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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.

GUITAR 1 (Bassline)

Guitar 1 plays a bass line that runs through the majority of the song, it

establishes the basic 1-2-3 1-2-3 pattern of the song (Changes in the song

usually happen on the "1" notes of the bass line):

0:00 - 0:08 is when you can hear it clearly

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

(If you are playing on acoustic it sounds more like the album when palm

muted)

It plays continuously and doesn't change until

3:25 - 3:29

1 1 1 1 2 3 (rhythm)

3:29 - 4:00

Here it does the standard bass line but with a rest for the last three

notes, and then the standard bass line and a variation in place of the

last three notes.

From 4:00 to 4:15 he just repeats that last variation (note that you can

play the last two 5s as open on the G-string):

4:15 - 5:03 he plays the bass line from the beginning

5:03 - 5:10

Play this twice. That's the end of Guitar 1.

GUITAR 2 (Vibratos, Squeels, Power Chords)

Vibrato guitar (Guitar 2) comes in. If you don't have a cut away guitar it

sounds fine if you play b12~ d12~ g12~ g12~, although those are not the

notes played in the song. Most of the notes are vibrato, though he

occasionally plays notes as harmonics or mutes. Listen to he song if you

want to know exactly how he plays it.

0:08 - 0:35

1:03 - 1:05

1:11 - 1:41 & 2:10 - 2:36

Repeat

123 123 123 123(bass)

2:38 - 3:04

Sorry it's all jumbled, it's a simple three chord progression of power

chords with the bass notes on the A string going A7 A5 A10 A10.

3:06 - 3:12

Gentle, almost inaudible harmonics until 3:52

3:52 - 3:55

And then there are some more light harmonics until 4:16. I can't hear them

well enough to figure out what notes they are, and they don't seem to have

a specific pattern.

4:12

19 on the high e is played softly

4:16 - 4:27 & 4:40 - 5:01

Same notes as the intro (0:08-0:35), just with more harmonics and palm

mutes on the occasional note. Harmonics on the fifth fret at 5:08 on D

string and then G string, and that's the end of Guitar 2.

GUITAR 3 (Melody, Backing, Solo)

Guitar 3 plays harmonics for the part in parenthesis, the part that sounds

kind of like a piano. It does not play the notes that are not in

parenthesis, I just leave those in to show the rhythm.

0:14 - 0:16 & 0:30 - 0:31

0:36 - 1:10

Main Melody

Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 3

Riff 4

Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 3

Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 End note

1:20 - 1:21

1:27 - 1:38

Riffs in this order: 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 (same as main melody after riff 4

without the end note)

1:42 - 2:10

Repeat main melody (0:36 - 1:10)

2:22 - 2:30

Riffs 1 2 1 3

2:42 - 3:05

You can hear him bending power chords in the background of the main guitar

if you listen carefully. This is the only part of the tab I am unsure of,

so feel free to leave suggestions in the comments:

The parenthesis part is only played at the beginning.

Solo

3:13 - 3:28

e|------------------------------------------|
B|-12-10--8-7-8--7--------------------------|
G|-----------------7--7-5-4-5--7-5-4--5p4---|
D|----------------------------------------5-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-12-10--8-7-8--7--------------------------|
D|-----------------7--7-5-4-5--4-5-7--5p4---|
A|----------------------------------------5-|
E|------------------------------------------|

3:29 - 3:44

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16-14----16-14----12-12----12-12----16-14----16-14----12-12----|
D|-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-| x2
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

3:44 - 3:51

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16----------14----12-12----12-12----16-14----16-14----12-12----|
D|----------------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

4:27 - 4:45

Riffs 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 3 4 (Main melody up to riff 4)

4:47 - 4:55

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-9-7-0--7-5-0--------------|
D|--------------9-7---7------|
A|------------------7---10--7|
E|---------------------------|

Riff 3 Riff 4 Variation

4:55 - 4:59

Play Riff 3 and then Riff 4 (the original Riff 4 not the variation)

5:03 & 5:06

e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|

D|-9\5-|

A|-----|
E|-----|

5:20 - 5:40

The ending noise is not a guitar, but you can make a noise like it doing

this:

e|-10/14-|

B|-7/11--|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|

END TAB

Here are some fun variations I made to give it a different sound while

playing live.

GUITAR 1

I made this simple fingerpicking variation of the bass riff. Play the

normal bass riff twice at the beginning of the song and then begin playing

this:

e|-------------------------|
B|-0-----------------------|
G|---0---------0-----0-----|
D|-2---2---4-----2-----4---|
A|-------5---5-3---3-----5-|
E|-------------------3-----|

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

(Do not palm mute for the fingerpicking)

GUITAR 2

3:06 - 3:13

I figured Guitar 2 could do this before the solo instead of just copying

what Guitar 3 is doing at that part. Strum once on time with each bass

note. Heavy palm mute:

Em D G Em D G

e|-000-222-333333-000-222-3-----|
B|-000-333-333333-000-333-3-----|
G|-000-222-000000-000-222-0-----|
D|-222-000-000000-222-000-0-----|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

GUITAR 3

Variation on solo I made inspired by the way Modest Mouse plays it live

sometimes (look up Dramamine Bumbershoot 2009 on youtube).

3:29 - 3:44

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-16-14----16-14----12-12----12-12----|
D|-------14-------14-------14-------14-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16-14----16-14----12h14p12h14----12h14p12h14-------------|
D|-------14-------14----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1

(Hammer fast so it fits in with the timing)

e|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------15-|
G|-16-14----16-14----12-12----12-12----|
D|-------14-------14-------14----------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16-14----16-14----12h14p12h14----12h14p12h14-------------|
D|-------14-------14----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

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| (n) Ghost note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| > Accented note

| b Bend

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

| <> Harmonic

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