------------|------------------|-------0-----0----|
D|-0----------------|---2--------------|------------------|-----5---------5--|
A|----------------3-|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|


Chorus Repeat:
   D                 Cadd9             G                 Cadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5---5---|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|
A|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|
E|-----m-------m---|-----m-------m---|-3---3---3---3---|-----m-------m---|
                                           m       m

Second Half:
   guitar 1
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-7----------------|-5----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|-5----------------|-3----------------|-5----------------|-3-2-0-3-2-0-----|
E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|-------------3-2-|
 |
 | guitar 2
e|-2------0---------|------------------|-------3----------|-----------------|
B|-3----------3-----|-------3----------|-------------3----|-----------------|
G|-2----------------|-----0------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-0----------------|---2--------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|----------------3-|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|-----------------|


Bridge:

e|-0-----0--0-----0--0--0--|--------------------------|
B|-0-----0--0-----0--0--0--|-3-----3--3------3--3--3--|
G|-0-----0--0-----0--0--0--|-0-----0--0------0--0--0--|
D|-2-----2--2-----2--2--2--|-2-----2--2------2--2--2--|
A|-2-----2--2-----2--2--2--|-3-----3--3------3--3--3--|
E|-0-----0--0-----0--0--0--|--------------------------|

e|-2-----2--2-----2--2--2--|-2-----2--2------2--2--2--|
B|-3-----3--3-----3--3--3--|-3-----3--3------3--3--3--|
G|-2-----2--2-----2--2--2--|-2-----2--2------2--2--2--|
D|-0-----0--0-----0--0--0--|-0-----0--0------0--0--0--|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|

e|-0-----0--0-----0--0--0--|--------------------------|
B|-0-----0--0-----0--0--0--|-3-----3--3------3--3--3--|
G|-0-----0--0-----0--0--0--|-0-----0--0------0--0--0--|
D|-2-----2--2-----2--2--2--|-2-----2--2------2--2--2--|
A|-2-----2--2-----2--2--2--|-3-----3--3------3--3--3--|
E|-0-----0--0-----0--0--0--|--------------------------|

e|-2-----2--2-----2--2--2--|-2-----2--2------2--2--2--|
B|-3-----3--3-----3--3--3--|-3-----3--3------3--3--3--|
G|-2-----2--2-----2--2--2--|-2-----2--2------2--2--2--|
D|-0-----0--0-----0--0--0--|-0-----0--0------0--0--0--|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|

e|-0-----0--0-----0--0--0--|--------------------------|
B|-0-----0--0-----0--0--0--|-3------3--3--3--3--3--3--|
G|-0-----0--0-----0--0--0--|-0------0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|-2-----2--2-----2--2--2--|-2------2--2--2--2--2--2--|
A|-2-----2--2-----2--2--2--|-3------3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-0-----0--0-----0--0--0--|--------------------------|


Verse 3:

   ACoustic plays 2x
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-7----------------|----------------0-|-2--------------0-|-2--------------7-|
A|-5--------------7-|----------------3-|-3--------------3-|-3--------------5-|
E|----------------0-|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|


Continue with distorted electric:
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-7----------------|------------------|-5----------------|------------------|
A|-5----------------|-2----------------|-3----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-7----------------|-2----------------|-5-------5-5-5-5--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|-5----------------|-2----------------|-3-------3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|------------------|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|


Chorus 3:
   play all 2x

   D                 Cadd9             G                 Cadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5---5---|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|
A|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|
E|-----m-------m---|-----m-------m---|-3---3---3---3---|-----m-------m---|
                                           m       m

Second Half:
   guitar 1
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-7----------------|-5----------------|------------------|-5----------------|
A|-5----------------|-3----------------|-5----------------|-3----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|
 |
 | guitar 2
e|-2------0---------|------------------|-------3----------|------------------|
B|-3----------3-----|-------3----------|-------------3----|---------3--------|
G|-2----------------|-----0------------|------------------|-------0-----0----|
D|-0----------------|---2--------------|------------------|-----5---------5--|
A|----------------3-|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|


Outro:

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5---5---|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|
A|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|
E|-----m-------m---|-----m-------m---|-3---3---3---3---|-----m-------m---|
                                           m       m
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5---5---|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|
A|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|
E|-----m-------m---|-----m-------m---|-3---3---3---3---|-----m-------m---|
                                           m       m

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-0---------------|
A|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|


************************************

| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| m   Fret hand mute

************************************

Published: September 9, 2025

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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