Here is my tab for Matchbox 20's new song "Real World" Matchbox 20 "Real World" Yourself Or Someone Like You Tabbed by: Rob Meyer Riff A: Gtr 1: med. dist e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|----11---8---8-11-11-8--11---| =4x E|-----------------------------| I'm not real sure about that. It's the catchy litte intro riff and it's been giving me fits. Verse: Rhy. Fig 1 Gtr 2: distortion A#5 F5 G5 F5 e|--|-----------------------------| B|--|-----------------------------| G|3-|-----------------------------| D|3-|-3--3-5---5--5-3-------------| A|1-|-3--3-3---5--5-3-------------| E|--|-1--1-3---3--3-1-------------| {repeat 2nd measure for verse} Verse lyrics: 1st: I wonder what it's like to be the rain-maker I wonder what it's like to know that I made The rain.......yeah... 2nd: (I wonder what it's like to be a superhero) (I wonder where I'd go if I could fly around) (Downtown.......yeah) 3rd: [I wonder what it's like to be the head honcho] [I wonder what I'd do if they all did just what I said. (Just what I said).] Prechorus Gtr 1: (Play at end of Prechorus) Riff B e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------| D|-------------5--5-5-------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| Not real sure 'bout this lead either. Gtr 2: Rhy. Fig 2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5----| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--5--5-5----| E|----------------3--3-3----| 1st: I'd store it in boxes with little yellow tags on everyone And you could come and see them when I'm done {Fill Riff A 4x} When I'm done.......... *To verse* 2nd: (From some other planet I get this funky high on a yellow Sun; Boy I bet my friends would all be stunned. {Fill Riff A 4x} Their stunned) *To Chorus* 3rd: [I'd shout out an order I think were out of this man Get me some; Boy, don't make me wanna change my tone {Fill Riff A 4x} My tone.... *to chorus* 1st Chorus: Gtr 2: Rhy. Fig 3 (Yeah....) A#5 G5 F5 Straight up, what did you hope to learn about here? A#5 G5 F5 If I was someone else, would this all fall apart? A#5 G5 F5 Strange, where were you when we started this gig? A#5 F5 G5 F5 A#5 I wish the real world would just stop hasselin me. Riff A (Gtr 1) And you, and me, and you, and me... Gtr 1: Riff C: A#5 G5 F5 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-----15------------------------------| D|---15--15--------17---------15-------| A|-13------13----17--17-----15--15-----| E|-------------15-----15--13------13---| I'm sure about this part here. Whenever Gtr 2 changes chords, so does Gtr 1 playing the arpeggioed major chords here. Then fill Riff A at the end. 2nd chorus: w/riff C (Yeah....) A#5 G5 F5 Straight up, what did you hope to learn about here? A#5 G5 F5 If I was someone else, would this all fall apart? A#5 G5 F5 Strange, where were you when we started this gig? A#5 F5 G5 F5 A#5 I wish the real world would just stop hasselin me. A#5 G5 Please don't change, please don't break F5 A#5 G5 F5 Well the only thing that seems to work at all is you A#5 G5 Riff A Please don't change at all... from me... to you.. and You.... to me.... yeah...... Solo: Gtr 2 plays A#5 and G5 in the background Gtr 1: (Strum each chord /////) e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-10--13-16-18-14-15-12-16-19-17-13-12-10-10-10-----| G|--9--12-15-17-13-14-11-15-18-16-12-12-10--9--9-----| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| This is a very weak solo attempt. It sounds decent, though, and most people you play for probably won't notice if you play quickly enough. 3rd chorus: w/Riff C (Yeah....) A#5 G5 F5 Straight up, what did you hope to learn about here? A#5 G5 F5 If I was someone else, would this all just fall apart? A#5 G5 F5 Strange, where were you when we started this gig? A#5 F5 G5 F5 A#5 I wish the real world would just stop hasselin me. A#5 F5 G5 F5 A#5 I wish the real world would just stop hasselin me. A#5 F5 G5 F5 A#5 I wish the real world would just stop hasselin me. A#5 G5 F5 And you... annnnnnnd me Fills: After the first chorus: Gtr 1: Fill A: e|-------------------------------| B|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13/---| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| During the third verse (head honcho) fill: Gtr 3: acoustic The exact strumming is hard to figure out, so I left that to you, but the chords are: G major, A major, F major (Barre F major). Gtr 4: clean w/delay: e|-----------------| B|-7h8h9p8p7-------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| Actually, a synth plays this, but this is pretty close. Fill Gtr 3 during the 3rd chorus at: A barred, F barred, G barred.