Fake Frowns tab by Death Cab For Cutie

Tabs

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			   FAKE FROWNS - Death Cab for Cutie
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Fake Frowns
Death Cab for Cutie
Something About Airplanes
1998

(An attempt).

Tuning: Standard

 VERSE

  Guitar 1 - Riff 1 (twice)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--3----3-3-3----3-3-8--8-8-8--8--8-8-8--9--9-9-9--9-9-9--------------------|
G+G|--0----0-0-0----0-0-x--x-x-x--x--x-x-x--9--9-9-9--9-9-9--------------------|
D MajorD|--2----2-2-2----2-2-7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--9--9-9-9--9-9-9--------------------|
A augmentedA|--3----3-3-0----0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--------------------|
E MajorE|--3----3-3-2----2-2------------------------------(7)-(7)-------------------|

  Riff 2 (twice)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--3----3-3-3----3-3-8--8-8-8--8--8-8-8--10--10-10-10--9-9-9----------------|
G+G|--0----0-0-0----0-0-x--x-x-x--x--x-x-x--10--10-10-10--9-9-9----------------|
D MajorD|--2----2-2-2----2-2-7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--10--10-10-10--9-9-9----------------|
A augmentedA|--3----3-3-0----0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--8---8--8--8---7-7-7----------------|
E MajorE|--3----3-3-2----2-2--------------------------------------------------------|

  Guitar 2 - Riff 1 (twice, play with guitar 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---10--10--10--10--10--10--12--12--12--12--12--12--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---10--10--10--10--10--10---9--9--9--9--9--9-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--12--12--12--12--12--12--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Riff 2 (twice, play with guitar 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---10--10--10--10--10--10--12--12--12--12--12--12--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---10--10--10--10--10--10--12--12--12--12--12--12--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--12--12--12--12--12--12--14--14--14--14--14--14---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 CHORUS

 Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0---|
G+G|-----------0------------------0------------------0-----------------------0-|
D MajorD|------2--2---2----2-----2---2---2----2-----2---2---2---2-----2---2---------|
A augmentedA|--0-0--0--------0----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------3-3---3--------3---1-1---1-------1---1-1---1-----------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
G+G|-----------0------------------0------------------0-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|
D MajorD|------2--2---2----2-----2---2---2----2-----2---2---2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
A augmentedA|--0-0--0--------0----------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
E MajorE|--------------------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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5/-7/-9--5-5--7/-9-5--7--9---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--x/-x/-x--x-x--x/-x-x--x--x---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3/-5/-7--3-3--5/-7-3--5--7---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Rinse and repeat until the interlude...

 Guitar 2 (quietly as guitar 1 rests, play 3 times)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------1-1--------1-1-1-0------1-1--------1-1-----1-------------------------|
G+G|----------2-----------------------2----------0-0---------------------------|
D MajorD|--3-3--------3-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------0-0--------2-2-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Guitar 1 re-enters: (play twice)
e|--13-13-------13-13----13-13-------13-13-----------------------------------|
BB|--------13--13-----13-------13--13------13---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----12--12--12--13--13--13--15--15--15--13--13--13-------------------------|
G+G|--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14---------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 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--------------------|
BB|------------x--------x-----x-----------x--------x-----x--------------------|
G+G|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--------------------|
D MajorD|--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--------------------|
A augmentedA|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------------------|
E MajorE|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--14/15-15-15-147-7--14/15-15-15-147-7-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--0----0--0---0--0-0--0----0--0---0--0-0-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 End the interlude with:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------17----17----17----17--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--14/15-15----15----15----15-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2: (play with guitar 1, LOUD, rest at end of interlude)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--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+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 MajorD|--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 augmentedA|--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 MajorE|--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--------------------------|
BB|--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+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 MajorD|--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 augmentedA|--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 MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Jump right back into the main riff, play it 4 times,
end by walloping out an E MajorE 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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