Modest Mouse – Truckers Atlas (Guitar Tab)

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[Intro] [4 measures of drum intro]
intro pattern 1a
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------4---0-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------4-4---4---4---------------------------------------|
E|-----12\4-4-4-44-0-7\4-----------------12\4--------------------------------|
do once before going to pattern 2

intro pattern 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---4------------4---4----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------4-4---4--4---------------------------------------------|
E|---4-4--4----0--7\4-------------12\4---------------------------------------|
[6 measures of pattern 2] during kick drum only part play [2 measures]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------4--x-x-x-x-x-x-----------------------------------------|
E|-----4--x-x-x-x-x-x--------------------------------------------------------|
intro 1b
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------4---0-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------4-4---4---4---------------------------------------|
E|--------4-4-4-44-0-7\4-----------------12\4--------------------------------|

intro pattern 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---4------------4---4----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------4-4---4--4---------------------------------------------|
E|---4-4--4----0--7\4-------------12\4---------------------------------------|
[8 measures]
[Verse 1]
pattern 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---14-14-14--1414-14-14-14---11-11-11-119-9-9-9----------------------------|
A|---x---x--x---x-x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x----------------------------|
E|---12--12-12--1212-12-12-12--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7----------------------------|
repeat 2 times then pattern 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---13h14------10h11----8h9-------------------------------------------------|
D|---14---------11-------9---------------------------------------------------|
A|---x----------x--------x---------------------------------------------------|
E|---12---------9--------7---------------------------------------------------|
[6 measures] same amount of chords as in pattern 1, just couldnt write it out without looking v cluttered [Chorus]
chorus 1 [5 measures]
e|---2---2---0-0-0--0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----4-4-4-4-4-4----4-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4---4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

chorus 2 [5 measures]
e|--2p0---2p0--2p0---2p0---2p0------2p0--------------------------------------|
B|------4---------4------------4-----------2-4-2-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-----------4--------------4--------4---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
last measure of chorus 2 play
e|--2p0---2p0--2p0---2p0---2p0------2p0--------------------------------------|
B|------4---------4------------4-----------2h4-4-2---------------------------|
G|-----------4-----------4--------------4----------4-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[8 measures just drum&bass]
[Bridge]
[10 measures]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2b4r2-----------------2b4r2----------------------------------------------|
E|-------2-x-2-x--2-4-5---------2-x-2--2-0-----------------------------------|
hit the dead notes on the upstroke [Intro 2]
intro 1b
play once
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------4---0-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------4-4---4---4---------------------------------------|
E|--------4-4-4-44-0-7\4-----------------12\4--------------------------------|

intro pattern 2
[6 measures]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---4------------4---4----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------4-4---4--4---------------------------------------------|
E|---4-4--4----0--7\4-------------12\4---------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
pattern 1 [2 measures]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---14-14-14--1414-14-14-14---11-11-11-119-9-9-9----------------------------|
A|---x---x--x---x-x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x----------------------------|
E|---12--12-12--1212-12-12-12--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7----------------------------|

repeat 2 times then pattern 2 
[6 measures]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---13h14------10h11----8h9-------------------------------------------------|
D|---14---------11-------9---------------------------------------------------|
A|---x----------x--------x---------------------------------------------------|
E|---12---------9--------7---------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
chorus 1 [5 measures]
e|---2---2---0-0-0--0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----4-4-4-4-4-4----4-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4---4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

chorus 2 [5 measures]
e|--2p0---2p0--2p0---2p0---2p0------2p0--------------------------------------|
B|------4---------4------------4-----------2-4-2-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-----------4--------------4--------4---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
last measure of chorus 2 play
e|--2p0---2p0--2p0---2p0---2p0------2p0--------------------------------------|
B|------4---------4------------4-----------2h4-4-2---------------------------|
G|-----------4-----------4--------------4----------4-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro] for the outro the chords played are so layered its hard to tell whats really going on, so appologies for this part probably not being 100%
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---11\9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11---6\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/6-6------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9---9----4\2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-4------------------------|
noodle around with these until the end of the song, or jam it out have fun playing :) ************************************ | \ Slide down | x Dead note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | b Bend | / Slide up ************************************