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
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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