Dream Scream Chords & Tabs
Death Cab For Cutie
Song: Dream Scream
Tabbed by: jedichewy
Tuning: Standard
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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/death_cab_for_cutie/dream_scream_tab.html ]
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-------------------------------------|
There you go! Feedback? Just comment, thanks!