‘We Laugh Indoors’ – Death Cab For Cutie (from The Photo Album)
Tabbed by Matt Stalker (mattjstalker@aol.com)
Standard tuning
Key
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
x = percussive sound made by muting the strings with the left hand
p = pull off
h = hammer on
[7] or [12] = harmonic at 7th or 12th fret
The guitar is pretty sparse for the most part, but where it is playing the timing
can be quite tricky. This probably isn’t all perfect, but it’s fairly close, I think.
Try to let the notes ring out as much as possible.
[Drum intro: 10 seconds]
E ----------------------------|----------------------------|
B --------------0-------------|----------------0-----------|
G ----------6---0----4/7------|----------6-p-0----9\4------|
D ---4/5----------------------|---4/5----------------------| Continue with
A ----------------------------|----------------------------| riffs when vox
E ----------------------------|----------------------------| enter
(Riff 1) (Riff 2)
”…and listen so still…”
E ----------------------------------------------|
B ----------------0-------10------[7]—[12]------|
G ----------6-p-0----4/7*------7----------------|
D ---4/5-----------------------------------[7]--|
A ----------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------|
(Riff 3 * = use your index finger for this slide)
E -----------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------0---------------------------------0--------|
G ----------6-p-0----9\4-------------------------2-----------|
D ---4/5----------------------------------0-h-2*-------------|
A -------------------------0-h-2-p-0-h-2---------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------|
(Riff 4 * = cut this note off immediately after it sounds)
”I loved you, Guenivere…” (Mostly this is the same as the first verse, but just
before the heavier part starts there’s a slight variation…)
E -----------------------------------------------|
B ----------------0-----7—---7-------------------|
G ----------6-p-0-------7-------7-—0*------------|
D ---4/5----------------9------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
(Riff 5 * = last time only)
“I’ve always fallen fast…”
E ---x-----x-----x------x-----x-----x-------3---------|
B ---x-----x-----3------x-----x-----x-------3---------|
G ---3-----4-----3------2-----3-----4-------0---------|
D ---x-----x-----2------2-----3-----4-------0---------|
A ---1-----2-----1------0-----1-----2-------x---------|
E ---x-----x-----x------x-----x-----x-------3---------|
Bb B Bb(b5) A5 Bb5 B5 G (no 3rd) ß play G four times
“Don’t you get me”
E ---------------------------------------------------|
B --------------x------------—-x-x-x----7\-----------|
G ---4-p-0---0--x--2-p-0---0---x-x-x----7\-----------|
D ---------4----x--------4-----x-x-x----4\--repeat---|
A --------------x--------------x-x-x-----------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------|
(Riff 6)
Second guitar (w/ distortion) is playing G and A power chords under the riff.
E -----------------------------x--x--x--x---|
B --------------x------------—-7--7--7--7---|
G ---4-p-0---0--x--2-p-0---0---x--x--x--x---|
D ---------4----x--------4-----4—-4--4--4---| back to main riffs
A --------------x--------------x—-x--x--x---|
E ------------------------------------------|
(Riff 7 - last time only)
E ----------------------------|
B --------------0-------------|
G ----------6---0----4/7------|
D ---4/5----------------------|
A ----------------------------|
E ----------------------------|
(Riff 1)
E -----------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------0---------------------------------0--------|
G ----------6-p-0----9\4-------------------------2-----------|
D ---4/5----------------------------------0-h-2*-------------|
A -------------------------0-h-2-p-0-h-2---------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------0-------10-------10—-----10-------|
G ----------6-p-0----4/7*------7--------7-----------|
D ---4/5--------------------------------------------|
A --------------------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------0---------------------------------0--------|
G ----------6-p-0----9\4-------------------------2-----------|
D ---4/5----------------------------------0-h-2*-------------|
A -------------------------0-h-2-p-0-h-2---------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------|
“December’s chill comes late…”
(Same as first verse.) Song ends on a synth sound playing a G major chord.
