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… 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