• Song:

    Breakthrough

  • Artist:

    Modest Mouse

  • Album:

    1998-06-26: Mural Amphi...

Title: Breakthrough
Artist: Modest Mouse
Album: This is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About
Tuning: Standard eBGDAE
Tabbed by: Stephen "SPiV" Perreira IV
Email: degaspiv01@msn.com


Note: I may have Chorus and Verse labeled incorrectly, but it doesn't
really matter as long as you learn what's played when and where in the
song. If I got it marked wrong, let me know and I'll go and fix it asap!

I put some of the stuff in measures for 2 reasons. One, to help you learn
these parts seperately to prevent confusion. Two, sometimes, it makes it
look a lot neater than one huge bar stretching across the page.

The fills are played in the order written. Meaning: Fill 1 is written after
chorus, so it's played under the Chorus. Fills 2, 3, and 4 are played after
the Solo is played.

I think there are 2 guitars. Sometimes in the end it sounds like there are 3,
when Isaac starts going into the Outro of the song. I tried my best on the end
of the song.

If there are any problems, or if it just doesn't sound right, leave a comment
and I'll do my best to fix it. Or if you can give me a correction, I'll put it
in and you'll get credit for the correction!

EDIT: When I submitted it, I forgot to make a few adjustments. I just fixed
up a couple bits here and there.


Notation:
h: Hammer-on
p: Pull-off
P.M.: Palm-Mute
/: Slide Up
s: Slide Down
~: Let Note Ring
b: Bend
*: Pinch Harmonic

Guitar I:

Intro Chords 'one, two, three...'
e-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G--4---4----2---2----7---7------------|
D--4---4----2---2----7---7----4---4---|
A----2---2----0---0----5---5--4---4---|
E-------------------------------2---2-|
P.M.__________________________________

Chorus 'let it breakthrough...'
e------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
D--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Verse Chords 'open the curtain...'
e-------------------|
B-------------------|
G--4----2----7------|
D--4----2----7----4-|
A--2----0----5----4-|
E-----------------2-|
P.M.________________
I'm not sure about the strumming pattern here. Listen to the CD to figure it out,
cause I'm drawing a blank on how to tab this one. These are the chords, not
the strum pattern.

Solo
e-----------------|----------------|------------------------------------|
B-----------------|----------------|------------------------------------|
G-----------------|----------------|------------------------------------|
D-----------7-5-4-|----------7-5-4-|-4h5p4h5p4h5p4h5p-------------------|
A----5---5--------|---5---5--------|-------------------7-5-4--7-5-4-5-4-|
E--7---7----------|-7---7----------|------------------------------------|x2
Play these three measures twice.

e---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D--7-9--7-9--7-9-/12~-|-7-9--7-9--5-7--5-7-|-7-9--7-9--7-9-/12b~-|
A---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Hold that bend on the 12 at the end.

e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D--12p11--7-5-7--2--------2-------|
A------------------3-0-2----3-0-2-|
E---------------------------------|

e--------------------------|------------------------------|
B--------------------------|------------------------------|
G--------------------------|------------------------------|
D--9-9-9-9-7-7-9-9-9--/12b-|-9-9--7-5-7--2--------2-------|
A--------------------------|---------------3-0-2----3-0-2-|
E--------------------------|------------------------------|

Harmonics Between Chords
e-----|
B-----|
G-----|
D--5*-|
A-----|
E-----|x2
These are played between a couple of the chords during the final Chorus.

Outro
e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D--5b-------------|
A--------5b----4b-|
E-----------------|


Guitar II:

Fill 1
e---------------------------------------|
B--3/7--7s-5s-3s-2p0--3/5--7s-5s-3s-3p0-|
G---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
This is played over the Chorus.

Fill 2 (Played at 2:57)
e--------------------------------|
B--10~--10~--10/12--10s8-8s7-7s5-|
G--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|
This is played during the Solo!

Fill 3
e--------------------|---------------------|
B--------------------|---------------------|
G--7----7----7-------|---------------------|
D----7----7----7-5-4-|-5--7--5--7--5--7--4-|
A--------------------|---------------------|
E--------------------|---------------------|

Fill 4
e----------------|---------------|---------------------------------|
B----------------|---------------|---------------------------------|
G--7-7-----------|---------------|-7-7-----------------------------|
D------7-7-5-5-4-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-4-|-----7-7-5-5-4-4-5-5-7-7-5-5-----|
A----------------|---------------|-----------------------------7-7-|
E----------------|---------------|---------------------------------|x2

Fill 5
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G--7----7-----7----7----7-----7---|
D----77---77----7----77---77----7-|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|x2


Play Order Guitar I:
Intro x3
Chorus x3
Verse x5
Chorus x3
Verse x5
Chorus x3
Solo
Chorus x2 (The first time you play Chorus, put a few harmonics in. Bend chords the second time)
Outro

Play Order Guitar II:
Fill 1 (During Chorus') x3
Fill 2 (Played at 2:57 under the Solo)
Fill 3, 4, 5 (Played in order starting at 3:20)
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