E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-|| Arcade Fire - We Exist E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-|| Tabbed by: Tim van Kester E-mail: Tuning: Standard E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----| Guitar 1 E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-----| B|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-----| G|-4E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---| D|-6E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---| A|-6E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---| E|-4E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---| Guitar 2 E|-----11--------| B|-----12--------| G|-----13--------| D|-----13--------| A|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-----| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-----| Guitar 3 E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--4--| B|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--5--| G|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--6--| D|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--6--| A|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-----| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-----| Do this a total of three times. The singing starts. Next time, leave out guitar 1 and 3. After that, the verse chords: E|E|E|E|E|E|----------|||||| Verse E|E|E|E|E|E|----------|||||| e.g. They walk in the room and stare right through you, talking like we don't exist e|---4E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|---| B|---5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--7E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-9E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--| G|---6E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--8E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-9E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--| D|---6E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--9E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-9E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--| A|---4E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--9E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-7E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||------7E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----| But we exist. E|--11-----| B|--12-----| G|--13-----| D|--13-----| A|--11-----| E|---------| etc. The strings at the end of the verse sound like: e|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---------| B|-10-9E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-9--| G|------9-11---------| D|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-9-11----| A|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---------| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---------| E|E|E|E|E|E|----------|||||| Chorus E|E|E|E|E|E|----------|||||| Maybe it's true, they're staring at you when you walk in the room e|-5E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----4E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----| B|-5E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----4E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---6E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----| G|-6E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----4E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---6E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----| D|-7E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----6E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---6E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----| A|-7E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----6E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---4E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----| E|-5E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----4E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----| Tell 'em it's fine, stare if you like, just let us through... e|-5E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---------4E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---------| B|-5E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---------4E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--------6E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-9E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--| G|-6E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---------4E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--------6E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-9E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--| D|-7E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---------6E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--------6E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-9E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--| A|-7E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---------6E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--------4E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-7E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--| E|-5E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---------4E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---------| Just let us through e|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-| B|-11E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--------| G|-11E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--------| D|-11E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--------| A|-9E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---------| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-| Repeat verse. Another guitar plays the same chords, very staccato. The G#m is then played an octave lower (466444). In the second chorus, after 'When you walk in the room', these strings are notable: e|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--------| B|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--------| G|-10-11-10-8-------| D|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--11-9--| A|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--------| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--------| At the end, the F# chord will get backed by an extra guitar playing the chord one octave lower (244322). E|E|E|E|E|E|----------|||||| Bridge E|E|E|E|E|E|----------|||||| Follow the same chords as during the chorus (but without the F#). You may like to play the bass line at the beginning. There is more, obviously, but there are bass tabs for that: e|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-----| B|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-----| G|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-----| D|-7-6E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-| A|-----9-7-9-----| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-9---| Then there is this very cool string part. To play some part of it on guitar, I think it's something like this: e|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||------| B|-10-9E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|-9-----9---| G|------9-9\8E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---11-10-8E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---------| D|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--9E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---------11-9-11----11-----| A|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----12-11-9-8E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-------| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||------| This is played a second time later on, with this right behind it, repeated a couple of times: e|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-| B|---------9-| G|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-| D|-11-9-11---| A|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-| Bridge ends on the C#-chord (x4666x). Then there is some sort of more relaxed, groovy part. Chords for this are: e|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---| B|-6--------5--| G|-6--------6--| D|-6--------6--| A|-4--------4--| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---| Riff at 4:01 e|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||| B|-------9-9E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---9-9E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---9-9--| G|-10-11-----11-10-10-11-----11-10-10-11------| D|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||| A|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||| e|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|----| B|------9-9E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-9-9E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-----| G|-9-11-----11-9-9-11-----11-9-8-9-8----| D|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|-11-| A|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|----| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|----| at 4:42 e|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-| B|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-9E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||---| G|--------8E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||--8--9--11E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||------| D|-11---------11---11E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-----9----9--9--| A|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||----|E|E|E|E|E|E|----------||||||-| The guitar arpeggio's at the end sound like loosely arpeggiated versions of higher notes of the C# and C#minor E|-9----9--| B|-9----9--| G|-10---9--| D|---------| A|---------| E|---------| I think that's it. Feel free to comment! ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend