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Lives

Modest Mouse
Tab
★5.0(32)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

E ----------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------2b-------------------------------|
D -------2-0-----0-4----4-------2-0-------------------|
A ---0-4-----4-2------------0-4-----4-2-4\7-4-2-0-----|
E -2----------------------2-----------------------0---|

Play this intro riff 4 times

“You were the dull sound”

E ---------|
B ---------|
G ---------|
D -----4---|
A --4--2---|
E --2------|

The strumming pattern changes throughout this section. Play:

E E E E SSSS (x4)

E SSSSE SSSS (x4)

F# B

You were the dull sound of sharp math when you were alive”

F# B

and no one's gonna play the harp when you die,

F# B

and if I had a nickel for every damn time, I'd have

F# B

half the time, do you mind?

Play intro riff 3 times

[Then play this transition] (thanks to onlymodestmouse’s version for this)

E. E S E. E S E. E S E S S E

e|--------------------|---------------------|
B|--3--------3--------|--3--------3----3----|
G|--0--------0--------|--0--------0----0-x--|
D|--2---2--2-2---2--2-|--2---2--2-2--2-2-x--|
A|--3---3--3-3---3--3-|--3---3--3-3--3-3-x--|
E|--------------------|---------------------|

“It’s hard to remember”

E ----------------------------------------|
B -15-15-15-12-12-12-15-15-15-12-10-8--3--|
G -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D ----------------------------------------|
A -17-17-17-14-14-14-17-17-17-14-12-10-5--|
E ----------------------------------------|

Play this part 5 times

E -------------------------------------|
B -15-15-15-12-12-12-15-15-15-12-10-8--|
G -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D -------------------------------------|
A -17-17-17-14-14-14-17-17-17-14-12-10-|
E -------------------------------------|

[This is mostly the same as before. Just take off the last G and transition into the

below.]

E -----------------------|
B -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
D ---------0-0-0-0-------|
A -3-3-2-2-------------0-|
E ---------3-3-2-2-2-3---|

The strumming pattern for each set of chord is E SE SE SSSS;

the 2-3-0 is E E E

[Play this part 5 times. Isaac starts singing the second time through]

[Play the intro riff twice, end on the low F#]

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| b Bend

| \ Slide down

| x Dead note

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