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Song
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We Looked Like Giants-Death Cab For Cutie
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amazing song.
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what you think :)
Standard Tuning
~~~ = let ring
intro riff:
e--------------------------| B--------------------------| G--------------------------| D--------------------------| A--5~~--4~~~---9--7--------| E--------------------------|
(piano and drums enter, play 2 more times)
RIFF ONE (guitar 1)
e----------------------|----------------------| B-----3p2--------------|-----3p2--------------| G--4------2------------|--4------2------------| D--4--------4-2-4------|--4--------4-2-4------| A--2-------------------|--2-------------------| E----------------------|----------------------| e-----2-2-2-2-2-2------|----------------------| B-----2-3-2-3-2-3------|--2--3-5-3-5--3-------| G--2--2-2-2-2-2-2------|--2-------------------| D--0-------------------|--2-------------------| A----------------------|--0-------------------| E----------------------|----------------------|
(guitar 2, play with guitar 1)
e----------------------|----------------------| B-------2-2--0---------|-------2-2--0---------| G--------------2-------|--------------2-------| D----4-----------------|----4-----------------| A--2-------------------|--2-------------------| E----------------------|----------------------| e----------------------|----------------------| B----------------------|----------------------| G-----2--4-4--2--------|----------------------| D--0------------4------|----2--0-0------------| A----------------------|--0--------4--0-2-----| E----------------------|----------------------|
(both guitars play RIFF ONE twice)
VERSE
(guitar 1)
e----------------------|----------------------|
B--3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G--4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D--4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E----------------------|----------------------| e----------------------|----------------------|
B--3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D--0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A----------------------|--0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| E----------------------|----------------------|
(guitar 2)
e----------------------|-----------------------------| B--(P-A-L-M--M-U-T-E)--|--(P-A-L-M--M-U-T-E)---------| G----------------------|-----------------------------| D--4444444444444444----|--77777777-------------------|
A--2222222222222222----|--55555555-77777777-5p2-5b-2-|
E----------------------|-----------55555555----------|
(play guitar 2's part twice, with guitar 1)
(both guitars play RIFF ONE once)
(both guitars play VERSE twice)
CHORUS
(both guitars pound out these chords)
e----------------------|----------------------| B----------------------|----------------------| G-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------|----------------------| D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----| A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----| E----------------------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----| e----------------------|----------------------| B----------------------|----------------------| G----------------------|----------------------| D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----| A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----| E--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----| e----------------------|----------------------| B----------------------|----------------------| G-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------|----------------------| D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----| A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----| E----------------------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----| e----------------------|------------2~~~~~~~~~| B----------------------|------------2~~~~~~~~~| G----------------------|------------3~~~~~~~~~| D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|--4--4-4-4--4~~~~~~~~~| A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|--4--4-4-4--4~~~~~~~~~| E--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|--2--2-2-2--2~~~~~~~~~|
(then, both guitars play riff one twice)
INTERLUDE (guitar 1, drums and cool keyboard sounds)
e--0000--0-0~~~~~~~~~~~| The open strings are what make
B--0000--0-0~~~~~~~~~~~| this part sound so cool.
G--2222--2-2~~~~~~~~~~~| Play 22 times; the first
D--0000--0-0~~~~~~~~~~~| five times are played along
A--0000--0-0~~~~~~~~~~~| with the singing.
E--------3-3~~~~~~~~~~~|
RIFF TWO/OUTRO (guitar 2, this comes in at 4:29,
as guitar 1 ends)
e--------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~|----------------------| B----------------------|----------------------| G----------------------|----------------------| D----------------------|------2-4-2-----------| A----5-----------------|----4-------4-5-4-----| E--3-------------------|--5-------------------| e--------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~|----------------------| B----------------------|--2~~~~~~~------------| G----------------------|--2~~~~~~~------------| D----------------------|--2~~~~~~~------------| A----5-----------------|--0~~~~~~~-5-7--------| E--3-------------------|----------------------| e--------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~|----------------------| B----------------------|----------------------| G----------------------|----------------------| D----------------------|------2-4-2-----------| A----5-----------------|----4-------4-5-4-----| E--3-------------------|--5-------------------| e--------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~|----------------------| B----------------------|--2~~~~~~~------------| G----------------------|--2~~~~~~~------------| D----------------------|--2~~~~~~~------------| A----5-----------------|--0~~~~~~~-5-7--------| E--3-------------------|----------------------|
(drums cut)
e--------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~|----------------------| B----------------------|----------------------| G----------------------|----------------------| D----------------------|------2-4-2-----------| A----5-----------------|----4-------4-5-4-----| E--3-------------------|--5-------------------| e--------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~|----------------------| B----------------------|--2~~~~~~~------------| G----------------------|--2~~~~~~~------------| D----------------------|--2~~~~~~~------------| A----5-----------------|--0~~~~~~~-5-7--------| E--3-------------------|----------------------| e--------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~|----------------------| B----------------------|----------------------| G----------------------|----------------------| D----------------------|------2-4-2-----------| A----5-----------------|----4-------4-5-4-----| E--3-------------------|--5-------------------| e--------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~|----------------------| B----------------------|----------------------| G----------------------|-------END------------| D----------------------|----------------------| A----5-----------------|----------------------| E--3-------------------|----------------------|
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