Cath Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	2nd fret

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CATH - Death Cab For Cutie
Tabbed by: Kevin Reed
Email: kevin.12389@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard E
CAPO 2 !
 
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-x-x-x-0-/0-0-0--------------------------------------—3—0----------|
G|-x-x-x-x-2-/4-4-4-p0-----------------0-----------------—2—0----------|
D|-----------------------------0-h2-h4-------------------—0—0----------|
A|---------------------------3----------------------------x-x----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3-3—3—3----------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-/0-0-0--------------------------------------—3—0----------|
G|-2-/4-4-4-p0-----------------0-----------------—0—0----------|
D|---------------------0-h2-h4-------------------—4—0----------|
A|-------------------3----------------------------x-x----------|
E|--------------------------------------------3-3—3—3----------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-/0-0-0--------------------------------------—3—0----------|
G|-2-/4-4-4-p0-----------------0-----------------—2—0----------|
D|---------------------0-h2-h4-------------------—0—0----------|
A|-------------------3----------------------------x-x----------|
E|--------------------------------------------3-3—3—3----------|
 
e|------------------------|
B|-0---0---0---0----------|
G|-9---7---6---2----------|
D|-x---x---x---x----------|
A|-7---5---4---0----------|
E|------------------------|
 
[Verse 1]
e|----------------------------|
B|--5---0---0-----------------|
G|--0---0---0--s2p0-0---------|
D|--x---x---x-----------------|   x10
A|--3---2---3-----------------|
E|----------3-----------------|
 
[Chorus 1]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0---0---0---0------------------------------0----------------------------0--|
G|-9---7---6---2------------------0-----------0----------------0-----------0--|
D|-x---x---x---x---------0-h2-h4--------------0-------0-h2-h4--------------0--|  x2
A|-7---5---4---0------3-----------------------x----3-----------------------x--|
E|-----------------------------------3----3-3-3-------------------3----3-3-3--|
 
[Verse 2]
e|----------------------------|
B|--5---0---0-----------------|
G|--0---0---0--s2p0-0---------|
D|--x---x---x-----------------| x6
A|--3---2---3-----------------|
E|----------3-----------------|
 
[Interlude 2]
e|-----------7-----5-----------------|
B|--8--8-------8-----8----8--8-------|
G|--------7-------7-----7-------7----|  x 8
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
[Final Chorus]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0---0---0---0------------------------------0----------------------------0--|
G|-9---7---6---2------------------0-----------0----------------0-----------0--|
D|-x---x---x---x---------0-h2-h4--------------0-------0-h2-h4--------------0--|
A|-7---5---4---0------3-----------------------x----3-----------------------x--|
E|-----------------------------------3----3-3-3-------------------3----3-3-3--|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0---0---0---0------------------------------0----------------------------0--|
G|-9---7---6---2------------------0-----------0----------------0-----------0--|
D|-x---x---x---x---------0-h2-h4--------------0-------0-h2-h4--------------0--|
A|-7---5---4---0------3-----------------------x----3-----------------------x--|
E|-----------------------------------3----3-3-3-------------------3----3-3-3--|
 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-0---0---0---0---3—--3—--2-----------|
G|-9---7---6---2---0—--0—--2-----------|
D|-x---x---x---x---2—--0—--2-----------|
A|-7---5---4---0---3—--2—--0-----------|
E|-------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0---0---0---------------------------------0----------------------------0--|
G|-9---11--12--------------------0-----------0----------------0-----------0--|
D|-x---x---x------------0-h2-h4--------------0-------0-h2-h4--------------0--|
A|-7---9---10--------3-----------------------x----3-----------------------x--|
E|----------------------------------3----3-3-3-------------------3----3-3-3--|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------0----------------------------0--|
G|-----------------0-----------0----------------0-----------0--|
D|--------0-h2-h4--------------0-------0-h2-h4--------------0--|
A|-----3-----------------------x----3-----------------------x--|
E|--------------------3----3-3-3-------------------3----3-3-3--|
 
e|------------------------|
B|-0---0---0-\-0----------|
G|-9---7---6-\-2----------|
D|-x---x---x-\-x----------|
A|-7---5---4-\-0----------|
E|------------------------|
 
************************************
 
| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
 
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for the last part of the riff, here's the rhythm for those who are having trouble: e------------------------------------------------------------------| B-x-x-x-x-0-/0-0-0----------------------------3-33-33-330----------| G-x-x-x-x-2-/4-4-4-p0-----------------0-------0-00-00-000----------| D-----------------------------0-h2-h4---------0-00-00-000----------| A---------------------------3-----------------x-xx-xx-xxx----------| E---------------------------------------3--33-3-33-33-333—---------| the first g (a capoed) is a dotted quarter, followed by an eighth, a quarter, a quarter(change), an eighth, a quarter, an eighth, a quarter, an eighth, an eighth, and a quarter(change). you may want to write that down in standard notation (tabs aren't great for rhythm) - it should be easy then.

Everything seems fine, except for the first chord in the intro. It should be: e----------------------| B-3-33-33-333----------| G-2-22-22-222----------| D-0-00-00-000----------| A-2-22-22-222----------| E-3-33-33-333—---------|

there are two guitars in the song. one goes up in the chorus and one goes down. this tab is fantastic