Bent Bass

THIS TAB IS **** D.SCOTT'S ****! HE DID AN AMAZING JOB. JUST TRANSLATED IT TO STANDARD! -Kaptinkarl
 
Matchbox 20 - Bent
tab by D.Scott
 
Bear with me, this is a complex song to tab, and i've tried to make it as
accurate as possible...
 
STANDARD tuning (E,A,D,G)
 
Intro:
 rest 1 bar then:
 
                 repeat 6x
G:|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------|
D:|------------------------------------------*|------------------------------0----|-------------|
A:|------------------------------------------*|-----------------------------------|------r-r-r--|
E:|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-----|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2----0--|-2-2---------|
 
Verse:
 
G:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A:|-2--2-2-2--X2-X2-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E:|-----------------|-0--0-0-0--X0-X0-|-2-2-2-2-2-X2-X2-|-2-2-2-2-2-X2-X2--|
 
 
G:|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
D:|----------------|----------------0---|----------------|
A:|-2--2-2-2-X2-X2-|--------------------|-------r-r-r----|
E:|----------------|-0--0-0-0-X0-X0---0-|-2-2------------|
 
 
G:|----------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
D:|----------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
A:|-2--2-2-2-X2 X2-|----------------|-----------r-|-----------------|
E:|----------------|-0--0-0-0-X0-X0-|-2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-X2-X2-|
 
 
 
G:|----------------|--------------------|
D:|----------------|----------------0---|
A:|-2--2-2-2-X2-X2-|--------------------|
E:|----------------|-0--0-0-0-X0-X0--02-|
 
Pre-Chorus:
G:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0-2-|
A:|-----------------|-------------0-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-4-----|
E:|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-0-2-4-----|-----------------|
 
Chorus:
G:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:|-----2-----0-----|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
A:|-0-0---0-0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-------------0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-----------2-4-0-|
 
 
G:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:|-------------0-2-|-----2-----0-----|-----------------|
A:|-------0-2-4-----|-0-0---0-0-------|-----------------|
E:|-0-0-0-----------|-------------0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
 
 
G:|-----------------|---------------|
D:|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-------|
A:|-----------------|---------------|
E:|-----------------|---------5--4--|
 
end of 1st Chorus:  end of 2nd chorus (let ring):
G:|---------------||-------------------|
D:|---------------||-------------------|
A:|-----r-r-r-----||-------------------|
E:|-2-2-----------||-2-----------------|
 
verse 2 (same as 1st verse, only shorter and with improv)
 
Pre-Chorus
 
chorus  (w/second ending)
 
bridge:          play 4x w/improv.
G:|--------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
D:|*-------------|--------------*|-----------------|----------------|
A:|*-----------5-|-(5)----------*|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E:|-2------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
 
 
                      play 8x
G:|-------------------------------------|
D:|------------------------------------*|
A:|------------------------------------*|
E:|-0p2-2-2----22---0p2-2-2-----22------|
 
Pre-chorus:
G:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0-2-|
A:|-----------------|-------------0-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-4-----|
E:|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-0-2-4-----|-----------------|
 
Chorus:
G:|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D:|-----2-----0-----|-----------------|*-0-0-0-0-0-------|
A:|-0-0---0-0-------|-----------------|*-----------------|
E:|-------------0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|------------2-4-0-|
 
                                                 repeat 2x
G:|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D:|-------------0-2-|-----2-----0-----|-----------------*|
A:|-------0-2-4-----|-0-0---0-0-------|-----------------*|
E:|-0-0-0-----------|-------------0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--|
 
 
Outro:         repeat until fade.......
G:|---------------------------------|
D:|*0-0-0-0----00----0-0-0-0---00--*|
A:|*-------------------------------*|
E:|---------------------------------|
X