Fake Frowns
Death Cab for Cutie
Something About Airplanes
1998
(An attempt).
VERSE
Guitar 1 - Riff 1 (twice)
| e | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x x x x x x x 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| A | 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 3 3 3 2 2 2 (7) (7) |
Riff 2 (twice)
| e | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x x x x x x x 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 |
| A | 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 |
| E | 3 3 3 2 2 2 |
Guitar 2 - Riff 1 (twice, play with guitar 1)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| A | 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| A | 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 |
| E | |
Riff 2 (twice, play with guitar 1)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| A | 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| A | 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 |
| E | |
CHORUS
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Guitar 2 - Weird octave slides that are rarely on beat. (play with guitar 1)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5/ 7/ 9\ 5 5 7/ 9\ 5 7 9 |
| D | x/ x/ x\ x x x/ x\ x x x |
| A | 3/ 5/ 7\ 3 3 5/ 7\ 3 5 7 |
| E | |
Rinse and repeat until the interlude...
Guitar 2 (quietly as guitar 1 rests, play 3 times)
| e | |
| B | 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 0 0 |
| D | 3 3 3 3 |
| A | 0 0 2 2 |
| E | |
Guitar 1 re-enters: (play twice)
| e | 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 |
| B | 13 13 13 13 13 13 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 12 12 12 13 13 13 15 15 15 13 13 13 |
| G | 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Guitar 1: LOUD (play 8 times. after that, play the 2nd part with the sliding octaves
4 more times)
| e | 15 15 15 15 15 15 |
| B | x x x x x x |
| G | 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 |
| D | 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 |
| A | x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x |
| E | 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 14/15 15 15 14\7 7 14/15 15 15 14\7 7 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | |
End the interlude with:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 17 17 17 17 |
| D | 14/15 15 15 15 15 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | |
Guitar 2: (play with guitar 1, LOUD, rest at end of interlude)
| e | |
| B | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | |
Jump right back into the main riff, play it 4 times,
end by walloping out an E chord.
Good luck, this song is tough.
| () optional note
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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