Modest Mouse – Edit The Sad Parts (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

Okay first of all credit goes to DDball of youtube, he had a video where he explained exactly how to play this. This is such a great song of course you kinda need a bass otherwise you're really only playing half of it but anyway here's the tab.

Here are the two chords played in the beginning and in the middle of the song:
e-x---2------------------------|
B-3---3------------------------|
G-0---2------------------------|
D-2---0------------------------|
A-2----------------------------|
E------------------------------|

On the first chord you can mute the G string, sounds just as good, depends on how you want it to sound. Inbetween chords you can play muted or open strings, it usually sounds better that way. then

e-------------------------------------------|
B-10-10-10-12-12-10-8h10-10-----------------|
G--x--x--x--x-x--x--------------------------|
D--9--9--9--9-9--9--------------------------|
A-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|

and repeat. Again you don't necessarily mute the G string, it just sounds better on my cheap guitar. then this part comes up:

e-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D--9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--16-16-16-16-17-17-17-17-|
A-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--16-16-16-16-17-17-17-17-|
E-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------|

these have a few variations I guess, for example
e-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D--9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--16-16-16-16-17b-|
A-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
(like, bend this a lot)

and

e--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------17-16-------17-16--------|
A-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--------17-16-------17-16--|
E-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------------------|

then strum these chords as in the recording. This part is really fun:
(it's where Isaac screams "AND YOU STAND IN A CIRCLE")
e---------------------------------|
B-10--10--------------------------|
G-x---0---------------------------|
D-9---x---------------------------|
A-10--9---------------------------|
E-----10--------------------------|

then after the strumming:
e-10b-----10-9----10-9----------------------|
B-----10b------10------10-------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|

play the bent notes only once, then play the 3 following notes over and over at varying speeds and eventually play this, more slowly (again just listen to the recording, very

easy to figure out):
e---------------------------------------------10-12p10---10--12p10--------|
B-10-10-10-12-12-10-8/10-10----------12-12-12-----------------------------|
G---------------------------12-12-12--------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------12-----|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------10--|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then all of this is played again one more time. Then we get to the final part, here's the bassline in case you need it (it's a nice fill between the two parts)

e-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G----------11----------11-------12-11---------12-11-----|
D-------------------------------------12-----------12---|
A-------------------------10-10----------10-10----------|
E-10-10-10----10-10-10----------------------------------|

Then here's the last part :
e-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-4b-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-2---------4-2----|
D----------------------------4-4-4-4-----0--|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|

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

and this one is repeated several times:
e---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
Just listen to the recording and you'll get the hang of it.

Last five notes:
e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-4-2-------------------------------|
D-----4-2-0-------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|