The New Year
Death Cab for Cutie
This is taken from other tabs online. I fixed them up a bit and tabbed it out in a nice
format for two guitars and a bass. Don't be daunted by the size - it's really not all
long and isn't very hard. But it is very fun to play. Enjoy!
Intro:
Guitar 1:
e|-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-6-6---------|-3-3----3-----|-6-6---------|-3-3----3-3--|
B|-6~~Start with~~|-6-6---6--6--|-4-4---6-6p4--|-6-6---6--6--|-4-4---6-6-6-|
G|-8~~low volume~~|-8-8----8--8-|-5-5--5-----5-|-8-8----8--8-|-5-5--5-----5|
D|-8~~~and swell~~|-8-8--8--8---|-5-5----------|-8-8--8--8---|-5-5---------|
A|-6~~~~to loud~~~|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3---------|
E|-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3---------|
Guitar 2:
REST
Bass:
G|----------------|-------------|-8-5----------|-------------|-8-5---------|
D|------REST------|--------5-8--|--------------|--------5-8--|-------------|
A|----------------|-3-6---------|--------------|-3-6---------|-------------|
E|----------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
Guitar 1:
e|-6-6---------|-3-3----3-----|-6-6---------|-3-3----3-3---|
B|-6-6---6--6--|-4-4---6-6p4--|-6-6---6--6--|-4-4---6-6-6--|
G|-8-8----8--8-|-5-5--5-----5-|-8-8----8--8-|-5-5--5-----5-|
D|-8-8--8--8---|-5-5----------|-8-8--8--8---|-5-5----------|
A|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|
E|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|
Guitar 2:
e|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|
B|-6-6---------|-4-4----------|-6-6---------|-4-4----------|
G|-8-8---hold--|-5-5---hold---|-8-8---hold--|-5-5---hold---|
D|-8-8---------|-5-5----------|-8-8---------|-5-5----------|
A|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|
E|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|
Bass:
G|-------------|-8-5----------|-------------|-8-5----------|
D|--------5-8--|--------------|--------5-8--|--------------|
A|-3-6---------|--------------|-3-6---------|--------------|
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Verse 1:
Guitar 1:
e|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|
B|-6-6---6--6--|-4-4----------|-6-6---6--6--|-4-4----------|
G|-8-8----8--8-|-5-5---hold---|-8-8----8--8-|-5-5---hold---|
D|-8-8--8--8---|-5-5----------|-8-8--8--8---|-5-5----------|
A|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|
E|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|
Guitar 2:
e|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|
B|-6-6---------|-4-4----------|-6-6---------|-4-4----------|
G|-8-8---hold--|-5-5---hold---|-8-8---hold--|-5-5---hold---|
D|-8-8---------|-5-5----------|-8-8---------|-5-5----------|
A|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|
E|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|
Bass:
G|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
D|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
A|-6-6---hold--|-3-3---hold---|-6-6---hold--|-3-3---hold---|
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Guitar 1 (Mess around with these notes, they are not exactly in time):
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-15-15-15-15--15--15--18--18--15--16--16-16--------------|
G|---------------15--15--15--15--15--15--15-----15-15/17/15---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------15-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|
B|-6-6---6--6--|-4-4----------|-6-6---6--6--|-4-4----------|
G|-8-8----8--8-|-5-5---hold---|-8-8----8--8-|-5-5---hold---|
D|-8-8--8--8---|-5-5----------|-8-8--8--8---|-5-5----------|
A|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|
E|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|
Bass:
G|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
D|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
A|-6-6---hold--|-3-3---hold---|-6-6---hold--|-3-3---hold---|
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Interlude:
Guitar 1:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---6---6---6---8-|--8---8---8---8--|---6---6---6---8-|--8---8---8---8--|
A|--6---6-6-6---6-6|-8---8-8-8---8-8-|--6---6-6-6---6-6|-8---8-8-8---8-8-|
E|-4---4---4---4---|6---6---6---6----|-4---4---4---4---|6---6---6---6----|
Guitar 2:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Bass:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse 2:
Guitar 1 (Mess around with these notes, they are not exactly in time):
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-15-15-15-15--15--15--18--18--15--16--16-16---------------|
G|---------------15--15--15--15--15--15--15-----15-15/17/15----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------15-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|-6-6---------|-3-3----3-----|-6-6---------|-3-3----3-3---|
B|-6-6---6--6--|-4-4---6-6p4--|-6-6---6--6--|-4-4---6-6-6--|
G|-8-8----8--8-|-5-5--5-----5-|-8-8----8--8-|-5-5--5-----5-|
D|-8-8--8--8---|-5-5----------|-8-8--8--8---|-5-5----------|
A|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|
E|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|
Bass:
G|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
D|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
A|-6-6--hold---|-3-3--hold----|-6-6--hold---|-3-3--hold----|
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Guitar 1 (Mess around with these notes, they are not exactly in time):
e|------------------------------------------------------------|-6-6--------|
B|-15-15-15-15-15--15--15--18--18--15--16--16-16--------------|-6-6--------|
G|---------------15--15--15--15--15--15--15-----15-15/17/15---|-8-8--hold--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------15-|-8-8--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|-6-6--------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|-6-6--------|
Guitar 2:
e|-6-6---------|-3-3----3-----|-6-6---------|-3-3----3-3------|-6-6--------|
B|-6-6---6--6--|-4-4---6-6p4--|-6-6---6--6--|-4-4---6-6-6-----|-6-6--------|
G|-8-8----8--8-|-5-5--5-----5-|-8-8----8--8-|-5-5--5-----5----|-8-8--hold--|
D|-8-8--8--8---|-5-5----------|-8-8--8--8---|-5-5-------------|-8-8--------|
A|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3-------------|-6-6--------|
E|-6-6---------|-3-3----------|-6-6---------|-3-3-------------|-6-6--------|
Bass:
G|-------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|
D|-------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|
A|-6-6--hold---|-3-3--hold----|-6-6--hold---|-3-3--hold-------|-6-6--hold--|
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|
Chorus:
Guitar 1:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---6---6---6---8-|--8---8---8---8--|---6---6---6---8-|--8---8---8---8--|
A|--6---6-6-6---6-6|-8---8-8-8---8-8-|--6---6-6-6---6-6|-8---8-8-8---8-8-|
E|-4---4---4---4---|6---6---6---6----|-4---4---4---4---|6---6---6---6----|
Guitar 2:
REST
Bass:
REST
Guitar 1:
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---6---6---6---8-|--8---8---8---8--|x12
A|--6---6-6-6---6-6|-8---8-8-8---8-8-|
E|-4---4---4---4---|6---6---6---6----|
Guitar 2:
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|x12
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Bass:
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|x12
E|-----------------|-----------------|
Outro:
Guitar 1:
e|-6-6---------|-3-3----3-----| e|-1--------|
B|-6-6---6--6--|-4-4---6-6p4--| B|-1--------|
G|-8-8----8--8-|-5-5--5-----5-| G|-3--------|
D|-8-8--8--8---|-5-5----------|x8 D|-3--hold--|
A|-6-6---------|-3-3----------| A|-1--------|
E|-6-6---------|-3-3----------| E|-1--------|
Guitar 2:
e|-6-6---------|-3-3----------| e|-1--------|
B|-6-6---------|-4-4----------| B|-1--------|
G|-8-8---hold--|-5-5---hold---| G|-3--------|
D|-8-8---------|-5-5----------|x8 D|-3--hold--|
A|-6-6---------|-3-3----------| A|-1--------|
E|-6-6---------|-3-3----------| E|-1--------|
Bass:
G|-------------|--------------| G|----------|
D|-------------|--------------| D|----------|
A|-6-6--hold---|-3-3--hold----|x8 A|-1--hold--|
E|-------------|--------------| E|----------|
