You Can Play These Songs with Chords is an early (1996-97) 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 by Elsinor Records. It proved so popular, Gibbard recruited other musicians 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 Original release All songs written by Benjamin Gibbard. Re-issue additional tracks All songs written by Benjamin Gibbard, Nick Harmer and Christopher Walla except as otherwise noted. Personnel Ben Gibbard – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums Nathan Good – drums, tambourine Nick Harmer – bass guitar Christopher Walla – guitar, vocals "New Candles" and "Tomorrow" References External links 1997 debut albums Death Cab for Cutie albums Barsuk Records albums Demo albums