Failing the Rorschach Test MATTHEW GOOD BAND Beautiful Midnight (1999) Transcribed by Brad Perry (El Niņo on the APA) Intro - Matt's guitar (palm muting) |--------------------| |--------------------| |-4-4--4--4-4--4--4--| |-4-4--4--4-4--4--4--| |-2-2--2--2-2--2--2--| |--------------------| Intro - Dave's guitar (with a very crunchy distortion) |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-5\2---| |-------| Verse - Matt's guitar (palm muting) |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-4-4--4--4-4--4--4--------------------------------------------------------| |-4-4--4--4-4--4--4-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-2-2--2--2-2--2--2-5-5--5--5-5--5--5--| |-2-2--2--2-2--2--2-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-2-2--2--2-2--2--2-5-5--5--5-5--5--5--| |-------------------3-3--3--3-3--3--3-0-0--0--0-0--0--0-3-3--3--3-3--3--3--| Verse - Dave's guitar (comes in on the last measure of the verse) |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-4------------------------------------| |-4----------5-----------2----------5--| |-2----------5-----------2----------5--| |------------3-----------0----------3--| Chorus - Matt's guitar |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|x2 |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| | |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| Chorus - Dave's guitar (he does this bend once per chord change (or something to that effect)) |--------| |-7b8r7--| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Part after the first chorus - Matt's guitar |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |-2-2-4-4--4-4---4\7-7---------------------------------------| |-2-2-4-4--4-4---4\7-7-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-2--2-2--2-2-2-5--5-5--| |-0-0-2-2--2-2---2\5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-2--2-2--2-2-2-5--5-5--| |----------------------3-3--3-3--3-3-3-0--0-0--0-0-0-3--3-3--| Part after the first chorus - Dave's guitar |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-6-6-4-4--4-4---7-7-4-4--4-4--4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7--| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| Solo section - Matt's guitar (On the last measure replace the E chord with the ending) |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-4--4-4--4-4--------------------------| |-4--4-4--4-4-5--5-5--5-5-2--2-2--2-2--| |-2--2-2--2-2-5--5-5--5-5-2--2-2--2-2--| |-------------3--3-3--3-3-0--0-0--0-0--| Ending of solo section - Matt's guitar (palm muting) |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| Solo section - Dave's guitar |----5-----5-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-7----6h7---7-9b10-----------------------7----| |-------------------------------------7h9---9--| |--------------------10-10-10-10-9-7-----------| |----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-7h8-10p8p7----------7h8-10p8p7-------------------| |------------9p7p6h7-------------9p7p6h9--7h9p7p6--| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------10-------| |-7-----10--7------10---------10---| |---9-7--9----9-7---9b11------11r9-| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-5\7--8--10--12--14--15--17--19\17----| |--------------------------------------| |-2\4--5---7---9--11--12--14--15\14----| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| Bridge - Matt's guitar (It's starts out as quiet single notes and then switches to the second part which is palm muting) |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-2--------/5--------/4--------/5--| |----------------------------------| | |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge - Dave's guitar |--------10-----------------10-----------------10-----------------10----------|---10-------10---10---10-------10---10---10-------10---10---10-------10---10-|-7----7--------7----7----7--------7----6----6--------6----7----7--------7----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outro - Matt's guitar |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro - Dave's guitar |----------------------|--------------------------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-9b10r9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-9b10r9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-9b10r9-9-| |----------------------|--------------------------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------------------------| End riff - Dave's guitar (This is probably actually played on a keyboard, but if you throw on some delay and keep quiet about it, no one will notice |-7-9-10-9--| |-----------| |-----------| |-----------| |-----------| |-----------| Hey Alice i'm caving in i know it's not allowed but sometimes i fantasize i'm peeling off my skin enough to fill it up again hey rabbit into the pavement i'm caving in mother told me to be something so i'm afraid enough to stay wide awake hey rabbit i came to win i know it's not allowed but sometimes you might find it feels like nothing is and it's everything you've been hey alice into the pavement i'm caving in mother told me to be something so i'm afraid enough to stay wide awake this ain't real baby, i've got a better excuse for myself i'm always here