I Will Possess Your Heart Chords & Tabs
I Will Possess Your Heart Tab
This is the bits and pieces that the guitars play.
Chris: Capo 5th
Ben: No Capo
0:27
Chris
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G --------0~-------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
0:44
Chris
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G -----2~---2~---2~---2~---2~---2~---2~----------| repeat about 3 times
D -----------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
0:56
This is a little confusing so bare with me
Ben
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G ----5-5-4~--4~--4~--4~--4~--4~-----------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
1:01
Ben (con.)
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G -----4--4--4---2~--2~--2~----------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
1:06
Chris
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------|
D -----2--2--2--2—2~-------2~--------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
1:11
Ben
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G -----4---2-------4~----------------------------|
D -------------2---------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
1:19
I’m pretty sure it’s Chris
E -----------------------------------------------|
B ------0---0---0---0---0------------------------|
G ---2----2---2---2---2---2----------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
1:29
Chris (Ben is now playing piano)
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G -------------0~--------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A--------3-3-5-----------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
1:38
Chris
E -----------------------------------------------|
B --1---2~---------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
1:43
Chris
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G -------------0~--------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A--------3-3-5-----------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
1:51
Chris
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A------7-7--5---0~-------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
1:58
Chris
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G -------------0~--------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A--------3-3-5-----------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
2:05
Chris
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/death_cab_for_cutie/i_will_possess_your_heart_tab_ver_3.html ]
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G ----0----0----0----0----0----0~----------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
2:13
Chris
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G -------------0~--------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A--------3-3-5-----------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
2:27
Chris
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G -------------0~--------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A--------3-3-5-----------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
2:32-2:35
Chris
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G ---5b----5b----5b------5b----------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
2:38-2:54
Chris
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G ----6b----6b----6b----6b----6b----6b----6b-----|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
About 2:57
Chris
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G -----9b—--9b---9b---9b-------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
3:02
Chris
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G -------------0~--------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A--------3-3-5-----------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
Then it just repeats some of the stuff above. It’s easy to figure out. Then when the
come in, you can just strum some chords.
About 4:50
Chris
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G ------7~---------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
At about 4:58 he plays a chord somewhat like this.
Chris
E -----------------------------------------------|
B ---------------3-------------------------------|
G ---------------0-------------------------------|
D ---------------4-------------------------------|
A----------------5-------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
5:21
Chris
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G -------------0~--------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A--------3-3-5-----------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
5:22
Chris
E -----------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------|
G ----2-2—0~------------------------------------ |
D -----------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------7--7--5—0~-------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
That’s pretty much it. Oh and if you have seen the Open Windows special on Current,
will also add this little solo in at one point
E -----------------------------------------------|
B ---------1-0--------0--------------------------|
G -------------0--------0------------------------|
D -------2----------------0----------------------|
A------3-----------3-----------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------|
And that’s it! There is one other part Chris plays in the bridge, but it shouldn’t be
hard to figure out. Enjoy!
