Letters to God by BoxCar Racer standard tuning(EADGBe) This song is played on an acoustic, until the end when a distorted electric comes in Note: i will use (u) and (d) for up and down strokes to show u the rythem for the first intro and verse, and then the chorus and the rest of the song is basically the same kinda strumming pattern, just pik it up from there. if ur not sure listen to the cd (Intro) |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0------|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-| |-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2----4-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5--5-5-| x2 |-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2----4-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5--5-5-| |-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-2-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-| d d u u d d u u d u d d u u d d u d d d u (Verse) |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-| |-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| x4 |-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| |-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-| d d u u d d u u d d u d d u u d d u u d d u (Chorus) |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| |-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| |-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-| |-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-| |-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-| |-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| |-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| repeat whole thing (Intro) (Verse) (Chorus) (Bridge) |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-| |-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| |-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-| |-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-| |-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| |-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-| |-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| repeat whole thing |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-| |-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| |-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-| |-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-| |-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|10-1010-1010-1010-1010-1010-| |-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|10-1010-1010-1010-1010-1010-| |-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-| |-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| |-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-| |-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-| |-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| |-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-| |-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| (Intro 2) - this is were distorted electric comes in |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| x2 |-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2----4-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-| |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-2-|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| x2 |-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2----4-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5--5-5-| |-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-2-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-| (Chorus) |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| |-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-| |-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-| |-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| |-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-| repeat whole thing x3 End on |-----| |-----| |-----| |-----| |--2--| |--0--| I think thats basically it, its a mad song, if u hav any comments/corrections feel free to put them up and yeh make sure u rate it - mike
