Modest Mouse – The Ground Walks With Time In A Box (Bass Tab)
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Title: The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box
Artist: Modest Mouse
Album: Strangers to Ourselves
Tabbed by: Jon R (Jay3213 on UG)
Hey guys, I was bummed out I couldn't find bass tabs to this great song so I tabbed them out myself. I'm
certain these tabs are 99% correct.
Listen closely to the song to figure out the picking rhythm!
Intro:
Repeat several times (0:42)
G|---------------------|--------|--------|---------------------| D|-----------10--9~----|-------AND-------|--------------10--9~-| A|-7~------------------|-------THEN------|-7-7-7-7-7-7---------| E|---------------------|--------|--------|---------------------|
Verse (main riff) "Open up a window"
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|------2---2-----2----|-3-------------------|-2---2-----2----3----|----------------2----| E|-0~------------------|------3----2----0~---|---------------------|-3----2----0~--------| G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|-2----2----3---------|---------------------|------0----0----2----|-2-------------------| E|----------------3----|-2----0----0----3----|-3-------------------|---------------------|
Verse 2 (after "And we really don't mind..." at 1:16)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|------0----1----2~---|---------------------|---------------------| A|------2----2----3----|-3-------------------|-3----3----3----2----|----------------2----| E|-0~------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-3----2----0~--------| G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------| D|----------------0----|-1----2~-------------|---------------------|--------| A|-2----3----3---------|----------------0----|---------------------|--------| E|---------------------|-----------3---------|-3-------------------|--------|
MAIN RIFF "We'll probably never get there" (1:30)
Verse 2 (Accordion playing) (2:00)
MAIN RIFF "we stole the road. We floated in the light) (2:30) (repeats for a long time)
Verse 2 "I think it really wants out..." (4:00)
BRIDGE (4:15)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|-----------2~--------|-----------2~--------|-----------2~--------|-----------2~--------| E|-0~------------------|-0~------------------|-0~------------------|-0~------------------| G|---------------------|--------|--------|--------| D|---------------------|--------|--------|--------| A|---------------------|--------|--------|--------| E|-0-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
(TRUMPETS)
INTRO (4:45)
MAIN RIFF (5:00)
VERSE 2 (5:30) slowly fades away