Modest Mouse - King Rat
from Fire It Up/Dashboard singles (I think)
youtube: porkstorm
email: interjection@gmail.com


Pretty jazzy for a Modest Mouse song.
Johnny plays with a capo on, but I've tabbed for standard.
Please send me your corrections.


e|----|---/3-3-----3---------3---3-----3-|
B|----|---/3---3---3---------3h4-4-3---3-|
G|----|----0-------5---0---5-5-------0-0-|
D|----|----0-----5-5-5---6---6-------0-0-|
A|----|-3--3-----------------------------|
E|-6^-|----------------------------------|
   6x | 0:23


e|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------3-|
G|-------------------------------------5---|
D|-------8-----8------0------4-------------|
A|---10-10-------10\6------6-6-6\5-5-------|
E|-8-----8---------------4---4-------3-----|
   1:08


e|-----3-------------------------------|
B|-----3-------------------------------|
G|-----3-----3-----------------------7-|
D|---5-5-------5\1-0-----4---------8---|
A|-3---3---3-----------6-6-6/8-8-------|
E|-------------------4---4-------6-----|
   1:15


e|---/3-3-----3-------3--3------3-------/3-3-----3-------4-6-4-6-|
B|---/3---3---3-------4--3h4-3--3-------/3---3---3-------4-4-4-4-|
G|----0-------5---0---5--5------0----0---0-------5-------5-------|
D|----0-----5-5-5---6-6-------0-0--0-----0-----5-5-5--6--6-------|
A|-3--3-------------------------------3--3-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
   1:21


e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-------8--------8-----4-----------6-|
A|----10-----10--10\6-6-6~~/8-8---8---|
E|-/8-------8--------4----------6-----|
   1:34


e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------7-|
D|-----8--8--8----8--------4---------6-6-|
A|----10-10-10------10\6-6-6-6/8-8---8-8-|
E|-/8-----------8-------4---4------6-----|
   1:39


e|----------------------------------------|
B|-----8-----8--8--8--8--8------9--9---11-|
G|-----8-----8--8--8--8--8------8--8---12-|
D|-----8-----8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10~~/13-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----------------|
E|--------8-------------------------------|
   1:45


e|---------8---8---8--------------------------|
B|---------8---8---8-------9----9----11-11--9-|
G|---------8---8---8-------8----8-----8--8--8-|
D|---10---10--10--10------10---10-10-10-10-10-|
A|----8-----------------11---11---------------|
E|-8----8-------------------------------------|
   1:50


e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-------8-----8-8-8-----------9--8h9h11-11p9-8-|
G|-------8-----8-8-8-----------8----8-----8---8-|
D|-------8-----8-8-8-------10-10---10----10-----|
A|---10-10--10-------10h11----------------------|
E|-8-----8--------------------------------------|
   1:56


e|-------8-------------------------------|
B|-------8-------8--------9--------------|
G|-------8-----8---8----8-8--------------|
D|------10--10-------10-----10/12-10-8---|
A|---10-10------------------10/12------8-|
E|-8-----8-------------------------------|
   2:02


e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------6h8-8-8-8-6-|
G|-------8----------------------7---7-7-7-7-|
D|-------8------8--8----------6-8---8-8-8---|
A|---10-10-----10--8--8---6/8-8-------------|
E|-8-----8---11---10--8\4-------------------|
   2:08


e|----------------------------------|-11-----------|
B|-------8--8--8---------4--4/6---6-|--------------|
G|-------8--8--8---------4--4/7---7-|---8-11-------|
D|-------8--8--8---------4--4/6---6-|--------10----|
A|---10-10-10-10-10\---6-6------8---|--------------|
E|-8-----------------4--------------|-----------10-|
   2:13                             | 2:28


With only some small variations, which you
should be able to pick up by ear:

2:20-2:28 riffs are similar to 1:08
2:32-2:43 riffs are similar to 1:45
2:43-2:54 riffs are chords based on 1:08


e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-3-------3--------3----3---3----5^-|
E|---4^-3----4^-3-3---6^---4^--6-----|
   2:54


e|--8--8----------------10-11-10-8----------|
B|--8--8----------------11-11-11-8----------|
G|--8--8---8-10-8---8---10-10-10-8-10-8---8-|
D|-10-10-10-------10--------------------10--|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
   3:17


e|--------8----------------------|--------8---------------4/6-6-6-6-|
B|--------8---------------6-6/11-|--------8---------------4/6-6-6-6-|
G|--------8---------------7-7/12-|--------8---------------4/7-7-7-7-|
D|-------10-----10\-5-6---8-8/13-|-------10-----10\-5-6---6/8-8-8-8-|
A|-x-x-x-10-----10\-5-6----------|-x-x-x-10-----10\-5-6---6/8-8-8-8-|
E|-x-x-x--8--8---8--3-4----------|-x-x-x--8--8---8--3-4-------------|
   3:28                            3:35


The parts shown 3:17-3:39 should get you through those similar
couple parts that follow the "deep water" sections, with little
variations.


e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------0-0-0-------(0)-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-1--3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-------(5)-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3/6-(6)-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
   5:08