Minus The Bear - When We Escape Tab

Here's the complete tab, including all the little variations on the riffs.

I repeatedly listened to the studio recording and watched different live videos to get this right, and this is the closest I could get to the way MtB plays it. Regarding Jake's part: I know there are easier ways to play it, but judging from their live performances, this seems to be the way he does it. Between frequently moving along the length of the neck and staying in one position while making long pinky stretches, it makes sense to do the latter when you have to play the guitar while singing at the same time. I made this in Powertab Editor (and exported to a text file), so the formatting might wonky.

Intro

Dave Knudson
| | Jake Snider
9 6 6
7 9 9s7
9 0 7
9 s7
10h12 10h 12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h11
9h12 9h 12
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9 6
7 9
9 0
10h 12 10h12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h 11
9h 12 9h12
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6
9 7 s 9
7
7 s 9
10h12 10h 12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h11
9h12 9h 12
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9 6
7 9
9 0
10h 12
9h 11
9h11 9
9h 12 9h12
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6
9 9 \
7
9 \

Verse 1

10 12
11 11
9 9
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2 2 2 2
4 4 4 4
4 0
9 12
11 11
9 9
| PM|
2 2
4 4 2 2 4
0 2 4 4
0
10 12
11 11
9 9
|
2 2 2 2
4 4 4 4
4 0
9 12
11 11
9 9
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2
2 2 2h 4 4p2
4 4 4 4
0

Chorus 1

10h12 10h 12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h11
9h12 9h 12
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9 6
7 9
9 0
10h 12 10h12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h 11
9h 12 9h12
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6
9 7 s 9
7
7 s 9
10h12 10h 12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h11
9h12 9h 12
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9 6
7 9
9 0
10h 12
9h 11
9h11 9
9h 12 9h12
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6
9 9 \
7
9 \

Verse 2

10 12
11 11
9 9
|
2 2 2 2
4 4 4 4
4 0
9 12
11 11
9 9
| PM| PM
2 2
4 4 2 2 4
0 2 4 4
0
10 12
11 11
9 9
|
2 2 2 2
4 4 4 4
4 0
9 12
11 11
9 9
|
0
2 2 2 s 4
4 4
0

Chorus 2

10h12 10h 12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h11
9h12 9h 12
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9 6
7 9
9 0
10h 12 10h12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h 11
9h 12 9h12
|
6
9 7 s 9
7
7 s 9
|
6 6 4
7 9 6
9 9 7
10h12 10h 12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h11
9h12 9h 12
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9 6
7 9
9 0
10h 12 10h12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h 11
9h 12 9h12
|
6
9 9 s 6
7
9 s 6
Dave uses the loop sampling function of
the DL 4 here to play a loop of the
chorus riff at double speed
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0
9 9
11 11 11 11
7 7
9b11 9b11
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0
11 9 11
11 11

Breakdown 1

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7 6 2 7 6
x x x x 2 4 4 3 2 2b4 2r 2b4r b4 2b4r b4
4 x x x 4 4 2S
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6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9b \
4 4 7 7 7S9\ 4 4 7 7
4 4 4 4
4 4 4 4
7 7
9b11 9b11 r
7 6 2 7 6
x x x x 2 4 4 3 2 x 0 0
4 x x x 4 4
|
7 7
6 6 6 6 x 6 6 6 6 6 6 9b11 9b11 r
4 4 7 7 x 7 7 4 4 7 7
4 4 4 4
4 4 4 4
10 12
11 11
9 9
|
2
4 4
0
|
9 12
11 11
9 9
| PM| PM
2
4 4 2 2 4
0 2 4 4
0
|

Verse 3

10 12
11 11
9 9
|
2 2
4 4 4 4
4 0
9 12
11 11
9 9
|
2
2 2h 4
4 4 4
0
10 12
11 11
9 9
|
2 2
4 4 4 4
4 0
9 12
11 11
9 9
|
2
2 2h 4 4p2
4 4 4 4 4
0

Chorus 3

10h12 10h 12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h11
9h12 9h12
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9 6
7 9
9 0
10h12 9
9h 11 11b13r
9h11
9h12
|
0
6
7 s 9
7
7 s 9
10 10h 12
9 9h 11
9 9h 11
9h12 0
|
9 6
7 9
9 0
10h 12p10 9
9h 11 11b13r
9h 11
0
|
6
9 9 s 6
7
9 s 6
10h12 10h 12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h11
9h12 9h12
|
9 6
7 9
9 0
10h12 10h12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h11
9h12 9h12
|
0
6
7 s 9
7
7 s 9
10h12 10h 12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h11
9h12 9h 12
|
9 6
7 9
9 0
10h 12 10h12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h 11
9h 12 9h12
|
6
9 9 s 6
7
9 s 6
10h 12 10h12
9h11 9h11 9h 11
9h12 9h12 9h 12
|
9 6
7 9
9 0
10h12 10h12 10h 12
9h 11 9h11
9h12 9h12 9h12
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0
6
7 s9
7
7 s9
10h12 10h 12 10h 12
9h11 9h11 9h 11
9h 12 9h12
|
9 6
7 9
9 0
10h 12 7 7
9h11 9h11 9b11 9b11 r
9h 12 9h 12
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6
9 9 s6
7
9 s6

Breakdown 2

~~~~ ~~~~~
7 6 2 7 6
x x x x 2 4 4 3 2 2b4 2r 2b4r b4 2b4r b4
4 x x x 4 4 2
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6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9b \
4 4 7 7 7S9\ 4 4 7 7
4 4 4 4
4 4 4 4
This note
overlaps w/
the next measure
7 6 2 7 6
x x x x 2 4 4 3 2 4 s7
4 x x x 4 4 4
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6 6 6 6 6 6
4 4 7 7 7S9\ 4 4
4 4 4 4 7 0
4 4 4 4
10 12
11 11
9 9
|
9 12
11 11
9 9
|

Out-Chorus

10h12 10h 12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h11
9h12 9h 12
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9 6
7 9
9 0
10h 12 10h12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h 11
9h 12 9h12
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6
9 7 s 9
7
7 s 9
10h12 10h 12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h11
9h12 9h 12
|
9 6
7 9
9 0
10h 12 10h12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h 11
9h 12 9h12
|
6
9 9 s 7
7
9 s 7
10h 12 10h12
9 9 9
11 11 11
9h12 9h12 9h 12
|
9 6
7 9
9 0
10h 12 10h 12 10h 12
9 9
11 11
9h12 9h12 9h12
|
6
9 7 s9
7
7 s9
10h12 10h 12 10h 12
9 9 9
11 11 11
9h 12 9h12
|
9 6
7 9
9 0
10h 12 10h 12 10
9 9
11 11
9h 12 9h 12
|
6
9 9 s6
7
9 s6
10h12 10h 12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h11
9h12 9h 12
|
9 6
7 9
9 0
10h 12 10h12
9h 11 9h 11
9h11 9h 11
9h 12 9h12
|
6
9 7 s 9
7
7 s 9
9h12p 9
9h 12
9
11
9h12
|
9 6
7 9
9 0
9h 12p9 12
9h 12
9
11
9h 12
|
6
9 9 s6
7
9 s6
9h12p 9
9h 12
9
11
9h12
|
9 6
7 9
9 0
9h 12p9
9h 12 10 9
9 11 9
11 11 9
9h 12 12
|
6
9 7 s9
7
7 s9
9h12p 9 12s14\
9h 12
9
11
9h12
|
9 6
7 9
9 0
9h 12p9
9h 12
9
11
9h 12
|
6
9 9 s6
7
9 s6
9h12p 9
9h 12 10
9
11
9h12
|
9 6
7 9
9 0
9h 12p9
9h 12 10 9
9 11 9
11 11 9
9h 12 12
|
6
9 7 s9
7
7 s9
9 9 11
11 9 11 9
9h12 9h 11h12 9h 12 9h12
|
9 6
7 9
9 0
9h 12
9h 12 10
9 9 11
9 11 11
9h11h12 9h 12 9h 12
|
6
9 7 s 9
7
7 s 9
9 11
11 11
9h12 9 12
|
9
7
9
9h 12p9
9h 12 10 9
9 11 9
11 11 9
9h 12 12
|
6
9
0
9 9 9
11 11 11 9
9h12 9h 12 9h 12 9h11h12
|
6
9 7 s 9
7
7 s 9

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