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You Can Play These Songs with Chords 
Studio album by Death Cab for Cutie Released 1997 Recorded May–July 1997 (original)
November 1996 - January 2000 (reissue)Genre Indie rock Length 30:05 Language English Label Barsuk Records[1] Producer Ben Gibbard Death Cab for Cutie chronology You Can Play These Songs with Chords
(1997)Something About Airplanes
(1998)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[2]Pitchfork Media (6.4/10)[3] Rolling Stone [4]You Can Play These Songs with Chords is an early demo from the rock band Death Cab for Cutie, which at the time consisted entirely of founder Ben Gibbard. This demo was originally released on cassette, and it proved so popular, Gibbard decided to recruit other members to make a full band, which would go on to record Something About Airplanes, the band's debut studio album.
You Can Play These Songs with Chords was expanded with ten more songs and re-released on October 22, 2002, through Barsuk Records on the heels of the success of The Photo Album.
Track listing
All songs written by Benjamin Gibbard.
- "President of What?" – 4:06
- "Champagne from a Paper Cup" – 2:34
- "Pictures in an Exhibition" – 4:02
- "Hindsight" – 3:47
- "That's Incentive" – 2:13
- "Amputations" – 4:03
- "Two Cars" – 3:31
- "Line of Best Fit" – 5:49
- Compact Disc bonus tracks
All songs written by Benjamin Gibbard, Nick Harmer and Christopher Walla except as otherwise noted.
- "This Charming Man" (The Smiths Cover) – 2:14
- "TV Trays" – 4:02
- "New Candles" – 3:02
- "Tomorrow" – 2:17
- "Flustered/Hey Tomcat!" – 2:56
- "State Street Residential" – 5:51
- "Wait" (Secret Stars Cover) – 3:34
- "Prove My Hypotheses" – 4:11
- "Song for Kelly Huckaby" (Facts Version) – 3:51
- "Army Corps of Architects" – 4:43
Personnel
- Ben Gibbard – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums
- Nathan Good – drums, tambourine
- Nick Harmer – bass guitar
- Christopher Walla – guitar, vocals "New Candles"
References
Death Cab for Cutie Studio albums Something About Airplanes (1998) · We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes (2000) · The Photo Album (2001) · Transatlanticism (2003) · Plans (2005) · Narrow Stairs (2008) · Codes and Keys (2011)Other You Can Play These Songs with Chords · iTunes OriginalsEPs Singles "Your Bruise" · "Prove My Hypotheses" · "Stability" · "A Movie Script Ending" · "I Was a Kaleidoscope" · "We Laugh Indoors" · "The New Year" · "The Sound of Settling" · "Title and Registration" · "Soul Meets Body" · "Crooked Teeth" · "I Will Follow You into the Dark" · "I Will Possess Your Heart" · "Cath..." · "No Sunlight" · "Grapevine Fires" · "Little Bribes" · "Meet Me on the Equinox" · "You Are a Tourist"Filmography Drive Well, Sleep Carefully (2005) · Directions: The Plans Video Album (2006)Related articles Categories:- 1997 albums
- Death Cab for Cutie albums
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