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

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

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: A

Intro/

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

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

 First Chorus:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Verse 2:
 Mostly Synth - Can play around on this A chord
e|--------------------------9---------9---------------------------------------------------|
B|----10-10~----10-10~--------10---10-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------9--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Guitar comes in
e|----9----7-----5-----4-----2-----4-----2-0----------------------------------------------|
B|------10---9\7---7\5---5\3---3/5---5\3-----2--------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|(x2)
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Second Chorus:
 Rhythm:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Lead:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----/11-11-11-9-/11-11-11-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----/9--9--9--7-/9--9--9--7-9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Rhythm:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------|

 Lead:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----/11-11-11-9-/11-11-11-9-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------|
A|----/9--9--9--7-/9--9--9--7-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------|

 Outro Lead:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------9~-9~-9~-9~-------------------------------------------------|
D|----7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-------------11~-11~-9~-9~-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------10~-10~-10~-10~---------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------9~-9~-9~-9~---------------------------------|
D|----7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------10----------10----------17-------17-------17-------17-------17----|
B|---------10------10----10-12-14----14-12-14----14-12-14----12-14----12-14----12-14----12-14-------|
G|----9/11----9/11----11----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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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Published: October 10, 2022

Last updated: October 10, 2022

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