Title: Fire it Up
Artist: Modest Mouse
Album: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
tabbed by Steve "SPiV" Perreira IV
Guitar I (12-string) - Isaac Brock
Guitar II (slide) - Johnny Marr
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Guitar I (12-string) - Isaac Brock
intro
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G--16-14-14-14-14-14-14-16p0-|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14p0-|
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G--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9p0-|----------------------|
D--------------------|--9-9-9--9-9-999-\7-5-|
A--------------------|--x-x-x--x-x-xxx--x-x-|
E--------------------|--7-7-7--7-7-777-\5-3-|
"etceteranough..."
interlude "It honestly was..."
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D--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
A--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
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optional variation
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A--------14p12-10--12-14--12-10----|--10--12-14--12-10/14-|
E-------------------------------10-|----------------------|
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A--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
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slide guitar solo (chords)
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A--14-12-12-12-12-12-12-14---|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12---|
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G--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9p0-|----------------------|
D--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|--9-9-9--9-9-999-\7-5-|
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---|--x-x-x--x-x-xxx--x-x-|
E--------------------|--7-7-7--7-7-777-\5-3-|
outro/solo
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B--8-7-5-7-5---5-------------------|--------------5--7--8--10--|
G------------7---7-5-7-5-4-5p4-2p0-|--2--4--5--7---------------|
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B--8-/10-8-/10-8-/10--8--8--88--8-8-|
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A-----------------------------------|
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*repeat top two bars twice before the last bar (below)*
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B--8-7-5-7-5---5-------------------|--------------5--7--8--10--10----|
G------------7---7-5-7-5-4-5p4-2p0-|--2--4--5--7---------------------|
D----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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Guitar II (slide) - Johnny Marr
-with delay-
intro
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G--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-12-12-12-12-11-11-11/-|--16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
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A--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
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*varied palm-muting*
verse
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G--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-12-12-12-12-11-11-11/-|--16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
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A--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
E--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
"...fire it up. If you need..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/modest_mouse/fire_it_up_tab.html ]
verse
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G--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-12-12-12-12-11-11-\9-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|
D--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|
A--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|
E--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|
"...fire it up. When we find the perfect water..."
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B--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
G--9-/11-11-11-11-11-11-9/-|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-12-12-12-12-11-11-11/-|
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G--16-16-16-16-16-18-18-18-|--18-/19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
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interlude
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B--------10----/12----|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
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"It honestly was..."
e--12p10------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
B--------12p10-8--10-12--10-8---|--8--10-12--10-8/12-|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G-----------------------------7-|--------------------|--------------------------|
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slide guitar solo
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B----------|---------------------------|--/17-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-|
G--11--12--|--/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|---------------------------|
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B--\12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-|--14/15-15-15-15-14-14-12-|
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G--/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|---------------------------|
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B--19/20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-|--\15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
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verse (palm-muted)
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G--11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-|--11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-|
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"...fire it up. We push off we're..."
outro
e------/15-------/15----15/-|--17--------17--15--14--12--|
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e------/15-------/15----15/-|--17--------17--15--14--12--|
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