• Song:

    Cab Rides And Cigarettes

  • Artist:

    Alcoa

This song is normally played in D-Standard tuning, however this tab will show 
chord voicings that are in standard tuning with a capo on the 1st fret. Basically, 
treat the song as if you were playing in Db minor/E Major, and it's simple 
manipulation of chords in in those keys. Hope it helps!

Alcoa's Website:
http://www.bridge9.com/read/2357/alcoa-the-solo-project-of-derek-from-defeater-to-
release-debut-lp-on-b9

Capo 1st fret

~: Let chord/note ring
x: Mute string
(*): Lyrics

The overall rhythm of this song is sort of described as |x--X--x-x---x--X--x-x---...|
where there's a lot of emphasis on the "X" rather than the "x". I will show the 
tab exactly first, then at the end of each section I will put the tabs for the 
chords if that's easier to follow.

Intro:

   (Before vocals come in)

       B Major                   Db minor
   e|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   B|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   G|--4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---6-x-6~~6-6---6-x-6~~6-6
   D|--4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---6-x-6~~6-6---6-x-6~~6-6
   A|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4
   E|----x------------x------------x------------x-------


       Ab minor                  A Major
   e|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   B|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   G|--4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4
   D|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2
   A|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   E|--4-x-4--4-4---4-x-4--4-4-----x------------x------- Repeat this part again.

   Chords

   B Major   Db minor   Ab minor   A Major

   e|--0-    e|--0-     e|--0-     e|--0-
   B|--0-    B|--0-     B|--0-     B|--0-
   G|--4-    G|--6-     G|--4-     G|--4-
   D|--4-    D|--6-     D|--2-     D|--2-
   A|--2-    A|--4-     A|--2-     A|--0-
   E|----    E|----     E|--4-     E|----

Verse:

   First part: (Another night alone at the bar that you call home, you sit there waiting for no one.)
   After repeat: (And the melting of the ice in your drink passes the time, order another to 
                  keep you numb, to keep you numb.)

       A Major
   e|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   B|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   G|--4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4
   D|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2
   A|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   E|----x------------x------------x------------x-------

       E Major                   E Major/Eb Major
   e|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   B|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   G|--4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4
   D|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---1-x-1~~1-1---1-x-1~~1-1
   A|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2
   E|--0-x-0--0-0---0-x-0--0-0---0-x-0--0-0---0-x-0--0-0 Repeat this part again

   Chords:

   A Major   E Major   E major/Eb Major

   e|--0-    e|--0-    e|--0-     
   B|--0-    B|--0-    B|--0-     
   G|--4-    G|--4-    G|--4-     
   D|--2-    D|--2-    D|--1-     
   A|--0-    A|--2-    A|--2-     
   E|----    E|--0-    E|--0-

Chorus:

   (No vocals this chorus)

       Db minor/A   Eb Major     E Major      Gb minor 
   e|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   B|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   G|--4-x-4~~4-4---6-x-6~~6-6---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4
   D|--2-x-2~~2-2---4-x-4~~4-4---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2
   A|--4-x-4~~4-4---6-x-6~~6-6---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2
   E|----x------------x----------0-x-0--0-0---2-x-2--2-2

   
       A Major
   e|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   B|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   G|--4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4
   D|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2
   A|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   E|----x------------x------------x------------x------- Repeat part again

   Chords:

   Db minor/A   Eb Major   E major/Eb Major   Gb minor   A Major

   e|--0-       e|--0-     e|--0-             e|--0-     e|--0-
   B|--0-       B|--0-     B|--0-             B|--0-     B|--0-
   G|--4-       G|--6-     G|--4-             G|--4-     G|--4-
   D|--2-       D|--4-     D|--2-             D|--2-     D|--2-
   A|--4-       A|--6-     A|--2-             A|--2-     A|--0-
   E|----       E|----     E|--0-             E|--2-     E|----

Verse:

   First part: (And you miss the way it felt when it was new and not routine. Same production, 
                just different actors every night.)
   After repeat: (And your not proud, but not ashamed. Sits alone, you ask her name, but 
                  always know the ending of this play, when you say...)

       A Major
   e|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   B|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   G|--4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4
   D|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2
   A|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   E|----x------------x------------x------------x-------

       E Major                   E Major/Eb Major
   e|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   B|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   G|--4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4
   D|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---1-x-1~~1-1---1-x-1~~1-1
   A|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2
   E|--0-x-0--0-0---0-x-0--0-0---0-x-0--0-0---0-x-0--0-0 Repeat this part again

   Chords:

   A Major   E Major   E major/Eb Major

   e|--0-    e|--0-    e|--0-     
   B|--0-    B|--0-    B|--0-     
   G|--4-    G|--4-    G|--4-     
   D|--2-    D|--2-    D|--1-     
   A|--0-    A|--2-    A|--2-     
   E|----    E|--0-    E|--0-

Chorus:

   First part: (Don't go, you know that we've only just met.)
   After repeat: (I'll call a cab home, or we can walk and smoke these cigarettes.)

       Db minor/A   Eb Major     E Major      Gb minor 
   e|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   B|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   G|--4-x-4~~4-4---6-x-6~~6-6---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4
   D|--2-x-2~~2-2---4-x-4~~4-4---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2
   A|--4-x-4~~4-4---6-x-6~~6-6---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2
   E|----x------------x----------0-x-0--0-0---2-x-2--2-2

   
       A Major
   e|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   B|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   G|--4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4
   D|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2
   A|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   E|----x------------x------------x------------x------- Repeat part again

   Chords:

   Db minor/A   Eb Major   E major/Eb Major   Gb minor   A Major

   e|--0-       e|--0-     e|--0-             e|--0-     e|--0-
   B|--0-       B|--0-     B|--0-             B|--0-     B|--0-
   G|--4-       G|--6-     G|--4-             G|--4-     G|--4-
   D|--2-       D|--4-     D|--2-             D|--2-     D|--2-
   A|--4-       A|--6-     A|--2-             A|--2-     A|--0-
   E|----       E|----     E|--0-             E|--2-     E|----

Intro repeat:

   (Vocal break)

       B Major                   Db minor
   e|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   B|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   G|--4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---6-x-6~~6-6---6-x-6~~6-6
   D|--4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---6-x-6~~6-6---6-x-6~~6-6
   A|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4
   E|----x------------x------------x------------x-------


       Ab minor                  A Major
   e|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   B|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   G|--4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4
   D|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2
   A|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   E|--4-x-4--4-4---4-x-4--4-4-----x------------x------- Repeat this part again.

   Chords

   B Major   Db minor   Ab minor   A Major

   e|--0-    e|--0-     e|--0-     e|--0-
   B|--0-    B|--0-     B|--0-     B|--0-
   G|--4-    G|--6-     G|--4-     G|--4-
   D|--4-    D|--6-     D|--2-     D|--2-
   A|--2-    A|--4-     A|--2-     A|--0-
   E|----    E|----     E|--4-     E|----

Verse:

   First part: (Early morning half-asleep, half-awake under stranger's sheets, not surprised, that 
                she's already left.)
   After repeat: (Find your clothes and find your smokes, there's no goodbye there's just a note, 
                  didn't see just how this would end, and it says...)
       A Major
   e|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   B|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   G|--4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4
   D|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2
   A|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   E|----x------------x------------x------------x-------

       E Major                   E Major/Eb Major
   e|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   B|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   G|--4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4
   D|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---1-x-1~~1-1---1-x-1~~1-1
   A|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2
   E|--0-x-0--0-0---0-x-0--0-0---0-x-0--0-0---0-x-0--0-0 Repeat this part again

   (Always know the ending of this play, when you say...)

   Chords:

   A Major   E Major   E major/Eb Major

   e|--0-    e|--0-    e|--0-     
   B|--0-    B|--0-    B|--0-     
   G|--4-    G|--4-    G|--4-     
   D|--2-    D|--2-    D|--1-     
   A|--0-    A|--2-    A|--2-     
   E|----    E|--0-    E|--0-     Repeat twice

Chorus:

   First part: (Don't call, I know that we've only just met.)
   After first repeat: (I'm sorry to have lead you on, there's no good that could 
                        ever come of this)
   After second repeat: (I've got no room for you in my life, I am complicated."
   After third repeat: (Here's money for the cab home, the drinks, and half smoked cigarettes)

       Db minor/A   Eb Major     E Major      Gb minor 
   e|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   B|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   G|--4-x-4~~4-4---6-x-6~~6-6---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4
   D|--2-x-2~~2-2---4-x-4~~4-4---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2
   A|--4-x-4~~4-4---6-x-6~~6-6---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2
   E|----x------------x----------0-x-0--0-0---2-x-2--2-2

   
       A Major
   e|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   B|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   G|--4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4
   D|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2
   A|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   E|----x------------x------------x------------x------- Repeat part 3 times

   Chords:

   Db minor/A   Eb Major   E major/Eb Major   Gb minor   A Major

   e|--0-       e|--0-     e|--0-             e|--0-     e|--0-
   B|--0-       B|--0-     B|--0-             B|--0-     B|--0-
   G|--4-       G|--6-     G|--4-             G|--4-     G|--4-
   D|--2-       D|--4-     D|--2-             D|--2-     D|--2-
   A|--4-       A|--6-     A|--2-             A|--2-     A|--0-
   E|----       E|----     E|--0-             E|--2-     E|----

Intro repeat:

   (Vocal break)

       B Major                   Db minor
   e|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   B|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   G|--4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---6-x-6~~6-6---6-x-6~~6-6
   D|--4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---6-x-6~~6-6---6-x-6~~6-6
   A|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4
   E|----x------------x------------x------------x-------


       Ab minor                  A Major
   e|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   B|--0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   G|--4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4---4-x-4~~4-4
   D|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2
   A|--2-x-2~~2-2---2-x-2~~2-2---0-x-0~~0-0---0-x-0~~0-0
   E|--4-x-4--4-4---4-x-4--4-4-----x------------x------- Repeat this part until the song fades out.

   Chords

   B Major   Db minor   Ab minor   A Major

   e|--0-    e|--0-     e|--0-     e|--0-
   B|--0-    B|--0-     B|--0-     B|--0-
   G|--4-    G|--6-     G|--4-     G|--4-
   D|--4-    D|--6-     D|--2-     D|--2-
   A|--2-    A|--4-     A|--2-     A|--0-
   E|----    E|----     E|--4-     E|----
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