Modest Mouse
Sad Sappy Sucker
To start off, most of these tabs I just took from
this site and some of the tabs I made myself so
all credit is not mine.
Tracks:
1. Birds Vs. Worms
2. Four Fingered Fisherman
3. Wagon Ride Return
4. Classy Plastic Lumber
5. From Point A To Point B
6. Path Of Least Resistance
7. It Always Rains On A Picnic
8. Dukes Up
9. Think Long
10. Every Penny Fed Car
11. Mice Eat Cheese
12. Race Car Grin You Ain't No Landmark
13. Red Hand Case
14. Secret Agent X-9
15. Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?
16. Call To Dial A Song
17. 5-4-3-2-1 Lipsoff
18. Woodgrain
19. BMX Crash
20. Sucker Betru
21. Black Blood & Old New Agers
22. SWY
23. Austral Opithecus
24. Sin Gun Chaser
Track 1 - Birds Vs. Worms:
Intro/Outro Played 4x like this...
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------7------7--------------------------------------------------------|
G----7---7--7---7--7/9--9--9/14--9--7--7--4-4-4-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-2-4--4/6-|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Last part of intro/outro changes a tiny bit, and the end fades off and into verse...
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------7------7---------------------------------------------------------|
G----7---7--7---7--7/9--9--9/14--12--7--7--4-4-4-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-2-4--4/6-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G----14--14--14-14-14---9--9--9-9-9--9--9--9-9-9---------------|
D----14--14--14-14-14---9--9--9-9-9--9--9--9-9-9---9--9--9-9-9-|
A----12--12--12-12-12---7--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7---9--9--9-9-9-|
E--------------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7-|
Track 2 - Four Fingered Fisherman:
E---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|
D----12------10------8-----8b--0--8b--0-|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D----12------10------8---------------------5-----7-|
A-----------------------------5------7-------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D----12------10------8---------------------5-----7~----5-|
A-----------------------------5------7-------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D----8b--0--8b--0-------12--------10-----8-|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D----------------------5-----7-|
A-----5------7-----------------|
E------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D--5------7------9-----10------12--12----12--12--12-12-|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D----12----14----12-----14--12---12-|
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|
E-------|
B-------|
G-----4-|
D-----0-|
A-----2-|
E-------|
Track 3 - Wagon Ride Return:
Main Riff Main Riff Variation
E-9-------7-----|-9p0-----7p0---|
B-----9-------7-|-----9-------7-|
G---------------|---------------|
D---------------|---------------|
A-----7-------5-|-----7-------5-|
E-7-------5-----|-7-------5-----|
Track 4 - Classy Plastic Lumber:
Lift the bad weight off your molars...
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------|
g|----9----------------------------------------6-7-6---6-|
d|----9---------------7------------------------------7---|
a|----7---------------7----------------------------------|
E|--------------------5----------------------------------|
the part after:
In my lipstick I'm so much fun
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----9-9---7-7-6-----9-9---7-7-6------9---9---9-9-9-7---7-7---------|
d|----9-9---------7---9-9---------7----9---9---9-9-9-7---7-7-7---7-7-|
a|----7-7-------------7-7--------------7---7---7-7-7-5---5-5-7---7-7-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------5---5-5-|
Track 5 - From Point A To Point B:
Verse
E------------------|-----------|-----------|
B---------(0)------|-----------|-----------|
G----------4-------|-----------|-----------|
D-0--------5----5--|-2---3-5---|-3-2-3-2-0-|
A-3--------3----5--|-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-|
E-5-------------3--|-----------|-----------|
Chorus
E(0)--------5-5-5-7-5-5-5--|-5-5-5-7p5-5---7p5-5---|
B-0---------7-7-7-7-7-8-7--|-7-7-7-7---8p7-7---8p7-|
G-0---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7---7---7---7---|
D-2------------------------|-----------------------|
A-3-0----------------------|-----------------------|
E-----3-0------------------|-----------------------|
Track 6 - Path Of Least Resistance:
E------------|
B------------|
G------------|
D----2-2-2-0-|
A-3-3-3------|
E------------|
Track 7 - It Always Rains On A Picnic:
Part 1 - Guitar 1
E--------5------5----------5------5------5-----5-----5-----------------|
B----5h7---7------7----5h7---7------5------5-----5---------------------|
G--------------------------------------------6-----6-------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------5---5-4---4-2---|
A--5----------5------5----------5------4-----------------5-----5-----5-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--7----------/9----------------7---6--------------6-6-6-7-6---6-7---6-|
D-------------------7----------------------------------------7---------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Part II
Outro - 2:15 min
Guitar 1
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G--7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-|
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-2-|
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------0-0-|
E----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------5-5---------------------|
G--6h7-7-7-6h7-7-7-----6h7-7-7-6h7-7-7-----|
D--------------------------------------7-7-|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G--7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-|
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-2-|
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------0-0-|
E----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E----------------------------------5-------|
B------------------5-5---------------5-----|
G--6h7-7-7-6h7-7-7-----6h7-7-7-6h7-----7---|
D----------------------------------------7-|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
Track 8 - Dukes Up
Intro/Bridge:
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------4-----5-----7-----7---7--------4-----5-----7-----7---7-|
D---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5------5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5---|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------4-----5-----7-----7---7--------4-----5-----7-----7--7-|
A---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5------5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5--|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat that 5 times, and then:
Verse:
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---12-12-12--12-12--12-12-12--12-12-----------------------------------|
G---12-12-12--12-12--12-12-12--12-12--12-12-12--12-12--12-12-12--12-12-|
D---10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10--10-10--12-12-12--12-12--12-12-12--12-12-|
A-------------------------------------10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10--10-10-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat that 5 times and then:
Intro/Bridge (2x)
Verse (5x)
Intro/Bridge (1x)
Track 9 - Think Long:
no guitar in the song
Track 10 - Every Penny Fed Car:
e-------------|
B|------------|
G|--7~~5~~4~~0
D|--0~~0~~0~~5
A|--5~~3~~2~~0
E|-----------3
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------77777777888888887777777788888888-|
G--777555444------- 777555444--------66666666777777776666666677777777-|
D--xxxxxxxxx55555555xxxxxxxxx5555555544444444555555554444444455555555
A--555333222xxxxxxxx777555444xxxxxxxx--------------------------------|
E-----------33333333---------33333333--------------------------------|
repeat 2x
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G--77777--77-999-77--77777--77-999-77-|
D--00000--00-000-00--00000--00-000-00-|
A--55555--55-555-55--55555--55-555-55-|
E-------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G--74/74/7--999-77--74/74/7--999-77-|
D--0~~-0~~~0--000-00--0~~-0~~~0--000-00-|
A--53/53/5--777-55--53/53/5--777-55-|
E---------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------77777777888888887777777788888888-|
G--777555444------- 777555444--------66666666777777776666666677777777-|
D--xxxxxxxxx55555555xxxxxxxxx5555555544444444555555554444444455555555
A--555333222xxxxxxxx777555444xxxxxxxx--------------------------------|
E-----------33333333---------33333333--------------------------------|
repeat 2x
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G--77777--77-999-77--77777--77-999-77-|
D--00000--00-000-00--00000--00-000-00-|
A--55555--55-555-55--55555--55-555-55-|
E-------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G--74/74/7--999-77--74/74/7--999-77-|
D--0~~-0~~~0--000-00--0~~-0~~~0--000-00-|
A--53/53/5--777-55--53/53/5--777-55-|
E---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--7--7--7---7---7---77--77--7/-9--7--7-7---7---7---7---7---7---5/4/--|
D--0--0--0---0---0---00--00--0/-0--0--0-0---0---0---0---0---0---0/0/5-|
A--5--5--5---5---5---55--55--5/-7--5--5-5---5---5---5---5---5---3/2/0-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------3-|
Track 11 - Mice Eat Cheese:
Intro and Verse:
e-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|
D-0---0---4---5-----|
A---0---0---5---5---|
E-----------------3-|
13 times
Part 2: harmonics
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|----------(12)-----(12)------|
A|-----(12)------(7)------(12--|
E|-(7)-------------------------|
3 times
Part 3: harmonics
e-(12)-(7)--(12------|-(7)
B-(12)-(7)--(12------|-(7)
G-(12)-(7)--(12------|-(7)
D--------------------|
A--------------------|
E--------------------|
Track 12 - Race Car Grin You Ain't No Landmark:
Part 1
E-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G-4-4--4444-4-------------|
D-4-4--4444-4-5-5--5555-5-|
A-2-2--2222-2-5-5--5555-5-|
E-------------3-3--3333-3-|
Part 2
E---------|
B---------|
G-4~------|
D-4~------|
A-2~------|
E-----3~~-|
Track 13 - Red Hand Case:
Opening main part
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------7-----------------------|
D------7b----5---5-----8-------7b-5--7-|
A----------7---------7-------7---------|
E------------------8-----8-7-----------|
some pick up guitar thing
E---12--10-------------------|
B-----------12--10--8--10--8-|
G----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
small guitar thing
E--------------|
B--------------|
G----9b---7--9-|
D--------------|
A--------------|
E--------------|
chord part, when he starts singing
E--------------|
B--------------|
G--7-7---------|
D--5-5--8-8-7--|
A--7-7--7-7-6--|
E-------8-8-7--|
closing notes
E---------------|
B---10b--10-8---|
G-------------9-|
Track 14 - Secret Agent X-9:
INTRO/VERSE
E------------------------|
B------------------------|
G-----5-----5------7-7-5-|
D---3-----3-----3--5-5-3-|
A-5-----5-----5----7-7-5-|
E------------------------|
CHORUS
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-3-3-3-3-|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
E-----------------------------|
BRIDGE
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
SONG ORDER
VERSE 4X
CHORUS 4X
BRIDGE 2X
VERSE 2X
Track 15 - Blue Connect-3, Do You Connect?:
E----------------13-15~------------------13-15~-|
B-12b(14)r12~~~-----------12b(14)r12~~~---------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
Track 16 - Call To Dial A Song:
no guitar
Track 17 - 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Lipsoff:
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
A-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---|
E-----------------------------|
6 times
Track 18 - Woodgrain:
E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D-9-xx-9-xx------9-xx-9-xx------|
A-----------9-7------------9-11-|
E-------------------------------|
Track 19 - BMX Crash:
no guitar
Track 20 - Sucker Bet:
no guitar
Track 21 - Black Blood & New Old Agers:
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G-5555555555554444------------4444-|
D-33333333333322225555555555552222
A-----------------333333333333----|
E---------------------------------|
Track 22 - SWY:
E--00000-0-|
B--11111-1-|
G--00000-0-| (3x)
D--33333-2-|
A--33333-3-|
E----------|
E--00000-00000---------0-|
B--11111-11111---------1-|
G--00000-00000--(5x)---0-|
D--33333-22222---------3-|
A--33333-33333---------3-|
E------------------------|
end like this:
E--000-0-|
B--111-1-|
G--000-0-|
D--333-2-|
A--333-3-|
E--------|
Track 23 - Austral Opithecus:
E--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G--------------------------|
D-5-55555-55557-77779-9999-|
A-5-55555-55557-77779-9999-|
E-3-33333-33335-55557-7777-|
Track 24 - Sin Gun Chaser:
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G-13~-13-9~-9-11-6~-8~-|
D--x~--x-x--x--x-x~-x--|
A-11~-11-7~-7--9-4~-6~-|
E----------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-13-13131313-16-16161616-15-15151515-|
D--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x-x-|
A-11-11111111-14-14141414-13-13131313-|
E-------------------------------------|
Any Questions?
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