I Don't Know How I Survive tab by Death Cab For Cutie

Tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: A augmentedA

Intro/

Verse 1:
 You have to throw in palm muting on a few notes to get the staccato sound in the recording
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------0--------------2h4p2p0-----------0----------------------------0-----------|(x2)
A augmentedA|----------0h4---4--------------------------0h4---4--------------0h2-----0h4---4---------|
E MajorE|----PM0h5--------------PM0-0---------PM0h5--------------PM0-0-0-----0h5-----------------|

 First Chorus:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Verse 2:
 Mostly Synth - Can play around on this A augmentedA chord
e|--------------------------9---------9---------------------------------------------------|
BB|----10-10~----10-10~--------10---10-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------9--------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Guitar comes in
e|----9----7-----5-----4-----2-----4-----2-0----------------------------------------------|
BB|------10---9\7---7\5---5\3---3/5---5\3-----2--------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|(x2)
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Second Chorus:
 Rhythm:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Lead:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----/11-11-11-9-/11-11-11-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----/9--9--9--7-/9--9--9--7-9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Rhythm:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------|

 Lead:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----/11-11-11-9-/11-11-11-9-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----/9--9--9--7-/9--9--9--7-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------|

 Outro Lead:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------9~-9~-9~-9~-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-------------11~-11~-9~-9~-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------10~-10~-10~-10~---------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------9~-9~-9~-9~---------------------------------|
D MajorD|----7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------10----------10----------17-------17-------17-------17-------17----|
BB|---------10------10----10-12-14----14-12-14----14-12-14----12-14----12-14----12-14----12-14-------|
G+G|----9/11----9/11----11----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

End with intro riff:


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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| PM Palm Mute

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