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"WHAT I WANNA HEAR"
from Heads, Tails & Aces
*This "tab" combines some of the chords Matt plays with the organ
parts, for a little more structure and the sake of ease, since
he improvises variations of these chords most of the time.
Chords Used:
F7x    Bb7x      Bb7sus4x      Eb7x    Ab7x    C#7x   C7x   Fx
x    x      x      x    x    x   x   x
8    7      8      6    5    4   3   10
7    6      6      5    4    3   2   7
8    8      8      6    6    4   3   8
x    x      x      x    x    x   x   x
*Rhythm for verses looks something like this...
E--F7---------------|---------Bb7--------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G--8----8---------|--8------7--7----|--8----8---------|--8------7--7----|
D--7----7---------|--7------6--6----|--7----7---------|--7------6--6----|
A--8----8---------|--8------8--8----|--8----8---------|--8------8--8----|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
*Rhythm for choruses looks something like this...
E--F7-------Bb7--------|--Eb7-------Ab7--------|---C#7--------------|---C7--------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G--8------7-------|--6------5-------|---4-------------|---3-------------|
D--7------6-------|--5------4-------|---3-------------|---2-------------|
A--8------8-------|--6------6-------|---4-------------|---3-------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
==VERSE 1==
F7Could you want me,       Bb7  F7do you care?Bb7  
F7Is it my imagination,     Bb7     F7or is the feeling really there?Bb7  
Bb7Could you need me,         Bb7sus4  Bb7is it true?Bb7sus4  
F7I know it's love I'm feeling,     Bb7  F7but I don't know bout youBb7  
==CHORUS 1==
All those F7words that you Bb7say, do they Eb7mean anyAb7thing
Or is it C#7just...  C7what I wanna hear?
==VERSE 2==
F7Should I tell you,     Bb7  F7or let it go?Bb7  
F7It's keeping me on the edge,     Bb7  F7I'm waiting just to knowBb7  
Bb7I'm going crazy,          Bb7sus4  Bb7My body's shakingBb7sus4  
F7I need a cure for this fever     Bb7  F7to stop my head from achingBb7  
==REPEAT CHORUS 1==
==SOLO in F==
*Solo is over one progression of the verse and chorus each
*Schofield improvises in a variety of scales that fit in the key of F,
and gets a very bluesish/jazzy fusion... try to get this by combining
major and minor pentatonic licks, chromatic runs, and the Dorian mode
*Lots of legato... his tone is very smooth with plenty of slides,
hammer-ons and pull-offs
*Traverses the fretboard up and down very quickly, and often doesn't
stay in the same position for more than a couple of riffs... so try
soloing "diagonally"
==VERSE 3==
F7Maybe I'm missing      Bb7  F7those hidden signsBb7  
F7So I look into your eyes     Bb7  F7and try to read your mindBb7  
Bb7If I told you          Bb7sus4  Bb7would you believe
F7And take away my miseryBb7,    F7make my dreams realityBb7  
==OUTRO CHORUS==
All those F7words that you Bb7say,Eb7  Ab7  
All those F7words that you Bb7say,F  F7  
All those F7words that you Bb7say, do they Eb7mean anyAb7thing
Or is it C#7just...  C7what I wanna hear?
==OUTRO SOLO==

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What I Wanna Hear

by Matt Schofield

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb7

Bb7sus4

Eb7

Ab7

C#7

"WHAT I WANNA HEAR"

from Heads, Tails & Aces

*This "tab" combines some of the chords Matt plays with the organ

parts, for a little more structure and the sake of ease, since

he improvises variations of these chords most of the time.

Chords Used:

F7 Bb7 Bb7sus4 Eb7 Ab7 C#7 C7 F

x x x x x x x x

8 7 8 6 5 4 3 10

7 6 6 5 4 3 2 7

8 8 8 6 6 4 3 8

x x x x x x x x

*Rhythm for verses looks something like this...

F7 Bb7

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G--8----8---------|--8------7--7----|--8----8---------|--8------7--7----|

D--7----7---------|--7------6--6----|--7----7---------|--7------6--6----|

A--8----8---------|--8------8--8----|--8----8---------|--8------8--8----|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

*Rhythm for choruses looks something like this...

F7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 C#7 C7

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G--8------7-------|--6------5-------|---4-------------|---3-------------|

D--7------6-------|--5------4-------|---3-------------|---2-------------|

A--8------8-------|--6------6-------|---4-------------|---3-------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

==VERSE 1==

F7 Bb7 F7 Bb7

Could you want me, do you care?

F7 Bb7 F7 Bb7

Is it my imagination, or is the feeling really there?

Bb7 Bb7sus4 Bb7 Bb7sus4

Could you need me, is it true?

F7 Bb7 F7 Bb7

I know it's love I'm feeling, but I don't know bout you

==CHORUS 1==

F7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab7

All those words that you say, do they mean anything

C#7 C7

Or is it just... what I wanna hear?

==VERSE 2==

F7 Bb7 F7 Bb7

Should I tell you, or let it go?

F7 Bb7 F7 Bb7

It's keeping me on the edge, I'm waiting just to know

Bb7 Bb7sus4 Bb7 Bb7sus4

I'm going crazy, My body's shaking

F7 Bb7 F7 Bb7

I need a cure for this fever to stop my head from aching

==REPEAT CHORUS 1==

==SOLO in F==

*Solo is over one progression of the verse and chorus each

*Schofield improvises in a variety of scales that fit in the key of F,

and gets a very bluesish/jazzy fusion... try to get this by combining

major and minor pentatonic licks, chromatic runs, and the Dorian mode

*Lots of legato... his tone is very smooth with plenty of slides,

hammer-ons and pull-offs

*Traverses the fretboard up and down very quickly, and often doesn't

stay in the same position for more than a couple of riffs... so try

soloing "diagonally"

==VERSE 3==

F7 Bb7 F7 Bb7

Maybe I'm missing those hidden signs

F7 Bb7 F7 Bb7

So I look into your eyes and try to read your mind

Bb7 Bb7sus4 Bb7

If I told you would you believe

F7 Bb7 F7 Bb7

And take away my misery, make my dreams reality

==OUTRO CHORUS==

F7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab7

All those words that you say,

F7 Bb7 F F7

All those words that you say,

F7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab7

All those words that you say, do they mean anything

C#7 C7

Or is it just... what I wanna hear?

==OUTRO SOLO==

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