• Song:

    Real World

  • Artist:

    Matchbox 20

Real World

Song is in Bb, but played with open A tuned down 1/2 step

However, my band plays it in C  ;)  (Chick singer)   Hope you can adjust


Drum intro is tricky -

Intro lick - Song is in C, but this riff is on a Am (or Am7)
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----5-h--7--5-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------7-p-5--------------------------------------------------|
------------------------8-----------------------------------------------|


Verses

c  G G  Abm(7?)   F  G  C



Chorus

C   F  G  F   C

Solo 1

------13------------------------------------------------------------|
------11-...  Really difficult LOL----------------------------------|
---------------But use all up-strokes-------------------------------|
---------------to-get the right tone--------------------------------|
----------------Try to only very lightly touch the '11'-------------|
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Little bridge ("Please don't change...")

  Am               C       Then Am & C again w/o the walk down
                           Repeat
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--7--7--7----7-\5--5------------------------------------------------------|
--7--7--7----7-\5--3------------------------------------------------------|
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Solo 2
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------------------------Obviously not the right timing, Not drawing----------|
---5-/-7--/--9-\-5---5-/-7--/-9-all that!  They're the right notes-----------|
---5-/-5--/--7-\-3---5---5--/-7----------------------------------------------|
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---5----7---8----3---5---7--8---10--12--(or 15)---------------------|
---6----8---10---5---6---8--10--12--13--(---13)---------------------|
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End run same as beginning but end on A, not on C!!!
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