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For What Reason

Death Cab For Cutie

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			     FOR WHAT REASON - Death Cab for Cutie
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Tabbed by: A.J. Conner
Email: ajconner123@gmail.com

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

Tuning: Standard

   Intro riff: Guitar 1 (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 1 continued (on the fourth 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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Intro riff: Guitar 2 (sort of harmonizes with 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 2: 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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Verse 1: Main Riff - 4 times. (This riff is played very fast, listen to the song)
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."

   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------------------------------|

  Verse 1 continued, same as first part.

   "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. 
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------12-------------12------------------12--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------12-12--10-10-----------------------------|
A|--12-12-12----12-14-14-14---14-------------------14/12--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   "Tracing the plot finds skin touching skin, absence follows."

  Guitar 1: cont. 4th time:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------12-------------12---------------14-12-12-12--------------------|
D|-------------------------------12-12-10-10--X--X--X--X--------------------|
A|--12-12-12----12-14-14-14---14-------------12-10-10-10--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Guitar 2: Chorus, play along with guitar 1 during part two.
e|--------------------------5-------|-------------------------5-5-5-5-------|
B|------1--------3------------------|------1-------3------------------------|
G|--2-2----2/4-4----7-7-5-5---4\2---|--2-2---2/4-4----7-7-5-5---------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-[-p-l-a-y--t-h-r-e-e--t-i-m-e-s-]|--[-f-o-u-r-t-h--t-i-m-e-]-------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

   Mini Interlude 2: Just play the first interlude riff twice, no vocals.

   Verse two: same as first verse.

   "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|--------------12-10-10-10-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    (Guitar 2)
e|-----------5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-5-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|





| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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