No Sunlight Death Cab for Cutie
Difficulty: average
This is a truly fantastic song to learn to play. It is a little simpler than some
of the other songs that they have done. It may seem cheery at first, but the song
is actually very sad. Excellent song to learn if you are new to Death Cab. I would
using a looping station if you intend to play the album version because the little
piano parts are also played by Gibbard.
Guitar 1: Chris Walla: Standard tuning
Guitar 2: Benjamin Gibbard: Standard tuning
Info:
This song is in 4/4 time
-: 1/16 note
4 of -: 1 beat
Chords used: the p means power chord
A:x02220
A*:xx222x
Bp:x24xxx
B5:x244xx
C#p:x46xxx
Dp:x57xxx
D5:x577xx
E5(low):022xxx
E5(high):x799xx
Legend:
PM: Palm Mute
~: Tremolo pick
S: Staccato pick
B: bend
/: slide up
\: slide down
---/ or ---\: Hold note, then slide
H: Hammer on
P: Pull off
*: Harp harmonic, AKA artificial harmonic
!: Pinch harmonic
[--]: indicates length of instructions like PM, 2x (two times), etc.
Intro:
Guitar 1: Plays eighth notes
[D5]
e|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|---------7-7-7--| D|----------------|----------------|---------7-7-7--| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|----------------|----------------|----------------| [-----------PM-----------------------------] [-------8x-------][Note that there is no guitar 2 here]
Guitar 2: Cuts for last two measures of intro
e|-|----------------|-|--------------------------------| B|-|----------------|-|-2/5--------2/5---------2/5-----| G|-|----------------|-|-----4----------4---4-------2---| D|-|----------------|-|--------------------------------| A|-|---------4P0---0|-|--------------------------------| E|-|-------------4--|-|--------------------------------| [---------2x---------] on second repeat, instead of final measure,
launch into the tag line
Piano part
e|---9---7--------|----------------| B|-----------10---|---7---9---10---| G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|
Verse 1
Guitar 1: Exactly the same as the intro
[D5]
e|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|---------7-7-7--| D|----------------|----------------|---------7-7-7--| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|----------------|----------------|----------------| [-----------PM-----------------------------] [-------86x-------]
Guitar 2: Instead of the tag line, guitar 2 plays ...
e|-|----------------|-|----------------| B|-|----------------|-|----------------| G|-|----------------|-|----------------| D|-|----------------|-|----------------| A|-|---------4P0---0|-|---------4-4-5/7| E|-|-------------4--|-|----------------| e|-|----------------|-|----------------| B|-|----------------|-|----------------| G|-|----------------|-|----------------| D|-|----------------|-|----------------| A|-|---------4P0---0|-|---------4-4-2-0| E|-|-------------4--|-|----------------|
Guitar 2 plays the last 2 measures of Guitar 1 during the piano part
When I was young
Lying in the grass
I felt so safe
In the warming bask
Of sunlight, Of sunlight
Verse 2 and 3:
Guitar 1: Exactly the same as verse 1
[D5]
e|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|---------7-7-7--| D|----------------|----------------|---------7-7-7--| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|----------------|----------------|----------------| [-----------PM-----------------------------] [-------86x-------]
Guitar 2: Hereā??s where it gets interesting. The riffs here sound a little
difficult on the CD, but the lower note is from guitar one. Listen to the CD or
the timing on the slide.
e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|---2--/4--/6-/11|--11--11--11--11| A|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|
Vast open sky (with every year)
e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|-------2---3---2| G|----------------|----------------| D|---2--/4--/6--/2|---2------------| A|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|
Could do no harm (That came to pass)
e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|---2--/4--/6-/11|--11--14--11--14| A|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|
Like an embrace (More clouds appeared)
e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|---2--/4--/6--/7|---7-------7----| A|----------------|-------7-------7| E|----------------|----------------| e|----------------|----------------| B|---2---0--------|----------------| G|-----------2----|----------------| D|----------------|---4---6---7----| A|----------------|-----------5----| E|----------------|----------------|
In sunlight, In sunlight (and there was no sun light, no sunlight anymore)
Chorus:
Guitar 1: Same as last time, Surprise surprise
[D5]
e|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|---------7-7-7--| D|----------------|----------------|---------7-7-7--| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|----------------|----------------|----------------| [-----------PM-----------------------------] [-------86x-------]
Guitar 2:
e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|-------7-------7|-------7-------7| A|---7-------7----|---7-------7----| E|----------------|----------------|
Dp
e|----------------|----------------| B|---2---0--------|----------------| G|-----------2----|----------------| D|----------------|---4---6---7----| A|----------------|-----------5----| E|----------------|----------------|
In sunlight in sunlight (No sunlight, no sunlight)
E|--------------------------------| B|-2/5--------2/5---------2/5-----| G|-----4----------4---4-------2---| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
Dp
e|----------------|----------------| B|---2---0--------|----------------| G|-----------2----|----------------| D|----------------|---4---6---7----| A|----------------|-----------5----| E|----------------|----------------|
In sunlight in sunlight (No sunlight, no sunlight)
Then verse three
Bridge
Guitar 1 and 2 play the same thing
[B5] [E5]
e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|---4---4---4---4|----------------| D|---4---4---4---4|---2---2---2----| A|---2---2---2---2|---2---2---2----| E|----------------|---0---0---0----|
It disappeared at the same speed
As the idealistic things I believed
[B5] [E5]
e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|---4---4---4---4|---9---9---9----| D|---4---4---4---4|---9---9---9----| A|---2---2---2---2|---7---7---7----| E|----------------|----------------|
The optimist died inside of me
Interlude 1:
Guitar 1:
e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|
Guitar 2
A* C#p Bp
e|----------------|-|----------------| B|-----------2----|-|----------------| G|-----------2----|-|-------6---4----| D|-----------2----|-|-------4---2----| A|----------------|-|----------------| E|----------------|-|----------------|
Dp
e|----------------|----------------| B|---2---0--------|----------------| G|-----------2----|----------------| D|----------------|---4---6---7----| A|----------------|-----------5----| E|----------------|----------------|
No sunlight no sunlight
e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|---2--/4--/6-/11|--11--11--11--11| E|----------------|----------------|
Then the bridge again
Then interlude 2:
Guitar 1: Little bit of Tremolo picking here. Canā??t quite hear it. Come in on the
sliding lick of Guitar 2
Guitar 2: This one was tough. I may have messed up here
e|---9---12-------|---7---12--5----| B|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------| e|---7---9-/-12---|---7---9-/-12---| B|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|
Then Chorus/Outro
Guitar 1 and 2
[E5] [D5]
e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5| E|----------------|----------------| E|--------------------------------| B|-2/5--------2/5---------2/5-----| G|-----4----------4---4-------2---| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
[E5] [D5]
e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5| E|----------------|----------------|
No sunlight No sunlight
E|--------------------------------| B|-2/5--------2/5---------2/5-----| G|-----4----------4---4-------2---| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
[E5] [D5]
e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5| E|----------------|----------------|
No sunlight No sunlight
[D5] [B5]
e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| E|----------------|----------------|
No sunlight No sunlight
[B5] [E5]
e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|---4---4---4---4|---9---9--------| D|---4---4---4---4|---9---9--------| A|---2---2---2---2|---7---7--------| E|----------------|----------------|
No sunlight
[A]
e|-----------0----| B|-----------2----| G|-----------2----| D|-----------2----| A|-----------0----| E|----------------|
Anymore
Hold the A
Hope this tab helps
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