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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