THE COLD PART by Modest Mouse Tab by Devin Miller Email: irish__nugget@hotmail.com Tuning: EADGBe ---------------INTRO--------------- The opening riff is most likely played on the bass, but it sounds good on guitar as well: e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------11\9-----9\--------2/5---2-4-0---| A|-------------9---------2---------------| E|--7--------7---------0-----------------| This riff is played underneath the whole song. Guitar 1 comes fades in with this riff: e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7--5--4---5-4-----------4--| A|--------------------------------------------------7---5-7----| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 random part: e|-------| B|--6h7--| G|-------| D|-------| A|-------| E|-------| ---------------VERSE--------------- Guitar 2 harmonics riff: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--4+--4+--4+--4+-4+-------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------3+--3+--3+--3+--4+--4+--4+--4+--3+--3+--5+--5+--| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| --4+--4+--4+--4+-4+--------------------------------0----------------| --------------------3+--3+--3+--3+--4+--4+--4+--4+-------5+---------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| --4+--4+--4+--4+-4+-------------------------------------------------| --------------------3+--3+--3+--3+--4+--4+--4+--4+--3+--3+--5+--5+--| --------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| --4+--4+--4+--------------------------------------------------------| ---------------3+----4+--5+-----------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| Next come this part: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|--6h7-7-6h7-7-/10-7-6----6h7-7-6h7-7-7---6h7-7-6h7-7-/10-7-6-7---| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Then the harmonics again: (Press the strings behind the bridge to bend them): e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|--4+~------------------------------------| D|-----------3+~----4+~-----5+~-----5+~----| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| ---------------INTERLUDE--------------- ("i step down..as president...") pm........| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--2-0----2-0----------0-----0-2+-----0-2--2-0-------------------| D|------4------4--0-2-4-----4--------4----------4----0--4h5p4-----| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| note: the harmonic on fret 2 is that really high pitched noise. there are 2 different ones you can get on second fret, this one can be obtained by plucking it just before fret 2 (fret "1.9"). ---------------OUTRO--------------- A couple of harmonics: e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|--4+----------0--x-----------------------------------------| D|------3+--4+--------3+--5+--3+---4+--3+---5+--3+--4+--3+---| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| The outro consists of messing around with these harmonics, and this riff: e|-------------------------------------------| B|---6h7-7-6h7-7-7---6h7-7-6h7-7-/10-7-6-7---| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note =======================================================================