Understanding In A Car Crash Chords
by Thursday
Understanding In A Car Crash by Thursday is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Album: Full Collapse
Tabbed By: Brian Collins
Drop D Tuning (D-A-D-G-B-E)
I can safely say this is 100% correct. Took me quite awhile, so enjoy.
Key
b = Bend note
h = Hammer-On note
p = Pull-Off Note
/ = Slide Forward
\ = Slide Backward
Intro - (4x) Played Four Times
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------5p0-------------5p0---------------------5p0-------------5p0--------
G|----5p0--0-------0--5p0--0-------0--5p0------5p0--0-------0--5p0----------0--5p0
D|-7----------------------------------------3-----------------------3-------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pre-Verse
E|----------------------------------------------------------0--------0------------
B|-----0--------8----------------5p0---------------0-------------------------0----
G|--------5--------5-----7p5-------------5h5p0--------5--------5--------5---------
D|-----------7--------7-------0-------7---------3--------3--------3--------3------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cont.
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------3------12/3----------------------------------------------------------
G|--5-----5-----5---------0-------------------------------------------------------
D|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1st Verse
E|--15---0-------15----------15--15--0-------15-----------------------------------
B|-------12--13------15--12----------12--13------15--12---------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"..In trying so hard to look away from you.." - Cont.
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------12------15---------12------13--12-------------12------15---------12----
D|-----14------14---------12------12----------12-----14------14---------12--------
A|--0------------------0--------------------------0------------------0------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------13--12--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------12----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--12----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus - (4x) Repeat the Intro Four Times
Repeat 1st Verse for 2nd and 3rd Verses
"...So push the seats back a little farther.." - (4x)
E|--0-----0--0/--0/-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-
B|-----8--8--8/--6/--6-----6-----1--1--1-----1-----1-----1/3-----3-----0-----0----
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"..Spinning hubcabs set the tempo.." - (2x)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--12/14-14--14/16-16-16/17--17/19--\12------------------------------------------
D|--x-----x---x-----x---x------x------x-------------------------------------------
A|--10/12-12--12/14-14-14/15--15/17--\10------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fill 1 - (4x)
E|--15----------15----------------------------------------------------------------
B|------12--13------12--13--------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"..Staring at the setting sun.." - (2x)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--12/14-14--14\12--12--12/16--16--16\14--14--12---------------------------------
D|--x-----x---x------x---x------x---x------x---x----------------------------------
A|--10/12-12--12\10--10--10/14--14--14\12--12--10---------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"..want to feel this way forever.." - (2x)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--12/14-14--14/16--16/17--17--17/19--19-----------------------------------------
D|--x-----x---x------x----------x------x------------------------------------------
A|--10/12-12--12/14--14/15--15--15/17--17-----------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fill 2 - The Breakdown - (5x)
E|--15----------15----------15----------15----------15----------15----------------
B|------12--13------12--13------12--13------12--13------12--13------12--13--------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--15----------15----------------------------------------------------------------
B|------12--13------12--13--------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
And that is it. Like I said before, I took the time to tab this out because I haven't seen any decent Understanding in a Car Crash tabs anywhere, so here you go. I'm almost positive this is 100% correct. But, if you have and corrections, comments, questions or whatever - email me at [email protected]
Thanks, and enjoy.