Ben Gibbard - Carolina

[TimothyPatrick]

Bellingham!

[chasinganima]

Amazing lyrics.

[basketcase5295]

what chords is he using capo'ed up so high? i thought the studio version was in standard tuning G

[xfactor5492]

errg i know i was wondering the same thing

[lightwolf345]

@basketcase5295 He prolly played I Will Follow you Into the Dark. Which is Capo 5. It's played as if it was in the key of D, but Capo 5, so it's still in G. Chords are D (usually without the F# (2nd fret) on the high E string, then G, then Em, then G, then D. The bridge between verses is on a D, and he hammers on 0-2 on the A string.

[basketcase5295]

@lightwolf345 ohh got it. makes sense. thanks!

[iamthemonsterman8908]

this guy looks like Rainn Wilson!

[basketcase5295]

he does kinda haha

[daviewavie112]

i jus ordered the Home vol. V LP online :]

[SantaCruzOM]

You can get a nice J45 for alot less than $2K.

[SteveCarterMusic]

this man is a genius

[useddollalex]

that show rocked :)

[mannaz83]

great

[chillie56]

omg i live in NC i should have been there

[RevolvingDoors01]

i really hope he makes a solo album one day

not that i want him to leave death cab but his solo stuff is great and definitely deserves to be heard... there's nothing wrong with a solo album and a band is there?

[kerstea]

Ditto with the solo album comment. I love him so much, he's done a bunch of covers which were all so amazing and Chris Walla made a solo album. It'd prolly make my year, if not more. :)

[itsalongstory2]

he has a solo album.

well not technically solo, since it's not completely his, he splits it with andrew kenny.

but still home volume 5 is pretty cool.

i wish he would make a completely solo album, like Chris Walla.

[kerstea]

Mhm, I know of it, but it'd be SO nice if he came out with one. I'm seeing Death Cab in July and this video just made me that much more excited. Ben Gibbard is my hero.

[itsalongstory2]

ahhh!!

i just saw death cab last night and was like three people away from ben!!!

unfortunately that meant i was a million miles away from chris, but ah well.

[daviewavie112]

all time quarterback

[basketcase5295]

seriously!

[inlovewithallusions]

a chilling song. writing's flawless, voice is gorgeous, and guitar part comes effortlessly. a captivating piece, truly.

[Viciousd]

I REALLY wish i had a guitar like his... SOOOOooo bad...

[echele112]

While I can't quite tell what he's playing, up until the new Death Cab album Ben has said that he had a collection of guitars and the most expensive was probably around $200 or so. It's probably not tough to find a guitar like his for cheap, since the one he's playing probably isn't expensive at all.

[Viciousd]

Wow... well i've seen videos of him playing this Gibson... Maybe it's borrowed?? who knows.. sounds great though

[Lessthanthreekiel]

haha no definitely not 200 dollars Ben Gibbard plays a Gibson J45 sunburst or black depending and both are 6-7 thousand dollar full body guitars with custom electronics installed.

[wyliekyle]

I dont't know what less than threekiel is talking about. J45's run 2k and come with electronics in them.

[poofstyle]

The song is from the Home series. Home Volume V. They usually choose different people/bands to make a few songs together based on the idea of home. Ben Gibbard and Andrew Kenny were on Home Volume V. It's a pretty awesome album. Great song.

[ComradeErikaThe2nd]

I'm pretty sure this was from his "side project" Home with someone from American Analogue Set.

[davefreak1]

was this song ever on an album?

[sunshine0x]

Love him.

[Viciousd]

His guitar and songs are sooo simple! i love it!

[derekmfolson]

man i wish he played this in seattle at the concert i went to last year..

[caughtinthefray]

I'm thinking this concert was special BECAUSE it was North Carolina he was playing in??

[useddollalex]

I was there, awesome sound from ya! I miss good bands comming down here to play :)

HOpe they tour w/ the new album here, buy it and they WILL COME! MAY!

[TheCoolGuru]

i love this song. i wish i knew the chords so i could play it/make another song off of it.

[nrlsky]

G C Am C

[akhterko]

this looks like the show in detroit. i was there and it was amazingggg

[Twistedv2]

best. song. ever.

[imoutofcontext]

this is so cool.

[leftynamedlaura]

Johnathan Rice* Haha, I dont know why I said Jenny Lewis, I was just listening to her!

[whatsarahsaid3]

Hahah. =) I wish Jenny was there..

& Yes it was Cat's Cradle.

[andrealivesinWA]

she was at the seattle show!

[leftynamedlaura]

Was this at The Cats Cradle? I was there! He's amazing, and so was Jenny Lewis!

[whatsarahsaid3]

Thanks everybody!

[ihateworking]

Oh awesome, this is one of my favorite songs!

[JoeGa1111]

haha this awesome. I was right in front of you!

[scottdills]

I was there. This was one of his best of the night.