Sound Of Settling Chords & Tabs
Song: The Sound of Settling
Artist: Death Cab for Cutie
Transcribed by: Jeff Martin
Tuning: Drop Db (flat)
Intro/verse
Guitar 1 (clean):
Eb------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------|
Db--5----5----7----9----2----2----5----5----|
Bb----5----5----5----5----0----0----3----3--|
Db------------------------------------------|
Enter Drums
Guitar 1 con't
Eb------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------|
Db--5----5----7----9----2----2----5----5----|
Bb----5----5----5----5----0----0----3----3--|
Db------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 con't
Eb------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------|
Db--5----5----7----9----2----2----5----5----|
Bb----5----5----5----5----0----0----3----3--|
Db------------------------------------------|
Enter Guitar 2:
Eb------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------|
Gb--7----7----9----12----7----7----5----5---|
Db--x----x----x----x-----x----x----x----x---|
Bb--5----5----7----10----5----5----3----3---|
Db------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 con't:
Eb------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------|
Db--5----5----7----9----2----2----5----5----|
Bb----5----5----5----5----0----0----3----3--|
Db------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 con't:
Eb------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------|
Gb--7----7----9----12----7----7----5----5---|
Db--x----x----x----x-----x----x----x----x---|
Bb--5----5----7----10----5----5----3----3---|
Db------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Both Guitars:
Eb---------------------------------------------------|
Ab---------------------------------------------------|
Gb--16-16-16-16-16/14-14-14-14/11-11-11-11/9-9-9-9-//|
Db--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx/xx-xx-xx-xx/x--x--x---x/x-x-x-x-//|
Bb--14-14-14-14-14/12-12-12-12/9--9--9---9/7-7-7-7-//|
Db---------------------------------------------------|
Both Guitars con't:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/death_cab_for_cutie/sound_of_settling_tab.html ]
Eb-------------------------------------------------|
Ab-------------------------------------------------|
Gb--16-16-16-16-16/14-14-14-14/11-11-11-11/9-9-9-9-|
Db--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx/xx-xx-xx-xx/x--x--x---x/x-x-x-x-|
Bb--14-14-14-14-14/12-12-12-12/9--9--9---9/7-7-7-7-|
Db-------------------------------------------------|
Both Guitars con't:
Eb-----------------------------------------------|
Ab-----------------------------------------------|
Gb--12-12-12-12-12/10-10-10-10/7-7-7-7-7/5-5-5-5-|
Db--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx/xx-xx-xx-xx/x-x-x-x/x-x-x-x-x-|
Bb--10-10-10-10-10/9-9-9-9---9/5-5-5-5-5/3-3-3-3-|
Db-----------------------------------------------|
Both Guitars con't:
Eb-----------------------------------------------|
Ab-----------------------------------------------|
Gb--12-12-12-12-12/10-10-10-10/7-7-7-7-7/5-5-5-5-|
Db--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx/xx-xx-xx-xx/x-x-x-x/x-x-x-x-x-|
Bb--10-10-10-10-10/9-9-9-9---9/5-5-5-5-5/3-3-3-3-|
Db-----------------------------------------------|
Interlude?
Both Guitars (or just 1)
Eb---------------------------------|
Ab--888-8-888-8-101010-10-13131313-|
Gb--777-7-777-7-9-9-9--9--12121212-|
Db--555-5-555-5-7-7-7--7--10101010-| 2X
Bb--555-5-555-5-7-7-7--7--10101010-|
Db---------------------------------|
Verse 2:
Guitar 1:
Eb------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------|
Db--5----5----7----9----2----2----5----5----| 4x
Bb----5----5----5----5----0----0----3----3--|
Db------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
Eb------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------|
Gb--7----7----9----12----7----7----5----5---|
Db--x----x----x----x-----x----x----x----x---| 4x
Bb--5----5----7----10----5----5----3----3---|
Db------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Guitars 1 and 2:
Eb---------------------------------------------------|
Ab---------------------------------------------------|
Gb--16-16-16-16-16/14-14-14-14/11-11-11-11/9-9-9-9-//|
Db--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx/xx-xx-xx-xx/x--x--x---x/x-x-x-x-//| 2x
Bb--14-14-14-14-14/12-12-12-12/9--9--9---9/7-7-7-7-//|
Db---------------------------------------------------|
Eb-----------------------------------------------|
Ab-----------------------------------------------|
Gb--12-12-12-12-12/10-10-10-10/7-7-7-7-7/5-5-5-5-|
Db--xx-xx-xx-xx-xx/xx-xx-xx-xx/x-x-x-x/x-x-x-x-x-| 2x
Bb--10-10-10-10-10/9-9-9-9---9/5-5-5-5-5/3-3-3-3-|
Db-----------------------------------------------|
Ending:
Eb-----------------------------|
Ab-----------------------------|
Gb--7-777-7/9-9/12--7777-5555--|
Db--x-xxx-x/x-x/xx--xxxx-xxxx--| 4x
Bb--5-555-5/7-7/10--5555-3333--|
Db-----------------------------|
That's about it. Notify me with corrections. Thanks