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Loss Strain And Butterflies Tab by Matchbox Twenty

Loss Strain And Butterflies tab by Matchbox Twenty

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Song: Loss, Strain, and Butterflies (acoustic)
Artist: Matchbox 20
Tabbed by: Jake Boone - jsnake02@yahoo.com - 12/4/2000

Comments:
The copy I have on my computer of this song is really bad quality,
so I'm not exactly sure on everything.  Corrections will be appreciated.
Notes:
   - the tuning for Guitar 1 is correct (Drop D, all down a half-step).
   - Guitar 2 may be in normal tuning, which would make the second measure
         of the chorus normal E-shaped barre chords on frets 8 and 10.  The
         only reason I think this may be true is that it's easier to play.
   - the second chord in the verse may be another Gb.
   - the intro riff is correct (the notes anyway), but both guitar lines vary
         throughout the song:  sometimes playing just chords, sometimes a
         chord/riff mix, and sometimes the arpeggios are slightly different.
   - CHORD NAMES ARE ACTUAL, NOT RELATIVE.
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Intro and Chorus Riff: (Guitar 1 only on intro)

Guitar 1:
eb-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb-------|-----4p0---2---------------------|---------------------------------|
Db-0-2-4-|-5-5-----4-----2---2---2p0-4-----|-----2h5-2-----------------------|
Ab-------|-----------------------------5\--|-3-3-------3--/5---5\---0--------|
Db-------|---------------------------------|--------------------------0------|

          Gb       Fm    Ebm         Gb      B               Db
Guitar 2:
eb-------|---------------------------7-----|---------------------------------|
Bb-------|-----12----11--------8-------8---|-------8---------------10--------|
Gb-------|---12--------------9---9-------7-|-----9-----9---------11----11----|
Db-------|---------------------------------|---10--------10----12--------12--|
Ab-------|-10------9-----7-----------------|---------------------------------|
Db-------|---------------------------------|-10--------------12--------------|


Solo:       _____   ___     ___,---.___               _     ___
   |       |   |-| |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |       |   |   |
eb------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-9-------9---9-1112--11--9---12------11--9---9-------9---9--------|
Db-------------------------------------------------------------12---|
Ab------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------------------------------|
    ___     ___     ___     ___,---.___     ___                 _
   |-|-|   |-|-|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |               |-|
eb-------------------------------------------------------------1415-|
Bb-------------------------10--12------10------10-------------------|
Gb-9-1112--12119---11--12------------------12-----------------------|
Db------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------------------------------|
            _____   ___     ___,---.___     ___
   |       |   |-| |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |       |
eb-17------17--141517--15--14--15------14--12-----------------------|
Bb---------------------------------------------12------12-----------|
Gb------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chord Progression:

Verse:                 Prechorus:
Gb  Db  B   Db  x 4    Ebm Db  B   x 2
3   5   3   5          7   5   3
3   7   5   7          8   7   5
4   7   5   7          9   7   5
5   7   5   7          9   7   5
5   5   3   5          7   5   3
x   x   x   x          x   x   x

Chorus:                   Bridge:
Gb  Fm  Ebm Gb  B   Db    (some sort of Bbm)
10  9   7   7   3   5
12  10  8   8   5   7
12  11  9   7   5   7
12  11  9   9   5   7
10  9   7   10  3   5
x   x   x   x   x   x

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