Matt Nathanson – Laid

Ok, I’ve tabbed this song out in two ways.  The first is the way Matt Nathanson plays it on the studio version, and the second way is how I play it for I don’t have a string quartet at my disposal.  My way just simply adds some of the sounds that would come from a bassist and a string quartet playing with me.  There are only two parts to this song, so it’s really simple.  I’ve tabbed the strums as accurately as I could, but listen to the song to get it 100% to your satisfaction.  Enjoy!

Standard Tuning


Intro/Verse/Chorus:
      
     C                       G
-----0---0---0---0-----0-----3---3-----|--3-----3-----------------
-----1---1---1---1-----1-----3---3-----|--3-----3-----------------
-----0---0---0---0-----0-----0---0-----|--0-----0-----------------  (extra strums on G during Verse/Chorus)
-----2---2---2---2-----2-----0---0-----|--0-----0-----------------
-----3---3---3---3-----3-----2---2-----|--2-----2-----------------
-----0---0---0---0-----0-----3---3-----|--3-----3-----------------


Transition:

     F                       G
-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------------
-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------------
-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----------------
-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------------
-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------------
-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------------


Now here’s the way I like to play it


Intro/Verse/Chorus

     C         Csus4         G
-----0---0---0---0-----0-----3---3-----|--3-----3-----------------
-----1---1---1---1-----1-----3---3-----|--3-----3-----------------
-----0---0---0---0-----0-----0---0-----|--0-----0-----------------  (extra strums on G during Verse/Chorus)
-----2---2---2---3-----2-----0---0-----|--0-----0-----------------
-----3---3---3---3-----3-----2---2-----|--2-----2-----------------
-----0---0---0---0-----0-----3---3-----|--3-----3-----------------



Transition:

     F                       G
-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----------------
-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----------------
-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----------------
-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------------
-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------------
-----1--0--1--0--1--0--1--0--3--2--3--2--3--2--3--2-----------------

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