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Matchbox
The Kooks
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Song: Matchbox
Artist: The Kooks
Album: Inside In/Inside Out
Tabbed By: SurferWoz
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Listen to song for the rhythm (changes quite a bit throughout) and the fiddly bits in
outro.
All comments/criticisms/corrections welcome but this is my first EVER bass tab so please
easy!
Tuning: Normal
-INTRO-
E|-----------14\6/11r-------------------------------------------------------11----|
A|--------------------------------13r----\-------------------------------------13\|
D|-----------------------------13--------------13--16-15-13-------16-15-13--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|11-11-h14-------7-7-10h------------------6-6-h9------9-9-h12--------------------|
A|----------13------------9-----------------------8------------11-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|11-11-h14-------7-7-10h------------------6-6-h9------9-9-h12--------------------|
A|----------13------------9-----------------------8------------11-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-VERSE-
"Viciously she sleeps..."
E|11-11-h14-------7-7-10h------------------6-6-h9------9-9-h12--------------------|
A|----------13------------9--11/13\---------------8-------------11-11/13----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"She trips, falls into it all..."
E|11-11-h14-------7-7-10h------------------6-6-h9------9-9-h12--------------------|
A|----------13------------9--11/13\---------------8----------------11/13----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------11----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"And I wish i'd bite my lip..."
E|11-11-h14-------7-7-10h------------------6-6-h9------9-9-h12--------------------|
A|----------13------------9--11/13\---------------8-------------11/13-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|11-11-h14-------7-7-10h------------------6-6-h9------9-9-h12--------------------|
A|----------13------------9--11/13\---------------8------------11r----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-PRE-CHORUS-
"Don't You think that you went to far..."
E|11r-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"For you, you and him..."
E|11r-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-CHORUS-
"All of us.."
E|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-------------------------14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13|
A|------------------------------------------------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|11-------11-11-11-------14------14-14-14--------------------------------14----------13---------|
A|------------------------------------------------11-----11-11-11-------13----------13-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-------------------------14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13|
A|------------------------------------------------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|11-------11-11-11-------14-------14-14-14--------------------------------14----------13--------|
A|------------------------------------------------11------11-11-11-------13----------13----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-BRIDGE-
"I'm sorry..."
E|14--14-14----14-14-14------------------------14--14-14----14-14-14--------------------|
A|----------16-----------16-16-16----16-16---------------16-----------16-16-16----16-16-|
D|--------------------------------18-------------------------------------------18-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|14--14-14----14-14-14------------------------14--14-14----14-14-14--------------------|
A|----------16-----------16-16-16----16-16---------------16-----------16-16-16----16-16-|
D|--------------------------------18-------------------------------------------18-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I always seem to play..."
E|14--14r-----------------14--14-14----14---------------|
A|-----------------16---------------16-----------16-----|
D|--------------18----------------------------18--------|
G|-----------18----------=-----------------18-----------|
E|14--14-14----14-14---------------14-14-14-14----------|
A|----------16--------------16-----------------16-16-16-|
D|-----------------------18-----------------------------|
G|--------------------18--------------------------------|
-CHORUS-
"All of us.."
E|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-------------------------14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13|
A|------------------------------------------------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|11-------11-11-11-------14------14-14-14--------------------------------14----------13---------|
A|------------------------------------------------11-----11-11-11-------13----------13-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-------------------------14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13|
A|------------------------------------------------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"...Steal your skies..."
*Hold note through
to start of Outro.
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-OUTRO-
"..skies."
E|----------------11---------14--14------14----14/-\------------------------------|
A|-13-13-13\---------13\--------------16----16------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-11-11---11-11-11----11-11-----11-11----14--------14-----11--------11-----------|
A|------------------13------------------------16-16------------13-13--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Oh, oh my Julia..."
E|-11--11-----------11-------11----------14--14-----14------------14--------------|
A|---------13-13-13----13-13---------------------16-----16--16-16-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-11-11-11------11-11------11-11-----14-14-14-14----14---------------14----------|
A|----------13---------13\-----------------------16-----16--16-16-16--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Oh, oh my Julia!..."
E|-11-11--0-11--11-11-11-11----11------14--14--14-14-14-14----14------------------|
A|--------------------------13-----------------------------16-----16/-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I'll never betray you..."
E|-11-11--11-11-11-11----11-------------14--14--14-14-14-14-----14----------------|
A|--------------------13----13\------------------------------16-----16/-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Woooahhh...."
E|-11-11---11--------11-11------11-11----------14-14-14--14-14-14--------14----14-|
A|------------13-13--------13\--------13\-------------------------16-16-----16----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-11-11--11-11-11-11----11-------11----------14-14-14---14-14-14-14------14--14--|
A|--------------------13----13-13-------------------------------------16----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-11-11-----11-11---11-11----11-11------------14-14-----14-14---14-14----14-14---|
A|--------13---------------13-------------------------16---------------16---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-11-11--11-11-11-----11----11-11-------------14-14--14-14-14-----14----14-14--11|
A|------------------13----13------------------------------------16----16----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| r let ring
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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