Title Track bass tab by Death Cab For Cutie

Bass tabs

• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

(no bass in intro)

Verse 1: (0:28, "left uninspired by the crust of railroad earth...)
(bass comes in very quietly in the second half of the verse, at
 0:51, "it wasn't quite what it seemed...")

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----6\4-----2/4-|-----7\6---------|-----6\4-----2/4-|-----7\6-6\4-4\2-|
A|-4-4-----2-2-----|-4-4-----0-0-0h2-|-4-4-----2-2-----|-0-0-------------| x2
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus: (1:15, "talking how the group had begun to splinter...")
(not sure about this because the bass is very quiet here,
 or it might just be guitar instead)

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----.---11/-16--|-----------------|-----.---11/-16--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Instrumental: (1:28)

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4-------2-------|-4-------0-------|-4-------2-------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Verse 2: (1:39, "i tried my best to keep my distance from...")
(bass and full band loud and clear from now on)

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----6\4-----2/4-|-----7\6---------|-----6\4-----2/4-|-------7-7\6-6\4-|
A|-4-4-----2-2-----|-4-4-----0-0-0h2-|-4-4-----2-2-----|-0-0-0-----------| x2
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Chorus: (2:02, "talking how the group had begun to splinter...")

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------7\6-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-------2-|---4-4-0-0-2-2/4-|-4/6-6/7-7-----2-|---4-4p0-0-2-2-2-| x2
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-0---|-----------------|

Outro: (2:26, "i rushed this, we moved too fast...")
(let notes ring here)

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----6---8---9---|-----------------|-----6---8---9---|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----6-----------|-----------------|-----9-----------|
A|-0-0---0---0---0-|-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0---0---0---7-|-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                                      x2
G|-----6---8---9---|-----------------|-----6---8---9---|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----6-----------|-----------------|-----9-----------|
A|-0-0---0---0---0-|-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0---0---0---7-|-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|
E|-----------------|


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| .  Staccato
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down

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