Death Cab for Cutie – Summer Years (Guitar Solo Tab)

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It sounds like Ben is using a mild chorus and echo effect for this tune. [Intro/Verse] Bar the 7th fret for this first phrase
e|--------------------------------------------------9------------------------|
B|--------7----------------7----------------7---------------7----------------|
G|----7-------7---7----7-------7---7----9-------9-------9-------9-9/---------|
D|--9---9---9---9----9---9---9---9----7---7---7---7---7---7---7--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------10------------------10--------------------------------------------|
G|----11--------11---11---11--------11-11\--------4---6----7-------7---------|
D|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0-----------5----------------5-------5-5/--|
A|------------------------------------------5---5---5---5----5---5---5-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd time variation, then repeat from the top
e|--------------------------------------------------9------------------------|
B|--------7----------------7----------------7---------------7----------------|
G|----7-------7---7----7-------7---7----9-------9-------9-------9-9/---------|
D|--9---9---9---9----9---9---9---9----7---7---7---7---7---7---7--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------10----------12----------10--------------------------------------------|
G|-----11-------11----------11----------11-11\-------4---6----7-------7---------|
D|--12-------12----12----12----12----12----------5----------------5-------5-5/--|
A|---------------------------------------------5---5---5---5----5---5---5-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------5----------------5-------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-------7---7----7-------7---7--------9-------9-------9----------------|
D|--5---5---5---5----5---5---5---5------7-------7-------7-------7------------|
A|------------------------------------9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9\---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------0----------------------------------|
B|--------5-------5-------5-----------------------3-------3------------------|
G|------------------------------------2-------2-------2-------2--------------|
D|----6-------6-------6-------6-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------------|
A|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[2nd and 3rd Chorus] When they double the chorus adding the different vocal melody
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------5----------------5-------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-------7---7----7-------7---7--------9-------9-------9----------------|
D|--5---5---5---5----5---5---5---5------7-------7-------7-------7------------|
A|------------------------------------9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9\---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------7-------7-------7---------------7----------------7-----------------|
G|----7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7---7----7-------7---7---------|
D|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---9---9---9---9----7---7---7---7-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge] With distortion and echo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2~-------5-4~-------7-5~-------5-2~--------(0)---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|