Modest Mouse
King Rat
Tabbed by: Skippyguy
This is how i play the song. Enjoy :)
If you don't like this tab you can kiss my jazzzzz ;)
BANJO INTRO
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----11---------11~-----------------------------------|
G|--------12------12~-----------------------------------|
D|--10--------10--10~--------X4-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------8------------------------8------------------|
G|-----8------10--8-------------8------10--8-------8----|
D|--10---10---------10-------10---10---------10--8---10-|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------6^------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------8-------------------------------------------|
G|-----8------10--8-------------------------------------|
D|--10---10---------10----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------6^------------------------------|
WELL! Then..
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11~--11----------------------11~--------------------|
G|--12~-----12-------------------12~--------------------|
D|--10~--------10------X4--------10~-----x1-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Chords. You gotta figure out the strummin' bro. It's pretty simple!
Cm7 G7 G#7 G7
e|--3----3----4----3---------------------------------|
B|--4----3----4----3---------------------------------|
G|--3----4----5----4---------------------------------|
D|--5----3----4----3---------------------------------|
A|--3----5----6----5---------------------------------|
E|-------3----4----3---------------------------------|
Cello-ish part. Tabbed for guitar
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------5--3------|
D|--------3-5~---------------------3-5~---------3~--|
A|--3--6----------3--6-5-3----3--6------------------|
E|--------------4----------4------------------------|
Couple measure break of bass, then play something like this:
Verse 1
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/modest_mouse/king_rat_tab_ver_3.html ]
Cm7 G#7 G7
e|----------------------------------3~--------------|
B|---------4------------------------3~--------------|
G|------3----3-----------5~---------4~--------------|
D|----5--------5-------4---------3----------x4------|
A|--3------------3----------------------------------|
E|-------------------4---------3--------------------|
Doo-da break. Just strum around with these chords again
Cm7 G#7 G7
e|--3----4----3---------------------------------|
B|--4----4----3---------------------------------|
G|--3----5----4---------------------------------|
D|--5----4----3---------------------------------|
A|--3----6----5---------------------------------|
E|-------4----3---------------------------------|
Verse 2
Play around with this
Cm7 G#7 G7
e|------3~----4~----3~---------------------------------|
B|------4~----4~----3~---------------------------------|
G|------3~----5~----4~---------------------------------|
D|----5------------------------x4----------------------|
A|--3------6-----5-------------------------------------|
E|-------4-----3---------------------------------------|
Cm7 G#7 G7
e|----------------------------------3~--------------|
B|---------4------------------------3~--------------|
G|------3----3-----------5~---------4~--------------|
D|----5--------5-------4---------3----------x2------|
A|--3------------3----------------------------------|
E|-------------------4---------3--------------------|
Doo-da break!
Cm7 G#7 G7
e|--3----4----3---------------------------------|
B|--4----4----3---------------------------------|
G|--3----5----4---------------------------------|
D|--5----4----3---------------------------------|
A|--3----6----5---------------------------------|
E|-------4----3---------------------------------|
Deep water :(
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-3~-------3~--------3----3---3----5---x4-|
E|----4-3------4-3--4----6---4----6--------|
Lucky me!!
e|--8--8~-----------11~--10~-----11~--10~---|
B|--8--8~-------11~----------11~------------|
G|--8--8~-----------------------------------|
D|-10-10~-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Now just repeat the Deep Water and Lucky Me parts where necessary.
Outro
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-1-3-1----------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------x2-----------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
END.
