In The Modern World Chords & Tabs
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In The Modern World - Jesse Malin
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Capo on 2nd fret
Intro/Chorus
Guitar 1
e|-555555555555555------------44444444-|
B|-555555555555555--33333333--55555555-|
G|-000000000000000--00000000--44444444-|
D|-000000000000000--44444444--00000000-|(X2)
A|-444444444444444--55555555-----------|
E|-555555555555555---------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------121212--------|
B|------141414-1212-~------141414-1212~-------141414-1212~------------14-12~-|
G|-1414----------------14---------------1414----------------14---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|(X2)
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Guitar 1
e|--------------------| |-----------|
B|--------------------| |-----------|
G|-----------7-x-7-77-| |-9-9-b9-b9-|
D|-7-x-7-77--7-x-7-77-|(X4)|-9-9-b9-b9-|
A|-7-x-7-77--5-x-5-55-|then|-7-7-b7-b7-|
E|-5-x-5-55-----------| |-----------|
Guitar 2
e|-5~-----------------| |-4-4-b4-b4-|
B|-5~-------3~--------| |-5-5-b5-b5-|
G|-0~-------0~--------|(X4)|-4-4-b4-b4-|
D|-0~-------4~--------|then|-0-0--0--0-|
A|-4~-------5~--------| |-----------|
E|-5~-----------------| |-----------|
Intro/Chorus
Verse
The only difference in the verse is for the second guitar. Instead of doing the bends, the second guitar
just slides down and plays an Em
Intro/Chorus
Bridge
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-77--------------------7-7-77-7777--7-7-77-----------------------------|
D|-7-7-77--7-77-777--9-9-99--7-7-77-7777--7-7-77--7-77-777--9999999999999999-|
A|-5-5-55--7-77-777--9-9-99--5-5-55-5555--5-5-55--7-77-777--9999999999999999-|
E|---------5-55-555--7-7-77-----------------------5-55-555--7777777777777777-|
Intro/Chorus
1st guitar is the same
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jesse_malin/in_the_modern_world_tab.html ]
2nd Guitar
e|--------------------------------------12----------1212----------------------|
B|------141414-1212~----141414-1212~--------14-1212-------1414-1212-12h14-----|
G|-1414--------------14---------------14----------------------------------14~-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------1212-----------------------|
B|------141414-1212~-----141414-1212~-------1414-1212------1414-1212------12-----|
G|-1414---------------14---------------1111--------------------------1414----14~-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When he sings "The Indians want back the Bronx" until "To hang on," just play this repeatedly:
e|----| |--------|
B|----| |--------|
G|-14-| |-9-9-b9-|
D|-x--|then |-9-9-b9-|(he quickly keeps playing and bending this chord up
A|-12-| |-7-7-b7-|until the beginning of the chorus)
E|----| |--------|
Both guitars don't play anything for one part of the chorus
Then play the intro/chorus after doing a pick scrape
Guitar 1 plays the same thing for the intro 6 times and ends on:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-11~-|
D|-11~-|
A|-9-~-|
E|-----|
Guitar 2 plays the same thing for the chorus once then it changes to:
e|----------------------------------------121212---------1212--------------------|
B|----141414-1212~-----141414-1212~--------------14-1212------1414-121212h14-----|
G|-14---------------14---------------1111------------------------------------14~-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-1212------------------12121212------------12121212------------------------------|
B|------1414-121212---------------14-12~--------------14-12121212------1414-12-----|
G|------------------14~-------------------14----------------------1414---------14~-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then guitar 2 plays the same chorus part twice and ends on 14 on the G string and slowly slides down