Box Car Racer - Boxcar Racer Chords & Tabs

Band: Box Car Racer
Album: Box Car Racer
TheMutts (halo2k@forerunners.org)


Note: I would like to thanks to authors for these tabs. NOTE: I (TheMutts)
do not take credit at all for these tabs. I simply compiled the most accurate
bass tabs and put this album together so you can find all the songs in here.

Tracks
1. I Feel So
2. All Systems Go
3. Watch The World
4. Tiny Voices
5. Cat Like Thief
6. And I
7. Letters to God
8. My First Punk Song
9. Sorrow
10. There Is
11. End With You
12. Elevator
13. Instrumental

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1. I Feel So

Main Riff:
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A-------------555-----------555--------------|X6
E---4-33-4-33-----4-33-4-33------------------|

Verse:
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|X1
E-----33-22----00-22----33-22----00-22-------|

Chorus:
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A---777777-666666-444444-666666--------------|X2
E--------------------------------------------|

Main Riff:
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A-------------555-----------555--------------|X2
E---4-33-4-33-----4-33-4-33------------------|

Verse:
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|X1
E-----33-22----00-22----33-22----00-22-------|

Chorus:
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A---777777-666666-444444-666666--------------|X2
E--------------------------------------------|

Main Riff:
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A-------------555-----------555--------------|X4
E---4-33-4-33-----4-33-4-33------------------|

Bridge:
just sit around and look pretty because you don't get a bridge part!

Chorus:
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A---777777-666666-444444-666666--------------|X4
E--------------------------------------------|
let ring on 4th


2. All Systems Go

Intro (After first guitar riff)

G:----------------|
D:----------------|
A:---4------------|
E:-5--4---5-4-0---|

Verse: (Bass comes in at the middle of the verse, listen to the song for timing)

G:------------------|
D:------------------|
A:-----4------------|
E:--5---5--44-4-----|

Chorus:
G:------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------|
A:-33333-22222-00000------------------------|
E:------------------------------1111111-----|

Bridge (Part with wierd harmonics) Not sure if its right but it sounds ok

G:--------------------------|
D:--------------------------|
A:--------------------------|
E:-555555555555--5555555555-| etc

Outro:
G:------------------------|
D:------------------------|
A:-----4------------------|
E:--5---4-5~(let ring)----|


3. Watch The World

Intro
G-4-44-44-4h6-4-44-44h6-4-44-44h6----8------------------------|
D-------------6-66-66~--4-44-44-------9-8h9-------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse
G-------------------------4~------1~--------------------------|
D----------------------------------------6~-------------------|
A--------------------12\--------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
G-4444444----------------------------------------------------|
D------------66666666-4444444444444444-----------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A-6-66-66---66----------------6-66-66---66-------------------|
E---------4---------------------4----------------------------|

4. Tiny Voices

Intro
G-4-44-44-4h6-4-44-44h6-4-44-44h6----8----------------------|
D-------------6-66-66~--4-44-44-------9-8h9-----------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

Verse
G-------------------------4~------1~------------------------|
D----------------------------------------6~-----------------|
A--------------------12\------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
G-4444444---------------------------------------------------|
D------------66666666-4444444444444444----------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A-6-66-66---66----------------6-66-66---66-|
E---------4---------------------4----------|


5. Cat Like Thief

Verse:
G:--------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------|
A:----------4444444-555555-555555-------|
E:--555555------------------------------|

Chorus and Outro:
     (Dooooooooon't leave)
G:--------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------|
A:----------4444444-555555-555555-------|
E:--555555------------------------------|

     (Doooooooon't leave her)
G:--------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------|
A:----------55555555-777777-777777------|
E:-5555555------------------------------|

6. And I

Guitar intro x4

Intro/Chorus x2
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5555/9999-2222-----------5:--------------------------|
E|----------------3333----------------------------------|

Verse x2
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-77777--55555-33333-33333-----------------------------|

Outro x2
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-555555555555-----------------------------------------|
E|--------------222222-333333---------------------------|

7. Letters To God

Heavy Part
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-00000h2-333333---------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-00000-2-333333---------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/box_car_racer/boxcar_racer_btab.html ]
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------33333------55555-------------------------------|
E|-00000------33333-------------------------------------|

End on E|0


8. My First Punk Song

g-------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------|
a---000000------444-------------------|
e----------222------------------------|
(sometimes miss out the 1st 2)


g-------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------|
a--222222-----666---------------------|
e---------444-------------------------|
(sometimes miss out the 1st 4)

g-------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------|
a--2222222222-------------------------|
e-------------------------------------|x4

(just follow the drum beat 4 this 1)


9. Sorrow

Intro
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------77777-55555------------------------------------|
E|-55555------------------------------------------------|

Verse
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|5:----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-55555-44444-22222-44444------------------------------|

Bridge
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------77777-55555--x2--------------------------------|
E|-55555------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-44444-55555------------------------------------------|
E|-------------55555-66666------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-44444-555555-----------------------------------------|
E|--------------55555-77777-----------------------------|


10. There Is

( I'm pretty sure this is right, I saw the music video and I saw him using
the E string but this sounds superb so here it goes.)
-Verse-
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-66666666-44444444-22222222-44444-11111-|
E|----------------------------------------|x3 for the Intro and
                                              then x4 for the 1st Verse.

-Chorus-
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-66666666-77777777-44444444-22222222--|
E|--------------------------------------|x2

Verse x3

Chorus x3 then you play this right after the 2nd Chorus:
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-66666666-77777777------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|x3

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-22222222-44444444-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


11. End With You

Intro(3x)  Start after the guitar does		At the end do this once.
	   the first string of the		I will just call it the
	   intro then you come in.		eIntro for (endIntro)
G|---------------------|			|-----------|
D|---------------------|			|-----------|
A|---------------------|			|-----------|
E|--222-555555555-5h7--|			|--222-555--|

Pre-Verse		Verse(7x)
G|-------------|	|----------------------|
D|-------------|	|----------------------|
A|------44-----|	|---------------44-----|
E|--222----22--|	|--5555-555-222----22--|


Wait until Tom starts singing.

Chorus(2x)"if you'll go then we'll go..."
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5555555555555555-44444444-22222222-----------------------------------|

Intro(2x)					eIntro
G|---------------------|			|-----------|
D|---------------------|			|-----------|
A|---------------------|			|-----------|
E|--222-555555555-5h7--|			|--222-555--|

Pre-Verse		Verse(7x)
G|-------------|	|-----------------------|
D|-------------|	|-----------------------|
A|------44-----|	|---------------44------|
E|--222----22--|	|--5555-555-222----22---|

Wait until Tom starts singing.Again

Chorus(4x)"if you'll go then we'll go..."
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5555555555555555-44444444-22222222-----------------------------------|

Break for the guitar to do the bridge (3x).Then you come in.

Bridge(4x)
G|---------------------------------|            Then it pauses for a sec and
D|---------------------------------|            then you go right into the chorus
A|----------444-4p2----------------|            again for the last time.  After
E|--222-2h4------------------------|            Tom starts singing once again.

Chorus(4x)"if you'll go then we'll go..."
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5555555555555555-44444444-22222222-----------------------------------|

Then you're done but the guitar goes on until Tom sings "What the F%$k"

12. Elevator

-The songs bass might not be there, but this is what i play.

-Either riff sounds perfectly fine, w/e u feel like playing.

-P.S. This song is very simple, and the same riff is repeated
 for the entire song. Enjoy, and please rate !


Bass Riff
|-----------------|---------------4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---|-----------------|--------------5-5|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


          OR


Bass Riff
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|--------------3-3|

13. Instrumental

The bass part is really hard to hear but i got it.

Soft Part
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5:-44-2:-00------------------------------------------|

Heavy Part
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------6666--------------------------------------------|
E|-0000------0000-7777-0000-4444-0000-5555--------------|