Title: Fire it Up
Artist: Modest Mouse
Album: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

tabbed by Steve "SPiV" Perreira IV


Guitar I (12-string) - Isaac Brock
Guitar II (slide) - Johnny Marr


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Guitar I (12-string) - Isaac Brock


intro
e----------------------------|----------------------------|
B----------------------------|----------------------------|
G--16-14-14-14-14-14-14-16p0-|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14p0-|
D----------------------------|----------------------------|
A----------------------------|----------------------------|
E----------------------------|----------------------------|

e--------------------|----------------------|
B--------------------|----------------------|
G--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9p0-|----------------------|
D--------------------|--9-9-9--9-9-999-\7-5-|
A--------------------|--x-x-x--x-x-xxx--x-x-|
E--------------------|--7-7-7--7-7-777-\5-3-|
"etceteranough..."


interlude "It honestly was..."
e--------------------------|----------------------------|
B--------------------------|----------------------------|
G--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14p0-|
D--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
A--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
E--------------------------|----------------------------|

optional variation
e----------------------------------|----------------------|
B----------------------------------|----------------------|
G----------------------------------|----------------------|
D--14p12---------------------------|----------------------|
A--------14p12-10--12-14--12-10----|--10--12-14--12-10/14-|
E-------------------------------10-|----------------------|

e--------------------------|----------------------------|
B--------------------------|----------------------------|
G--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14p0-|
D--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
A--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
E--------------------------|----------------------------|


slide guitar solo (chords)
e----------------------------|----------------------------|
B----------------------------|----------------------------|
G--16-14-14-14-14-14-14-16p0-|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14p0-|
D--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
A--14-12-12-12-12-12-12-14---|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12---|
E----------------------------|----------------------------|

e--------------------|----------------------|
B--------------------|----------------------|
G--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9p0-|----------------------|
D--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|--9-9-9--9-9-999-\7-5-|
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---|--x-x-x--x-x-xxx--x-x-|
E--------------------|--7-7-7--7-7-777-\5-3-|


outro/solo
e----------------------------------|---------------------------|
B--8-7-5-7-5---5-------------------|--------------5--7--8--10--|
G------------7---7-5-7-5-4-5p4-2p0-|--2--4--5--7---------------|
D----------------------------------|---------------------------|
A----------------------------------|---------------------------|
E----------------------------------|---------------------------|

e-----------------------------------|
B--8-/10-8-/10-8-/10--8--8--88--8-8-|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|
*repeat top two bars twice before the last bar (below)*

e----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B--8-7-5-7-5---5-------------------|--------------5--7--8--10--10----|
G------------7---7-5-7-5-4-5p4-2p0-|--2--4--5--7---------------------|
D----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|---------------------------------|


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Guitar II (slide) - Johnny Marr

-with delay-


intro
e--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
B--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
G--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-12-12-12-12-11-11-11/-|--16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
D--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
A--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
E--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
*varied palm-muting*


verse
e--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
B--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
G--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-12-12-12-12-11-11-11/-|--16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
D--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
A--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
E--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
"...fire it up. If you need..."


verse 
e--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|
B--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|
G--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-12-12-12-12-11-11-\9-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|
D--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|
A--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|
E--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|
"...fire it up. When we find the perfect water..."

e--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
G--9-/11-11-11-11-11-11-9/-|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-12-12-12-12-11-11-11/-|
D--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
A--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
E--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|

e--------------------------|---------------------------|
B--------------------------|---------------------------|
G--16-16-16-16-16-18-18-18-|--18-/19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
D--------------------------|---------------------------|
A--------------------------|---------------------------|
E--------------------------|---------------------------|


interlude
e--12-----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B--------10----/12----|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
"It honestly was..."

e--12p10------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
B--------12p10-8--10-12--10-8---|--8--10-12--10-8/12-|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G-----------------------------7-|--------------------|--------------------------|
D-------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
A-------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
E-------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|

e--------------------------|
B--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G--------------------------|
D--------------------------|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|


slide guitar solo
e----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B----------|---------------------------|--/17-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-|
G--11--12--|--/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|---------------------------|
D----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|

e---------------------------|--------------------------|
B--\12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-|--14/15-15-15-15-14-14-12-|
G---------------------------|--------------------------|
D---------------------------|--------------------------|
A---------------------------|--------------------------|
E---------------------------|--------------------------|

e---------------------------|---------------------------|
B---------------------------|--/17-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-|
G--/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|---------------------------|
D---------------------------|---------------------------|
A---------------------------|---------------------------|
E---------------------------|---------------------------|

e-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B--19/20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-|--\15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
G-----------------------------|---------------------------|
D-----------------------------|---------------------------|
A-----------------------------|---------------------------|
E-----------------------------|---------------------------|


verse (palm-muted)
e----------------------|----------------------|
B----------------------|----------------------|
G--11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-|--11-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-|
D----------------------|----------------------|
A----------------------|----------------------|
E----------------------|----------------------|
"...fire it up. We push off we're..."


outro
e------/15-------/15----15/-|--17--------17--15--14--12--|
B---------------------------|----------------------------|
G--12--------12-------------|----------------------------|
D---------------------------|----------------------------|
A---------------------------|----------------------------|
E---------------------------|----------------------------|

e------/15-------/15----15/-|--17--------17--15--14--12--|
B---------------------------|----------------------------|
G--12--------12-------------|----------------------------|
D---------------------------|----------------------------|
A---------------------------|----------------------------|
E---------------------------|----------------------------|

e------/15-------/15----15/-|--17~~~~~~~~----------------|
B---------------------------|----------------------------|
G--12--------12-------------|----------------------------|
D---------------------------|----------------------------|
A---------------------------|----------------------------|
E---------------------------|----------------------------|