Modest Mouse
Sad Sappy Sucker
To start off, most of these tabs I just took from
this site and some of the tabs I made myself so
all credit is not mine.
Tracks:
1. Birds Vs. Worms
2. Four Fingered Fisherman
3. Wagon Ride Return
4. Classy Plastic Lumber
5. From Point A To Point B
6. Path Of Least Resistance
7. It Always Rains On A Picnic
8. Dukes Up
9. Think Long
10. Every Penny Fed Car
11. Mice Eat Cheese
12. Race Car Grin You Ain't No Landmark
13. Red Hand Case
14. Secret Agent X-9
15. Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?
16. Call To Dial A Song
17. 5-4-3-2-1 Lipsoff
18. Woodgrain
19. BMX Crash
20. Sucker Betru
21. Black Blood & Old New Agers
22. SWY
23. Austral Opithecus
24. Sin Gun Chaser
Track 1 - Birds Vs. Worms:
Intro/Outro Played 4x like this...
| E |
| B 7 7 |
| G 7 7 7 7 7/9 9 9/14 9 7 7 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4/6 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
Last part of intro/outro changes a tiny bit, and the end fades off and into verse...
| E |
| B 7 7 |
| G 7 7 7 7 7/9 9 9/14 12 7 7 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4/6 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
Verse
| E |
| B |
| G 14 14 14 14 14 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D 14 14 14 14 14 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| A 12 12 12 12 12 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 |
| E 7 7 7 7 7 |
Track 2 - Four Fingered Fisherman:
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 12 10 8 8b 0 8b 0 |
| A |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 12 10 8 5 7 |
| A 5 7 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 12 10 8 5 7~ 5 |
| A 5 7 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 8b 0 8b 0 12 10 8 |
| A |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 5 7 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| A |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 12 14 12 14 12 12 |
| A |
| E |
Track 3 - Wagon Ride Return:
Main Riff Main Riff Variation
| E 9 7 | 9p0 7p0 |
| B 9 7 | 9 7 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A 7 5 | 7 5 |
| E 7 5 | 7 5 |
Track 4 - Classy Plastic Lumber:
Lift the bad weight off your molars...
| e | |
| b | |
| g | 9 6 7 6 6 |
| d | 9 7 7 |
| a | 7 7 |
| E | 5 |
the part after:
In my lipstick I'm so much fun
| e | |
| b | |
| g | 9 9 7 7 6 9 9 7 7 6 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 |
| d | 9 9 7 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| a | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 |
Track 5 - From Point A To Point B:
Verse
| E | | |
| B (0) | | |
| G 4 | | |
| D 0 5 5 | 2 3 5 | 3 2 3 2 0 |
| A 3 3 5 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E 5 3 | | |
Chorus
| E(0) 5 5 5 7 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 7p5 5 7p5 5 |
| B 0 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 | 7 7 7 7 8p7 7 8p7 |
| G 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D 2 | |
| A 3 0 | |
| E 3 0 | |
Track 6 - Path Of Least Resistance:
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 2 2 2 0 |
| A 3 3 3 |
| E |
Track 7 - It Always Rains On A Picnic:
Part 1 - Guitar 1
| E 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| B 5h7 7 7 5h7 7 5 5 5 |
| G 6 6 |
| D 5 5 4 4 2 |
| A 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 |
| E |
Guitar 2
| E |
| B |
| G 7 /9 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 |
| D 7 7 |
| A |
| E |
Part II
Outro - 2:15 min
Guitar 1
| E |
| B |
| G 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 |
| D 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 |
| A 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 |
| E |
Guitar 2
| E |
| B 5 5 |
| G 6h7 7 7 6h7 7 7 6h7 7 7 6h7 7 7 |
| D 7 7 |
| A |
| E |
Guitar 1
| E |
| B |
| G 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 |
| D 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 |
| A 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 |
| E |
Guitar 2
| E 5 |
| B 5 5 5 |
| G 6h7 7 7 6h7 7 7 6h7 7 7 6h7 7 |
| D 7 |
| A |
| E |
Track 8 - Dukes Up
Intro/Bridge:
| E |
| B |
| G 4 5 7 7 7 4 5 7 7 7 |
| D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 4 5 7 7 7 4 5 7 7 7 |
| A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E |
Repeat that 5 times, and then:
Verse:
| E |
| B 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| G 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| D 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| A 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| E |
Repeat that 5 times and then:
Intro/Bridge (2x)
Verse (5x)
Intro/Bridge (1x)
Track 9 - Think Long:
no guitar in the song
Track 10 - Every Penny Fed Car:
| e |
| B | |
| G | 7~~5~~4~~0 |
| D | 0~~0~~0~~5 |
| A | 5~~3~~2~~0 |
| E | 3 |
| e |
| B 77777777888888887777777788888888 |
| G 777555444 777555444 66666666777777776666666677777777 |
D--xxxxxxxxx55555555xxxxxxxxx5555555544444444555555554444444455555555
| A 555333222xxxxxxxx777555444xxxxxxxx |
| E 33333333 33333333 |
repeat 2x
| E |
| B |
| G 77777 77 999 77 77777 77 999 77 |
| D 00000 00 000 00 00000 00 000 00 |
| A 55555 55 555 55 55555 55 555 55 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 7\4/7\4/7 999 77 7\4/7\4/7 999 77 |
| D 0~~ 0~~~0 000 00 0~~ 0~~~0 000 00 |
| A 5\3/5\3/5 777 55 5\3/5\3/5 777 55 |
| E |
| e |
| B 77777777888888887777777788888888 |
| G 777555444 777555444 66666666777777776666666677777777 |
D--xxxxxxxxx55555555xxxxxxxxx5555555544444444555555554444444455555555
| A 555333222xxxxxxxx777555444xxxxxxxx |
| E 33333333 33333333 |
repeat 2x
| E |
| B |
| G 77777 77 999 77 77777 77 999 77 |
| D 00000 00 000 00 00000 00 000 00 |
| A 55555 55 555 55 55555 55 555 55 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 7\4/7\4/7 999 77 7\4/7\4/7 999 77 |
| D 0~~ 0~~~0 000 00 0~~ 0~~~0 000 00 |
| A 5\3/5\3/5 777 55 5\3/5\3/5 777 55 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 7 7 7 7 7 77 77 7/ 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5/4/ |
| D 0 0 0 0 0 00 00 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0/5 |
| A 5 5 5 5 5 55 55 5/ 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3/2/0 |
| E 3 |
Track 11 - Mice Eat Cheese:
Intro and Verse:
| e |
| B |
| G |
| D 0 0 4 5 |
| A 0 0 5 5 |
| E 3 |
13 times
Part 2: harmonics
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | (12) (12) |
| A | (12) (7) (12 |
| E | (7) |
3 times
Part 3: harmonics
| e (12) (7) (12 | (7) |
| B (12) (7) (12 | (7) |
| G (12) (7) (12 | (7) |
Track 12 - Race Car Grin You Ain't No Landmark:
Part 1
| E |
| B |
| G 4 4 4444 4 |
| D 4 4 4444 4 5 5 5555 5 |
| A 2 2 2222 2 5 5 5555 5 |
| E 3 3 3333 3 |
Part 2
Track 13 - Red Hand Case:
Opening main part
| E |
| B |
| G 7 |
| D 7b 5 5 8 7b 5 7 |
| A 7 7 7 |
| E 8 8 7 |
some pick up guitar thing
| E 12 10 |
| B 12 10 8 10 8 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
small guitar thing
chord part, when he starts singing
| E |
| B |
| G 7 7 |
| D 5 5 8 8 7 |
| A 7 7 7 7 6 |
| E 8 8 7 |
closing notes
Track 14 - Secret Agent X-9:
INTRO/VERSE
| E |
| B |
| G 5 5 7 7 5 |
| D 3 3 3 5 5 3 |
| A 5 5 5 7 7 5 |
| E |
CHORUS
| E |
| B |
| G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 5 5 5 5 |
| D 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 3 |
| A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 5 5 5 5 |
| E |
BRIDGE
| E |
| B |
| G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
SONG ORDER
VERSE 4X
CHORUS 4X
BRIDGE 2X
VERSE 2X
Track 15 - Blue Connect-3, Do You Connect?:
| E 13 15~ 13 15~ |
| B 12b(14)r12~~~ 12b(14)r12~~~ |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
Track 16 - Call To Dial A Song:
no guitar
Track 17 - 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Lipsoff:
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 |
| E |
6 times
Track 18 - Woodgrain:
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 9 xx 9 xx 9 xx 9 xx |
| A 9 7 9 11 |
| E |
Track 19 - BMX Crash:
no guitar
Track 20 - Sucker Bet:
no guitar
Track 21 - Black Blood & New Old Agers:
| E |
| B |
| G 5555555555554444 4444 |
D-33333333333322225555555555552222
Track 22 - SWY:
| E 00000 0 |
| B 11111 1 |
| G 00000 0 | (3x) |
| D 33333 2 |
| A 33333 3 |
| E |
| E 00000 00000 0 |
| B 11111 11111 1 |
| G 00000 00000 (5x) 0 |
| D 33333 22222 3 |
| A 33333 33333 3 |
| E |
end like this:
| E 000 0 |
| B 111 1 |
| G 000 0 |
| D 333 2 |
| A 333 3 |
| E |
Track 23 - Austral Opithecus:
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 5 55555 55557 77779 9999 |
| A 5 55555 55557 77779 9999 |
| E 3 33333 33335 55557 7777 |
Track 24 - Sin Gun Chaser:
| E |
| B |
| G 13~ 13 9~ 9 11 6~ 8~ |
| D x~ x x x x x~ x |
| A 11~ 11 7~ 7 9 4~ 6~ |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 13 13131313 16 16161616 15 15151515 |
| D x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x |
| A 11 11111111 14 14141414 13 13131313 |
| E |