• Song:

    Silent Fighting

  • Artist:

    Nada Surf

Tuning:
Drop 1/2 step
Drop low E to D

Chords:
Dadd6 - x57777 {The top note is not constantly played.
                Listen to the intro to get a feel for the rhythm of when it is.}
Bsus2 - x24422
D - xx0235
Em - 222000
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D5 - x577xxx
D5/C# - x477xxx
B5 - x244xxx
E5 - 222xxx
G5 - 555xxx
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{The following chords are a combination of the harmony
 as well as the melodic line on the G-string.
 Since the harmony only changes twice, I just assigned numbers 1-3
 to each chord for each melodic note.}
G[1] - 5x40xx
G[2] - 5x42xx
G[3] - 5x44xx
Em[1] - 2x40xx
Em[2] - 2x42xx
Em[3] - 2x44xx
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G/D - xx543x
Bm/F# - xx4(4)3x {The (4) is implied. It can be played if you want.
                  My preference is to omit it.}
Aadd9/E - xx242x
Dmaj7add6 - xx0(4)2x {See note above about implied (4).}
=====
{The following chords reflect the harmony as well as
 the other guitar fill that shifts between A and F# on the high e string.
 Listen to the part in the song and you can hear the pattern of how it's played.
 I just named the chord the overall harmony plus (A) in parenthesis to denote
 the pattern of switching between the two listed chords.}
D(A) - xx0235 to xx0232
D/C#(A) - x4x235 to x4x232
Bm7(A) - x24235 to x24232
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G - 5x043x
G/f# - 4x043x
G/E - 2x043x
Dmaj7 - 0x022x


Dadd6
Don't know what to say
                    Bsus2  D
I don't know what to talk about
                     Em              Dadd6
I don't know what to do about me and you
Dadd6
I don't know what to think
              Bsus2          D
I always feel time's running out
             Em                      Dadd6
It's getting harder, harder to get a clue

D5
Even when we're quiet fighting
D5/C#
Silent treatment on the street
B5                                        E5       G5
Still there's no doubt we're going home together
D5
Even when we're silent fighting
D5/C#
Making a scene on the street
B5                                       E5        G5
We'll be under the covers and out of the weather

D5
I just can't tell the truth
D5/C#
Always thinking about leaving you
E5
I'll be the captive, you'll be the captain
G5
I'll be your chaperone, I'll book your first date now

G[1] - G[2] - G[3] - G[2]
Em[1] - Em[2] - Em[3] - Em[2]
G/D - B - Aadd9/E - Dmaj7add6
Dadd6

D5
Been watching too much television
D5/C#
And thinking stupid thoughts
B5                        E5      G5
So confused about men and women

Dadd6
I don't know what to say
                    Bsus2  D
I don't know what to talk about
                     Em              Dadd6
I don't know what to do about me and you

D(A) - D/C#(A) - Bm7(A) - E5 - G5

D(A)
Even when we're quiet fighting
D/C#(A)
Silent treatment on the street
Bm7(A)                                    E5       G5
Still there's no doubt we're going home together
D5
Even when we're quiet fighting
D5/C#
Making a scene on the street
E5
I'll be the captive, you'll be the captain
G5
I'll be your chaperone, I'll book your first date now

G - G/f# - G/E - Dmaj7

G                     G/f#
I just can't tell the truth
                    G/E           Dmaj7
I'm always thinking about leaving you
  G                   G/f#
I just can't tell the truth
                    G/E           Dmaj7
I'm always thinking about leaving you
      G                   G/f#
But I just can't tell the truth
                    G/E           Dmaj7
I'm always thinking about leaving you

G[1] - G[2] - G[3] - G[2]
Em[1] - Em[2] - Em[3] - Em[2]
G - G/f# - G/E - Dmaj7 {3 times}

  G                   G/f#
I just can't tell the truth
                    G/E           Dmaj7
I'm always thinking about leaving you
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