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Matinee - Franz Ferdinand
Lead Guitar [The main bits I hear]

Tabbed by: Justina Lui	
Email: bluegrass_devil@hotmail.com - Corrections welcome!! 

Tuning:Normal 

Intro: [2x]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------2---2----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------2--4-4---4----6--4----------|
A|---4-4-7--4-4-7--4-4-7--4-4-7---22-4-5--2-4-5------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse: 

   C#m            Bmin (root 4)   F#min
e|---------------------------------2---------------------------------------------|
B|-5-------------------------------2---------------------------------------------|
G|-6---------------4---------------2---------------------------------------------|
D|-6---------------4------4-2-2----4---------------------------------------------|
A|-4---------------2------------6--4-----------------------------------------2---|
E|-X---------------X---------------2----------------2-2------2--------4-----5----|
  Take your white finger,          slide the nail under the top and bottom buttons
  Time every 	  journey, 	    To bump into you, acc - iden  -  tally  I 


  C#m    Bmin (root 4)  F#min						  A
e|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---------------------2------------------------------------------------2----|
G|-6------4--------------2-------------------------------------2----4-----2----|
D|-6------4--4-2-2-------4------------------------4-4------6--------------2----|
A|-4------2--------6-----4-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-x------x--------------2--2---------2-2--------------------------------------|
  of  my blazer,	  relax the fraying wool,slacken ties and I'm
Charm you 		  of the boys I hate, 	all the girls I hate [go down for rest 									of verse two]	
      and tell you 	

 
   	 A		  E
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-----2-2---2-2------1-1------------1-1----1-1----1-1-----------------|
D|-2-2-----2-2---2-2------2-2------------2-2----2-2----2-2-----------------|
A|-0-0-----0-0---0-0------2-2------------2-2----2-2----2-2-----------------|
E|------------------------0-0------------0-0----0-0----0-0-----------------|
  not to look at you 	  in the shoe,
  

	Bmin (root 4)	  	   D
e|----------2----------------------2------------------------------------------|
B|----------3--*funny -------------3--*Keep-----------------------------------|
G|----------4--strumming*----------2---strumming*-----------------------------|
D|----------4----------------------0------------------------------------------|
A|----------x-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------x-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  but the eyes.          find the eyes    

Verse 2 ending:
   A						F#min
e|------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
B|-2--------------------2-------------------------2-----------------------------|
G|-2--------------------2-------------------------2-----------------------------|
D|-2--------------------4-------------------------4-----------------------------|
A|-0--------------------0-------------------------4-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
  All the words I hate   All the clothes I hate    Oh I'll never be, 

		    A				     E  	
e|------------------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------2-----2-2------2-2------2-2-----------------------------------|
G|----------2--4----2-----2-2------2-2------2-2------1-1-----------1-1---1-1------|
D|---4--6-----------2-----2-2------2-2------2-2------2-2-----------2-2---2-2------|
A|------------------0-----0-0------0-0------0-0------2-2-----------2-2---2-2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------0-0-----------0-0---0-0------|
  Anything I hate    you smile and mention something that you like 

		      Bmin (root 4)		  D
e|---------------------2--------------------------2-----------------------------|
B|---------------------3---*funny ----------------3--*Keep----------------------|
G|----1-1--------------4-------strumming*---------2-----strumming*--------------|
D|----2-2--------------4--------------------------0-----------------------------|
A|----2-2--------------x--------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0-0--------------x--------------------------------------------------------|
  oh how you'd have a happy life, If you did the things you liked

Chorus: 

   Bmin(root 4)
So find me and follow me

through corridors, refectories

    A (last 3 strings only, open pos.)
and files you must follow, leave this academic factory
         
	 Bmin (root 4)
you will find me in the matinee,

the dark of the matinee is mine.
    
    A(last 3 strings only, open pos.)
its better in the matinee,

the dark of the matinee 


  	A (root 5)   	G#min		Bmin(root 4)	F#min     ending: (C#maj)
e|------5---------------4----------------x---------------------------------------|
B|------5-----5---5-----5------5---5-----x-----------------------------------6---|
G|------6---6---6-------6----6---6---6---4-----------------------------------6---|
D|------7---------------6--6-------------4----------------4------------------6---|
A|------7---------------4----------------2----------------4------------------4---|
E|------5---------------x----------------x----------------2------------------x---|
  is miiiiiiiiiiiiine

Intro riff [x2] into verse 2

Bridge: 
   C#min	Bmin 		F#min					C#min
e|--4------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---------------------------------------------------------------------5--------|
G|--6-----------4------4-2------------------------------------------------6--------|
D|--6-----------4----------6-4--4-----------------------------------------6--------|
A|--4-----------2---------------4-------------------------------2---------4--------|
E|--------------x---------------2---------------------2--4--5-------------x--------|
   So I'm on BBC 2 now 		 Telling Terry Wogan how I made it and 	     what I	

		    Bmin	     F#min	
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4-------------------------------------------2------4-----|
D|------------------4-------4-2------4-------------------4--6----------------|
A|------------------2-----------6-4--4---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------2---------------------------------------|
  	made is unclear now, 	     but his deference and his laughter is	

   A				E		Bmin (root 4)	D
e|--------------------------0----------------------3------------2--------------|
B|-2----------------2-------2--*let ring*----------4--*funny----3---*keep------|
G|-2----*let ring*--2-------2----1-------1---------4--strumming*2---strumming*-|
D|-2----------------2------------2-------2---------2---------------------------|
A|-0----------------0------------2-------2---------x---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
    My words and smile are so easy now, yes it's easy now, yes it's easy now 


Chorus x2 ending in C#major root 4

Yah!!! FF are absolute legends!! (for you music theory students, poor buggers, this 
little gem is an example of tierce de picardie!!)

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