Modest Mouse – Beach Side Property (Guitar Tab)

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---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Tabbed by: the piper Email: [email protected] | / 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