Modest Mouse
Lampshades on Fire

unreleased - as performed live @ The Gorge, George, WA. 5/29/11
The entire show is up for download at npr.org

Times indicate the first occurance according to the video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNG_ajov_tw

Or play along with me; recorded myself doing this tab live:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD6BD7mUJ9Y


Standard tuning. Moderate overdrive so that gentle picking/strumming still sounds clean



e---------------------8----8--8--8--------------------------------|
B---11---11--11--11--10---10-10-10---11---11--11--11--8---8--8--8-|
G---12---12--12--12---9----9--9--9---10---10--10--10--7---7--7--7-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-10-------10--10---8-------8---8---------------------------------|
E----------------------------------11-------11--11---8-----8--8---|
0:00    4x
Clean. Piano part



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-11-8----11-10-------11-8-|
---------------10---------|
--------------------------|
--------------------------|
--------------------------|
0:39    2x
OD



-----------------------------------------------------------|
-11-8----11-10----------11-10\8------------12-10\8---------|
---------------10----10---------10\7--5------------10\7-10-|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
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0:59    2x
Give it some good vibrato the second time



-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------11----------------------11-----------------------------------------------------------|
----12----------12----12----12---------12----12-----------13---12----------------13---12-------|
-13----13----------13----13----13---------13----13-11-13----------13-11-13-11-13---------13-11-|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:49
Scratching leads up to this. Palm mutes, higher notes ring out more. Listen for pattern



-------------|----------------------|
----------11-|-------------------11-|
----12-------|-12----12----12-------|
-13----13----|----13----13----13----|
-------------|----------------------|
-------------|----------------------|
1:54           3x



---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------11-------------------------------------------------------|
-13p12-------12----12----12----12--------13p12----------------13--------------13----12-------|
-------13-------13----------13-----------------13----13-11-13--------13-11-13----------13-11-|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:59




-------------|----------------------|
----------11-|-------------------11-|
----12-------|-12----12----12-------|
-13----13----|----13----13----13----|
-------------|----------------------|
-------------|----------------------|
2:04           3x



-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
-10-10-10-10-12-12-10-10\-8--8--8-10-10--8-10--8/|12-12-12-12-12-13-12-13-12~~-|
-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10/|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13~~-|
-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
2:09
Clean



-6--6--6---6-6-6---5--5--5---5-5-5-------------6-6-6\--3--3--3---6-6-6-|
-8--8--8---8-8-8---6--6--6---6-6-6---8--8--8---8-8-8\--3--3--3---6-6-6-|
-8--8--8---8-8-8---7--7--7---7-7-7---8--8--8---8-8-8\--0--0--0---3-3-3-|
-------------------------------------8--8--8-----------5--5--5---------|
-------------------------------------6--6--6-----------5--5--5---------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
2:18



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----5-----5--7--5--3--2--5--2--5--2---------------------0---|
-7--5--7--5--7--5--3--2--5--2--5--2--/8--7--8--7--8--7--0---|
-7--3--7--3--5--3--1--0--3--0--3--0--/8--7--8--7--8--7--1^--|
-5-----5-----------------------------/6--5--6--5--6--5--3^--|
2:38
OD



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-7--5--7--5--7--5--3--2--5--2--5--2---------------------0--|
-7--5--7--5--7--5--3--2--5--2--5--2--/8--7--8--7--8--7--0--|
-5--3--5--3--5--3--1--0--3--0--3--0--/8--7--8--7--8--7--1^-|
-------------------------------------/6--5--6--5--6--5--3^-|
2:47    2x
Same, except A5 becomes D5.



Scratching at 3:06