The Dark Side of the Matinee
Track by Franz Ferdinand from their 2004 album Franz Ferdinand
Reached number 8 in UK singles chart. Bass performance Bob Hardy
Tab by bass50611. Welcome to my version. Listen to that heavy
Drum intro and note all the pauses in verse 3.
Comments is bass254@btinternet.com

Intro (x2)
 (Play quietly under drums)
G|------------------------------|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2-|
A|-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4--|
E|------------------------------|

(Guitars/Bass In)
                .                                     (PLAY THIS 2)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2---2----2------2---2----2/99-11-12-999---------7---7----7--|
A|-4-4------4-4----4-4------4-4---------------12---9-9------9-9--6-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:
G|-----------------11-9---------------4------------------11-9---------|
D|---------4/99---9-----44---44--4-6-7-----------4/99---9-----44---44-|
A|-44---44-------------------------------44---44----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-6-7--77--77--77--77--------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------77--77--77--77-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|

Chorus:
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2--0-2-2-2-2-4-5-5-5--4-5-5-5-5-4-2-2-2--0-2-2-2-2-4-|
E|------2------------------5------------------2-------------|

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------9999------|
A|-5-5-5--4-5-5-5-5--------------------------9999-|
E|------5-----------55555555---99999999-----------|

REPEAT GUITAR INTRO:

VERSE 2:
G|-----------------11-9---------------4------------------11-9---------|
D|---------4/99---9-----44---44--4-6-7-----------4/99---9-----44---44-|
A|-44---44-------------------------------44---44----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------4-----------------------------------4-------------------|
D|-4-6-7--77---77---77---7-6-44---44---4-6-7--77---77---77---77-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-77---77---77---77-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|

REPEAT CHORUS

Verse3 (Slow Tempo)
   .         .          .           .     .         .            .    .
G|----------------11-9-----------4-------------11-9------------4--------|
D|---------4/9----------4---4-6-7-------4/9---------4-----4-6-7--7----7-|
A|-4--------------------------------4-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   .      .
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-7------7----------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|

Final Chorus/Outro:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-4-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-4-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-4-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-4-|
E|------2-----------------5-----------------2-----------------5------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2--0-2-2-2-2-4-5-5-5--4-5-5-5-5-4-2-2-2--0-2-2-2-2-4-|
E|------2------------------5------------------2-------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------9999----------|
A|-5-5-5--4-5-5-5-5--------------------------9999---4-|
E|------5-----------55555555---99999999---------------|