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DISEASE - Matchbox 20
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Tab by Rockcru
No claim is made with respect to the music or lyrics, as such
rights belong to the original recording artists.
This tab has most, if not all, the guitar parts to enable
you to play along with the recorded version or with the band
if you have a vocalist that can do it justice.
Guitar Intro
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|–------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4--4-4-4-6--6-6--6-6-6--5-5-5--5-5-5-6--6-6-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------6-4---------------------------------------4-3----|
D|--4---6-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-6--6-6--6-6-6--5-5-5--5----4/6-|
A|--4h6–-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----4-2-4--------------------------4-2-4----------------|
"Looks like you made a mistake. You made somebody's heart
break.
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3/4-3/4-3/4-3/4-3/4-3/4-3/4-------------------|
G|----------------3/4-3/4-3/4-3/4-3/4-3/4-3/4-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----4-2-4----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
"Now I have to let you go.
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3/4-3/4-3/4-3/4-3/4-3/4-3/4-------------------|
G|----------------3/4-3/4-3/4-3/4-3/4-3/4-3/4-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----4-2-4----------------------------------------------------|
I have to let you go."
Verse Lead Guitar Part
"You left a stain
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------| Let each these ring out
D|-6-6-6--6-6-1---|
A|-6-4-6--6-4-1---|
E|----------------|
"On every one of my good days
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-2-1-2--2-2-1-----|
A|-2-2-2--2-2-1-----|
E|------------------|
"But I am stronger than you know
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-6-6-6--6-6-6-----|
A|-7-6-7--7-6-4-----|
E|------------------|
"I have to let you go"
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-6-6-6--6-6-1-----|
A|-6-4-6--6-6-1-----|
E|-4-4-4--4-4-------|
Intro to Chorus - chords - play with lyrics as indicated
below.
E F# G#m C#sus E Eb
E|–-0------2------4----------4---------0---------x--|
B|–-0------2------4----------4---------0---------8--|
G|–-1------3------4----------4h6-------1---------8--|
D|–-2------4------6----------4h6-------2---------8--|
A|--2------4------6----------4---------2---------6--|
E|–-0------2------4----------x---------0---------x--|
E
"No one ever turned you over
F# G#m C#sus
"No one's tried to ever let you down
E Eb
"Beautiful girl, Bless your heart."
Chorus- chords (each of these chords 1 measure)
G#m C#sus Eb G#m
E|–--4----------4--------(6)------4-----|
B|–--4----------4---------8-------4-----|
G|–--4----------4h6-------8-------4-----| repeat 2 times
D|–--6----------4h6-------8-------4h6---|
A|---6----------4---------6-------6-----|
E|–--4----------x---------x-------4-----|
Chorus
I've got a disease . . .
Return to Verse Lead Guitar Part and Repeat Chorus 4 times
and then play after last Eb
C#sus (2 measures) G#m (2 measures) C#sus (2 measures) Eb
E|––-4------------------4-------------------4--------------x------|
B|––-4------------------4-------------------4--------------8------|
G|–--6------------------4-------------------6--------------8------|
D|–--6------------------6-------------------6--------------8------|
A|---4------------------6-------------------4--------------6------|
E|–--x------------------4-------------------x--------------x------|
"I'm free of my disease."
Repeat Chorus Chords 4 times and then play
G#m Eb
E|––-4--------x----------|
B|––-4--------8----------|
G|––-4--------8----------| repeat 4 times then end with G#m chord.
D|––-6--------8----------|
A|—--6--------6----------|
E|–--4--------x----------|
"I'm free of my disease."
There are some guitar parts that precede and accompany the second verse.
They are as follows:
Just as the first Chorus ends play:
E|--------4--------------------------|
B|----------7pulloff4----------------|
G|---6p8--------------6/8------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
After each verse line in the second verse:
E|--------4--------------------------|
B|----------7pulloff4----------------|
G|--------------------6-4p-6---------|
D|---------------------------5-------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
E|--------4--------------------------|
B|----------7pulloff4----------------|
G|--------------------6-4p-6-4-------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
E|--------4--------------------------|
B|----------7pulloff4----------------|
G|--------------------6-4p-6-3-------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
E|--------4--------------------------|
B|----------7pulloff4----------------|
G|--------------------6-4p-6-4/6-----|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
That's all I have. I didn't think it was necessary to go
into a lot of repetitive detail, since the song form
repeats. Once you play it a few times, you see how
the pieces fit. Enjoy.