3 Am Bass Tabs by Matchbox 20

Tabbed by:  Kayla Cothren
Tuning:  Standard
Song:  3 A.M.
Artist:  Matchbox Twenty


Intro

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| --------------------------13------ |
| ---------------------------------- |
| --------------------------------7- |

First Verse - Play the first measure 3 times

            \/  3X's  \/
| -------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------1-3-- |
| -----------4--------4----------- | ------------4------4-----3------- |
|  -4-----4-----------------1---3- | --4---4-4---------------4-------- |

| ------------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| -1----------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| ------------------------------- | -4---------------------------- |
| ---------------------------4h5- | ------------------------------ |


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----------- |
| ------------------------------- |
| ------------11------------11-l- |

| ---------------------------------- | ---------------8--------------- |
| -8-------------11----------------- | -8--------8-----------8-------- |
| ---------11-------------11-------- | ------6-------------------6---- |
| -----9------------------------9--- | -----------------------------6- |


Chorus

| ------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| ------------------------------- | -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-------4-4-------------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!

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