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Mad Season
 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...
Drop D tuning (D,A,D,G)
Intro:
rest 1 bar then:
repeat 6x
G:|----------------------|---------------------|-------------|
D:|---------------------*|---------------------|-------------|
A:|---------------------*|---------------------|------r-r-r--|
D:|-4444-4444-4444-4444--|-4444-4444-4444-0-2--|-4-4---------|
Verse:
G:|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
D:|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
A:|-2-222--X2-X2-|--------------|-------------|--------------|
D:|--------------|-2-222--X2-X2-|-44444-X4-X4-|-44444-X4-X4--|
G:|-------------|-----------------|----------------|
D:|-------------|-----------------|----------------|
A:|-2-222-X2-X2-|-----------------|-------r-r-r----|
D:|-------------|-2-222-X2-X2-0-2-|-4-4------------|
G:|-------------|-------------|---------|-------------|
D:|-------------|-------------|---------|-------------|
A:|-2-222-X2 X2-|-------------|-------r-|-------------|
D:|-------------|-2-222-X2-X2-|-44444---|-44444-X4-X4-|
G:|-------------|-----------------|
D:|-------------|-----------------|
A:|-2-222-X2-X2-|-----------------|
D:|-------------|-2-222-X2-X2-024-|
Pre-Chorus:
G:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|
A:|-----------------|---------------2-|-2-2-2-0-2-4-5---|
D:|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-2-4-6-7---|-----------------|
Chorus:
G:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:|-----2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:|-0-0---0-0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:|-----------0-2-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-4-6-2-|
G:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:|---------------2-|-----2-----------|-----------------|
A:|-------0-2-4-5---|-0-0---0-0-------|-----------------|
D:|-2-2-2-----------|-----------0-2-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
G:|-----------------|---------------|
D:|-----------------|---------------|
A:|-----------------|---------------|
D:|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-7--6--|
end of 1st Chorus: end of 2nd chorus (let ring):
G:|---------------||-------------------|
D:|---------------||-------------------|
A:|-----r-r-r-----||-------------------|
D:|-4-4-----------||-4-----------------|
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--|
D:|-4------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
play 8x
G:|--------------------------|
D:|-------------------------*|
A:|-------------------------*|
D:|-2p444-44---2p444-44------|
Pre-chorus:
G:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|
A:|-----------------|---------------2-|-2-2-2-0-2-4-5---|
D:|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-2-4-6-7---|-----------------|
Chorus:
G:|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D:|-----2-----------|-----------------|*-----------------|
A:|-0-0---0-0-------|-----------------|*-----------------|
D:|-----------0-2-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|--0-0-0-0-0-4-6-2-|
repeat 2x
G:|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D:|---------------2-|-----2-----------|-----------------*|
A:|-------0-2-4-5---|-0-0---0-0-------|-----------------*|
D:|-2-2-2-----------|-----------0-2-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2--|
Outro: repeat until fade.......
G:|--------------------|
D:|*------------------*|
A:|*------------------*|
D:|-0000-00--0000-00---|
______________________________________________________________________
 Artist: Matchbox Twenty
Song: Bent
intro
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-------7h9---9b/\---9b/\--7--6------------------------
---7h9-------------------------7---9------------------
---------------------------------9--------------------
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-------7h9---9b/\---9b/\--7--6-11-11------------------
---7h9--------------------------9--9------------------
--------------------------------9--9------------------
verse
---9---7---9--9--x---9--9--x---9---7------------------
--10---7--10-10--x--10-10--x--10---7------------------
---x---9---x--x--x---x--x--x---x---9------------------
--11---7--11-11--x--11-11--x--11---7--11-11-----------
---9---7---9--9--x---9--9--x---9---7---9--9-----------
---9---7---9--9--x---9--9--x---9---7---9--9-----------
---9---7---9--9--x---9--9--x---9---7--7---------------
--10---7--10-10--x--10-10--x--10---7------------------
---x---9---x--x--x---x--x--x---x---9----9-------------
--11---7--11-11--x--11-11--x--11---7--------7---------
---9---7---9--9--x---9--9--x---9---7------7-----------
---9---7---9--9--x---9--9--x---9---7------------------
pre chorus
---6--4--2--/------------------------------------------
---6--4--2--/------------------------------------------
---6--4--2--/------------------------------------------
---8--5--4--/---9999-----------------------------------
---8--5--4--/---9999-------5-7-------------------------
---6--4--2--/---7777---5-7-----------------------------
I'm not sure about the chorus I just hit 12 on high e with the song
then
go back to A-----5-7----- and hit 12 some more??????
E-5-7---------
the little lick at the end starts like this
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---13-13-13h14p13--------------------------------------
------------------16-14-12-16-14-12--------------------
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name: Arjan Desjardijn (www.rawktabs.com)
artist: Matchbox 20
SongTitle: Bent
Tabs: Matchbox 20 - Bent
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Riff1 4x (&lead 1a)
Riff1 4x (&lead 1b)
Riff1
e--------
B--------
G--------
D--------
A-4-4----
E-2-2----
F#5
intro lead1a
e-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G-2b4r2~-----2h4~~--4/6\4~~--4/6\4~-2~-1--------------
D----------2h4-------------------------------2---2h4--
A----------------------------------------------4------
E-----------------------------------------------------
F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5
intro lead1b
e----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G----2h4~~--4/6\4~~--4/6\4~-2~-1---------
D-2h4-------------------------------4\---
A----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------
F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5
Bm
If I fall along the way
E F#m F#m9
pick me up and dust me off.
Bm
and if I get too tired to make it
E F#m [nc]
be my breath so I_ can walk
Bm
If I need some other love
E F#m F#m9
give me more than I can stand
Bm
and when my smile gets old and faded
E
wait around I'll smile again
[Pre-chorus]
A A/G# F#m
shouldn't be so complicated
Bm / / / / A
just hold me and then - just hold me again
[Chorus]
A A/G# F#m E D
Can you help me I'm bent I'm so scared_ that I'll ne__ver
E A A/G#
F#m
get put back toge__ther you're breaking me in_ and this is how we
will end
D A A/G# F#5
with you and me___ bent_
Bm
If I couldn't sleep could you sleep_
E F#m F#m9
could you paint me better off_
Bm
could you sympathize with my needs__
E A
I know you think I need a lot
[Pre-chorus]
A A/G# F#m
I started out clean but I'm jaded
Bm / / / / A
just phoning it in just breaking the skin
[Chorus]
A A/G# F#m E D
Can you help me I'm bent I'm so scared_ that I'll ne__ver
E A A/G#
F#m
get put back toge__ther you're breaking me in_ and this is how we
will end
D A A/G#
with you and me___ bent_
F#m
[Bridge]
F#m D
F#m D
start bending me It's never
F#m D
enough I feel all_ your pieces_
F#m D Eb5 D
start bending me Keep bending me un__til I'm completely broken in
[Solo (repeat intro)]
Riff1 4x (&lead 1a)
Riff1 4x (&lead 1b)
[Pre-chorus]
A A/G# F#m
shouldn't be_ so complicated
Bm / / / / A
just touch me and then - just touch me again
[Chorus]
A A/G# F#m E D
Can you help me I'm bent I'm so scared_ that I'll ne__ver
E A A/G#
F#m
get put back toge__ther you're breaking me in_ and this is how we
will end
D E
with you and me___ bending without understanding hell I know that I
can't
A A/G# F#m E D
Can you help me I'm bent I'm so scared_ that I'll ne__ver
E A A/G#
F#m
get put back toge__ther you're breaking me in_ and this is how we
will end
D D
with you and me___ bent
Chords:
F#5 24xxxx
Bm x24432
E 022100
F#m 244222
F#m9 244224
A 577655 / x02220
A/G# 47xxxx
D xx0232 / x57775
Eb5 x688xx
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