Death Cab for Cutie – Autumn Love (Guitar Tab)
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I used the studio version of this song as much as I could for the tab, however there were some parts I wasn't
sure on. For these parts, I refered to the Ben Gibbard: Live From Home (4/16/20) version on Death Cab's
YouTube channel.
[Intro]
An acoustic plays the following chords. An electric plays a D chord right when the song starts.
D Dsus2 D G x2
Guitar 1 intro part after the opening chords e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------11-----11-----------11------11-----------11-----11----------------0-----| D|----0------0-------0----0-------0-------0----0------0-------0-----0-----------| x2 A|----------------------------------------------------------------5-----5-----5-| E|-10------10------10--10------10------10---10-----10------10---3-----3-----3---| Guitar 2 intro part after the opening chords e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------14/16--14--11-9/11-9--4-----------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| x2 A|-----------12/14--12--9--7/9--7--2-----------------------| E|-5/10----------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Guitar 1's intro part leads right into the verse. e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------11-----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------0--------0-----------0--0--2--0------0-----0-4/7----| A|---7-7--------9-9---------------------------0--0--0----------5-----5----------| E|-5-----5--5/7-----7--7/10-------10---2p0--2--------------2-3-----------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------11-----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------0--------0-----------0--0--2--0------0---5p4p2p0----| A|---7-7--------9-9---------------------------0--0--0----------5----------------| E|-5-----5--5/7-----7--7/10-------10---2p0--2--------------2-3------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------11-----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------0--------0-----------0--0--2--0------0-----0-4/7----| A|---7-7--------9-9---------------------------0--0--0----------5-----5----------| E|-5-----5--5/7-----7--7/10-------10---2p0--2--------------2-3-----------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------11--------------------------------------------4p2p0---------| D|--------------------------0--------0-----------0--0--2--0------0---5p4p2p0---------4-2-0-| A|---7-7--------9-9---------------------------0--0--0----------5---------------------------| E|-5-----5--5/7-----7--7/10-------10---2p0--2--------------2-3-----------------------------|
====NOTE====
Throughout the song, whenever this riff is played, the guitar either has an octave effect on it, or a second guitar plays the riff an octave up. e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-----------4p2p0---------| D|--5p4p2p0---------4-2-0--| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|
[Chorus]
Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----7-----7-----------11------11-----------11------11----------------0-----| D|---0-----0-----0-----0-------0-------0----0-------0-------0-----0-----------| x2 A|--------------------------------------------------------------5-----5-----5-| E|-7-----7-----7----10------10------10---10------10------10---3-----3-----3---|
[Post Chorus]
After the chorus, guitar 2's intro part plays twice, while guitar 1 plays this riff e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----7-----7--------7-----7---------7-----7----------------0---------------| D|---0-----0----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0------0---5-----------------| x2 A|---------------------------------------------------5-----------5-----------| E|-7-----7----7---7-----7-----7---7-----7-----7----3-----3-----3-------------|
[Verse 2
Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------11-----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------0--------0-----------0--0--2--0------0-----0-4/7----| A|---7-7--------9-9---------------------------0--0--0----------5-----5----------| E|-5-----5--5/7-----7--7/10-------10---2p0--2--------------2-3-----------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------11-----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------0--------0-----------0--0--2--0------0---5p4p2p0----| A|---7-7--------9-9---------------------------0--0--0----------5----------------| E|-5-----5--5/7-----7--7/10-------10---2p0--2--------------2-3------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------11-----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------0--------0-----------0--0--2--0------0-----0-4/7----| A|---7-7--------9-9---------------------------0--0--0----------5-----5----------| E|-5-----5--5/7-----7--7/10-------10---2p0--2--------------2-3-----------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------11--------------------------------------------4p2p0---------| D|--------------------------0--------0-----------0--0--2--0------0---5p4p2p0---------4-2-0-| A|---7-7--------9-9---------------------------0--0--0----------5---------------------------| E|-5-----5--5/7-----7--7/10-------10---2p0--2--------------2-3-----------------------------|
[Chorus]
Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----7-----7-----------11------11-----------11------11----------------0-----| D|---0-----0-----0-----0-------0-------0----0-------0-------0-----0-----------| x2 A|--------------------------------------------------------------5-----5-----5-| E|-7-----7-----7----10------10------10---10------10------10---3-----3-----3---|
Same as the first chorus except it is played twice. The following part is played by guitar 2
twice the second time through.
Guitar 2 Chorus Riff e|------------------5---5---5---5---7--7--7--7-------------------------------| B|---7---7---7---7----7---7---7--7---7--7--7--7------------------------------| G|-7---7---7---7---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Instrumental]
Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---7---7---7---7---3---3---3---3-------------------------------------------| G|-7---7---7---7---4---4---4---4---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---7---7---7---7---3---3---------4p2p0-------------------------------------| G|-7---7---7---7---4---4---5p4p2p0-------4-2-0-------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----7-----7-----------11------11-----------11------11----------------0-----| D|---0-----0-----0-----0-------0-------0----0-------0-------0-----0-----------| x2 A|--------------------------------------------------------------5-----5-----5-| E|-7-----7-----7----10------10------10---10------10------10---3-----3-----3---| Guitar 2 plays this riff during the second time through the chorus. e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-14/16--14--11-9/11-9--4-| D|-------------------------| x2 A|-12/14--12--9--7/9--7--2-| E|-------------------------|
[Outro]
Guitar 1 e|------------------5---5---5---5---7--7--7--7-------------------------------| B|---7---7---7---7----7---7---7--7---7--7--7--7------------------------------| G|-7---7---7---7---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4 intro riff after 2 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 plays this after Guitar 1's riff plays twice e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-14/16--14--11-9/11-9--4-| D|-------------------------| x2 A|-12/14--12--9--7/9--7--2-| E|-------------------------| Guitar 1 e|----0-----0---0---0--0--0--0--------------| B|-3----3-----3---3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--| G|---4----4-------------------4--4--4--4----| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|
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