Song: Jesus Christ Was An Only Child Album: The Lonesome Crowded West Lyrics by: Isaac Brock Music by: Modest Mouse and Tyler Reilly (Violin) Email: carterboyle@msn.com Tabbed by: Carter Boyle I was looking for this tab when I realized none of them were accurate so I decided to my own. It is pretty easy and I am pretty sure it's 100% correct. Keep in mind its only guitar not the crazy violin. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to the song for the rhythm it's pretty straight-forward. Riff 1: V V V ^ V ^ V V V ^ V ^ V V V ^ V ^ V V ^ V V ^ e|------------7-7-x-x----------7-7-x-x----------7-7-x-x---------------| B|------------7-7-x-x----------7-7-x-x----------7-7-x-x---------------| G|------------7-7-x-x----------7-7-x-x----------7-7-x-x---------------| D|------------7-7-x-x----------7-7-x-x----------7-7-x-x--7-x-x--5-x-x-| A|----------------x-x--------------x-x--------------x-x--7-x-x--5-x-x-| E|---/7--7--------x-x---/7--7--------x---/7--7------x-x--5-x-x--3-x-x-| Riff 2: V V V ^ V ^ V V V ^ V ^ V V V ^ V ^ V V ^ V V ^ e|------------5-5-x-x----------5-5-x-x----------5-5-x-x---------------| B|------------5-5-x-x----------5-5-x-x----------5-5-x-x---------------| G|------------5-5-x-x----------5-5-x-x----------5-5-x-x---------------| D|------------5-5-x-x----------5-5-x-x----------5-5-x-x--5-x-x--3-x-x-| A|----------------x-x--------------x-x--------------x-x--5-x-x--3-x-x-| E|---/5--5--------x-x---/5--5--------x---/5--5------x-x--3-x-x--1-x-x-| Start speeding up at the end. E-mail me corrections. | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | V Downstroke | ^ Upstroke ============================================================================