Modest Mouse - Four Fingered Fisherman

Tabbed by: Nick Verveniotis

Tuning: Standard

This has at least two guitars going at the same time. I've written part of it so that it can be 
played with just one, in case you don't have any friends and only two arms! Gasp!


[Instrumental]

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|--3b-0-----------3-x-3b-0-----1p0-3-x----|
G|--0----3-x-3b-0--0-x-0----3-x-----0-x----| x4
D|--2----2-x-0-------x-2----2-x-----0-x----|
A|--3----3-x-2-------x-3----3-x-------x----|
E|---------x-3----------------x------------|

In case you're wondering what guitar #2 is doing:

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--0--------------0---0-----------0-3b--0-|
D|--2--------------2---2--------0h2--------|
A|--3--------------3---3-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|


[Verse 1]

What you can do:

  "you're the back seat and you say to yourself"         "Okay, it doesn't matter anyway"   
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-5--4-5--4-5--4-5--4--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------|

What is actually going on:

Guitar #1

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

Guitar #2

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-----------2-----------4-----------5------------7-----7--7-7-5-4-5-4-0--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Instrumental 2]

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|--3b-0-----------3-x-3b-0-----1p0-3-x----|
G|--0----3-x-3b-0--0-x-0----3-x-----0-x----| x3
D|--2----2-x-0-------x-2----2-x-----0-x----|
A|--3----3-x-2-------x-3----3-x-------x----|
E|---------x-3----------------x------------|


[Verse 2] (same as verse 1)


[Ending]

What you can do:

                "Four fingered fisherman..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5----
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5----
E|--------------------------------------------------------

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

Go nuts at the end by strumming really fast (listen to the song for the rhythm) and don't be 
afraid to strum all the strings to get that signature 
Isaac-Brock-it-sounds-like-I-don't-know-how-to-play-but-really-I'm-doing-it-on-purpose sound.


What is actually going on:

Guitar #1

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

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

Guitar #2 during the clean part

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

Guitar #2 during the crazy part

                                      "So uptight though"
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9/-12--11--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Listening to young Jeremy stuggle to maintain consistency in this song is a barrel full of 
laughs; especially when he hits random cymbals.