Franz Ferdinand – The Dark Of The Matinee

Intro (X2)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------2----2-1-----
D-------2------2------2------2-------------------2--4-4---44-----4---
A---4-4---44-4---44-4---44-4----4p2-2-4-5--2-4-5---------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------


Verse
Guitar 1
    C#  B   F#        C#  B   F#        C#             E
E-----------2-----------------2-----------------------------------
B-----------2-----------------2-----------------------------------
G---6---4---3---------6---4---3------------------------9----------
D---6---4---4---------6---4---4-4-6-7-9-11-------------9----------
A---4---2---4---------4---2---4---------X--------------7----------
E-----------2—----------------2---------9-------------------------

Guitar 2
    C#  B   F#        C#  B   F#         E
E-----------2-----------------2-----------------------------------
B-----------2-----------------2-----------------------------------
G---6---4---3---------6---4---3----------99-99-99-99---99-99-99-99
D---6---4---4---------6---4---4----------99-99-99-99---99-99-99-99
A---4---2---4---------4---2---4----------77-77-77-77---77-77-77-77
E-----------2—2-4-5-7---------2-----------------------------------

*note – bass does this bit in between the B and F# chords:

G------------
D------------
A—11-9-7-6-4-
E------------  
At least, this is how you’d play it on guitar.  He plays it an octave higher.


Pre Chorus

Guitar 1 (upstrokes – ska style)
    B                   D
E---77XX7X7X7~-77-7X7---55XX5X5X5~-55--
B---77XX7X7X7~-77-7X7---55XX5X5X5~-55--
G---88XX8X8X8~-88-8X8---77XX7X7X7~-77--
D---99XX9X9X9~-99-9X9---77XX7X7X7~-77--
A--------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------

Guitar 2
    B                   D
E----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G---44-44-44-44---------77-77-77-77
D---44-44-44-44---------77-77-77-77
A---22-22-22-22---------55-55-55-55
E----------------------------------



Chorus
(part 1)
    B                  D
E---------------------------------------|---
B---------------------------------------|---
G---4444444444444444---7777777777777777-|---
D---4444444444444444---7777777777777777-|-X2
A---2222222222222222---5555555555555555-|---
E---------------------------------------|---

I think one of the guitars keeps the ska going in the chorus, but I
can’t be bothered typing out that again!

Chorus (part 2)
E------------------
B------------------
G---6---9---8---6--
D---6---9---8---6--
A---4---7---6---4--
E------------------

One guitar may pick that.


Intro
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------2---4-2-1----
D-------2------2------2------2-------------------2--4-4---4-------4--
A---4-4---44-4---44-4---44-4----4p2-2-4-5--2-4-5---------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------2----2-1-----
D-------2------2------2------2-------------------2--4-4---44-----4---
A---4-4---44-4---44-4---44-4----4p2-2-4-5--2-4-5---------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

(There’s a variation at the end of the first time)


Verse 2
Guitar 1
    C# B   F#        C#  B   F#        C#  F#         C#          E
E----------2-----------------2-------------2-------------------------
B----------2-----------------2-------------2-------------------------
G---6--4---3---------6---4---3-------------3----------------------9--
D---6--4---4---------6---4---4-4-6-7-9-11--4-4-6-7-9--11----------9--
A---4--2---4---------4---2---4---------X---4----------X-----------7--
E----------2—----------------2---------9---2----------9--------------

Guitar 2
    C# B   F#        C#  B   F#        C#  F#         E
E----------2-----------------2-------------2--------|---------------|
B----------2-----------------2-------------2--------|---------------|
G---6--4---3---------6---4---3-------------3--------|-99-99-99-99---|
D---6--4---4---------6---4---4---------11--4--------|-99-99-99-99-X2|
A---4--2---4---------4---2---4---------X---4--------|-77-77-77-77---|
E----------2—2-4-5-7---------2---------9---2--------|---------------|

When both guitars are playing E (at the end) the second guitar plays
constant downstrokes – that than 2 together then a pause – just to
help you get a rhythm for it)

Pre Chorus 2 – same.

Chorus 2 – same.

Interlude - Same as verse one and pre chorus, but no bass.  Also goes into 3/4 time

Chorus X2

That’s It!  It really is a beast of a song.  I think there’s 3
guitars, but, that’s the general way it goes.  The only bit I’m
unsure about it the end of the Chorus.  I know that those are the
bass notes.  Not sure about if that’s what the guitars play though.
I’m pretty sure the rest is right.  I tried to tab the way that the
ska bits are played, but, they aren’t hard to get the hang of.

Gerner
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