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The Sound Of Settling by Death Cab For Cutie

The Sound Of Settling tab by Death Cab For Cutie

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Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: F#F#

Difficulty: Novice

Guitar 1: Capo 2
Guitar 2: Capo 6

Verse 1:

e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||-2---2---4---6---4---4---7---7---|
A augmentedA||-4---4---6---7---4---4---7---7---|
E MajorE||---0---0---0---0---2---2---5---5-|
 ||                 |
e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||---------------------------------|
A augmentedA||---------------------------------|
E MajorE||---------------------------------|

I've got a hunger twisting my stomach into knots

e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||-2---2---4---6---4---4---7---7---|
A augmentedA||-4---4---6---7---4---4---7---7---|
E MajorE||---0---0---0---0---2---2---5---5-|
 ||                 |
e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||---------------------------------|
A augmentedA||---------------------------------|
E MajorE||---------------------------------|

  That my tongue has tied off

e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||-2---2---4---6---4---4---7---7---|
A augmentedA||-4---4---6---7---4---4---7---7---|
E MajorE||---0---0---0---0---2---2---5---5-|
 ||                 |
e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||-2---2---4---5---2---2-----------|
D MajorD||---2---2---2---2---0---0-3---3---|
A augmentedA||---3---3---3---3---0---0---3---3-|
E MajorE||---------------------------1---1-|

  My brain's repeating, "if you've got an impulse, let it out"

e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||-2---2---4---6---4---4---7---7---|
A augmentedA||-4---4---6---7---4---4---7---7---|
E MajorE||---0---0---0---0---2---2---5---5-|
 ||                 |
e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||-2---2---4---5---2---2-----------|
D MajorD||---2---2---2---2---0---0-3---3---|
A augmentedA||---3---3---3---3---0---0---3---3-|
E MajorE||---------------------------1---1-|

  But they never make it past my mouth

Chorus:

e||---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
BB||-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
G+G||-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
D MajorD||-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
A augmentedA||-2-2-2-2---x-x-x-x---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2---x-x-x-x---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
E MajorE||-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2---------------------|-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2---------------------|
 ||                                        |
e||---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G+G||-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-|
D MajorD||-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|
A augmentedA||-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-|
E MajorE||---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

  Bop bah, This is the sound of settling  Bop bah, bop bah

e||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
BB||-0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
G+G||-1--1--1--1---1-1-1-1---4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-|-1--1--1--1---1-1-1-1---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
D MajorD||-2--2--2--2---2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2--2---2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
A augmentedA||-2--2--2--2---x-x-x-x---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2--2---x-x-x-x---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
E MajorE||-0--0--0--0---2-2-2-2---------------------|-0--0--0--0---2-2-2-2---------------------|
 ||                                           |
e||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
BB||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G+G||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD||10-10-10-10---9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-|10-10-10-10---9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-|
A augmentedA||-x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|-x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|
E MajorE||-8--8--8--8---7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-|-8--8--8--8---7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-|

  Bop bah, This is the sound of settling   Bop bah, bop bah

Hook:

e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||-2---2---4---6---4---4---7---7---|
A augmentedA||-4---4---6---7---4---4---7---7---|
E MajorE||---0---0---0---0---2---2---5---5-|
 ||                 |
e||-------0-------------------0-----|
BB||---1-0-0-0---1-0---1-1-0---0-0---|
G+G||---0-0-0-0---2-2---2-2-2---2-2---|
D MajorD||---2-2---2---0-0---3-3-3-----3---|
A augmentedA||---------------------------------|
E MajorE||---------------------------------|

e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||-2---2---4---6---4---4---7---7---|
A augmentedA||-4---4---6---7---4---4---7---7---|
E MajorE||---0---0---0---0---2---2---5---5-|
 ||                 |
e||-----0-------------------0-------|
BB||-1-0-0-0---1-0---1-1-0---0-0-1---|
G+G||-0-0-0-0---2-2---2-2-2---2-2-0---|
D MajorD||-2-2---2---0-0---3-3-3-----3-2---|
A augmentedA||-----------------------------3---|
E MajorE||---------------------------------|

Verse 2:

e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||-2---2---4---6---4---4---7---7---|
A augmentedA||-4---4---6---7---4---4---7---7---|
E MajorE||---0---0---0---0---2---2---5---5-|
 ||                 |
e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||---------------------------------|
A augmentedA||---------------------------------|
E MajorE||---------------------------------|

  Our youth is fleeting Old age is just around the bend

e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||-2---2---4---6---4---4---7---7---|
A augmentedA||-4---4---6---7---4---4---7---7---|
E MajorE||---0---0---0---0---2---2---5---5-|
 ||                 |
e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||---------------------------------|
A augmentedA||---------------------------------|
E MajorE||---------------------------------|

  And I can't wait to go grey

e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||-2---2---4---6---4---4---7---7---|
A augmentedA||-4---4---6---7---4---4---7---7---|
E MajorE||---0---0---0---0---2---2---5---5-|
 ||                 |
e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||---------------------------------|
A augmentedA||---------------------------------|
E MajorE||---------------------------------|

And I'll sit and wonder Of every love that could have been

e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||-2---2---4---6---4---4---7---7---|
A augmentedA||-4---4---6---7---4---4---7---7---|
E MajorE||---0---0---0---0---2---2---5---5-|
 ||                 |
e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||---------------------------------|
A augmentedA||---------------------------------|
E MajorE||---------------------------------|

If I'd only thought of something charming to say

Chorus:

e||---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
BB||-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
G+G||-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
D MajorD||-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
A augmentedA||-2-2-2-2---x-x-x-x---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2---x-x-x-x---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
E MajorE||-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2---------------------|-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2---------------------|
 ||                                        |
e||---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G+G||-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-|
D MajorD||-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|
A augmentedA||-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-|
E MajorE||---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

  Bop bah, This is the sound of settling  Bop bah, bop bah

e||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
BB||-0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
G+G||-1--1--1--1---1-1-1-1---4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-|-1--1--1--1---1-1-1-1---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
D MajorD||-2--2--2--2---2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2--2---2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
A augmentedA||-2--2--2--2---x-x-x-x---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2--2---x-x-x-x---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
E MajorE||-0--0--0--0---2-2-2-2---------------------|-0--0--0--0---2-2-2-2---------------------|
 ||                                           |
e||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
BB||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G+G||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD||10-10-10-10---9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-|10-10-10-10---9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-|
A augmentedA||-x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|-x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|
E MajorE||-8--8--8--8---7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-|-8--8--8--8---7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-|

  Bop bah, This is the sound of settling   Bop bah, bop bah

Hook:

e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||-2---2---4---6---4---4---7---7---|
A augmentedA||-4---4---6---7---4---4---7---7---|
E MajorE||---0---0---0---0---2---2---5---5-|
 ||                 |
e||-------0-------------------0-----|
BB||---1-0-0-0---1-0---1-1-0---0-0---|
G+G||---0-0-0-0---2-2---2-2-2---2-2---|
D MajorD||---2-2---2---0-0---3-3-3-----3---|
A augmentedA||---------------------------------|
E MajorE||---------------------------------|

  Bop bah, This is the sound of settling

e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||-2---2---4---6---4---4---7---7---|
A augmentedA||-4---4---6---7---4---4---7---7---|
E MajorE||---0---0---0---0---2---2---5---5-|
 ||                 |
e||-------0-------------------0-----|
BB||---1-0-0-0---1-0---1-1-0---0-0---|
G+G||---0-0-0-0---2-2---2-2-2---2-2---|
D MajorD||---2-2---2---0-0---3-3-3-----3---|
A augmentedA||---------------------------------|
E MajorE||---------------------------------|

  Bop bah, bop bah

e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||-2---2---4---6---4---4---7---7---|
A augmentedA||-4---4---6---7---4---4---7---7---|
E MajorE||---0---0---0---0---2---2---5---5-|
 ||                 |
e||-------0-------------------0-----|
BB||---1-0-0-0---1-0---1-1-0---0-0---|
G+G||---0-0-0-0---2-2---2-2-2---2-2---|
D MajorD||---2-2---2---0-0---3-3-3-----3---|
A augmentedA||---------------------------------|
E MajorE||---------------------------------|

  Bop bah, This is the sound of settling

e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||-2---2---4---6---4---4---7---7---|
A augmentedA||-4---4---6---7---4---4---7---7---|
E MajorE||---0---0---0---0---2---2---5---5-|
 ||                 |
e||-------0-------------------0-----|
BB||---1-0-0-0---1-0---1-1-0---0-0---|
G+G||---0-0-0-0---2-2---2-2-2---2-2---|
D MajorD||---2-2---2---0-0---3-3-3-----3---|
A augmentedA||---------------------------------|
E MajorE||---------------------------------|

  Bop bah, bop bah

Outro:

e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||-2---2---4---6---4---4---7-------|
A augmentedA||-4---4---6---7---4---4---7-------|
E MajorE||---0---0---0---0---2---2---------|
 ||                 |
e||---------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------------|
D MajorD||---------------------------------|
A augmentedA||---------------------------------|
E MajorE||---------------------------------|

I've got a hunger twisting my stomach into knots

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| x  Dead note

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