• Song:

    Weapon

  • Artist:

    Matthews Dave Band

Matthew Good - Weapon

standard tuning, 1/2 step down (low to high: Eb ab db gb bb eb)

intro riff>>only play during intro

eb|-----------------------------------0----------------|
bb|-----------3-----------0-----------------------0----|
gb|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
db|-----4-----------4-----------4-----------4----------|
ab|--5-----------5-----------3-----------3-------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
bb|----------------------------------------------------|
gb|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0----|
db|--------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-------|
ab|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2----------|
Eb|--0-----------0-----------0-----------3-------------|

acoustic pre-verse riff>>play the g open to get that rrrrring heard on the recording 

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
gb|--------------------------------------------------------------0----|
db|----------h---------------------------h---------------h------------|
ab|--------5---7--7--7--7--5--7--------5---7--7--7--7--5---7--7-------|
Eb|--0--0------------------------0--0---------------------------------|

electric verse riff>>slightly different than the acoustic pre-verse riff

eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
db|----------h---------------------------h------------------|
ab|--------5---7--7--7--7--5--7--------5---7--7--7--7--5--7-|
Eb|--0--0------------------------0--0-----------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
db|---------h-------------------5----------h---------------------|
ab|-------5---7--7--7--7--5--7-----------5---7--7--7--7--5--7----|
Eb|-0--0---------------------------0--0--------------------------|

interlude/outro riff>>notice the slight difference in the picking of the B chord.

eb|-----------------------------------0----------------|
bb|-----------3-----------0-----------------------0----|
gb|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
db|-----4-----------4-----------4-----------4----------|
ab|--5-----------5-----------3-----------3-------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
bb|----------------------------------------------------|
gb|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
db|-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------4----|
ab|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2----------|
Eb|--0-----------0-----------0-----------3-------------|

the lead part sounds like a distorted guitar being played with an ebow and a few effects (phase shifting maybe, there is song tremelo at the end.)
there may also be some harmonized guitar sometime during the song. it sounds like there is, but it is very quiet.

overall, it's a pretty easy song to play. not much more (or less) complicated than any other matt good song. 
figure out the order for yourself

enjoy.
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