Tabbed by: Kayla Cothren
Tuning: Standard
Song: 3 A.M.
Artist: Matchbox Twenty
Intro
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First Verse - Play the first measure 3 times
/ 3X's /
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| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------1-3-- |
| -----------4--------4----------- | ------------4------4-----3------- |
| -4-----4-----------------1---3- | --4---4-4---------------4-------- |
| ------------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| -1----------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| ------------------------------- | -4---------------------------- |
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Second Verse - Same as first, except you only play the first riff once instead of 3 times
Third Verse - Repeat second verse
Pre-chorus
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| ------------------------------------ | ---------------------------1-3 |
| ---------------4-------------------- | -------------4----4----3------ |
| -4----4-4-----------------1--3------ | -4---4-4-------------4-------- |
| ------------------------------- |
| -1---1/8-------11--8----------- |
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| ------------11------------11-l- |
| ---------------------------------- | ---------------8--------------- |
| -8-------------11----------------- | -8--------8-----------8-------- |
| ---------11-------------11-------- | ------6-------------------6---- |
| -----9------------------------9--- | -----------------------------6- |
Chorus
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| ------------------------------- | -6---6---6---6------------------ |
| ------------------------------- | ----------------6---6---6---4--- |
| -----9---9---9---9---9---8---4- | -------------------------------- |
| --------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| --------------------------3------ | -6--6--------6------------------ |
| -----4---3---4---6--6------------ | ---------------------6--6--6--9- |
| ------------------------------3-- | -----------4-------------------- |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| -------------------------------- | -----------6-------6--6--6--4-- |
| -----4---3---4---6---6---------- | ------------------------------- |
| -------------------------1---4-- | -4---4---------4--------------- |
| ------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| ------------------------------- | -3---3-------3--------------------- |
| -----4---3---3---6--6--4---6--- | -----------3-------6-------------4- |
| ------------------------------- | -------------------------4---4----- |
Fourth Verse - Repeat first verse
Fifth Verse - Repeat second verse
Sixth Verse - Repeat second verse
Repeat chorus and then play the outro to the end
Outro
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| -4-------4-4-------------1---3-- |
I'm almost positive this is correct. Normally, a five-string bass
would be playing this; but, since I don't have one, I transcibed it
for a four-string. Sounds great to me, so I hope you like it!