Arcade Fire – Suburban War (Guitar Tab)

Capo 3 • Video Lesson

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Picking Pattern and backing guitars for the Intro/Verse, Chorus and Outro. Tabbed from the album version and 'live in Added a time signature, as the song changes between a 4/4 and a 2/4 beat which makes it hard to get the structure of the picking and strum pattern when its not indicated. Guitar 1, played by Win Butler, needs a Capo on 3rd fret. Guitar 2 and 3 are played without Capo. INTRO / VERSE_________________________________________________________________ 1st Guitar: CAPO ON 3

      e|-----------------|---------|------------------|-----------|repeat     
      B|-----------------|---------|------------------|-----------|
      G|-----------------|---------|---0-----0--------|-----------|
      D|-----0-------0---|-----0---|-----7-----7------|----7-4-0--|
      A|---9---9---9---9-|---7---7-|-------------9-0--|-4-(4)-----|
      E|-7-------7-------|-9-------|-10----10---------|-----------|
count:   1   2   3   4     1   2     1   2   3   4      1    2    

      2nd Guitar: NO CAPO
        Dm                   C       F                     C
      e|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|---0-0-0-|-1---1-1---1-1-1--|----0-0-0--|repeat
      B|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|---1-1-1-|-1---1-1---1-1-1--|----1-1-1--|
      G|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-2--|----0-0-0--|
      D|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|---2-2-2-|-3---3-3---3-3-3--|----2-2-2--|
      A|-----------------|---3-3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3--|----3-3-3--|
      E|-----------------|---------|-1---1-1---1-1-1--|-----------|
strum:   D   D U   U D U     U D U   D   D U   U D U       U D U
count:   1   2   3   4     1   2     1   2   3   4      1    2

D = Downstroke U = Upstroke 3rd Guitar: no capo

      e|-------10--10----|---------|------13--13------|-----------|repeat
      B|-------10--10----|---------|------13--13------|-----------|
      G|-----------------|---------|------------------|-----------|
      D|-----------------|---------|------------------|-----------|
      A|-----------------|---------|------------------|-----------|
      E|-----------------|---------|------------------|-----------|
count:   1   2   3   4     1   2     1   2   3   4      1    2

CHORUS_("the nights so long...")______________________________________________ 1st Guitar: CAPO ON 3

      e|-----------------|---------|------------------|-----------|repeat
      B|-----------------|---------|------------------|-----------|
      G|-----------------|---------|------------------|-2---------|
      D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-2----2----|
      A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-0----2----|
      E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|------0----|
count:   1   2   3   4     1   2     1   2   3   4      1    2      

      2nd Guitar: No Capo
         F                 G         Am                 C    G
      e|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|---------|------------------|-----------|repeat
      B|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|-0---0---|-1---1-1---1-1-1--|-1---------|
      G|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-0---0---|-2---2-2---2-2-2--|-0----0----|
      D|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-0---0---|-2---2-2---2-2-2--|-2----0----|
      A|-3---3-1---3-3-3-|-2---2---|-0---0-0---0-0-0--|-3----2----|
      E|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|-3---3---|------------------|------3----|
strum:   D   D U   U D U   D   D     D   D U   U D U    D    D
count:   1   2   3   4     1   2     1   2   3   4      1    2

OUTRO_("All my old friends they don't know me now...")________________________ 1st Guitar: CAPO ON 3

      e|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
      B|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
      G|-----------------|-----------------|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
      D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
      A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
      E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
count:   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1     2     3     4   

      e|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|repeat
      B|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
      G|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
      D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|
      A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|
      E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|
count:   1     2     3     4       1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     

2nd Guitar: No Capo
         Dm                Dm      C         F
      e|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
      B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
      G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
      D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
      A|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
      E|-----------------|-----------------|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|

count:   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1     2     3     4   
         F                         Bb                Bb_add4           A       Bb            
      e|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|repeat
      B|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|
      G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|
      D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|
      A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|
      E|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
count:   1     2     3     4       1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4