Matchbox Bass

by The Kooks
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Author Mr.H [a] 41. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
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.
 
“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.
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Mr.H
Couldnt get a better version on so here is the correct one! sorry for messing about. Intro (standard tuning) \=slide down /=slide up 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. ?Don?t you think that you went too far?? E--------------------------------------------------------------------A----6(let ring)------------------------6(Let ring)---then slide up D-------------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus ?All of us?????.walk all over your cars? E------------------------------------------- A---6x8----9x8-----11x8-------9x4---8x4--- D------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------- Bridge ?I?m sorry?.. that I let you go E--------------------------------------- A-9-----9-9-9-------------------------- D---11--------------11-11-11-----11 G------------------------------13--- ?I always seem to play these games with you my dear? E----------------------------------- A---9--9----9/--------------------- D-----------------------18-------- G---------------------18? 16------ ?I always?..sha? back to chorus for two times E------------------- A?9x7-------9x3 D--------11x5----- G-------------------- Outro. E----------------------------------0-2-2?2-0-2----2 A-9-6-8---------6-------------------------------4--- D-------------8-----8/---------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------- Right, this is how it should sound!
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AHHH MY FINGERS
If he was big headed he'd have a name like master of music...which you clearly arent mate! Great tab by the way, sounds spot on!
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Mr.H
errr ok, how am i being full of myself?
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