Matchbook Romance › If All Else Fails Guitar Tab

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If All Else Fails Tab

Send "If All Else Fails" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

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!

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Alex Average	#1 by Alex Zaphiropoulos at Jan 23, 1974 at 4:59 AM EST
	"No matter how far I go No matter how much this hurts I wanted you to know, My heart remains with you" i think about someone who has been a huge part of life. someone who was always there. who was the only one i needed...but now they are gone, and they are still a part of me, and always will.

No Picture Matt Lead Player	#2 by Matt Cromwell at Dec 25, 1977 at 3:05 PM EST
	"We'll set our course and make it through. No matter how far I go No matter how much this hurts I wanted you to know, My heart remains with you " omg i love that part soo much, it's adorable. same with this part; "And if all else fails you can look up at the sky Because it's the same one that shines above you and I. And if all else fails you can close your eyes And I'll be right beside you. I'll be the one by your side." i love this song && i love Matchbook, awesome band.

No Picture tim Average	#3 by tim martin at Jun 19, 1982 at 12:14 PM EST
	I wouldn't be surprised if this was for Andy's girlfriend.

No Picture Jimmy Average	#4 by Jimmy Dresbach at Dec 1, 1984 at 6:55 AM EST
	its a little tooooo mellow at first but then it picks up ... this isnt one of my favorites by them.

No Picture THE RONANATOR ( Average	#5 by THE RONANATOR (aka.Ronan) downer at Dec 5, 1985 at 11:14 PM EST
	This song is just great my favorate line in the song, "And I'm not sure what I'm looking for. But it's clear to see the purpose of my exsistance Is laying here in front of me." It seems that he is writing telling his love that he is always there even if not physcially emotionally as well. Just a great song.

No Picture nick Average	#6 by nick caldwell at Jul 11, 1994 at 2:13 AM EST
	im prettyyy sure that they are there PHYSICALLy in front of him... because otherwise it wouldnt make too much sense..

No Picture Tyler Average	#7 by Tyler at Dec 6, 1995 at 4:01 PM EST
	For Katie.

No Picture _Heretic_ Wanna Be	#8 by _Heretic_ at Jun 17, 1999 at 9:37 PM EST
	I personally think it is about someone that was loved deeply but is now gone, I take it as being dead. I get this from the very opening to the song. "A subdued silence undisturbed by the sound of her breath. So carefully, brush her hair back from her eyes In steady sequence, one by one. She slips away." She no longer breathes and then slips away. In the chorus he is letting her know that he is still beside her as she passes, and also though it will be tough after she leaves the ones she leaves behind will turn out ok.

No Picture Euroynmous Average	#9 by Euroynmous at May 21, 2002 at 8:47 AM EST
	beautiful beautiful beautiful! "and i'm not sure what I'm looking for but it's clear to see the purpose of my existence is laying here in front of me" wow