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Teeth Like Gods Shoeshine

Modest Mouse
Tab
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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.

"Take 'em all for a long ride"

TIP --> Add a little more distortion to the guitars!

Guitar 1:

E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S

e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-9--9-9-x-x-7--7-7-x-x-|-5--5-5-x-x-5--5-5-x-x-|
E|-7--7-7-x-x-5--5-5-x-x-|-3--3-3-x-x-3--3-3-x-x-|

Guitar 2:

Q. E E E E E E E E E

e|---------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------|
G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|
E|-7----------5--7--5--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--|

Guitar 2 variation right before the following section:

Q. E E E E E E E E E

e|---------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------|
G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|
E|-7----------5--7--5--|-3--5--3--5-s7--5--|

*********************ENSUING JAM*********************

Both guitars:

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E S S

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|-11-9--7--6-7-6-|-11-9--7--6-7-6-|-11-9--7--6-7-6-|-----------------|
D|-x--x--x--x-x-x-|-x--x--x--x-x-x-|-x--x--x--x-x-x-|-----------------|
A|-9--7--5--4-5-4-|-9--7--5--4-5-4-|-9--7--5--4-5-4-|---4-5p4---4-5p4-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-5-------5-------| x2

E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-11--11-11-11-11-12s11-11-11-11-11-|-12s11-11-11-11-11-12s11-12s11-12s11-|
D|-x---x--x--x--x--x-----x--x--x--x--|-x-----x--x--x--x--x-----x-----x-----|
A|-9---9--9--9--9--10s9--9--9--9--9--|-10s9--9--9--9--9--10s9--10s9--10s9--|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

(5 times)

[NOTE: The 4th time through the above riff, linger on the G note (10x12) for

the whole second bar]

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E S S

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|-11-9--7--6-7-6-|-11-9--7--6-7-6-|-11-9--7--6-7-6-|-----------------|
D|-x--x--x--x-x-x-|-x--x--x--x-x-x-|-x--x--x--x-x-x-|-----------------|
A|-9--7--5--4-5-4-|-9--7--5--4-5-4-|-9--7--5--4-5-4-|---4-5p4---4-5p4-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-5-------5-------| x1

*********************BREAKDOWN 2*********************

Riff sequence:

E E E E E E E E E E E S S

e|-------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------7--------0--|-------5--------5s7-|
A|----5--------4-----|----5--------5------|
E|-7--------5--------|-3--------3---------| x5

E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------7--------0--|-------5--------0--|
A|----5--------4-----|----5--------5-----|
E|-7--------5--------|-3--------3--------| x1

\-1/ \-1/

E E E E E E Q. Q. E E E E E E H.

e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------|
G|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------|
D|-------7+----------|--------------|-------7+----------|-----------|
A|----5+-------5+-4+-|--------------|----5+-------5+-4+-|-----------|
E|-7+-------5+-------|-3+-----3+----|-7+-------5+-------|-3+--------| x1

\-1/ \-1/ \dive

E E E E E E Q. Q. E E E E E E H.

e|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------|
B|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------|
G|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------|
D|-------7+----------|--------------|-------7+----------|-----------|
A|----5+-------5+-4+-|--------------|----5+-------5+-4+-|-----------|
E|-7+-------5+-------|-3+-----3+----|-7+-------5+-------|-3+--------| x1

*********************FREAK OUT JAM*********************

Both guitars:

E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S

e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-9--9-9-x-x-7--7-7-x-x-|-5--5-5-x-x-5--5-5-x-x-|
E|-7--7-7-x-x-5--5-5-x-x-|-3--3-3-x-x-3--3-3-x-x-| x5

TIP 1: Play these riffs heavy

TIP 2: Mess around with the whammy bar to get Isaac's odd sound

NEXT RIFF (x3):

E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-11--11-11-11-11-12s11-11-11-11-11-|-12s11-11-11-11-11-12s11-12s11-12s11-|
D|-x---x--x--x--x--x-----x--x--x--x--|-x-----x--x--x--x--x-----x-----x-----|
A|-9---9--9--9--9--10s9--9--9--9--9--|-10s9--9--9--9--9--10s9--10s9--10s9--|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

THEN:

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E S S

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|-11-9--7--6-7-6-|-11-9--7--6-7-6-|-11-9--7--6-7-6-|-----------------|
D|-x--x--x--x-x-x-|-x--x--x--x-x-x-|-x--x--x--x-x-x-|-----------------|
A|-9--7--5--4-5-4-|-9--7--5--4-5-4-|-9--7--5--4-5-4-|---4-5p4---4-5p4-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-5-------5-------| x2

AND THEN:

E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E

e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-11--11-11-11-11-12s11-11-11-11-11-|-12s11-11-11-11-11-11--11--11-|
D|-x---x--x--x--x--x-----x--x--x--x--|-x-----x--x--x--x--x---x---x--|
A|-9---9--9--9--9--10s9--9--9--9--9--|-10s9--9--9--9--9--9---9---9--|
E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------| x1

E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S

e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-11--11-11-11-11-9--9-9-9-9-|-7--7-7-7-7-12--12-12-12-12-|
D|-x---x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-|-x--x-x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x--|
A|-9---9--9--9--9--7--7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5-5-5-10--10-10-10-10-|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------| x2

E S S S S E S S S S E E E E E E

e|----------------------------|------------------|
B|----------------------------|------------------|
G|-11--11-11-11-11-9--9-9-9-9-|-7--7--7--7--7--7-|
D|-x---x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-|-x--x--x--x--x--x-|
A|-9---9--9--9--9--7--7-7-7-7-|-5--5--5--5--5--5-|
E|----------------------------|------------------| x1

LAST HARMONICS RIFF:

/+1\/+1\/+1\

E E E E E E E E H

e|-------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------|
G|-9+-7+-5+-9+-7+-5+-|-9+-7+-5+------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------| x5

/+1\/+1\/+1\ /+1\/+1\/+1\ /+1\/+1\/+1\/+1\/+1\/+1\

Q. Q. H.

e|--------------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-9+-----------7+----------|-5+--------------------|
D|--------------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------|

AND END ON:

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--11s----9s----7s----12-------------|
D|--x------x-----x-----x--------------|
A|--9s-----7s----5s----10-------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Duration Legend

---------------

W - whole

H.- half + quarter

H - half

Q.- quarter + 8th

Q - quarter

E - 8th

S - 16th

4 quarter notes (or 8 8th notes) make up one bar in 4/4 time

3 quarter notes (or 6 8th notes) make up one bar in 6/8 time

Tablature Legend

----------------

x - dead note

+ - natural harmonic

h - hammer on

p - pull off

s - slide to

~ - vibrato

b - bend (using finger, not whammy bar)

\n/ - whammy bar dip (n = ½ [semi-tone], n = 1 [whole tone], etc.)

/n\ - whammy bar bend up

A semi-tone bend would be like bending from 4th fret to the pitch of

5th fret.

A whole-tone bend would be like bending from 4th fret to the pitch of

6th fret.

And so on.

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