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MONSTERS - Matchbook Romance
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Tabbed by: Max S
Email:thedohboy123@yahoo.com
Tuning: 1/2 step down:
Eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
INTRO
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e|--14-----------------13-14-15-17---|
B|---------15------[x3]--------------|
G|-----16------16--------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
VERSE (same thing) Giiirrrlllll.... its in between you and, meeee... etc.
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e|--14-----------------13-14-15-17---|
B|---------15-----[x3]---------------|
G|-----16------16--------------------| x6
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
AFTER 2nd time, rhythm guitar enters like this:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------| x4
A|-2/5\2--2/7\2--2/8\2--2/9\2----|
E|-------------------------------|
and if you wanna know the bass is smthn like this (comes in w/ rhythm):
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-----------0--2--0--------| x4
E|--0--2--3-----------3--2--|
PRE-CHORUS: lead does a little descending thing, and i know this isnt 100% accurate.
Bass and rhythm continue the same as the verse here
e|-14----------14---------14---------14------------|
B|------15---------14---------13---------12--------|
G|---16---16-----15--15-----14--14-----13--13------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----[x2]-------[x2]-------[x2]-------[x2]-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--4------------7-----------------------------------| x2
D|--4-[x8]5------7-[x8]--4------5------2-------------|
A|--2-----5-[x8]-5-------4-[x8]-5-[x8]-2-[x8]--------|
E|--------3--------------2------3------0-------------|
After, it does the verse again, the the chorus again, then theres the bridge:
BRIDGE:
e|-----------------------| |----------------|
B|-----------------------| |----------------|
G|--4x----4x----4-4--4-4-| |----------------|
D|--4x----4x----4-4--4-4-| x3 |-4-2-0-2-0------|
A|--2x----2x----2-2--2-2-| |------------4---|
E|-----------------------| |--------------1b|
Now there are three guitars, right before the solo:
Guitar 1 does this over and over until the solo
e|-14------------|
B|-----15--------|
G|---16--16------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Guitar 2 does this:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9----8----4---2b(3)r2----0----9----9/12-11--11/14-12--12/16--9--8-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
After guitar 2 does that, im not sure if its guitar 2 or a 3rd guitar, but this is played:
1st 2nd+3rd time 4th time
e|--------------|-------------|--------------|
B|--------------|-------------|--------------|
G|-16-16-16-16--|-------------|--19-19-18-18-|
D|--------------|-17-17-16-16-|--------------|
A|--------------|-------------|--------------|
E|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Now the guitar solo: copied from zoraband's solo tab,
d#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--7-----------------------------------7--------------------------|
F#|--9b11---9p7-----9/11-----------7h9---9b11---9p7-----9/11--------|
C#|--------------9-------------7h9-------------------9--------------|
G#|------------------------7h9--------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/matchbook_romance/monsters_tab_ver_9.html ]
*Note: In this part below the notes are bendings, in all the other
tabs are marked as single notes but if you listen carefully you`ll
notice that are bendings
d#|--------10-------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--10b12----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------12b14--12--9b11--9------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------11b12--11--8b9--8-----------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------7-7--9-9----|
C#|-----------------------------7-7--8-8--9-9--7-7--9-9-------------|
G#|-------------------7-7--9-9--------------------------------------|
D#|--7-7--9-9--10-10------------------------------------------------|
d#|--------------7-7--10/-------------------------------------------|
A#|--7-7--10-10-----------0h2h3p2p0--0h2h3p2p0--0h3h5p3p0--0h3h5p3p0|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--0h5h7p5p0--0h5h7p5p0--0h7h8p7p0--0h7h8p7p0--0h8h10p8p0---------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--0h8h10p8p0--0h10h12p10p0--0h10h12p10p0-------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
*Note: The notes "1010101010101010101010" are tens but played very fast
d#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--777777777777--888888888888--101010101010101010--11/------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d#|-----9p7---10p7---9p7---10p7---8-----9p7---10p7---9p7---10p7---8-|
A#|--7h8----7------7-----7------7---7h8-----8------8------8-----8---|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
after, the solo, back to the chorus.
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--4------------7-----------------------------------| x2
D|--4-[x8]5------7-[x8]--4------5------2-------------|
A|--2-----5-[x8]-5-------4-[x8]-5-[x8]-2-[x8]--------|
E|--------3--------------2------3------0-------------|
Something is played on the top strings along the lines of this:
e|------------------5--6--8--9--8--6--|
B|------------7~~---------------------|
G|--7--8--10--------------------------|
Then the chorus is played a third time like this:
CHORUS
e|------------------------------0------0-----0------------|
B|------------------------------0------0-----0------------|
G|--4------------7--------------4------1-----4------------|
D|--4-[x8]5------7-[x8]--4------5------2-----4------------|
A|--2-----5-[x8]-5-------4-[x8]-5------2-----2------------|
E|--------3--------------2------3------0------------------|
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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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