Matchbox Twenty – If Youre Gone (Bass Tab)
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Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard'
Intro
Moderately Q=111
4/4
Gtr I
H +Q. E +W a H Q +E E
||---------------|------------|-----------------|
||o--------------|------------|-----------------|
||o------------5-|-(5)--------|-7s9----7--(7)S5-|
||--5----(5)-----|------------|-----------------|
Verse
+W H +Q. E +W
|-------------||---------------|--------|
|------------o||---------------|--------|
|-(5)--------o||-------------5-|-(5)----|
|-------------||--5----(5)-----|--------|
a H Q +E E +W H Q. E
|-----------------|------------|--------------|
|-----------------|------------|--------------|
|-7s9----7--(7)S5-|-(5)--------|------4----5--|
|-----------------|------------|-5------------|
+H Q. E +W H. Q
|---------------|------------|-------------|
|---------------|------------|-------------|
|-(5)----4----2-|-(2)--------|-------------|
|---------------|------------|-0-------0/--|
H +Q. E +W a H Q +E E
|--------------|------------|------------------|
|--------------|------------|------------------|
|------------5-|-(5)--------|-7s9----7--(7)S5--|
|-5----(5)-----|------------|------------------|
+W H Q. E +H Q. E
|------------|-------------|---------------|
|------------|-------------|---------------|
|-(5)--------|------4----5-|-(5)----4----2-|
|------------|-5-----------|---------------|
+H. Q W +H. E E
|-------------|----------|--------------||
|-------------|----------|--------------||
|-(2)------2S=|=7--------|-(7)--------0-||
|-------------|-0--------|-(0)------0---||
Pre-Chorus
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +E E E E
|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-2----2-(2)--0--|----------------|-0----0-(0)-2-4-5-|
|----------------|-0----2-(2)--4--|------------------|
+E E E E +E E E E +Q. E Q +Q Q. E Q E E
|---------------------|------------------|---------------|
|---------------------|------------------|---------------|
|-(5)-0-5-4-(4)-0-4-2-|-(2)---2-2--(2)/--|---------------|
|---------------------|------------------|-0----0-0--0-2-|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-3-||-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-0-5-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-----|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-4-|
|-------------0-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H Q. E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-0-5-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-4-|-2----2/-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-|
Interlude
Q H Q H +Q. E +W
|------------||--------------|--------|
|------------||--------------|--------|
|----7-------||------------5-|-(5)----|
|-0-------0--||-5----(5)-----|--------|
Verse
a H Q +E E +W H +Q. E
|-----------------|------------||---------------|
|-----------------|------------||---------------|
|-7s9----7--(7)S5-|-(5)--------||------------5--|
|-----------------|------------||-5----(5)------|
+W a H Q +E E +W
|------------|-----------------|--------|
|------------|-----------------|--------|
|-(5)--------|-7s9----7--(7)S5-|-(5)----|
|------------|-----------------|--------|
H Q. E +H Q. E +H. Q
|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|------4----5-|-(5)----4----2-|-(2)------2S==|
|-5-----------|---------------|--------------|
Pre-Chorus
W +H. E E Q. E +Q Q
|----------|--------------||----------------|
|----------|--------------||----------------|
|-7--------|-(7)--------0-||-2----2-(2)--0--|
|-0--------|-(0)------0---||----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|----------------|------------------|---------------------|
|----------------|------------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-0----0-(0)-2-4-5-|-(5)-0-5-4-(4)-0-4-2-|
|-0----2-(2)--4--|------------------|---------------------|
+Q. E Q +Q Q. E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-(2)---2-2--(2)/--|---------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-0----0-0--0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Chorus
E E E E E E S S E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------||----------------|------------------|
|-------------------||----------------|------------------|
|-------------------||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-4--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-3-||----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-0-5-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------2-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-----------------|-------------0-2-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-0-5-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-----|-----------------||
|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-||
Interlude
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-2-4-5-|
|-------------2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-----------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-0-5-4-(4)-0-4-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Pre-Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-0---|
|-----------------|-----------------||---------------0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-2-4-5-|-(5)-0-5-4-(4)-0-4-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-4-4-|-----------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Chorus
E E E E E E S S E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------||----------------|------------------|
|-------------------||----------------|------------------|
|-------------------||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-4--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0h2-3-||----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-0-5-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------2-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-----------------|-------------0-2-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-0-5-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-----|-----------------||
|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-||
Outro
Q Q Q +Q W H Q. E
|----------------|----------|------------|
|----------------|----------|------------|
|-2--2--2--(2)/--|-7--------|------------|
|----------------|----------|-7----7S==0-|
+W H Q. E +H. Q
|------------|------------|--------------|
|------------|------------|--------------|
|------------|------------|--------------|
|-(0)--------|-7----7S==0-|-(0)------0s==|
W +W
|----------|--------*|
|----------|--------*|
|----------|--------*|
|-5--------|-(5)----*|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths