Matchbox The Kooks
As tabbed by Tom Corley (tomcorley55@hotmail.com)
CHORDS USED
[D#7] [Bmaj7] [A#7sus4] [D#m7] [G#7sus4] [A#7] [F#] [C] [G#m7] [D#m]
e|--6----2------6--------9-----4---------6----9---4--11----11--|| B|--7----4------6--------7-----4---------6----11--6--12----11--|| G|--6----3------8--------6-----6---------7----11--x--11----11--|| D|--8----4------6--------8-----4---------6----11--6--13----13--|| A|--6----2------8--------6-----6---------8----9---4--11----13--|| E|--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#] [B] [A#] [D#] [G#] [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--|| B|--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|--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|--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|--xxx-6--6-x2--2---xxx-8--8-x8--8---xxx-6--6-x6--6---xxx-8--8-x8--8----|| E|----------------------(6)(6)(6)(6)-----------(4)(4)-----(6)(6)(6)------||
U U UD D U U U UD D U U U UD D U U U UD D U
-play Figure 1 twice through. On the third time, instead of the D#7, play this chord as
vocals begin. (0:20)
[F#]
e|--13--------------------13-13x--| B|--11--------------------11-11x--|
G|--11~~~~~~~hold~~~~~~~~~11-11x--|
D|--11--------------------11-11x--| A|--9---------------------9--9-x--| E|--x---------------------x--x----|
D D U
?Viciously she sleeps??
PRE-CHORUS ?play with a syncopated rhythm and lots of muted strumming (0:40)
[D#7] [Bmaj7] [C]
e|--6-----------------2-------4---------------| B|--7-----------------4-------6---------------| G|--6-----------------3-------x---------------| play 4 times D|--8-----------------4-------6---------------| A|--6-----------------2-------4---------------| E|--------------------------------------------|
?don?t come too close? ?see my ghost?
CHORUS ?strum, smooth and fast (1:00)
[D#m7] [F#] [G#m7] [F#] [C]
e|--6-------9-----------11--------------9-------4---------| B|--7-------11----------12--------------11------6---------| G|--6-------11----------11--------------11------6---------| play 4 times D|--8-------11----------13--------------11------6---------| A|--6-------9-----------11--------------9-------4---------| E|--------------------------------------------------------|
?all of us? ?going out tonight? ?walk all over your?
FIGURE 2 ?strum staccato; punchy chords (1:20)
[F#] [C] [F#] [C]
e|--9--------4---------9---------------4--| B|--11-------6---------11--------------6--| G|--11-------6---------11--------------6--| play twice D|--11-------6---------11--------------6--| A|--9--------4---------9---------------4--| E|----------------------------------------|
?im sorry, that I let you go whoa?
FIGURE 3 ?off beat reggae-like rhythm (x?s indicate palm mute)(1:30)
[F#] [G#m7]
e|----x9--x9-----x---11---x---11---------------------| B|----x11-x11----x---12---x---12---------------------| G|----x11-x11----x---11---x---11---------------------| D|----x11-x11----x---13---x---13---------------------| play 4 times A|----x9--x9-----x---11---x---11---------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
?I al--wa-ys seem to play these games?-|
-Repeat CHORUS
-Then; (2:03)
[D#m] [F#]
e|--6------------9--------------| B|--7------------11-------------|
G|--6~~~~hold~~~~11~~~~hold~~~~-|
D|--8------------11-------------| A|--6------------9--------------| E|------------------------------|
OUTRO/FIGURE 4 (2:07)
[D#m] [F#] [G#m7] [F#]
e|--11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-9--x-9--x-11-x-9---| B|--11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-12-x-11--| G|--11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11--| D|--13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-11-x-11-x-13-x-11--| A|--13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-9--x-9--x-11-x-9---| E|-----------------------------------------|
- 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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