Death Cab for Cutie – Pictures In An Exhibition (Guitar Tab)

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Pictures in an Exibition by Death Cab for Cutie Accoustic version from a Live At Home performance by Ben Gibbard Playing notes: In the verses, play the E5 with your middle and pinky fingers, with your index finger fretting the 6th fret behind the pinky. That way you can switch between the 2 chords just by raising and lowering your pinky. This then sets you up easily for the E7 where you just need to pop your ring finer down. All eighth notes are shown here, and the ^ indicates where to accent with your strumming. Lastly, wasn't quite sure what to call the E in the first bridge, if you know, please let me know :) [Verse]
   Bmaj              Adim5             E5    E3    E5      E3    E5E3E5E3
   ^                 ^                 ^     ^     ^       ^     ^   ^
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-6-6-6-9-9-|-9-6-6-6-9-6-9-6-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
Think you caught me on the Down slide Down Turn I-------
   Bmaj              Adim5             E5    E3    E5      E3    E7
   ^                 ^                 ^     ^     ^       ^     ^   ^
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------x---x-|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------x---x-|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-x-7-x-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-6-6-6-9-9-|-9-6-6-6-6-x-6-x-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------x---x-|
was busy writing with a pen and pa- per thin dream
   Bmaj              Adim5             E5    E3    E5      E3    E5E3E5E3
   ^                 ^                 ^     ^     ^       ^     ^   ^
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-6-6-6-9-9-|-9-6-6-6-9-6-9-6-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
All your plastic people w/ plas tic hearts and smiles
   Bmaj              Adim5             E5    E3    E5      E3    E7
   ^                 ^                 ^     ^     ^       ^     ^     ^
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-7-7-7-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-6-6-6-9-9-|-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
They had the worst intenstions all a long af- ter all
   E7
       ^     ^       ^   ^
e|-----------------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|---------|
all all aaall [Bridge 1]
   Bmaj              E4?
       ^       ^         ^   ^   ^
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| x4
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
[Verse]
   Bmaj              Adim5             E5    E3    E5      E3    E5E3E5E3
   ^                 ^                 ^     ^     ^       ^     ^   ^
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-6-6-6-9-9-|-9-6-6-6-9-6-9-6-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
The royal castle holds the mel- low dra ma kings and
   Bmaj              Adim5             E5    E3    E5      E3    E7
   ^                 ^                 ^     ^     ^       ^     ^   ^
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------x---x-|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------x---x-|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-x-7-x-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-6-6-6-9-9-|-9-6-6-6-6-x-6-x-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------x---x-|
queens and all their dazzling children they're so re- gal so clean
   Bmaj              Adim5             E5    E3    E5      E3    E5E3E5E3
   ^                 ^                 ^     ^     ^       ^     ^   ^
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-6-6-6-9-9-|-9-6-6-6-9-6-9-6-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
with pristine finger tips they wash be- hind their ears
   Bmaj              Adim5             E5    E3    E5      E3    E7
   ^                 ^                 ^     ^     ^       ^     ^     ^
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-7-7-7-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-6-6-6-9-9-|-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
and let their hair down til the au- di- enc- es leave leave
   E7
       ^     ^       ^   ^
e|-----------------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|---------|
leave leave leave [Chorus]
   G#min   Bmaj      F#3         E3
   ^       ^         ^           ^
e|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|---------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-|
G|-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-|---------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-8--8--8--8--6-6-6-6-|  x4
A|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|---------------------|
I'm defin- ately shaking The silence isn't breaking Back washed and stranded memories Of something I wish could be [Bridge 2]
   B5          D#Aug         D#5      C#5   B5
   ^           ^             ^        ^  ^  ^  ^
e|----------x-----------x--|----------------------x-|
B|----------x-----------x--|----------------------x-|
G|----------x-----------x--|----------------------x-|
D|-16-16-16-x-----------x--|-8--8--8--6--6--4--4--x-| x4
A|-14-14-14-x--14-14-14-x--|-6--6--6--4--4--2--2--x-|
E|----------x--11-11-11-x--|----------------------x-|
[Chorus]
   G#min   Bmaj      F#3         E3
   ^       ^         ^           ^
e|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|---------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-|
G|-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-|---------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-8--8--8--8--6-6-6-6-|  x8
A|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|---------------------|
I'm defin- ately shaking The silence isn't breaking Back washed and stranded memories Of something I wish could be I'm defin- ately shaking I'm defin- ately shaking I'm defin- ately shaking I'm defin- ately shaking [Outro]
   B5          D#Aug         D#5      C#5   B5
   ^           ^             ^        ^  ^  ^  ^
e|----------x-----------x--|----------------------x-|
B|----------x-----------x--|----------------------x-|
G|----------x-----------x--|----------------------x-|
D|-16-16-16-x-----------x--|-8--8--8--6--6--4--4--x-| x4
A|-14-14-14-x--14-14-14-x--|-6--6--6--4--4--2--2--x-|
E|----------x--11-11-11-x--|----------------------x-|
F#sus -0- -0- -3- -4- let ring out -4- -2-