Bad Suns – Matthew James (Guitar Tab)
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Tabbed by: John Klipp
Key: Ab Major
Chords: Ab, Db, Dbmaj7, Dbmaj9, Fm, Fm7
0:14 - INTRO ("The more I try and simplify")
e|------------------------9------8-| B|------4---6----------------------| G|----5---5--(5)-----8/10---10\8---| x2 D|--6------------------------------| A|--------------1/3----------------| E|---------------------------------|
0:21
"I found myself enamored with" (Chords: Fm7-Dbmaj9)
e|-------------------------------9------8----| B|------11----9------------------------------| G|--------(8)--------------8/10---10\8---(8)-| x2 D|---10--------(10)--------------------------| A|-8-----------------1/3---------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|
0:28
"No"
e|-------------------------9------8---| B|------4---6-------------------------| G|----5---5--(5)-----8/10---10\8--(8)-| x2 D|--6---------------------------------| A|--------------1/3-------------------| E|------------------------------------|
"No" - 2nd Electric - This guitar fades in around 0:29 - all downstrokes
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| G|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| x2 D|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|
- Last time - Only 7 downstrokes on the chord below.
- On 7th stroke, slide down.
e|-----|
B|-14\-|
G|-13\-|
D|-13\-|
A|-----|
E|-----|0:36 (CHORDS: Ab-Db)
"Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh"
e|--------------------------------------------| B|-------9-8---------------9-8----------------| G|--------------8-----------------8-----------| x2 D|----10-----10---10----10-----10---10-8------| A|-11----------------11------------------(11)-| E|--------------------------------------------|
0:50
CHORD: Ab - There's a pad in the background filling the verse, but I also think there's a single strike
on an Ab bar chord:
e|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|-6-| - Ab
A|-6-|
E|-4-|"What's the point in counting when it never ends?
Face yourself at night, it's time to make amends"
0:57
e|----| B|----| G|----| D|-6\-| - Slide down - 4th finger (pinky) should be covering (muting) the A + high E string for clean slide. A|----| E|-4\-| - Slide down - 3rd finger (ring finger) should be covering (muting) the E-string.
Ab Dbmaj7
"The TV's on, it helps me sleep
Ab Dbmaj7
The force of habit killing me
Fm Dbmaj7
The kiss goodnight, a stale routine
Fm Dbmaj7
The spark is gone, what's wrong with me?"
e|------------------------------------------| B|--13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--| G|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--| - Sneaks in again at "what's wrong with me?" (1:09) D|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|
1:12 (CHORDS: Ab-Db)
"Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh"
e|--------------------------------------------| B|-------9-8---------------9-8----------------| G|--------------8-----------------8-----------| x2 D|----10-----10---10----10-----10---10-8------| A|-11----------------11------------------(11)-| E|--------------------------------------------|
1:26
e|-----| B|-12b-| G|-----| D|-----| A|-----| E|-----|
1:28
e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------11/13\11/13-| G|-------8---8----(8)-(8)-8-h10-(10)-13-10-------------| x4 D|-8-h10--10--(10)-------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------|
1:43 - Rhythm Guitar (CHORDS: Fm-Db-Ab)
e|---------| B|---------| G|---6-6---| D|-3-6-6-6-| A|-3-4-4-6-| E|-1-----4-|
1:43 - Lead Guitar
e|-------------| B|-14----13----| G|-13-x8-13-x8-| D|-13----13----| A|-------------| E|-------------|
1:57 - CHORUS
Ab Dbmaj9 Ab Dbmaj9
The more I try and simplify I realize it passes by
Ab Dbmaj9 Ab Dbmaj9
I find myself enamored with an answer that does not exist
e|------------9-----8-| B|-----4--------------| G|---5---8/10--10\8---| x4 D|-6------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------|
2:11
e|-----8----6----4--8\-| B|---------------------| G|-6/8--5/6---3/5---8\-| x4 D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
2:40 - CHORUS 2
- Same playing as first chorus
2:55 (CHORDS: Ab-Db)
"Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh"
e|--------------------------------------------| B|-------9-8---------------9-8----------------| G|--------------8-----------------8-----------| x2 D|----10-----10---10----10-----10---10-8------| A|-11----------------11------------------(11)-| E|--------------------------------------------|
3:10 - OUTRO - Same as intro
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| b Bend
| h Hammer-on
| (n) Ghost note
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