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Spirit Crusher

Death Cab for Cutie
Tab
★4.4(8)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

(after bass)

(guitar 1) (guitar 2)

e|---------------|------------------|
B|---------------|------------------|
G|---------------|-----10-10/11-----|
D|-----8-8/9-----|---8----------9---|
A|---6-------7---|-6--------------7-|
E|-4-----------5-|------------------|

. .

Riff 2a

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4-----2-----------------------2-----4-----6-----2----a.h.-------------------|
D|-2-----4-----5-----------------4-----5-----4-----0-----2-----4-----0-----2---------------------|
A|---000---000---000---000---000---000---000---000---000---000---000---000-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------0-000-0-0-0-000-0-0-0|

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . ... . . . ... . . .

Riff 2b

(speed up A LOT during this riff!!)

e|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----4-----5-----4-----|-2--------4--------5--------4--------2--------4--------5--------4-|
A|---333---333---333---333-|---333333---333333---333333---333333---333333---333333---333333---|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|

... ... ... ... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ......

e|--------------------------------------------------|------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|------|
G|--------------------------------------------4~~~~-|-/\/\-|
D|--------4--------7--------5--------2--------------|-/\/\-|
A|-333333---555555---555555---555555---333333-------|-/\/\-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|------|

...... ...... ...... ...... ......

Chorus

e|-------------------------------------|--0---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|----0-------------------------------|
G|----5-----------------5--------------|------5-----------------5---------7-|
D|-2--5--5-5/7-7--2-2---5---2-2---a.h.-|-2----5--5-5/7-7--2-2---5---2-2---7-|
A|-2--3--5-5/7-7--2-2---3---2-2---5~---|-2----3--5-5/7-7--2-2---3---2-2---5-|
E|-0-----3-3/5-5--0-0-0-----0-0-0------|-0-------3-3/5-5--0-0-0-----0-0-0---|

. . . .

Riff 4

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------8----------7-------|
D|-----7-7\8--------6---6------5---5---5-|
A|---5-------6----4-------4--3-------3---|
E|-3-----------4-------------------------|

. .

Riff 5

e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|------------------9---7----------|------------------10---9-----------|
D|-----7---9---10-----------9---10-|-----7---9---10------------9---10~-|
A|-0-0---0---0----0---0---0---0----|-0-0---0---0----0----0---0---0-----|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------------------12---10---9------|-------------------10---9-----------|
D|-----9---10---12-----------------10-|-----9---10---12------------9---10~-|
A|-8-8---8----8----8----8----8---8----|-8-8---8----8----8----8---8---8-----|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Riff 6

(* artificial harmonic last time ONLY)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7h9-9~----------9h10-10~----------10h12-12~----------12p10-10~-|
A|-00000000--------00000000----------00000000-----------00000000-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

........ ........ ........ ........

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------*--|
G|-------------------------------------------------10h12-12~----------10p9-9~-|
D|----------9h10-10~-----------10h12-12~--------------------------------------|
A|-88888888-----------88888888------------88888888-----------88888888---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

........ ........ ........ ........

Solo 1

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------10------------------12----------9----------9------9-|
D|-----------8----------10------10----------7----------7------7-|
A|-00000000----00000000--8-0000----00000000---00000000---0000---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

........ ........ .... ........ ........ ....

Solo 2

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--6-----2-----|
D|--6--4--2--2--|
A|--4--4--0--2--|
E|-----2-----0--|

Riff 9

(Guitar 1)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------9-------------10--------------12-------------10----9-9----9-9----9/-|
A|-------7---7~--------8----8~--------10----10~-------8----8~-7-7----7-7----7/-|
E|-0-000--------0-000----------0-000------------0-000---------0-0-00-----00----|

. ... . ... . ... . ... . . .. ..

Riff 9

(Guitar 2)

(3rd and 4th time only)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------11-------------12--------------14------------12---------------------|
D|-------9----9~-------10----10~-------12----12~------10--10~-9-9----9-9----9/-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------7-7----7-7----7/-|
E|-0-000---------0-000----------0-000-----------0-000---------0-0-00-----00----|

. ... . ... . ... . ... . . .. ..

Intro

(after bass)

(guitar 1) (guitar 2)

e|---------------|------------------|
B|---------------|------------------|
G|---------------|-----10-10/11-----|
D|-----8-8/9-----|---8----------9---|
A|---6-------7---|-6--------------7-|
E|-4-----------5-|------------------|

. .

Riff 2a

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4-----2-----------------------2-----4-----6-----2----a.h.-------------------|
D|-2-----4-----5-----------------4-----5-----4-----0-----2-----4-----0-----2---------------------|
A|---000---000---000---000---000---000---000---000---000---000---000---000-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------0-000-0-0-0-000-0-0-0|

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . ... . . . ... . . .

Riff 2b

(speed up A LOT during this riff!!)

e|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----4-----5-----4-----|-2--------4--------5--------4--------2--------4--------5--------4-|
A|---333---333---333---333-|---333333---333333---333333---333333---333333---333333---333333---|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|

... ... ... ... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ......

e|--------------------------------------------------|------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|------|
G|--------------------------------------------4~~~~-|-/\/\-|
D|--------4--------7--------5--------2--------------|-/\/\-|
A|-333333---555555---555555---555555---333333-------|-/\/\-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|------|

...... ...... ...... ...... ......

Chorus

e|-------------------------------------|--0---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|----0-------------------------------|
G|----5-----------------5--------------|------5-----------------5---------7-|
D|-2--5--5-5/7-7--2-2---5---2-2---a.h.-|-2----5--5-5/7-7--2-2---5---2-2---7-|
A|-2--3--5-5/7-7--2-2---3---2-2---5~---|-2----3--5-5/7-7--2-2---3---2-2---5-|
E|-0-----3-3/5-5--0-0-0-----0-0-0------|-0-------3-3/5-5--0-0-0-----0-0-0---|

. . . .

Riff 4

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------8----------7-------|
D|-----7-7\8--------6---6------5---5---5-|
A|---5-------6----4-------4--3-------3---|
E|-3-----------4-------------------------|

. .

Riff 5

e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|------------------9---7----------|------------------10---9-----------|
D|-----7---9---10-----------9---10-|-----7---9---10------------9---10~-|
A|-0-0---0---0----0---0---0---0----|-0-0---0---0----0----0---0---0-----|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------------------12---10---9------|-------------------10---9-----------|
D|-----9---10---12-----------------10-|-----9---10---12------------9---10~-|
A|-8-8---8----8----8----8----8---8----|-8-8---8----8----8----8---8---8-----|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Riff 6

(* artificial harmonic last time ONLY)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7h9-9~----------9h10-10~----------10h12-12~----------12p10-10~-|
A|-00000000--------00000000----------00000000-----------00000000-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

........ ........ ........ ........

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------*--|
G|-------------------------------------------------10h12-12~----------10p9-9~-|
D|----------9h10-10~-----------10h12-12~--------------------------------------|
A|-88888888-----------88888888------------88888888-----------88888888---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

........ ........ ........ ........

************************************

| / Slide up

| . Staccato

| ~ Vibrato

| \ Slide down

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| * Natural harmonic

************************************

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