Modest Mouse

Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News Album guitar tab

Tabbed by:CMM

Tuning:Standard

Songs:

World at Large

Float On

Ocean Breathes Salty

Dig Your Grave

Bury Me with it

Dance Hall

Bukowski

The View

Blame it on the Tetons

Black Cadillacs

One Chance

The Good Times are Killing me

I've Got it All(most)

| / slide up

| slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

| ) Bend

__________________________World at Large___________________________________

(Intro)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Part played for rest of song)

e|-----6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-----------6------------|

B|---7---7---7---7---6---6---6---6---7---7---7---7-----6-----6---6------|

G|-6-------6-------6-------6-------8-------8---------6---6-----6--------|

D|-------------------------------------------------8--------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

________________________________Float On____________________________________

(Chords for Intro/Verse/Outro) (Dann's bit)

(CAPO on 6th/or barre with finger)

e|0---0--0-0-0-0-0--0---0--0-0-0-0-0--0---0--0-0-0-0-0--0-----------0------|

B|0h1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1p0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0h1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1p0-----0-----0---0|

G|0---0--0-0-0-0-0--0---0--0-0-0-0-0--0h2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2p0---0---0-----00-|

D|----------------------------------------------------------2--------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Isaac's bit) (No Capo)

e|-------9----------------------------9----------------------------9-------|

B|----11----11--9--11-11-9-11------11----11--9--11-11-9-11------11----11--9|

G|-10---------------------------10---------------------------10------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-11-11-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-97-----|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

(Chorus) (Dann plays)

(Capo on 6th)

e|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------0----------|

B|---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1-------0-----0---0----|

G|-0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2---0---0-----0------|

D|---------------------------------------------------2------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

_________________________Ocean Breathes Salty_______________________________

(Guitar 1/Isaac) (Intro)(Listen to song to learn when to bend them)

e|----)----------|

B|-12+------)----|

G|-------12+-----|

D|---------------|

A|---------------|

E|---------------|

(Guitar 2/Dann) (Intro/verse)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------0-----------------------------4-0-------|

D|---5-4-0----5-4------5-------------5-4-0----5-4-----5------------|

A|-7--------------0--3---3---------7--------------0-3---3----------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 1/Isaac) (Verse)

e|--------------------------------------------------|

B|-8-8---8-8---8--8-8-10----------------------------|

G|-----9-----9---9-------9----9-97-7--7-7-7-7/95--|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|

(Bridge)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------10-----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-9-12-11--7-----7--7-7/9-9-12-11-7--------12------12---------9-12-11--7--|

D|---------------------------------------12------12------------------------|

A|------------------------------------10-------9-------9/10----------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|

B|-10-----------------------------|

G|-----7--7-7/9-9-12-11-7---------|

D|------------------------5-------|

A|--------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------|

(Bridge as played on Conan) (Not exact amount of strums)

e|---------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------|

G|-9-9-9-9-9-9/12-12-12------------------------|

D|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x---9-9-9-9-9-95-5-5----|

A|-7-7-7-7-7-7/10-10-10---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|

E|------------------------7-7-7-7-7-73-3-3----|

______________________________Dig your Grave________________________________

(Whole song)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---)---)----------------)---)---------)-------)---)----------)------)---)|

G|-11--10--------13-----11--10--------13------11--10---------13-----11--10-|

D|---------13-13----13----------13-13------13---------13-13------13--------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|

B|----------)------)---)------------|

G|--------13-----11--10-------------|

D|-13-13------13---------13-13------|

A|----------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|

____________________________Bury me with it_________________________________

(Intro/Chorus)

e|----------------------------------------|

B|-9--9----10--10----12--12----12--12-----|

G|-x--x-----x---x-----x---x-----x---x-----|

D|-8--8-----9---9----11--11----11--11-----|

A|-9--9----10--10----12--12----12--12-----|

E|----------------------------------------|

(Bridge)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-18-x-x-16-x-x-14-x-x-11-x-x-18-x-x-16-x-x-14-x-x-11-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

D|--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

A|-16-x-x-14-x-x-12-x-x--9-x-x-16-x-x-14-x-x-12-x-x--9-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--16-x-18-1614-14-x-11-x-x-18-x-x-16-x-x-14-x-x-11-x-x--|

D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x--x--x--x--x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--|

A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--14-x-16-1412-12-x--9-x-x-16-x-x-14-x-x-12-x-x--9-x-x--|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-18-x-x-16-x-x-14-x-x-11-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6---|

D|--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|

A|-16-x-x-14-x-x-12-x-x--9-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4---|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|

(Little fill played near the end)

) )

e|-7-7-------------|

B|-----9p7---------|

G|----------9------|

D|-----------------|

A|-----------------|

E|-----------------|

______________________________Dance Hall____________________________________

(Intro)

e|----------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------|

G|-1211-----------1211--12-----1211----------|

D|-------12-----------------------------12------|

A|----------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------|

(Fill played with small variations throughout song)

e|---------------------------------|

B|--12-12-12-12-12p11--------------|

G|--------------------12-9---------|

D|---------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|

(Verse)(repeated several times)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9--|

D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|

A|-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x--9-x--9-x--9-x--9-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7--|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar and xylophone part)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-12-10--12-10-8----12-10--12-13-12-10----12-10--12-10-8-7------|

G|----------------9-----------------------------------------9----|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

(2nd Guitar played over the last verse)

e|-------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------|

G|-9-12-16----9-12-14----9-12-14----9-12-16--|

D|-x--x--x----x--x--x----x--x--x----x--x--x--|

A|-7-10-14----7-10-12----7-10-12----7-10-14--|

E|-------------------------------------------|

______________________________Bukowski______________________________________

(Whole Song)

e|-------------------------------------------------------|

B|-138-8---8-9--8--8-9-8-------------138-8--8h9p8------|

G|------------------------8-7------12---------------8----|

D|-------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|

B|---138-8---8h9p8---8-----8------8------8-98--|

G|12----------------8---8-7---7---------7--------|

D|------------------------------10---10----------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-8-------------8---------------138-8---8-9----8--8-9-8----------|

G|---87-------7---75--5-----12-----------------------------8-7---|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----138-8--8h9p8------------------8-9-8-------------8-------------|

G|-12--------------8---------------8-------8---------7--------75-5--|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-11-8--------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------8-98---84-4----43-3---------8-----------------8-9-8------------8|

G|-----------------------------------8---8-------------8-------8------8-7--|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------8-----8-----8-----8-8-98------------------------138-8--8h9p8---|

G|----5----5-7---7-8---7-8-----------------------------12---------------8-|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|

B|------8-9-8----------------------8-9-8---|

G|-8-10-----------------------8-10---------|

D|-----------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----138--8h9p8--------------138----9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-----|

G|-12-------------8----------------------------------------------------8-7-|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------|

B|----138-8--8h9p8-----|

G|-12---------------8---|

D|----------------------|

A|----------------------|

E|----------------------|

_____________________________The View_______________________________________

(Intro)

e|------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------|

G|-3/5--5-5----3/5--5-5-----32-2-2-2----2--------|

D|-3/5--5-5----3/5--5-5-----32-2-2-2----2--------|

A|------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

(Verse, theres 4 variations on the ending)

(variation 1)

e|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|-2--5--x-x-4-4-x-7-x-x-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|

D|-2--5--x-x-5-5-x-7-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--|

A|------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|

(Variation 2)

e|--------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------|

G|-2--5--x-x-4-4-x-7-x-x-2-------------------2-2-2--|

D|-2--5--x-x-5-5-x-7-x-x-3-------------------3-3-3--|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|

(Variation 3)

e|-----------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------)---)---)----|

G|-2--5--x-x-4-4-x-7-x-x-2---2---2---2-----|

D|-2--5--x-x-5-5-x-7-x-x-3---3---3---3-----|

A|-----------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------|

(Variation 4)

e|---------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------|

G|-2--5--x-x-4-4-x-7-x-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|

D|-2--5--x-x-5-5-x-7-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|

A|---------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------|

(Keyboard part)

e|---5-----5-3-1-3-1-0----5-0------------|

B|-5-------------------3-----------------|

G|----------------------------5----------|

D|---------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|

(Chorus)

e|-------15------------------------12--------------13----|

B|-13-15---------------------13-15-----------13-15-------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

(Solo)

e|-13-12-13-10-12-10-87-7-8-7-8-7-8-10-------13-12-13-10-8-8-87-7-8-7-8-7|

B|--------------------------------------8----------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-8-10--10-10----------|

B|----------------------|

G|----------------------|

D|----------------------|

A|----------------------|

E|----------------------|

(Interlude) (Please make note that this "+" means a harmonic. Not a regular fretted note,

as does ")"mean bend.)(Also you might have to play along with the song to make real sense

of this part)

e|----)--------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-12+------)-----------------12+------------------------------------------|

G|-------12+----------------------12+--------------------------------------|

D|-----------------3------------------------------3------------------------|

A|-----------53-3----75-------------7+------3-------------------7-7-7-7-7|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------)---------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------12+-----------)----------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------12+-----------|

D|-5-------------3-----------------5---------------------------------------|

A|---5--3-3----3---------7-7-7-7-7---5-3-3-3----------------------------53|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------12+----------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------12+------------------------------------------|

D|---3----------------------------------------------3------------------5---|

A|-3-----------7--------------------7+------------3--------7-7-7-7-7-7---5-|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------|

D|----------3--------------5-----|

A|-3-3----3------7-7-7-7-7---5---|

E|-------------------------------|

(Bridge)

e|-------------0---------------------------------1--------------|

B|-5-----------1--------------5-------------3----1--------------|

G|-5-----------2--------------4------------------2--------------|

D|-5-----------2--------------2---------------------------------|

A|-3-----------0------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

C Am E5 F

__________________________Blame it on the Tetons___________________________

(Intro/Verse/whole thing)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-4-4-4-4-5-7-----0--0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|

D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----4--4-4-4-5-7-------2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-2-0---|

A|-----------------5--5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

______________________________Black Cadillacs_______________________________

(Intro) (All harmonics, though without the right effect they dont sound as good as they

could. Id probably recomend just playing the regular fretted notes. (Not shown here.))

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------12+-------------------------------------------|

G|-7+-12+-------------------------5+-------7+--12+----------------|

D|---------7+--------------------------7+-----------3+---------5+-|

A|------------7+--------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

(Chorus)

e|------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------5--5--5-5-5----------------|

G|-2--2--2-2-2---------------5--5--5-5-5----------------|

D|-2--2--2-2-2--3--3--3-3-3--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5---|

A|-0--0--0-0-0--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--5--5--5-5-5---|

E|--------------1--1--1-1-1---------------3--3--3-3-3---|

A5 F5 C G5

(Bridge)

e|------------------1--1-------------3--3--------|

B|-3--3----3--3-----1--1-------5--5--3--3--------|

G|-3--3----3--3-----2--2-------5--5--4--4--------|

D|-3--3----3--3-----3--3-------5--5--5--5--------|

A|-1--1----1--1-----3--3-------3--3--5--5--------|

E|------------------1--1-------------3--3--------|

Bb Bb F C G

(Solo over Bridge)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------3--------3-------|

G|-3p2p0---------------------------0-----0-------------5---2-2--5---2-2---|

D|-------3-3---3p2p0-------2-3---------3---2------------------------------|

A|-------------------3-3---------------------3----------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|

B|---3-----------0----0----------|

G|-5---2-2-----2----0------------|

D|-------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|

_______________________________One Chance___________________________________

Main Riff (Intro/Chorus)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-4/5p0--0--0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------------|

D|-4/5p0--0--0-0-0-0--4-4-42--2-2-2-2-2h4-4-4p2--------------------------|

A|--------------------5-5-53--3-3-3-3-3---3-3---2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2---|

E|-----------------------------------------------3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3---|

2nd Guitar (Intro/Chorus)

e|-------------------------------------------------------|

B|-12-10----------10------12-10----10---12-10------------|

G|-------12----12----12---------12------------12--12~----|

D|-------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Fills (played during verse)

e|--------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------8----------|

G|-7--8-9---9-8-7------------------7-8-9---9-8-7----|

D|--------9-----------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|

Bridge

e|--------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------|

G|--4-4-4-4-4/5--5-----4-----4---4------|

D|--4-4-4-4-4/5--5-----5-----5---5------|

A|--2-2-2-2-2/3--3--5----5-5---5--------|

E|------------------3----3-3---3--------|

Note: The B5 chord is played many times more than I typed during the bridge,

also, listen to the song for the timing.

__________________________The Good Times are Killing me_____________________

(Intro/Verse/whole song)

e|------------------------------------------1--1--x--1--1-1--x--1--1-1---|

B|-3--3--x--3--3-3--x--3--3-3--x--3--3-3-3--1--1--x--1--1-1--x--1--1-1---|

G|-3--3--x--3--3-3--x--3--3-3--x--3--3-3-3--2--2--x--2--2-2--x--2--2-2---|

D|-3--3--x--3--3-3--x--3--3-3--x--3--3-3-3--3--3--x--3--3-3--x--3--3-3---|

A|-1--1--x--1--1-1--x--1--1-1--x--1--1-1-1--3--3--x--3--3-3--x--3--3-3---|

E|------------------------------------------1--1--x--1--1-1--x--1--1-1---|

e|-x--1--1-1---|

B|-x--1--1-1---|

G|-x--2--2-2---|

D|-x--3--3-3---|

A|-x--3--3-3---|

E|-x--1--1-1---|

___________________________I've Got it All(Most)___________________________

(Verse chords, strumming varies)

e|----------------|

B|----------------|

G|-8---------6----|

D|-8---------6----|

A|-6---------4----|

E|----------------|

D#5 C#5

(First Verse ending)

e|-------------|

B|-7~---4~-----|

G|---------4~--|

D|-------------|

A|-------------|

E|-------------|

(Chorus)

e|--------------------------------|

B|--------9-----------------------|

G|--8--8--8--9---------11--8------|

D|--8--8--6--9---------11--8--9---|

A|--6--6-----7----------9--6--9---|

E|----------------------------7---|

D#5 G#5 E5 F#5 D#5 B5

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