Dissociation Chords
Dissociation by The Dillinger Escape Plan is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C(no3), E(no3), Cmaj7, Em, Em9 and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
Strings
e|2---------------|----------------|2-------5-------|8---------------|
B|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|0---------------|2---------------|2---------------|----------------|
B|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|---------10-8-7-|8-----10------8-|7---7---7---7---|7---7---7---7---|
B|----------------|----------------|--8---8---8---8-|--8---8---8---8-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|9---------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|7---------------|----------------|7---------------|0---------------|
C(no3) E(no3)
C(no3) E(no3)
Verse
Cmaj7
By the last time in the car,
Cmaj7 Em
Then I already knew
Cmaj7
At the time I laughed
Cmaj7 Em
I didn't know what to believe
Cmaj7 Em9
Couldn't stay for you
Cmaj7 Em9
What a strange way to lose
Verse
Cmaj7
I couldn't take you
Cmaj7 Em
Don't confuse being set free
Em
With being discarded and lonely
Em
I tried to tell you we never change
Cmaj7
I let you go and when I left
Cmaj7
I really tried to tell myself
Cmaj7 Em
It was for me... it was for me and not you
Cmaj7 Em9
Couldn't stay for you
Cmaj7 Em9
What a strange way to lose
Bridge
Violin & Cello parts
e|12--12--9---9---|12--12--9---9---|12--12--9---9---|12--12--9---9---|12--12--9---9---|
B|--14--14--11--11|--14--14--11--11|--14--14--11--11|--14--14--11--11|--14--14--11--11|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|2~----------0/5\|2~--------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2\0/|2~---------/5---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chorus
Cello fig. 1
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|2-----------0/5\|2---------------|----------------|----------------| Repeat until variation
A|----------------|------------2\0/|2-----------2/5\|2~--------------| (Cello fig. 2)
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Em
Finding a way to die alone
Bm
Is better than what I was shown
Em
Finding a way to die alone
Bm
Is better than what I was shown
Em
Couldn't stay
Bm
For you
Em
What a strange
Bm
Way to lose (Finding a way to die alone)
Em
Couldn't stay
Bm
For you (Is better than what I was shown)
Cello fig. 2
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|2-----------0/5\|2---------------|2-----------0/5\|2---------------| Repeat until end
A|----------------|------------2\0-|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Em
What a strange
Em
Way to lose (Finding a way to die alone)
Em
Finding a way to die alone
Em
Finding a way to die alone
Em
Finding a way to die alone
Em
Finding a way to die alone