Death Cab for Cutie – Dream Scream (Guitar Tab)

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Song: Dream Scream Tabbed by: jedichewy Here is my interpretation on this song, originally by Daniel Johnston as covered by Death Cab for Cutie. Listen to the song for a better feel of the tempo. Intro + Verse (Basic rhythm of the song) Repeat as needed.

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--10----------8----------10----------8--------------|
G|--7---7-------7--7-------7---7-------7--7-----------|
D|--8-----------8----------8-----------8--------------|
A|--6------6----6-----6----6------6----6--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--10----------8----------10----------8--------------|
G|--7---7-------7--7-------7---7-------7--7-----------|
D|--8-----------8----------8-----------8--------------|
A|--x-----------x----------x-----------x--------------|
E|--6------6----6-----6----6------6----6--------------|

Watch when the guitar goes something like this:

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--10----------8----------10----------8--------------|
G|--7---7-------7--7-------7---7-------7--7-----------|
D|--8-----------8----------8-----------8--------------|
A|--6-----------6-----6----6------6----6--------------|
E|---------6------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------6-----------|
B|--10----------8----------10----------8--------------|
G|--7---7-------7--7-------7---7-------7--------------|
D|--8-----------8----------8-----------8--------------|
A|--x-----------x----------x-----------x--------------|
E|--6------6----6-----6----6------6----6--------------|

Continue with the same verse riffs

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--10----------8----------10----------8--------------|
G|--7---7-------7--7-------7---7-------7--7-----------|
D|--8-----------8----------8-----------8--------------|
A|--6------6----6-----6----6------6----6--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--10----------8----------10----------8--------------|
G|--7---7-------7--7-------7---7-------7--7-----------|
D|--8-----------8----------8-----------8--------------|
A|--x-----------x----------x-----------x--------------|
E|--6------6----6-----6----6------6----6--------------|

Next part:

e|-4---------------------------3---------------------|
B|-4---------------------------3---------------------|
G|-5---------------------------4---------------------|
D|-6---------------------------5---------------------|
A|-6---------------------------5---------------------|
E|-4---------------------------3---------------------|
     Everything you've done...
     I thought you could love... what a fool I was
     I thought there was love... what a fool I was
     I thought I was loved...    what a fool I was

You'll play these two same chords before going into the outro/ending of the song. Outro/ending Repeat as needed:

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------2-------------------0---------|
D|-------2--0--4--------------0-----2------------|
A|-0--4--------------------2-----3---------------|
E|----------------------3------------------------|

Ends on:

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------2-------------------0----------------------|
D|-------2--0--4--------------0-----2-------------2--3--------|
A|-0--4--------------------2-----3----------0--4--------------|
E|----------------------3-------------------------------------|

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