• Song:

    Doin The Cockroach

  • Artist:

    Modest Mouse

I don't understand why there aren't many other tabs out there for this song: it kicks!!! any way, here's
how I think it goes, so correct me if im wrong, play it if I'm not!

tabbed by thecheeseofamodestmouse @ tabanor@msn.com

Intro (after first riff of guitar picking and strumming (at end))
G --------------------------------------------------
D --9-----------------------------------------------
A ---------------9----------------------------------
E ----------------------------9------------7--------

G --------------------------------------------------
D --9-9--9-9-9-9------------------------------------
A ---------------9-9--9-9-9-9-----------------------
E ----------------------------9-9/12-9\7---7-7-7-7--
both slides are about the same speed, and they are a moderate speed 
(u'll have to listen to it to get it right)

G ---------------------------------
D ---------------------------------   X2
A ---------------------------------
E -777-777-777-777-555-555-333-333-

G -------------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------------   X2
A --5-7--5-7-9--9-7-5--5-2-0-----------------
E -7-------------------------555-555-333-333-

G ---------------------------------
D -999-999-999-999-777-777-555-555-   X2
A ---------------------------------
E ---------------------------------

G ------------------------------------------------------
D -9-11-12--11-12-14--14-12-11--11-9-7--777-777-555-555-
A ------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------
PS: this is the best part ever! I love it!! lol sorry, had to say it

G ---------------------------------
D -999-999-999-999-777-777-555-555-   X15 
A ---------------------------------
E ---------------------------------
sometimes it will have more of the same beat (but quicker)
of the intro, only its really annoying to figure it out, so
if you want to know I ask you to find out for your uses

G ---------------------------------
D ---------------------------------   X3
A ---------------------------------
E -777-777-777-777-555-555-333-333-
same variation of beat as the previous riff

G -----------------------------------
D ----------------------------------- 
A -----------------------------------
E -777-777-777-777-555-555-333-333/7-

there you have it. You have now done the cockroach, and I hope it was fun for you!
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