Tabs
We Used To Vacation - Cold War Kids
Robbers and Cowards
Tuning: Standard Tuning (EADgbe)
I'll show the main tabs and the chords its up to you to learn to hit the chords and
right
e|----x-------x---------x-------x--------x---------x----------------------|
BB|----x-------x---------x-------x--------x---------7----------------------|
G+G|----5-------5---------5--(7)--5---(5)--5--------(5)---------------------|
D MajorD|----7---7~--7----6~---7---6~--6----5~--5----4~---4---4--5--5--6--7------|
A augmentedA|----x-------x---------x-------x--------x---------x----------------------|
E MajorE|-5--5-------5---------5-------5--------5---------5----------------------|
This is played for the intro there is a lot of muting and vibrato .it smoothes out for
repeating verses becoming chords and using the chord down below in the gaps there is
lot of muting
e|---x------|
BB|---x------|
G+G|---7------|
D MajorD|---6------|
A augmentedA|---x------|
E MajorE|---5------|
Chorus:
C majorC G+G F* (x3) end with A minorAm
e|----0--------3-------0-----------------------0-----------------|
BB|----1--------0-------1-----------------------1-----------------|
G+G|----0--------0-------2-----------------------2-----------------|
D MajorD|----2--------0-------3-----------------------2-----------------|
A augmentedA|----3--------2-------x-----------------------0-----------------|
E MajorE|-------------3-------1-----------------------------------------|
*(uses thumb for the on the low E MajorE string for the FF but do what you like)
The outro (when he sing oh na na na na na now etc) is just a repetition of the intro.)
Simple song. I know this tab isn't perfect but it should get you in the right direction
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note