Matthew James Chords

KeyAb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays606

Matthew James by Bad Suns is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Ab. It uses the chords Ab. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Ab
Text
16
Speed
  			

e|------------------------9------8-| 
B|------4---6----------------------| 
G|----5---5--(5)-----8/10---10\8---| x2 
D|--6------------------------------|  
A|--------------1/3----------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

0:21  


e|-------------------------------9------8----| 
B|------11----9------------------------------| 
G|--------(8)--------------8/10---10\8---(8)-| x2 
D|---10--------(10)--------------------------| 
A|-8-----------------1/3---------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 

0:28  

"No" 

e|-------------------------9------8---| 
B|------4---6-------------------------| 
G|----5---5--(5)-----8/10---10\8--(8)-| x2 
D|--6---------------------------------|  
A|--------------1/3-------------------| 
E|------------------------------------| 


e|--------------------------------------------------|    
B|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| 
G|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| x2   
D|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| 
A|--------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 


      e|-----| 
      B|-14\-| 
      G|-13\-|  \ = Slide down 
      D|-13\-| 
      A|-----| 
      E|-----| 



e|--------------------------------------------| 
B|-------9-8---------------9-8----------------| 
G|--------------8-----------------8-----------| x2 
D|----10-----10---10----10-----10---10-8------| 
A|-11----------------11------------------(11)-| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 

0:50 



e|---| 
B|---| 
G|---| 
D|-6-| - Ab 
A|-6-| 
E|-4-| 



0:57 

e|----| 
B|----| 
G|----| 
D|-6\-| 
A|----| 
E|-4\-| 



e|------------------------------------------|    
B|--13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--| 
G|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--| -      
D|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 

 

e|--------------------------------------------| 
B|-------9-8---------------9-8----------------| 
G|--------------8-----------------8-----------| x2 
D|----10-----10---10----10-----10---10-8------| 
A|-11----------------11------------------(11)-| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 

1:26 

e|-----| 
B|-b12-| 
G|-----| 
D|-----| 
A|-----| 
E|-----| 

1:28 

e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------11/13\11/13-| 
G|-------8---8----(8)-(8)-8-h10-(10)-13-10-------------| x4 
D|-8-h10--10--(10)-------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 


1:43 - 
e|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|---6-6---| 
D|-3-6-6-6-| 
A|-3-4-4-6-| 
E|-1-----4-| 


1:43 - Lead Guitar 
e|-------------| 
B|-14----13----| 
G|-13-x8-13-x8-| 
D|-13----13----| 
A|-------------| 
E|-------------| 


e|------------9-----8-| 
B|-----4--------------| 
G|---5---8/10--10\8---| x4 
D|-6------------------|  
A|--------------------| 
E|--------------------| 

2:11 

e|-----8----6----4--8\-| 
B|---------------------| 
G|-6/8--5/6---3/5---8\-| x4 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|---------------------| 



e|--------------------------------------------| 
B|-------9-8---------------9-8----------------| 
G|--------------8-----------------8-----------| x2 
D|----10-----10---10----10-----10---10-8------| 
A|-11----------------11------------------(11)-| 
E|--------------------------------------------|  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante