Matilda Tab

by alt-J
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Difficulty: beginner
Capo: no capo
Author macquito [pro] 154.
1 contributor total, last edit on Jun 29, 2016
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This is a very nice song by Alt-J, which is surprisingly simple.
Funnily enough, the intro is exactly the same as "No Surprises" from Radiohead, but
played faster, and with more overlaid guitars. You wouldn't notice it though.
 
(Spoken)
 
N.C.
 
This is from
This is from
This is from Matilda
 
 
[Intro]
 
 
e|-2-------2-------2-------2---3----------|
B|-----3-------3-------3-----3---3--------|
G|---2---3---2---2---2---2----------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|(x4) 
 
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-3-------3-------3-------3--------------|
G|-----4-------4-------4-------4----------|
D|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|(x2)
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
Em        G                                   Bm                A
Just like Johnny Flynn said, 'the breath I've taken and the one I must' to
   Em
go on.
 
Em         G                      Bm                      A
Put the grenade pin in your hand, so you understand who's boss.
 
Em    G                 Bm            A
My defeat sleeps top to toe with her success.
 
Em
Oh this is from
A
This is from
A               D
This is from Matilda
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
Em      G
And she needs you
Bm      A
This is for Matilda
Em      G
And she needs you
Bm      A
This is for Matilda
 
 
(The end is just the succession of)
 
D(x2)  G   A
 
And there we have it! I must admit that the "and she needs you" sounds a bit odd, but I
think its that. I think that they only strum a few of the strings in the chords.
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10 comments
silencekiller
"And she needs you" sounds a bit odd because it should be Em Bm G Bm instead of Em G Bm A.
+4
Tyshor
I tried with Em D G D and it sounds good, don't you think ?
+3
GreenDolphin
Tyshor almost got it right. The exact chords in the song are Em D/A G D/A
+2