Song Title: As Long As It Matters
Artist: Gin Blossoms
Album: Congratulations - I'm Sorry
Transcribed by: geoffrey b oblimar

Here's a simple tab for this wonderful song, enjoy...


[Intro]

Guitar 1 (rhythm)
(let ring) Drum Fill
e|----------------3-----------|--------------------------|
B|----------3-----3-----------|--------------------------|
G|-------0-----0--------------|--------------------------|
D|--4/5-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2 (lead)
e|----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------------------|--------------------------|
G|----------------------------|--------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|


Guitar 1 (rhythm)
G D/F#
e|----------------3-----------|--------------0-----------|
B|----------3--------3-----3--|--------3--------3-----3--|
G|-------0-----0--------0-----|-----2-----2--------2-----|
D|--4/5-----------------------|--4-----------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2 (lead)
e|----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--s/8-----------------------|--------------------------|
G|--s/9---------7~------------|-----------12-------------|
D|-------------------------9--|-10/12---------10---------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|


Guitar 1
Em
e|--------------0-----------------------0-----------|
B|--------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3--|
G|-----0-----0--------0--------0-----0--------0-----|
D|--2-----------------------2-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------8-----8------|
G|-------------------------------------7-----7------|
D|--9--9sl\7--7---5-------5--7\9--------------------|
A|-------------------5h7----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 1
C
e|--------------0-----------------------0-----------|
B|--------1--------1-----1--------1--------1-----1--|
G|-----------0--------0--------------0--------0-----|
D|-----0-----------------------0--------------------|
A|--2-----------------------2-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
e|--7--7--7-\-5--5--5--5-\-3--3--3--3-\-2--2--2--2--|
B|--8--8--8-\-5--5--5--5-\-3--3--3--3-\-2--2--2--2--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 1
D
e|--------------0-----------|--------------0--------3------|
B|--------1--------1-----1--|--------3--------3------------|
G|-----------0--------0-----|-----2-----2--------2---------|
D|-----0--------------------|--0------------------------0--|
A|--2-----------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|--5s/7--7--5--5s/7--7-7-7--5--|
B|--3-5--3h5-5--3-----------|--5--------5--5---------------|
G|--------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------------|


[Verse 1] (use the plucking pattern above)
G D
How can I find us something
Em D
That two can take
C G
Without stumbling as we
Em D
Walk into out future's wake


[Verse 2]
G D
I'm like a broken record
Em D
That you can play
C G
Repeating as if it matters
Em A
Everything I wanna say


[Chorus]
G D/F# Em
I'll be alright
C
As long as it matters
D(hold)
As long as you're with me now


[verse 3] (do chord of verse 1)
Forget that time
It's nothing we touch and see
All this time
Even as it crushes down on me


[verse 4] (do chord of verse 2)
I'm looking around
There's nothing I could want
More than to tell you
There's no more than we've already got


(repeat chorus twice)


[Solo] (with Guitar 1 on rhythm)

Guitar 2
C full------ G/B full------
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------7b---------r(7)--|----------7b---------r(7)--|
G|--5------------------------|--7------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|


Am full------- G
e| ----------5----------------|---------------------------|
B| ----------7b---------r(7)--|-------------7/9--7--5-----|
G| --5------------------------|----------5----------------|
D| ---------------------------|--5--5/7-------------------|
A| ---------------------------|---------------------------|
E| ---------------------------|---------------------------|


C G A
e| ---------------|-----3h5-5/7--|--7-----7-----7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5\3-3---|
B| ---------------|--------------|-----5-----5-------------------------|
G| ---------------|--------------|-------------------------------------|
D| --7p5----------|--------------|-------------------------------------|
A| ------7p5------|--------------|-------------------------------------|
E| ----------7p5--|--3-----------|-------------------------------------|


(repeat chorus twice)


[Coda] (with guitar 1 playing intro pattern)
Guitar 2
G D/F# Em
e|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------8-8-8-8/10\8--------|-------8-8-8-8/10\8----------------------|
G|-------7-7-7-7/-9\7--------|-------7-7-7-7/-9\7----------------------|
D|--s/9---------------9\5--5-|--s/9---------------9\5-5-5------5-------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------5h7----7-7--|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


C
e| -----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B| -----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G| --------------7-----------7------------7-|-----7------------7------------7-|
D| ---5-7--5-7/9---9-7\5-7/9---9-7\5--7/9---|-7/9---9-7\5--7/9---9-7\5--7/9---|
A| -7---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E| -----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|


D (let ring)
e| ----------------------------------10-----|
B| -----8------------8------------8--10-----|
G| -7/9---9-7\5--7/9---9-7\5--7/9----11-----|
D| -----------------------------------------|
A| -----------------------------------------|
E| -----------------------------------------|



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h -hammer-on
p -pull-off
b -bend
r -release
s/ -slide, only the first note is struck
/ -slide, both notes are struck
~ -vibrato

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