New Year by Death Cab For Cutie Title: The New Year Artist: Death Cab for Cutie Album: Transatlanticism Tabbed by: Bryan Serwatka (barney__18@hotmail.com) Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) This is a great song that I didn't appreciate until I saw them play it live. There is no tab on the net for this song, trust me, I have been looking. So I made one myself. The chorus is a little half-assed, but it works for me. Plus, on the album it is very hard to hear the guitar parts over his singing during the chorus. This is my first full tab that I will have ever posted, but trust my tabbing skills. I have been playing covers for a while in my band, but I feel that this one needs to be put online. YOU ARE WELCOME. Guitar 1 Intro: Start by hitting this chord with volume down and swell into the same chord. Continue to play this until the verse (slight change then). 0:17 E|6~~|--6-6~~----------3-3~~--3------6-6~~--------3-3~~--3-3-----|| B|6~~|--6-6~~-6--6-----4-4~~-6-6p4---6-6~~-6--6---4-4~~-6-6-6----|| G|8~~|*-8-8~~--8--8~~--5-5~~5-----5~-8-8~~--8--8~-5-5~~5-----5~~*|| D|8~~|*-8-8~~8--8------5-5~~---------8-8~~8--8----5-5~~---------*|| A|6~~|--6-6~~----------3-3~~---------6-6~~--------3-3~~----------|| E|6~~|--6-6~~----------3-3~~---------6-6~~--------3-3~~----------|| Guitar 2 Intro: 0:17 (Repeat) E|-/6~~-|--3-3~~--6-6~~--|| B|-/6~~-|--4-4~~--6-6~~--|| G|5/8~~-|*-5-5~~--8-8~~-*|| The second guitar doesn't play D|5/8~~-|*-5-5~~--8-8~~-*|| in the verse until the higher part. A|3/6~~-|--3-3~~--6-6~~--|| E|3/6~~-|--3-3~~--6-6~~--|| Guitar 1 (Verse) 0:48 E|-6-6~~------------3-3~~|| B|-6-6~~-6--6-------4-4~~|| Repeat this throughout G|-8-8~~--8--8~~~~--5-5~~|| every verse. D|-8-8~~8--8--------5-5~~|| A|-6-6~~------------3-3~~|| E|-6-6~~------------3-3~~|| Guitar 2 (Verse): Wait until 1:05 to play this little diddy... This is how it sounds, but he really just freestyles it everytime. 1:05 E|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|| B|-15-15-15-15-15--15--15--18--18--15--16--16-16-------|-------------|| G|---------------15--15--15--15--15--15--15-----15-etc.|15/17/15-----|| D|-----------------------------------------------------|--------15~~~|| A|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|| E|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|| (Just play around with it as you like to) Guitar 1 (Chorus) E|------------|| B|------------|| G|------------|| Repeat until verse. D|-6-----8----|| A|-6-x8--8-x8-|| E|-4-----6----|| I will finish this after mid-terms (lol). www.TAB6.com