'If All Else Fails' by Matchbook Romance - Guitar Tutorial

Intermediate

Song lyrics:

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            Artist: Matchbook Romance
Song: If all else fails
Album: Your Stories, my Alibis
Tabbed by Yaridovich60
Email: Yaridovich60@hotmail.com

Tuning: Both guitar half a step down : Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb



Bass Intro


Verse1

Guitar 1

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7------------|
G|-------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----------|
D|---------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----------5------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------5h7------------------------|
G|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------------------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-------7----------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------5--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------7------------------------|
G|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----------------------|
D|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------|
A|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----------5------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----7-|x12|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5--5-------4-4-4-4-4-4-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                         /w distortion

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4--2~----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4--2~----------------|
E|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2--0~----------------|


Guitar 2

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----6-7-6-7----------|
D|---------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-------6-6-6-6-6-7--------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---7-|x12|-x-x-x-x-x-x--------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-5-------4-4-4-4-4-5--------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                         /w distortion

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-9-9-9-9--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4--2~----------------|
A|-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4--2~----------------|
E|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2--0~----------------|




Verse 2

Guitar 1

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7------------|
G|-------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----------|
D|---------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------|
A|-----------5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----------5------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------5h7------------------------|
G|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------------------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-------7----------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------5--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------7------------------------|
G|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----------------------|
D|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------|
A|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----------5------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---7-|x12|--------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-5--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                         /w distortion

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------7------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|x12|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
E|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--22222222-2~-44444444-4~-5~------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--22222222-2~-44444444-4~-5~------------------|
E|----------------------00000000-0~-22222222-2~-3~------------------|
                        P.M.....    ........

Guitar 2

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----6-7-6-7----------|
D|---------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------|
A|-----------5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---7-|x12|--------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-5--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                         /w distortion

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------7------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|x12|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
E|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--22222222-2~-44444444-4~-5~------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--22222222-2~-44444444-4~-5~------------------|
E|----------------------00000000-0~-22222222-2~-3~------------------|
                        P.M.....    ........



Verse 3

Guitar 1

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7------------|
G|-------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----------|
D|---------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------|
A|-----------5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----------5------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------8-7-8/10--10-8-7--8-7---------------|
G|---7------------------------------------------------7-6-6h7p6-----|
D|-----7--|x6|--------------------------------------------------7---|
A|-5----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------5/6-7-9-7-6-------------------------------------------------|
D|-7h9--------------7-----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------7------------------------|
G|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----------------------|
D|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------|
A|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----------5------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---7-|x12|--------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-5--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                         /w distortion

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------7------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|x12|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
E|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--22222222-2~-44444444-4~-5~------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--22222222-2~-44444444-4~-5~------------------|
E|----------------------00000000-0~-22222222-2~-3~------------------|
                        P.M.....    ........



Guitar 2

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----6-7-6-7----------|
D|---------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------|
A|-----------5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---7-|x12|--------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-5--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                         /w distortion

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------7------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|x12|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
E|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--22222222-2~-44444444-4~-5~------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--22222222-2~-44444444-4~-5~------------------|
E|----------------------00000000-0~-22222222-2~-3~------------------|
                        P.M.....    ........


Bridge

Guitar 1

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-11-11-11-9-9-9-11-11-11-12-12-12-11-11-11------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x--x-x--x--x--x--x--x-------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7--9--9--9-7-7-7--9--9--9-10-10-10-9--9--9-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                     x2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------------------------------|


Guitar 2

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
E|-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|

                                                                     x2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------------------------------|



Calm part (along with the piano)


Guitar 1

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------87--------------------|
G|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------------------------|x2
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------5/7--------------------|
G|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------87--------------------|
G|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------------------|
D|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 2

Nothing 


Or if, like me, you dont have a piano, you can play it on your guitar. Here it is.

e|-12-10-9-10-9------------9-10-9-----------------------------------|
B|--------------10-|X3|-10--------10--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse 4

Guitar 1

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|---------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|
  /w distortion

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------7------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|x12|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
E|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--22222222-2~-44444444-4~-5~------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--22222222-2~-44444444-4~-5~------------------|
E|----------------------00000000-0~-22222222-2~-3~------------------|
                        P.M.....    ........

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-22222222-2~-44444444-4~-5~--22222222-2~-44444444-4~-5~-----------|
A|-22222222-2~-44444444-4~-5~--22222222-2~-44444444-4~-5~-----------|
E|-00000000-0~-22222222-2~-3~--00000000-0~-22222222-2~-3~-----------|
   P.M.....    ........        ........    ........

Guitar 2

Same as Guitar 1.



Outro

Guitar 1

e|----9-10-------------9-9-10-10------------------------------------|
B|-10------10-10-10-10-----------12-12-12-12-10-10-8-8~-------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 2

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7------------------7-------------------------------------------|
D|-----7--|x16| then --7--------------------------------------------|
A|-5------------------5---------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|



That's it!

Comments, corrections? Email me at Yaridovich60@hotmail.com

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Tags: emo, pop punk, post-hardcore, screamo

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