Song Title: One Chance
Band Name: Modest Mouse
Album: Good News for People Who Like Bad News
Tabbed by: Casey C.
Standard Tuning
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Riff 1
e ------------------------------------------------------------
B 0---0-------------------------------------------------------
G 4h5h7--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0----------------------
D 5---5--5-5-5-5-4h5-4-4-2-2-2-2h4-4p2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 3x
A -------5-5-5-5-5---5-5-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
E ---------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-3-3
This is a little guitar part that kicks in after Riff 1 has played twice.
e -------------------------------------
B 12-10-8--8-10-8-12/10-8-10--12-10-8--
G -------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------
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After Riff 1 plays three times, it stops and lyrics start playing - while the Lyrics are
playing the only guitar part (besides bass) that shows up is this:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/modest_mouse/one_chance_tab.html ]
e -----------------
B --------8--------
G 5-7-8-9---9-8-7v-
D -----------------
A -----------------
E -----------------
("And if we're lucky we might...")
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So after that, Riff 1 plays again w/ the solo part and lyrics ("I'm just a box in a cage...")
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Then this new part bridges Riff 1.
e -------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------
G 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------
D 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---2-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- 2x
A 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
E --------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3--
("Didn't mean to laugh, didn't know I had...")
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The song then goes back to Riff 1 and plays 2x - following after is the small riff with the 'one chance' lyrics played 2x.
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Guitar KEY: / - slide up or down
v - add vibrato
h - hammer on
p - pull-off
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Great song with a great guitar riff, Enjoy.