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Difficulty: Advanced THE KOOKS- MATCHBOX As tabbed by Tom Corley ([email protected]) CHORDS USED D#7D#7 BMaj7Bmaj7 A#7sus4A#7sus4 D#m7D#m7 G#7sus4G#7sus4 F#7A#7 F#F# C majorC G#m7G#m7 D#mD#m e|--6----2------6--------9-----4---------6----9---4--11----11--|| BB|--7----4------6--------7-----4---------6----11--6--12----11--|| G+G|--6----3------8--------6-----6---------7----11--x--11----11--|| D MajorD|--8----4------6--------8-----4---------6----11--6--13----13--|| A augmentedA|--6----2------8--------6-----6---------8----9---4--11----13--|| E MajorE|--x----x-----(6)-------x----(4)-------(6)--------------------|| -times are indicated in brackets eg (0:00) INTRO/FIGURE 1. NB-only the root chord is indicated D#D# BB A#A# D#D# G#G# A#A# e|--xxx-6--6-x2--2-2-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6-xxx-9--9-x4--4-4-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6--|| BB|--xxx-7--7-x4--4-4-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6-xxx-7--7-x4--4-4-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6--|| G+G|--xxx-6--6-x3--3-3-xxx-8--8-x7--7-7-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6-xxx-8--8-x7--7-7--|| D MajorD|--xxx-8--8-x4--4-4-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6-xxx-8--8-x4--4-4-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6--|| A augmentedA|--xxx-6--6-x2--2---xxx-8--8-x8--8---xxx-6--6-x6--6---xxx-8--8-x8--8----|| E MajorE|----------------------(6)(6)(6)(6)-----------(4)(4)-----(6)(6)(6)------|| U U UD D MajorD U U U UD D MajorD U U U UD D MajorD U U U UD D MajorD U -play Figure 1 twice through. On the third time, instead of the D#7, play this chord as vocals begin. (0:20) F#F# e|--13--------------------13-13x--| BB|--11--------------------11-11x--| G+G|--11~~~~~~~hold~~~~~~~~~11-11x--| D MajorD|--11--------------------11-11x--| A augmentedA|--9---------------------9--9-x--| E MajorE|--x---------------------x--x----| D MajorD D MajorD U "Viciously she sleeps " PRE-CHORUS -play with a syncopated rhythm and lots of muted strumming (0:40) D#7D#7 BMaj7Bmaj7 C majorC e|--6-----------------2-------4---------------| BB|--7-----------------4-------6---------------| G+G|--6-----------------3-------x---------------| play 4 times D MajorD|--8-----------------4-------6---------------| A augmentedA|--6-----------------2-------4---------------| E MajorE|--------------------------------------------| "don't come too close see my ghost
CHORUS -strum, smooth and fast (1:00) D#m7D#m7 F#F# G#m7G#m7 F#F# C majorC e|--6-------9-----------11--------------9-------4---------| BB|--7-------11----------12--------------11------6---------| G+G|--6-------11----------11--------------11------6---------| play 4 times D MajorD|--8-------11----------13--------------11------6---------| A augmentedA|--6-------9-----------11--------------9-------4---------| E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------| "all of us going out tonight walk all over your FIGURE 2 -strum staccato; punchy chords (1:20) F#F# C majorC F#F# C majorC e|--9--------4---------9---------------4--| BB|--11-------6---------11--------------6--| G+G|--11-------6---------11--------------6--| play twice D MajorD|--11-------6---------11--------------6--| A augmentedA|--9--------4---------9---------------4--| E MajorE|----------------------------------------| "im sorry, that I let you go whoa FIGURE 3 -off beat reggae-like rhythm (x's indicate palm mute)(1:30) F#F# G#m7G#m7 e|----x9--x9-----x---11---x---11---------------------| BB|----x11-x11----x---12---x---12---------------------| G+G|----x11-x11----x---11---x---11---------------------| D MajorD|----x11-x11----x---13---x---13---------------------| play 4 times A augmentedA|----x9--x9-----x---11---x---11---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------| "I al--wa-ys seem to play these games -| -Repeat CHORUS -Then; (2:03) D#mD#m F#F# e|--6------------9--------------| BB|--7------------11-------------| G+G|--6~~~~hold~~~~11~~~~hold~~~~-| D MajorD|--8------------11-------------| A augmentedA|--6------------9--------------| E MajorE|------------------------------| OUTRO/FIGURE 4 (2:07) D#mD#m F#F# G#m7G#m7 F#F# e|--11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-9--x-9--x-11-x-9---| BB|--11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-12-x-11--| G+G|--11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11--| D MajorD|--13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-11-x-11-x-13-x-11--| A augmentedA|--13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-9--x-9--x-11-x-9---| E MajorE|-----------------------------------------| - play OUTRO with an off beat reggae-like rhythm 5 times through, varying the strumming slightly each time (listen to the record) until 2:33. After that, revert back to the strumming rhythm (as in the CHORUS)until the end
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