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3 Am
Matchbox Twenty
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3 AM (Bassline)
As recorded by Matchbox 20
Transcribed by Gary Ramsey
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Staff'
Q=108
4/4
Gtr I
W W W H E. S +E E
|----------|----------|----------|------14--------------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------14-(14)-----|
|----------|----------|----------|------------------14--|
|----------|----------|----------|----------------------|
E. S E E +S S E E E E. S E E +S S E E E E. S E E +S S E E E
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|--------0-(0)---0-----|----------------------|----------------------|
|-0--0-0---------------|--------5-(5)---5-----|--------5-(5)---5-----|
|------------------2-4-|-5--5-5-----------2-4-|-5--5-5-----------2-4-|
E. S E E +S S E S S S S H +Q. E H +H E. S E E +S S E E E
|--------------------------|--------------|-------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------|-------------|----------------------|
|--------5-(5)---5-----7-9-|-7----(7)-----|-5----(5)----|--------5-(5)---5-----|
|-5--5-5-----------7-9-----|------------5-|-------------|-5--5-5-----------2-4-|
E. S E E +S S E E S S S S E +Q +H
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|--------5-(5)---5-------|-7-9-7-(7)--(7)----|
|-5--5-5-------------7-9-|-------------------|
E E +Q +H +S S E +S S E Q E E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|---5-(5)--(5)----|-(5)-------------5--5----|
|-5---------------|-------5-(5)-5-5------2--|
E E +S S E Q E E S S S S Q +H
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------5--5---|-----7-9-7--(7)----|
|-4-5-(5)-5-5--------|-7-9---------------|
+E E Q +H +Q E. S E E +S S E
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-(7)---5--(5)----|-(5)---------5-(5)---5-|
|-----5-----------|------5--5-5-----------|
E E E. S E E +S S E E S S S S E +S S E S S E E E E E E E Q
|----------------------|---------------------9-----|-7-----7-----7---|
|----------------------|-------------------9-------|---9-------7-----|
|------------5-(5)---5-|-------7-9-7-(7)-----------|-----7---5-------|
|-2-4-5--5-5-----------|---7-9---------------------|-----------------|
E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------9--|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-------------9----|-9---------------|---------------2-|-2-2-0-0-0--------|
|---5-(5)-----7------|---7-----5-5-5-5-|-5-4-2-0-0-0-0---|-----------4-5-7--|
|--------------------|-----7-----------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|---------------7-|-7-7-5-5-5-4-5-7-|---------------7-|-7-7-5-5-5-4-5-7----|
|-0-2-4-5-5-5-5---|-----------------|-0-2-4-5-5-5-5---|--------------------|
E E E E E E E S S E E Q +H
|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|-----0--(0)----|
|-7-5-7-9-9---9-7---|---0-----------|
|-----------9-------|-2-------------|
+Q +S S E +S S E Q E E E E +S S E Q
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-(0)--(0)-------------0--|-0------------------|
|------------0-(0)-0-0----|-----------------5--|
|-------------------------|---2-4-5-(5)-5-5----|
E E E E +S S E Q E E E E +S S E Q
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-5---------------5--|-5---------------5--|
|---2-4-5-(5)-5-5----|---2-4-5-(5)-5-5----|
E S S S S E +H +Q E E +H
|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|-5-----7-9-7-(7)----|-(7)----5-(5)----|
|---7-9--------------|------5----------|
+Q +S S E +S S E Q E E E E +S S E Q
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-(5)--(5)-------------5--|-5---------------5--|
|------------5-(5)-5-5----|---2-4-5-(5)-5-5----|
E E S S S S H +Q. E H
|------------------|--------------|
|------------------|--------------|
|-5-------7-9-7----|-(7)-----5----|
|-----7-9----------|-------5------|
+H E. S E E +S S E E E E. S E E
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-(5)-----------5-|-(5)---5------------5-|
|--------5--5-5---|---------2-4-5--5-5---|
+S S E E S S S S E +Q +H E E +Q
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|-(5)---5-------7-9-7-(7)--|-(7)------5-(5)--|
|-----------7-9------------|--------5--------|
+H +S S E +S S E Q E E E E +S S E Q E E S S S S Q
|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-(5)----(5)-------------|-5--5---------------|-5--5-------7-9-7---|
|--------------5-(5)-5-5-|------2-4-5-(5)-5-5-|--------7-9---------|
E S S E E E E E E E E +S S E Q E E
|---9-----7-----7---|---7-(7)------------|
|-9---------9-------|-7---------7--------|
|-------------7---5-|-------------5----7-|
|-------------------|--------------------|
E E +S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---9-(9)-------------|------------------|
|-9---------9---------|------------------|
|-------------7-----5-|-5-5-5-5-4-2-0-0--|
|---------------7-----|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----2-2-2-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-------------|-4-5-7-----------|-----7-7-7-5-5-5-|-4-5-7-----------|
|-----------------|-------0-2-4-5-5-|-5-5-------------|-------0-2-4-5-5-|
E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E +Q +H +Q Q
|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------0-(0)--|-(0)----(0)--0--|
|-----7-7-7-5-5-5-|-4-5-7---7-5-7-9-9-|---9-7-----0--------|----------------|
|-5-5-------------|-------------------|-9-------2----------|----------------|
+E E +Q +Q Q +E E +Q +Q Q
|-----2-(2)--(2)-----|-----2-(2)--(2)-----|
|-(0)-------------0--|-(0)-------------0--|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
+E E +Q +Q Q +E E +Q Q E. S
|-----2-(2)--(2)-----|-----2-(2)----------|
|-(0)-------------0--|-(0)----------------|
|--------------------|------------2--0--0-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
+E E +Q +H +W +W +W
|-------------------|------------|------------|--------|
|-------------------|------------|------------|--------|
|-(0)-0-(0)--(0)----|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
|-------------------|------------|------------|--------|
+H S S S S Q +W +H S S E Q +W
|-------------------|------------|------------2----|--------|
|------------2-4-2--|-(2)--------|-(2)----2-4------|--------|
|-(0)----2-4--------|------------|--------------0--|-(0)----|
|-------------------|------------|-----------------|--------|
+H S S S S Q +W +H S S E Q +W
|-------------------|------------|------------2----|--------|
|------------2-4-2--|-(2)--------|-(2)----2-4------|--------|
|-(0)----2-4--------|------------|--------------0--|-(0)----|
|-------------------|------------|-----------------|--------|
+H S S S S Q +W +Q S S S S H +W
|-------------------|------------|------2------------|--------|
|------------2-4-2--|-(2)--------|-(2)----2----------|--------|
|-(0)----2-4--------|------------|------------2-0----|-(0)----|
|-------------------|------------|-------------------|--------|
+Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------2--------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------2--2--|-2--2---0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------------|
|-(0)-----------|------0---------|-----------------|-----4-2-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-0-0-0-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------4-5-|-7---------------|-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-5-|-7---------------|
|-----------------|---0-2-4-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|---0-2-4-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|---------0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------------|
|-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-5-|-7---7-5-7-9-9---9-|-7-----0-----------|-----4-2-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|---------------9---|-----2-------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-0-0-0-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------4-5-|-7-7-------------|-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-5-|-7-7-------------|
|-----------------|-----2-4-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----2-4-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E +H +W
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|--------|
|-----------------|-------------------|---------0-(0)----|-(0)----|
|-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-5-|-7---7-5-7-9-9---9-|-7-----0----------|--------|
|-----------------|---------------9---|-----2------------|--------|
+W +H H
|------------|-------------*|
|-(0)--------|-(0)---------*|
|------------|-------------*|
|------------|-------------*|
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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