Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News Chords & Tabs

Tabbed by:CMM

Tuning:Standard

Songs:
World at Large
Float On
Ocean Breathes Salty
Dig Your Grave
Bury Me with it
Dance Hall
Bukowski
The View
Blame it on the Tetons
Black Cadillacs
One Chance
The Good Times are Killing me
I've Got it All(most)

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| )  Bend

__________________________World at Large___________________________________

(Intro)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Part played for rest of song)
e|-----6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-----------6------------|
B|---7---7---7---7---6---6---6---6---7---7---7---7-----6-----6---6------|
G|-6-------6-------6-------6-------8-------8---------6---6-----6--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------8--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

________________________________Float On____________________________________

(Chords for Intro/Verse/Outro) (Dann's bit)

(CAPO on 6th/or barre with finger)
e|0---0--0-0-0-0-0--0---0--0-0-0-0-0--0---0--0-0-0-0-0--0-----------0------|
B|0h1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1p0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0h1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1p0-----0-----0---0|
G|0---0--0-0-0-0-0--0---0--0-0-0-0-0--0h2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2p0---0---0-----00-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------2--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Isaac's bit) (No Capo)
e|-------9----------------------------9----------------------------9-------|
B|----11----11--9--11-11-9-11------11----11--9--11-11-9-11------11----11--9|
G|-10---------------------------10---------------------------10------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-11-11-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9\7-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

(Chorus) (Dann plays)
(Capo on 6th)
e|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------0----------|
B|---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1-------0-----0---0----|
G|-0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2---0---0-----0------|
D|---------------------------------------------------2------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

_________________________Ocean Breathes Salty_______________________________

(Guitar 1/Isaac) (Intro)(Listen to song to learn when to bend them)
e|----)----------|
B|-12+------)----|
G|-------12+-----|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

(Guitar 2/Dann) (Intro/verse)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------0-----------------------------4-0-------|
D|---5-4-0----5-4------5-------------5-4-0----5-4-----5------------|
A|-7--------------0--3---3---------7--------------0-3---3----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 1/Isaac) (Verse)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8---8-8---8--8-8-10----------------------------|
G|-----9-----9---9-------9----9-9\7-7--7-7-7-7/9\5--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

(Bridge)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------10-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-12-11--7-----7--7-7/9-9-12-11-7--------12------12---------9-12-11--7--|
D|---------------------------------------12------12------------------------|
A|------------------------------------10-------9-------9/10----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|-10-----------------------------|
G|-----7--7-7/9-9-12-11-7---------|
D|------------------------5-------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

(Bridge as played on Conan) (Not exact amount of strums)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9/12-12-12------------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x---9-9-9-9-9-9\5-5-5----|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7/10-10-10---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
E|------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7\3-3-3----|



______________________________Dig your Grave________________________________

(Whole song)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---)---)----------------)---)---------)-------)---)----------)------)---)|
G|-11--10--------13-----11--10--------13------11--10---------13-----11--10-|
D|---------13-13----13----------13-13------13---------13-13------13--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------)------)---)------------|
G|--------13-----11--10-------------|
D|-13-13------13---------13-13------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

____________________________Bury me with it_________________________________

(Intro/Chorus) 
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-9--9----10--10----12--12----12--12-----|
G|-x--x-----x---x-----x---x-----x---x-----|
D|-8--8-----9---9----11--11----11--11-----|
A|-9--9----10--10----12--12----12--12-----|
E|----------------------------------------|

(Bridge)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-18-x-x-16-x-x-14-x-x-11-x-x-18-x-x-16-x-x-14-x-x-11-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-16-x-x-14-x-x-12-x-x--9-x-x-16-x-x-14-x-x-12-x-x--9-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--16-x-18-16\14-14-x-11-x-x-18-x-x-16-x-x-14-x-x-11-x-x--|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x--x--x--x--x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--14-x-16-14\12-12-x--9-x-x-16-x-x-14-x-x-12-x-x--9-x-x--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-18-x-x-16-x-x-14-x-x-11-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6---|
D|--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-16-x-x-14-x-x-12-x-x--9-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

(Little fill played near the end)
    ) )
e|-7-7-------------|
B|-----9p7---------|
G|----------9------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

______________________________Dance Hall____________________________________

(Intro)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-12\11-----------12\11--12-----12\11----------|
D|-------12-----------------------------12------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

(Fill played with small variations throughout song)
e|---------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12-12p11--------------|
G|--------------------12-9---------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

(Verse)(repeated several times)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9--|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
A|-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x--9-x--9-x--9-x--9-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar and xylophone part)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-10--12-10-8----12-10--12-13-12-10----12-10--12-10-8-7------|
G|----------------9-----------------------------------------9----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

(2nd Guitar played over the last verse)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-9-12-16----9-12-14----9-12-14----9-12-16--|
D|-x--x--x----x--x--x----x--x--x----x--x--x--|
A|-7-10-14----7-10-12----7-10-12----7-10-14--|
E|-------------------------------------------|

______________________________Bukowski______________________________________

(Whole Song)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13\8-8---8-9--8--8-9-8-------------13\8-8--8h9p8------|
G|------------------------8-7------12---------------8----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---13\8-8---8h9p8---8-----8------8------8-9\8--|
G|12----------------8---8-7---7---------7--------|
D|------------------------------10---10----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-------------8---------------13\8-8---8-9----8--8-9-8----------|
G|---8\7-------7---7\5--5-----12-----------------------------8-7---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----13\8-8--8h9p8------------------8-9-8-------------8-------------|
G|-12--------------8---------------8-------8---------7--------7\5-5--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-11-8--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-9\8---8\4-4----4\3-3---------8-----------------8-9-8------------8|
G|-----------------------------------8---8-------------8-------8------8-7--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/modest_mouse/good_news_for_people_who_love_bad_news_tab.html ]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------8-----8-----8-----8-8-9\8------------------------13\8-8--8h9p8---|
G|----5----5-7---7-8---7-8-----------------------------12---------------8-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|------8-9-8----------------------8-9-8---|
G|-8-10-----------------------8-10---------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----13\8--8h9p8--------------13\8----9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-----|
G|-12-------------8----------------------------------------------------8-7-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------|
B|----13\8-8--8h9p8-----|
G|-12---------------8---|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

_____________________________The View_______________________________________

(Intro)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-3/5--5-5----3/5--5-5-----3\2-2-2-2----2--------|
D|-3/5--5-5----3/5--5-5-----3\2-2-2-2----2--------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

(Verse, theres 4 variations on the ending) 
(variation 1)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-2--5--x-x-4-4-x-7-x-x-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|
D|-2--5--x-x-5-5-x-7-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

(Variation 2)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--5--x-x-4-4-x-7-x-x-2-------------------2-2-2--|
D|-2--5--x-x-5-5-x-7-x-x-3-------------------3-3-3--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

(Variation 3)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------)---)---)----|
G|-2--5--x-x-4-4-x-7-x-x-2---2---2---2-----|
D|-2--5--x-x-5-5-x-7-x-x-3---3---3---3-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

(Variation 4)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-2--5--x-x-4-4-x-7-x-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
D|-2--5--x-x-5-5-x-7-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

(Keyboard part)
e|---5-----5-3-1-3-1-0----5-0------------|
B|-5-------------------3-----------------|
G|----------------------------5----------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

(Chorus)
e|-------15------------------------12--------------13----|
B|-13-15---------------------13-15-----------13-15-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

(Solo)
e|-13-12-13-10-12-10-8\7-7-8-7-8-7-8-10-------13-12-13-10-8-8-8\7-7-8-7-8-7|
B|--------------------------------------8----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-8-10--10-10----------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

(Interlude) (Please make note that this "+" means a harmonic. Not a regular fretted note,
as does ")"mean bend.)(Also you might have to play along with the song to make real sense
of this part)

e|----)--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12+------)-----------------12+------------------------------------------|
G|-------12+----------------------12+--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------3------------------------------3------------------------|
A|-----------5\3-3----7\5-------------7+------3-------------------7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------)---------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------12+-----------)----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------12+-----------|
D|-5-------------3-----------------5---------------------------------------|
A|---5--3-3----3---------7-7-7-7-7---5-3-3-3----------------------------5\3|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------12+----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------12+------------------------------------------|
D|---3----------------------------------------------3------------------5---|
A|-3-----------7--------------------7+------------3--------7-7-7-7-7-7---5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------3--------------5-----|
A|-3-3----3------7-7-7-7-7---5---|
E|-------------------------------|

(Bridge)
e|-------------0---------------------------------1--------------|
B|-5-----------1--------------5-------------3----1--------------|
G|-5-----------2--------------4------------------2--------------|
D|-5-----------2--------------2---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------0------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
   C           Am             E5                 F

__________________________Blame it on the Tetons___________________________

(Intro/Verse/whole thing)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-5-7-----0--0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----4--4-4-4-5-7-------2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-2-0---|
A|-----------------5--5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

______________________________Black Cadillacs_______________________________

(Intro) (All harmonics, though without the right effect they dont sound as good as they
could. Id probably recomend just playing the regular fretted notes. (Not shown here.))
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------12+-------------------------------------------|
G|-7+-12+-------------------------5+-------7+--12+----------------|
D|---------7+--------------------------7+-----------3+---------5+-|
A|------------7+--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

(Chorus)
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------5--5--5-5-5----------------|
G|-2--2--2-2-2---------------5--5--5-5-5----------------|
D|-2--2--2-2-2--3--3--3-3-3--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5---|
A|-0--0--0-0-0--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--5--5--5-5-5---|
E|--------------1--1--1-1-1---------------3--3--3-3-3---|
   A5             F5            C           G5

(Bridge)
e|------------------1--1-------------3--3--------|
B|-3--3----3--3-----1--1-------5--5--3--3--------|
G|-3--3----3--3-----2--2-------5--5--4--4--------|                         
D|-3--3----3--3-----3--3-------5--5--5--5--------|
A|-1--1----1--1-----3--3-------3--3--5--5--------|
E|------------------1--1-------------3--3--------|
   Bb       Bb       F           C    G

(Solo over Bridge)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------3--------3-------|
G|-3p2p0---------------------------0-----0-------------5---2-2--5---2-2---|
D|-------3-3---3p2p0-------2-3---------3---2------------------------------|
A|-------------------3-3---------------------3----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
B|---3-----------0----0----------|
G|-5---2-2-----2----0------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|


_______________________________One Chance___________________________________

Main Riff (Intro/Chorus)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4/5p0--0--0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4/5p0--0--0-0-0-0--4-4-4\2--2-2-2-2-2h4-4-4p2--------------------------|
A|--------------------5-5-5\3--3-3-3-3-3---3-3---2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2---|
E|-----------------------------------------------3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3---|

2nd Guitar (Intro/Chorus)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-10----------10------12-10----10---12-10------------|
G|-------12----12----12---------12------------12--12~----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Fills (played during verse)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------8----------|
G|-7--8-9---9-8-7------------------7-8-9---9-8-7----|
D|--------9-----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Bridge
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4/5--5-----4-----4---4------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4/5--5-----5-----5---5------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2/3--3--5----5-5---5--------|
E|------------------3----3-3---3--------|

Note: The B5 chord is played many times more than I typed during the bridge,
also, listen to the song for the timing.

__________________________The Good Times are Killing me_____________________

(Intro/Verse/whole song)
e|------------------------------------------1--1--x--1--1-1--x--1--1-1---|
B|-3--3--x--3--3-3--x--3--3-3--x--3--3-3-3--1--1--x--1--1-1--x--1--1-1---|
G|-3--3--x--3--3-3--x--3--3-3--x--3--3-3-3--2--2--x--2--2-2--x--2--2-2---|
D|-3--3--x--3--3-3--x--3--3-3--x--3--3-3-3--3--3--x--3--3-3--x--3--3-3---|
A|-1--1--x--1--1-1--x--1--1-1--x--1--1-1-1--3--3--x--3--3-3--x--3--3-3---|
E|------------------------------------------1--1--x--1--1-1--x--1--1-1---|

e|-x--1--1-1---|
B|-x--1--1-1---|
G|-x--2--2-2---|
D|-x--3--3-3---|
A|-x--3--3-3---|
E|-x--1--1-1---|

___________________________I've Got it All(Most)___________________________

(Verse chords, strumming varies)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-8---------6----|
D|-8---------6----|
A|-6---------4----|
E|----------------|
  D#5        C#5 

(First Verse ending)
e|-------------|
B|-7~---4~-----|
G|---------4~--|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

(Chorus)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------9-----------------------|
G|--8--8--8--9---------11--8------|
D|--8--8--6--9---------11--8--9---|
A|--6--6-----7----------9--6--9---|
E|----------------------------7---|
    D#5  G#5 E5       F#5 D#5 B5

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