The Kooks: Matchbox.
\=slide down
/=slide up
Intro (standard tuning)
E-15\/-11--------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------13-11 (not too sure)-------------------6-8\ ----|
G-----------------------------------11-9-8--11-9-8---------|
Verse
E--------------------------------------6h9------------------------|
A-6h8----------4h6-------------------------6h8\-------4h6---------|
D-----6h8----------4h6-------------------------------------4h6----|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat this, but you can also put in slides and little fills as Max does on the record like so:
E--------------------------0-15\-----------6h9----------------------------|
A-6h8----------4h6-------------------------- 6h8\-------4h6-----------|
D-----6h8----------4h6------------------------------------- 4h6-6----|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_kooks/matchbox_btab.html ]
“Don’t you think that you went too far…”
E---------------------------------------|
A----6(let ring)-----6(let ring then slide up quickly-|
D---------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|
Chorus
“All of us…………….walk all over your cars” Repeat this 4 times, listen
E------------------------------------------------| for rythm, as it changes
A---6x8---9x8---11x8----9x4----8x4---------------| slightly.
D—-----------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
“I’m sorry….. that I let you go
E-----------------------------------------|
A-9--9---9-9------------------------------|
D-----11----------11-11-11-11-11----11----|
G--------------------------------13-------|
“I always seem to play these games with you my dear” x3
E------------------------------------|
A---9--9---9/------------------------|
D---------------------------18-------|
G-------------------18--16-----------|
E---------------------|
A—9x7-------9x3-------|
D--------11x5---------|
G---------------------|
Outro.
E----------------------------------0-2-2—-2-0-2----2-----| Follow reggae
A-9-6-8---------6-------------------------------4--------| rhythm around
D-------------8-----8/-----------------------------------| D# anf F#
G--------------------------------------------------------|
Ok an updated version im sure is 98% correct! Have fun, pm me if theres any problems.
