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When the Sun Goes Down On Your Street (Acoustic) - Ben Gibbard
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Tabbed by: ryanjthoman
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard, Capo 2nd
This song is finger picked, pick the single note with your thumb then strum the chord
with your index finger- watch this video for the timing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMj-Ai9NOjY
Intro "When the sun goes down..."
D D
e|---2----2-----0----0----------0-----0-------0-----0--|
B|---3----3-----3----3----------3-----3-------3-----3--|
G|---2----2-----2----2----------2-----2-------2-----2--|
D|-0----0----0-----0-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------h2p0------2-----h2p0-----2-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
"Oh let me be the one you meet"
e|---2----2-----0----0----------0-----0-------0-----0--|
B|---3----3-----3----3----------3-----3-------3-----3--|
G|---2----2-----2----2----------2-----2-------2-----2--|
D|-0----0----0-----0-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------h2p0------2-----h2p0-----2-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
"In the lamp light hum..."
D D
e|------2--------2----------0----------0-----2-------2-----0---0---------0-------0-----|
B|------3--------3----------3----------3-----3-------3-----0---0---------0-------0-----|
G|------2--------2----------2----------2-----4-------4-----4---4---------4-------4-----|
D|-0---------0---------0----------0----------4-------4---0---0-----------0-------0-----|
A|----------------------------------------2-------2------------------2--------2--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------3--------3--------|
Goes back up to a D
e|----0------0-----0---------0---------------------------------------------------|
B|----0------0-----0---------0---------------------------------------------------|
G|----4------4-----4---------4---------------------------------------------------|
D|----0------0-----0-----0-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0-----2----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"And though you fear..."
e|---2----2-----0----0----------0-----0-------0-----0--|
B|---3----3-----3----3----------3-----3-------3-----3--|
G|---2----2-----2----2----------2-----2-------2-----2--|
D|-0----0----0-----0-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------h2p0------2-----h2p0-----2-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
"Theres nothing there..."
e|---2----2-----0----0----------0-----0-------0-----0--|
B|---3----3-----3----3----------3-----3-------3-----3--|
G|---2----2-----2----2----------2-----2-------2-----2--|
D|-0----0----0-----0-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------h2p0------2-----h2p0-----2-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
"Uncover your eyes"
e|------2--------2----------0----------0-----2-------2-----0---0---------0-------0-----|
B|------3--------3----------3----------3-----3-------3-----0---0---------0-------0-----|
G|------2--------2----------2----------2-----4-------4-----4---4---------4-------4-----|
D|-0---------0---------0----------0----------4-------4---0---0-----------0-------0-----|
A|----------------------------------------2-------2------------------2--------2--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------3--------3--------|
e|----0------0-----0---------0---------------------------------------------------|
B|----0------0-----0---------0---------------------------------------------------|
G|----4------4-----4---------4---------------------------------------------------|
D|----0------0-----0-----0-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2---0-----2----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus "Arise arise" "Step into the night" "It'll be alright"
Em 8x G 4x
e|----0---------2------2------0-----0-----------3------------------------------------|
B|----0---------3------3------3-----3-----------0------------------------------------|
G|----0---------4------4------4-----4-----------0------------------------------------|
D|----2---------4------4------4-----4-----------2------------------------------------|
A|----2-----2-------2------0-----0----------3----------------------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----3-------3-----3------3--------------------------------| Start back
B|----0-------0-----0------0--------------------------------| to the intro
G|----0-------0-----0------0--------------------------------|
D|----0-------0-----0---0-----------------------------------|
A|----2---0------2------------------------------------------|
E|-3--------------------------------------------------------|
That's all the parts listen to the song for the order. If you get the hang of it you can
make the slapping sound he kinda gets on it. This is my first tab hope it helps.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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