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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Song
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Beach Side Property - Modest Mouse
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Tabbed by: the piper
Email: jiraoxys7@hotmail.com
Tuning: standard
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| = Let Ring
Guitar with slight gain and chorus.
Intro Riff
e|------------3=----------------------------------3=| B|------------3=------3=---------------3=---3=-3=-3=| G|------------3=------3=---------------3=---3=-3=-3=| D|-5--5-3-3-3-3-5--5--5--3--5--5-3-3-3-3-5--5--5--3-| A|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6-| E|--------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1 & 2 Riffs
e|------------3=----------------------------------3=| B|------------3=------3=---------------3=---3=-3=-3=| G|------------3=------3=---------------3=---3=-3=-3=| D|-5--5-3-3-3-3-5--5--5--3--5--5-3-3-3-3-5--5--5--3-| A|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6-| E|--------------------------------------------------|
Don't always hit the top 3s.
(variation 3)
(not exact strumming but if you need someone to tell you
strumming patterns then you have to learn to do this yourself)
e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|-12--12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-15--15--15--15-13--12-| D|--x---x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x---x---x---x--x---x-| A|-10--10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-13--13--13--13-11--10-| E|------------------------------------------------------------|
(variation 2)
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-5/8-5-5/8-5-5/8/13--------------------| A|--------------------13-11-10-10-10-10\-| E|---------------------------------------|
(variation 3)
e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|-12/15-x-12/15-x-12/15-x-12--12-12/15--15-15-15-13-12-| D|--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--x---x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x-| A|-10/13-x-10/13-x-10/13-x-10--10-10/13--13-13-13-11-10-| E|------------------------------------------------------|
(variation 4)
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-16\12--15\12--15\12--15\12-15--15--15--15-13--12-| D|--x--x---x--x---x--x---x--x------x---x---x--x---x-| A|-13\10--14\10--13\10--14\10-13--13--13--13-11--10-| E|--------------------------------------------------|
(solo) Short but cool sounding
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------8---------------------| G|-12-7-5-4-5-4-0-------4-5-7---7-5-4h5-4h5-4h5-4p0-| D|-10----------------/5-----------------------------| A|-10-----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|
(Pre-verse, Verse riff)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----------------------------------| D|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----7-----7b----7b----7b----7---| A|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-| E|---------------------------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----| e|-0-------------------------| B|-0-------------------------| G|-2-(2)(2)(2)(2)-2-2-2/4----| D|-2-(2)(2)(2)(2)-2-2-2/4--5-| A|---(0)(0)(0)(0)-0-0-0/2--5-| E|-------------------------3-|
That basically just gives you the chords to play.
This song is more of a jam so just mix it up.
After "a message left on the forehead of god"
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------7------| A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--------5-5b-| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5b-5--------|
(hard to hear)
Verse 3 arpeggios (again "mix it up")
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-----2------(0)-----4---| A|---3---3---3-5b---5---5-| E|-1-------0------3-------|
Transition (use those notes "alternates")
Snap the SHIT out of those
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-2-2-2-----------| A|-------3-3-3-2-0-| E|-----------------|
Terrible jam of death chord
e|-1-|
B|-0-|
G|-2-|
D|-3-|
A|-3-|
E|-0-|
Terrible jam of death riff 1
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-3-2-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2---| A|-------------3-----------3-| E|---------------------------|
Terrible jam of death riff 2
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-3-2-3-5-3-----------3-2---| A|-----------0-3-0-3-0-------| E|---------------------------|
Terrible jam of death riff 3
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-3-2-3-5-3-2---2-3---------| A|-------------3-----3-5-----| E|---------------------------|
Terrible jam of death riff 4
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-5-3-2-3--5-3-2--5-3-2-3---| E|---------------------------|
Terrible jam of death harmonics
e|---------5---------| B|-5---5-5---5-----5-| G|-5-5-5---------5-5-| D|---5--------5------| A|--------------5----| E|-------------------|
"mix it up"
Ending finale riffues
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-2-3-5-2-3-5-------------| A|-------------2-3-5-2-3-5-| E|-------------------------|
This doesn't show all of the variations of the riff
but if you just use the notes i give you you'll find em'.
If you really care THAT much.
Dahdablahdenhablenaberonnskadngfaifjnaslf
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