Thrice - Red Telephone Chords & Tabs

Tabbed by: Mike

/ = slide up
\ = slide down
pm = palm mute
~ = let ring

** Drop D **

Don't know if that's the actual tuning they use,
but this is how I play it and it sounds right.

Intro:
e-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D----------77------------------88-----------------|   x2
A----888855--555555--1010101077--777777-----------|
D-------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1:
e-------------------------------------------------|
B---------------10-------------------8----11------|
G----------7---------------------9----------------|   x4
D------0----------------------/8---8----8---------|
A---/8---8----8-----------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|

optional rhythm you can play with the above
e-------------------------------------------------|
B--(10)----------------------(11)-----------------|
G--(-7)----------------------(-9)-----------------|
D--(-0)----------------------(-8)-----------------|
A--(-8)----------------------(-8)-----------------|
D--(-0)----------------------(-8)-----------------|

during the 2nd half of the verse a second guitar plays
this behind the lead (palm muted):
"Mouth was dry..."
e-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G----77777777777575557777777777777777-------------| x2
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
pm   ................................


Chorus:

"What've I become?..."
e--(10)---------------------(10)------------------------|
B--(11)-x16-----------------(-8)-x16--------------  <---| lead
G---10------------------------7-------------------------|
D----8--x16-------------------5--x16--------------  <---| rhythm
A----8------------------------5-------------------------|
D----8------------------------5-------------------------|  x2


Interlude after Chorus:
lead
e------------------------10-----------------------|
B--------------8-8--6-------10--------------------|
G-----6---9-----------7--------10-----------------| x4
D--/5---5---8-----------------(12)----------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|

rhythm
e-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G---33--------------------------------------------| x4
D---22----55---33---33---333----------------------|
A---22----55---33---55---555----------------------|
D---22----55---33---33---333----------------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/thrice/red_telephone_tab_ver_3.html ]
Verse 2:
First half: mostly bass with some small parts

"Through the glass, the clouds were dark and harbored rain,"
e-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-0~ --------------------------------------------000--|
A-0~ --------------------------------------------000--|
D-0~ --------------------------------------------000--|
                                              pm ...

"The land below grey and vast."
e-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------1111111111--|
G------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9--|
D------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8--|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|

Second half:

"And through the mist..."
e------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------10-------------------8----11----11-----|
G----------7---------------------9---------------------| x2
D------0----------------------/8---8----8--------- <---| lead
A---/8---8----8----------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|

e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G----77777777777775557777777777777777------------------| x2
D------------------------------------------------- <---| rhythm
A------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|


Play Chorus x2


Outro:

Rhythm
e-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G---33--------------------------------------------| x8
D---22----55---33---33---333----------------------|
A---44----77---55---55---555----------------------|
D---22----55---33---33---333----------------------|


Starts after the 4th time the above is played

"Son, imitate death's true face..."
e------------------------10-----------------------|
B--------------8-8--6-------10--------------------|
G-----6---9-----------7--------10-----------------| x4
D--/5---5---8-----------------(12)----------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|


End With:
   "DIE...                          Why'd they have to"
e-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------| x2
D---2----5----3------------2----5----3--3--3------|
A---4----7----5------------4----7----5--5--5------|
D---2----5----3------------2----5----3--3--3------|



Song Order:

Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Interlude
Verse 2
Chorus (x2)
Outro