Death Cab for Cutie Songs

Death Cab for Cutie
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In this song tutorial, Douglas Showalter will teach you "You Are a Tourist", as made famous by Death Cab for Cutie. First off is a song introduction then a look at gear and tones; then you'll learn the main melody followed by guitar 2's octave melody line. Next we're into the chord arpeggio picking parts for both guitars in the A section, then the B section. We'll break down the countermelody line, then move on to the full and single guitar performances, and finish with a jam along.

Published: 06/19/2013 Upgrade

In this group of lessons, Doug Showalter will teach you "Soul Meets Body", as made famous by Death Cab for Cutie. After a song overview and the gear and tones, we'll look at the intro part. Next up are the verse and chorus parts (with a bonus electric part), followed by the bridge. You'll learn the song's ending, then move on to a full performance play along, a single guitar performance, and a "guitar karoake" jam along.

Published: 08/28/2013 Upgrade

In this set of nine lessons, Douglas Showalter will teach "I Will Follow You Into the Dark', as made famous by Death Cab for Cutie. After a song introduction and a bit about the acoustic tone, we'll look into the song intro and strumming. Following that we'll break down the first verse and chorus parts, then the last verse and chorus. To conclude we'll do a play along, then a jam along.

Published: 08/07/2013 Upgrade