What Do You Want Me To Say tab by The Dismemberment Plan

Intro:

0:02

Gtr. 1
   fdbk.
e--------------------------|
b--------------------------|
g--------------------------|
d--------------------------|
a--------------------------|
e------------------12\-----|

Verse:

0:05, 1:07

Gtr. 1

e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g---13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13-----|
d--------------------------------------|x6
a--------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------|

Gtr. 2

e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------|
d---8-7---9-6--------------------------|x3
a-------7-----9-8----------------------|
e--------------------------------------|

0:33, 1:47

Gtr. 2
     fdbk.
e----------------------|
b----------------------|
g----------------------|
d----------------------|
a----------------------|
e----------------------|

Chorus:

0:37, 1:51, 2:51

Gtr. 1 (eighth note strumming throughout)

e---0------------------------------------|
b---0------------------------------------|
g---1------------------------------------|
d---2------------------------------------|x2
a---2------------------------------------|
e---0--------2-------/7--------9--11-----|

(continued)
e---0---------------------|
b---0---------------------|
g---1---------------------|
d---2---------------------| *
a---2---------------------|
e---0--------2------\1----|

*play Gtr. 1 verse but strum all open strings during rests and bend every so often

Gtr. 2 (eighth note strumming)

e---------------------0-----------------|
b---------------------0-----------------|
g---------------------1-----------------|
d---6--------4--------2--------9--11----|
a---7--------4--------2--------9--11----|
e---5--------2--------0--------7--9-----|

2:08

Gtr. 1 (overdub I)

e------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------|
g---------11^------------------------|
d-------9------------9---9-----------|x2
a---/11--------11------11------------|
e------------------------------------|

(continued)
   *
e---/----\-------|
b---/----\-------|
g---/----\-------|
d---/----\-------|
a---/----\-------|
e---/----\-------|

* play all strings and slide all the way up and down fretboard (best achieved by
sliding guitar neck along microphone stand or other pole-like object)

2:24

Gtr. 2

* mute strings and strum rhythmically on offbeat
2:59

Gtr. 1 (overdub II)

e-----------------------------|
b-----------------------------|
g---11^-(13)-/9---------------|
d-----------------------------|x3
a-----------------------------|
e-----------------------------|

3:25

Gtr. 1 (eighth note strumming to begin)
                    *
e-------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------|
d---4--------6--------7--------9--------11--------|
a---x--------x--------x--------x--------x---------|
e---2--------4--------5--------7--------9---------|

*strum increasingly fast

(continued)
e------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------|
d---12-------14------16-------17---^-------|
a---x--------x-------x--------x------------|
e---10-------12------14-------15-----------|

Gtr. 2 (eighth note strumming throughout)

e------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------|
d---4--------------------------------------|
a---4--------------------------------------|
e---2--------------------------------------|

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