The Last Matador Of Bayonne - Joe Bonamassa
Standard Tuning ( E A D G B E )
Album - Dustbowl
b = Bend r = Release bend / = Slide h= Hammer on
P = Pull Off t= Trill
Intro Solo
|----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----3--3--6b8r6b8--8b10r8b10--10b11r10b11r10b11r10/11b13-------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------11--| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------|
'I hold out...' |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----5--7b8--7--5--4--4b5r4b5------4-----| |--5-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------5--------|
These are the Chords which are played throughout all of the verses.
Gm D/F# Bb/F C7 |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------2----------------3-------------3------------| |----------0------------0----------------0-------------2---------------| |-------1--------------------------------------------------------------| |----3---------------2----------------1--------------3-----------------|
Gm/Bb D7 Gm D |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------7---------------5-------------------0-----------------------| |-------5---------------4-------------------0--------4b5---------------| |----------------------------------------1-----------------------------| |----6---------------5----------------3--------------5-----------------|
Verse 1
Gm D/F#
I hold out hope, But it stalls
Bb/F# C7 Gm/Bb D7 Gm D
Soon, the last curtain falls, A hundred years of past has spoken
Gm D/F# Bb/F C7
All the great warriors , Are sewn into history's flag
Gm/Bb D7 Gm D
Like a book of the seven seals , Of the hero's past
Gm D/F# Bb/F C7
Through fires, revolutions , Dust storms and conclusions
Gm/Bb D7 Gm D
Will the show go on tonight? For one more time?
Verse 2
Gm D/F#
I fight on, Fight on,
Bb/F C7 Gm/Bb D7
I'm the last matador of Bayonne, For tomorrow this place falls
Gm D
Into silence...
Clean Solo.
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|------------------------------------15--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------11--13/15----13/14-13p11-13p11-13p11-13p11-13/15-13/15-13p11--| |-----------------------12---------------------------------------------------------------| |------10/12--10--8----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--10---------------10-------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Turn up volume/distortion on this note |--13/15--13-10-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------13-11----13/14/13-11----------------------------------------------| |---------------------12-------------12-12--10------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------11/10----10h12---10---------------| |-----------------------------------------------------13--------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Distorted Solo.
|-------------------------3/5-5b6r5b6r5b6-6b8--------------------------------------| |--6b8-6b8-3-6b8r6b8--1/3----------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------6------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------5h7-7b8-7b8--7-5-4--4b5-4/5-5--| |------------------------------------------------/5--------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------15-17-17b18-17-15----17b18-17-15----17b18-17-15-------| |-----------------18b20-15-18-------------------18-------------18-------------18-15-| |-------5t7-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------0--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------0--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--////--------0--------------------------------------------------------------------| Slide..
Play really fast... |--18b20r18b22-17-18-17b18--17-15--17-15----------------15-17-15-----15--------------| |--------------------------------18-----18-15------15-18--------18-15--18-15---------| |--------------------------------------------17b19-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
... |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----18-15--18-15--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--17-----17-----17b18--15---17--15-17b19---15--17--15---------3-5-5b6--5-3-5---3----| |------------------------------17--17-------------17--17---3-5----------------5------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------3----------3-5-6-5-6-8-6-8-10-8-10-13-10-13-15-13-15-17-15-17-18-17-18-20-18-20--| |----3---6/8--3-6-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-18-20b22--------18-20-20b18-20-18----------| |------------------------------------------------------18-20-------------------20-20----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------18-20b22--20-18-17-18-17------15-18-17-18-17-18-17-18-17h18p18-15--------------| |--18-20-----------------------------18------------------------------------18/20b22-20--| |----------------------------------17---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------15-17-18-18b20-18b20-18b20-18b20-18b22-17-17b18-15-15-18-15--15--| |--20b22--20-20--15-18------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play this fast... |--15------------------------------------| |----18-15--15-18----------------3~------| |---------17-----17-15-------15--2~------| |---------------------17-15------0~------| |--------------------------17------------| |----------------------------------------|
Verse 3
Gm D/F#
There's a path, Traveled by many
Bb/F C7 Gm/Bb D7
Say one more prayer for my family , Like a ship without a sail
Gm D
Cast adrift
Gm D/F#
I fight on, Fight on
Bb/F C7 Gm/Bb D7
I'm the last matador of Bayonne , A hundred years of past
Gm D
Now are gone
Outro Solo
Let this note ring out |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--6b8r6b8-8b10r8b10--10b11r10b11r10b11-11b13------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------11-----5--7b8--7-5-4--4b5---| |------------------------------------------------------5----------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This is played very, very faintly in the background, but listen for it. |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------0-----------12------| |----------------------------------0----------------------| |--3--1--3--1-3/4/3-------------1-------------------------| |--------------------3--3p1--3----------------------------| Last note is a natural harmonic.
This is one of my favorite songs off of Joe Bonamassa's Dustbowl album. I
haven't seen any proper tabs for it
so i thought id tab it out for people who enjoy it as much as i do, if you have
any questions feel free to email
me at christophmac@hotmail.co.uk please comment and rate!
