Death Cab For Cutie - For What Reason Tab

From their album, "We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes".

Intro riff: Guitar 1 (Play 3 times)

e 10 10
B 10 12 12
G 12 12 0
D 10 10 10 9 9 10 10
A 0~
E
Guitar 1 continued - 4th time:
e 10 10
B 10 12 12 X X
G 12 12 0 X X
D 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10
A 0~
E

Intro riff: Guitar 2 (Sort of harmonizes with guitar 1, play 3 times)

e
B 13 12 12 15 15 15
G 9 10 12 10 9 9 9 9
D 14
A
E

Intro Guitar 2 continued - 4th time:

e
B 13 12 12 15 15 15
G 9 10 12 10 9 9 9 9 X X
D 14 14
A
E

Verse 1: Main Riff - 4 times. Guitar 1

(This riff is played very fast, listen to the song) (Guitar 2 rests)

e
B 0 0 0
G 0 0 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 7 7 7
D 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9/10
A 0~ 0~ X X X
E 10 10 10
"This won't be the last you hear from me, it's just the start. I hope that he keeps you up for weeks, like you did to me."

Guitar 1: Mini-interlude (No vocals, played once)

e 0~
B 0~ 0 0
G 0~ 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 7 7 7
D 10~ 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9/10
A 0~ 0 X X X
E 10 10 10

(Guitar 2 just plays an A minor at the start of the mini-interlude,

with tremolo effect)

Verse 1 continued: Guitar 2 alternates between A minor and G major,

with tremolo effect. "I will hold a candle up to you, to singe your skin. Brace yourself, I'm bent with bitterness, you can't foresee..."

Guitar 1: Chorus part one: Played 4 times. Guitar 2 plays A minor and G maj.

e
B 15 15 15
G 16 16 14 14 12 12 X X X
D X X X X X X 12 12 12
A 14 14 12 12 10 10
E
"...When your apologies fail to ring true, So slick with that sarcastic slew of phrases Like 'I thought you knew,' While keeping me in hot pursuit."

Guitar 1: Chorus part two: 3 times

e
B 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 8 8
G 0 0 00
D 7 7 77 7
A 8 8 88
E
"Tracing the plot finds skin touching skin, absence follows." Guitar 1: cont. 4th time:
e
B 8 8 8
G 0 0 00 14 12 12 12
D 12 12 10 10 X X X X
A 8 8 88 X X X X 12 12 12 12
E 12 12 12 12

Guitar 2: Chorus, play along with guitar 1 during part two. (4 times)

v ^v ^v^ v ^v ^v^ v ^v ^v^v ^v ^v^
e 3 33 333 3 33 333 3 33 3333 33 333
B 1 11 111 0 00 000 1 11 1111 11 111
G 2 22 222 0 00 000 2 22 2222 22 222
D 3 33 333 0 00 000 2 22 2222 22 222
A X XX XXX 0 00 0000 00 000
E 3 33 333

Mini Interlude 2: (twice as long) Guitar 1 just plays the first interlude

Riff twice, no vocals.

Guitar 2 strums A minor a single time, then G a single time after the first chord rings out.

Verse two: same as first verse. (Guitar 2: Amin and G)

"In the end I win every time, this ink remains. Sour tastes prevail as you play back the tape machine."

Last Chorus, same as first.

End with: (Guitar 1)
e
B
G 14 12 12 12
D 12 12 10 10 X X X X
A X X X X 12 12 12 12
E 12 12 12 12
| v downstroke | ^ upstroke | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================

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