Matchbook Romance ‘If All Else Fails Album: Stories and Alibis This song is played with a 5 string bass but every where he plays a low D I just went up an octave higher on the fifth fret of the A string and it sounds fine. I tuned my bass down half a step to get the E flat but I guess you can tune down a whole step If you want to get the low D. This song is a bit tricky at first and the tabs might sound wrong at first. But if you just play along with the song it gets a whole lot easier and more fun. Intro; 00:20 Gb-11-------9-------12-------11-9-11---------------9------------------------------------------- Db----12-12---12-12----12-12-----------12---11-------9---12-11-9------------------------------- Ab-----------------------------------9----9----9-9-----9--------------------------------------- Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb-------14-------12-------11-12-11---------11-------11-----11-9-7----------------------------- Db----12-------12-------12----------12---11-----11--------9--------9/12------------------------ Ab-10-------10-------10----------------9-----------9----7-------------------------------------- Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb-11-------9-------12-------11-9-11---------------9------------------------------------------- Db----12-12---12-12----12-12-----------12---11-------9---12-11-9------------------------------- Ab-----------------------------------9----9----9-9-----9--------------------------------------- Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb-------14-------12-------11-12-11---------11------------------------------------------------- Db----12-------12-------12----------12---11-----11--------------------------------------------- Ab-10-------10-------10----------------9-----------9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------- Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse1; 00:47 Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------7-7-7--5-5-5--4---4-------7-7-7--9-9-9--7-5-4---------------------------------------- Ab--5-5-5-----------------5---4-4-4------------------------------------------------------------ Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------5-5-5--4-4-4--2-2-2-------4-5-4------------------------------------------------------ Ab----------------------------------------7-7-7-9-7-5------------------------------------------ Eb--3-3-3---------------------3-3-3------------------------------------------------------------ “A subdued silence, undisturbed……” Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------7-7-7--5-5-5--4---4-------7-7-7--9-9-9--7-5-4---------------------------------------- Ab--5-5-5-----------------5---4-4-4------------------------------------------------------------ Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------5-5-5--4-4-4--2-2-2-------4-5-4------------------------------------------------------ Ab--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb--3-3-3---------------------3-3-3------------------------------------------------------------ Interlude “by the sound of her breath……” Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------- Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--0~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------------------- “So carefully…………” Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------7-7-7--5-5-5--4---4-------7-7-7--9-9-9--7-5-4---------------------------------------- Ab--5-5-5-----------------5---4-4-4------------------------------------------------------------ Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------5-5-5--4-4-4--2-2-2-------4-5-4------------------------------------------------------ Ab----------------------------------------7-7-7-9-7-5------------------------------------------ Eb--3-3-3---------------------3-3-3------------------------------------------------------------ Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------7-7-7--5-5-5--4---4-------7-7-7--9-9-9--7-5-4---------------------------------------- Ab--5-5-5-----------------5---4-4-4------------------------------------------------------------ Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------5-5-5--4-4-4--2-2-2------------------------------------------------------------------ Ab--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb--3-3-3---------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------ Chorus; 01:56 “So close your eyes……” Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db----------------------------------4-4-4------------------------------------------------------ Ab--------2-2-2--0-0-0--5-4---5-5-5-------7-7-7--5-4------------------------------------------- Eb--3-3-3-------------------5------------------------4----------------------------------------- 3x Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--0h2-3~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------------------------- Verse2; 02:24 Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------7-7-7--5-5-5--4---4-------7-7-7--9-9-9--7-5-4---------------------------------------- Ab--5-5-5-----------------5---4-4-4------------------------------------------------------------ Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------5-5-5--4-4-4--2-2-2-------4-5-4------------------------------------------------------ Ab----------------------------------------5~~~~~~~~~~------------------------------------------ Eb--3-3-3---------------------3-3-3------------------------------------------------------------ Interlude; 02:40 “And I’m not sure….” = Harmonic Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ab----/7--4----------2--4--5------------------------------------------------------------------ Eb-------------2-3---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------7-7-7--5-5-5--4---4-------7-7-7--9-9-9--7-5-4---------------------------------------- Ab--5-5-5-----------------5---4-4-4------------------------------------------------------------ Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db---------5-5-5--4-4-4--2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------------- Ab--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb---3-3-3---------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------- Chorus2; 03:05 “So close your eyes……” Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db----------------------------------4-4-4------------------------------------------------------ Ab--------2-2-2--0-0-0--5-4---5-5-5-------7-7-7--5-4------------------------------------------- Eb--3-3-3-------------------5------------------------4----------------------------------------- 3x Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--0h2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------- Bridge; 03:32 “And if all else fails…..” Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------------- Eb------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------- Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb--3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3--5-5-3---------------------------------------------- Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------------- Eb------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------- Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab------------------------------------------------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eb--3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3--5-5-3---------------------------------------------- Come in with drums and play until next chorus, 32 measures Build up; 04:14 steadily get louder with the drums Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus3; 04:41 Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db----------------------------------4-4-4------------------------------------------------------ Ab--------2-2-2--0-0-0--5-4---5-5-5-------7-7-7--5-4------------------------------------------- Eb--3-3-3-------------------5------------------------4----------------------------------------- 3x Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--0h2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------- Gb-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--0h2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------- Gb-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--0h2--3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “My heart remains with you……………” This is my first song I have tabbed on the internet and I decided to tab it because when I learning it I was and frustrated with all the incorrect tabs out there. It took me awhile but I am positive this is correct. So this is to all the people out there who are fed up with incorrect tabs of this song. Please tell me if you liked this tab and if it helped you.