Talking Bird Death Cab for Cutie
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Talking Bird (Acoustic) - Death Cab For Cutie
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There is really only a few parts for guitar, so I'll include the bass too.
Tuning: EADGBe
Verse 1
For the first half there isn't any guitar, so here is the bass during the verse:
[1] [2]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----| x2 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
After that is played twice, the guitar comes in. He strums these chords for the verse:
[(1)]
[C/G] [Cmaj7/G] [Fmaj7/C] [Fmaj7sus2/C]
e|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------| B|---1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--0--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----------------------| G|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0-----------------------| D|---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------------------| A|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------------------| E|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------------------------------------------|
[(2)]
[C/G] [Fmaj7/C] [Fmaj7sus2/C]
e|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------| B|---1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----------------------| G|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0-----------------------| D|---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------------------| A|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------------------| E|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------------------------------------------|
Play through them twice, and then the chorus comes in. Here are those chords:
[(3)]
[Dm] [G7]
e|---1--------1--------------------------------------------------------------| B|---3--------3--------------------------------------------------------------| G|---2--------0--------------------------------------------------------------| D|---0--------0--------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------2--------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------3--------------------------------------------------------------|
There is one more part, the ending. It goes like this:
[(4)]
[Am] [G] [Fmaj7/C] [Dm] [G7] [C/G]
e|--0--3--0--------1----1-------0--------------------------------------------| B|--1--3--1--------3----3-------1--------------------------------------------| G|--2--0--2--------2----0-------0--------------------------------------------| D|--2--0--3--------0----0-------2--------------------------------------------| A|--0--2--3-------------2-------3--------------------------------------------| E|-----3----------------3-------3--------------------------------------------|
Oh and here's the bass for the rest of the song.. it's pretty simple so might as well
it in here.
Chorus:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---5-----10----------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ending:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----5----10----3-----------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Quick note.. on the last part,"It's all here for you..." etc, he strums those chords
instead of just once each.
Have fun playing!
[1]
Oh my talking bird
[2]
Though you know so few words
[1]
You're on infinite repeat
[2]
And your brain can't keep up with your beak
And you're kept in a[(1)]n open cage
So you're free to l[(2)]eave or stay
And sometimes this[(1)] makes you confused
But there's no hint that [(2)]I'm trying to give you
The long[(3)]er you think the less you know what to do[(1)] [(2)]
It's [(1)]hard to see your way out
When you live in a [(2)]house in a house
'Cause you don't real[(1)]ize
That the window[(2)]s were open the whole time
But oh, [(1)]my talking bird
Though your feathers are[(2)] tattered and furled
I'll [(1)]love you all your days
Till the brea[(2)]th leaves your delicate frame
It's a[(3)]ll here for you as long as you choose to stay, he[(4)]y
It's all here for you as long as you don't fly away
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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