Song: Playing for Keeps (acoustic)
Band: Matchbook Romance
Album: Split: Matchbook Romance/Motion City Soundtrack- EP
Tuning: EADGBe
Sick song, if there is anything wrong my bad, but its still an improvement from nothing..
Intro
Guitar 1
|--x--|
|--x--|
|--x--|
|--x--| hit on the 4 down beats (kinda like a count off)
|--x--|
|--x--|
Verse 1
Guitar 1
|--0-------0-------0-------0--------|--0-----------------------------------|
|--0-------0-------0-------0--------|--0-----------------------------------|
|--6-------6-------6-------6--------|--x-----------------------------------|
|--6-(x16)-7-(x16)-6-(x16)-7-(x16)--|--2-(x32)-----------------------------|
|--4-------7-------4-------7--------|--2-----------------------------------|
|----------5---------------5--------|--0-----------------------------------|
| | |
| play twice | play once |
Guitar 2 | |
|--0-------0-------0-------0--------|--------------------------------------|
|--0-------0-------0-------0--------|--------------------------------------|
|--6-------6-------6-------6--------|--13--13--11--11--14--14--131313------|
|--6-(x16)-7-(x16)-6-(x16)-7-(x16)--|---x---x---x---x---x---x---x-x-x--(x2)|
|--4-------7-------4-------7--------|--11--11---9---9--12--12--111111------|
|----------5---------------5--------|--------------------------------------|
Chorus
Guitar 1
|--0-------0-------0-------0------0------0-------|
|--0-------0-------0-------0------0------0-------|
|--x-------4-------2-------4------2------4-------|
|--2-(x16)-4-(x16)-2-(x16)-4-(x8)-2-(x4)-4-(x4)--|
|--2-------2-------0-------2------0------2-------|
|--0---------------0--------------0--------------|
| |
| | x2
Guitar 2 |
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--13--13--11--11--14--14--131313----------------|
|---x---x---x---x---x---x---x-x-x--(x4)----------|
|--11--11---9---9--12--12--111111----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2
Guitar 1
|--00000----00000----0--------|
|--00000----00000----0--------|
|--66666----66666----2--------|
|--66666----66666----2-(x32)--|
|--44444----44444----0--------|
|--------------------0--------|
| |
| | x2
Guitar 2 |
|---------0------0--------0---|
|--0h2p0h2---0h2---0h2p0h2----|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Chours (same as before)
Post Chours (only after 2nd chorus)
Guitar 1
|--0-------------------------------|
|--0-------------------------------|
|--6-------------------------------|
|--6-(x60)-------------------------|
|--4-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
| |
| |
Guitar 2 |
|------7----7----------------------|
|--9h10?9h10-----------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--not sure how many times---------|
|--play till last note of guitar1--|
|----------------------------------|
Bridge
Guitar 1
|--0-------0-------0-0-------0-------0------------|
|--0-------0-------0-0-------0-------0------------|
|--2-------x-------6-2-------x-------6------------|
|--2-(x32)-2-(x28)-6-2-(x32)-2-(x28)-6------------|
|--0-------2-------4-0-------2-------4------------|
|--0-------0---------0-------0--------------------|
| ^ ^ |
| | X2... then...
Guitar 2 |
|--12-11--------------------12-11-----12----------|
|--------12---10p9h10---9h10------12--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
|--0-------00--------------------------------------0---0----|
|--0-------00--------------------------------------0---0----|
|--2-------44-44444444444446666668/99999992222222222222222--|
|--2-(x16)-44-44444444444446666668/99999992222222222222222--|
|--0-------22-22222222222224444446/77777770000000000000000--|
|--0--------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| | then...
Guitar 2 |
|--0-------00-----------------------------------------------|
|--0-------00-----------------------------------------------|
|--2-------44-44444444444444444444444444442222222222222222--|
|--2-(x16)-44-44444444444444444444444444442222222222222222--|
|--0-------22-22222222222222222222222222220000000000000000--|
|--0--------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|--99999999777766669999999977776666--|--6h7p6---6h7p6---6h7-9-6h7p6---6h7p6---6h7-9--|
|------------------------------------|--------7-------7-------------7-------7--------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| palm muted | |
| | | then?
Guitar 2 | |
|------------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------------|
|--2---------------------------------|--x--------------------------------------------|
|--2-(x32)---------------------------|--2-(x32)--------------------------------------|
|--0---------------------------------|--2--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------------|
palm muted
Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------|------00----00---0-----00----00---0--|
|---------------------------------------|------00----00---0-----00----00---0--|
|---------------------------------------|------44----44---4-----44----44---4--|
|--99999997777111111119999999977776666--|------44----44---4-----44----44---4--|
|---------------------------------------|--0h2-220h2-220h22-0h2-220h2-220h22--|
|---------------------------------------|--0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0-----|
| those are 11?s, not 1?s |
| palm muted | then?
Guitar 2 |
|---------------------------------------|--0----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--0----------------------------------|
|--2------------------------------------|--x----------------------------------|
|--2-(x32)------------------------------|--2-(x32)----------------------------|
|--0------------------------------------|--2----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--0----------------------------------|
palm muted
Guitar 1 only
|--0-----0-0---0-0--|
|--0-----0-0---0-0--|
|--2-------2---6-6--|
|--2-------2---6----|
|--0-------0---4----|
|--0-------0--------|
Chorus (same as first and second)
Final Chorus
Guitar 1 (same as other Chorus)
Guitar 2
|------7--| |------12--|
|--9h10---| |--9h10----|
|---------| |----------|
|---------| x20 (listen for timing) then |----------| x20 (listen for timing)
|---------| |----------|
|---------| |----------|
Outro
Guitar 1
|--0--------|
|--0--------|
|--6--------|
|--6-(x32)--|
|--4--------|
|-----------|
| |
| |
Guitar 2 |
|------12---|
|--9h10-----|
|-----------|
|-----------| x10
|-----------|
|-----------|
Ending
Guitar 1
|--0-0-0-----|
|--0-0-0-----|
|--x-2-4-----|
|--2-2-4-----|
|--2-0-2-----|
|--0-0-------|
| |
| |
Guitar 2 |
|--12-11-----|
|--------12--|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
Done... hope you all enjoy!
