Matchbox tab by The Kooks

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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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