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Matchbox Bass

by The Kooks
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
Author SurferWoz [a] 52. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
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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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7 comments
RedRobot
Just so you know since you said this is your first tab, normally tabs go from EADG, not GDAE. This whole thing is upside down.
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jimm, ey?
UPSIDE DOWN TAB IS UPSIDE DOWN EWIGUJHEJHILWHUA
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RoLv
nice tab!!! a little bit confuse at the begining but it still great
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