THE KOOKS- MATCHBOX
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…
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_kooks/matchbox_tab.html ]
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
