Biography:
The most original and influential British Blues guitarist to have emerged since the sixties, Schofield’s guitar tone and distinctive phrasing have become highly influential, culminating in Guitar & Bass magazine (3/07) listing Schofield in their Top Ten British Bluesmen of All Time.
Born in August 1977 in Manchester, Matt grew up in Fairford, Gloucestershire listening to his Dad’s American Blues records. A defining moment arrived when, aged 13, he saw a video of BB King, Albert Collins and Stevie Ray Vaughan jamming together.
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"WHAT I WANNA HEAR"
Matt Schofield Trio (http://www.mattschofield.net/index.html)
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
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==
Matt Schofield Trio (http://www.mattschofield.net/index.html)
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
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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