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Apparitions
Matthew Good Band
Tabbed by Chris Iliou
My first tab. Woohoo! I wanted to learn this song but I didn't think any of the
tabs out there were accurate or indepth. So, 6 hours later...(man I'm hungry)...
here is how I think it is played. Any comments, ciliou@cogeco.ca.
*I have to give credit to Adam Bishop, Spencer Edwards and John Metzler.
Their tab gave me a good starting point, helped me with chord names, and shaved a few
hours off my completion time. Thanks guys.*
Verse:
0 0 4 9
0 0 4 9
8 8 4 9
9 9 6 11
9 7 6 11
7 x 4 9
bsus4 E5? G#m C#m
Chorus:
0 2 0 0 4 7 0 0
0 2 0 0 4 7 0 0
8 3 6 1 4 8 1 4
9 4 7 2 6 9 2 5
9 4 7 2 6 9 2 5
7 2 5 0 4 7 0 3
bsus4 F# Asus2 E G#m B E G6
Solo:
x x x 0 0
x x x 0 0
x 8 x 1 4
4 8 9 2 5
4 6 9 2 5
2 x 7 0 3
F#5 Eb5 B5 E G6
Verse 1 is acoustic only
Verse 2 is acoustic with an electric getting feedback
Verse 3:
bsus4(Acoustic and clean electric strumming)
Clean electric
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0-----------------------0---|
|---------0-----------------------------0---------|
|---------------8-----------------8---------------|
|---9---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| X2
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0-----------------------0---|
|---------0-----------------------------0---------|
|---------------8-----------------8---------------|
|---6---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| X2
G#m
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0-----------------------0---|
|---------0-----------------------------0---------|
|---------------8-----------------8---------------|
|---9---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| X2
C#m
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0-----------------------0---|
|---------0-----------------------------0---------|
|---------------8-----------------8---------------|
|---6---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0-----------------------0---|
|---------0-----------------------------0---------|
|---------------8-----------------8---------------|
|---9---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
C#m
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0-----------------------0---|
|---------0-----------------------------0---------|
|---------------8-----------------8---------------|
|---6---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0-----------------------0---|
|---------0-----------------------------0---------|
|---------------8-----------------8---------------|
|---9---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|--------------------0----------------------------|
|---------------0-----------------------0---------|
|---------8-----------------------8---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Chorus has mildly distorted electric strumming:
bsus4, F#, Asus2, E
Dirty electric strums power chords, let feedback
2nd half of chorus
Mildly distorted electric strumming
Clean electric
G#m B
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------2--------2--------2--------2--------2---|
|------0--------0--------0--------0--------0------|
|---1--------1--------1--------1--------1---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|------2--------2--------2--------2--------2------|
|---0--------0--------0--------0--------0---------|
|1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------0---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
G#m B
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------2--------2--------2--------2--------2---|
|------0--------0--------0--------0--------0------|
|---1--------1--------1--------1--------1---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E G6
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|------2--------2-----3---------------------------|
|---0--------0------------------------------------|
|1--------1--------1------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Verse 4
Acoustic and clean electric strumming
Clean electric
bsus4
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| X2
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---6--------6-----------------6--------6---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| X2
G#m
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| X2
C#m
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---6--------6-----------------6--------6---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| X2
bsus4 (Only acoustic strumming)
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|Mildly distorted electric (Hold note) |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---1---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
bsus4
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--(1)--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---6--------6-----------------6--------6---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---2---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---6--------6-----------------6--------6---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--(2)---------------------/4---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
G#m
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-/11---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
G#m
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-(11)--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
C#m
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---6--------6-----------------6--------6---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-/14----------------------------------7---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---6---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
C#m
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---6--------6-----------------6--------6---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-/14---------------------------------11---/16---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-(16)--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E5?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|---------------------0---------------------------|
|---------0--------0-----------------0--------0---|
|------8--------8-----------------8--------8------|
|---9--------9-----------------9--------9---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-/18---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Solo (Heavy distortion)
F#5 Eb5
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------2-----4-----------4b-5r-4---------|
|---------3-----------------------------------2---|
|---4---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
B5
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4-----3-----------5b-6r-5-----3---|
|---4---------------------------------------------|
|---------4---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
F#5 Eb5
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------2-----4-----------4b-5r-4---------|
|---------3-----------------------------------2---|
|---4---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
B5
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4-----3-----------5b-6r-5b-6r-5b-6|
|---4---------------------------------------------|
|---------4---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
F#5 Eb5
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------2-----4-----------4b-5r-4---------|
|---------3-----------------------------------2---|
|---4---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
B5
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4-----3-----------5b-6r-5-----3---|
|---4---------------------------------------------|
|---------4---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
F#5 Eb5
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------2-----4-----------------4---------|
|---------3-----------------2----------------2h4p2|
|---4-----------------------------4---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------3---------------------------|
|---1-----------------0---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
The last chorus has something hitting a high E and B.
Could be a guitar or piano or keyboard. Not sure.
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Micke Lead Player |
#1 by Micke Nordin at Jun 5, 1975 at 4:55 AM EST |
| It was probably Load Me Up. | |
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David Average |
#2 by David Turner at Jan 21, 1977 at 12:45 PM EST |
| I really like this song, one of my favorites. This song is also really good done acoustically. If you haven't yet, check out the music video, it is a good one. I think that this song is about how we live in a world that we made, and it sometimes feels like we are being controlled and enslaved by someone else | |
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sephiroth Average |
#3 by sephiroth at Dec 20, 1981 at 7:29 PM EST |
| I don't think it's about being yourself per se... I think it's about the mechanized, robotic element of modern life. We all march along in the same parade, and we all do what we think TV wants us to. That's why he talks about being stuck inside in our own machine. You also get a sense of machinery with the rat spinning a wheel inside your brain.... I could go on, but it would probably just get more and more presumptuous-sounding. Sigh. I could write an essay on it... Mmph. Us English students. | |
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Tyler Wanna Be |
#4 by Tyler Swagar at Jan 6, 1993 at 5:41 AM EST |
| mattew good is definetly an amazing songwriter, his songs are just so confusing. but i love them, weird isnt it. | |
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Justice Wanna Be |
#5 by Justice Fish at Mar 26, 2003 at 3:10 AM EST |
| "at last there is nothing left tot say" is the name of the book and it is the most amazing thing i have ever read. | |
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Austin Rhythm Player |
#6 by Austin at Mar 2, 2006 at 7:27 PM EST |
| thanks for the heads-up, i'll check it out. | |
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foster Average |
#7 by foster meng at Apr 11, 2006 at 3:54 PM EST |
| APPARITIONS was the biggest hit off UNDERDOGS, and it won a few awards in Canada. LOAD ME UP, STRANGE DAYS, and HELLO TIME BOMB were all big hits as well. I also heard SUBURBIA on the radio for a short time | |
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