Modest Mouse Make Everyone Happy // Mechanical Birds This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About Track 15, 1996 GUITAR 1 (0:00 - 2:30) G D C e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-4---4-----------------------------------| D|-5---5----4---4---5---5---5--5-5--5/7-7--| A|-5---5----5---5---3---3---3--3-3--5/7-5--| E|----------5---5---3---3---3--3-3---------|
VERSE 1 G D C And I said you shouldn't make facts out of opinions G D C He said that I was right, You're right I knew that I was G D C And I'd hate to see anybody thank you G D C But I'd like to see you fail saying thank you though(?) G D C I'm not sure who I - am G D C I'm not sure who I - am, but I know who I've been ------------------[INSTRUMENTAL]--------------------- VERSE 2 G D C And I said you can't make everybody happy G D C He said you'd like to at least make yourself happy though G D C I'm not sure who I am G D C I'm not sure who I am but I know who I've been GUITAR 2: Riff 1: e|-----3-------------------------------| B|-----3-------------------------------| G|-----0--------4--------5---5---------| D|----------5-7---5--5-7---5---5-5/7-7-| A|-2-----------------------------------| E|-3-----------------------------------| Riff 2: e|-----3-----------------------------------| B|-----3-----------------------------------| G|-----0--------4--------------------------| D|----------5-7---5------------------------| A|-2---------------------------------------| E|-3----------------8\3--8\3--8--10--12\8--| Riff 3: e|-----3-----------------------------------| B|-----3-----------------------------------| G|-----0--------4--------5---5----5-7-5-7--| D|----------5-7---5--5-7---5---5-----------| A|-2---------------------------------------| E|-3---------------------------------------| Riff 4: e|-------------------------|------------------------------| B|------------5------------|------------5-----------------| G|----4h5--7-----5--7--4---|----4h5--7-----5--7--4--------| D|-5---------------------5-|-5----------------------7--5--| A|-------------------------|------------------------------| E|-------------------------|------------------------------| Riff 5: e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|---4h5-7-5---2h4-5-4-----------4------| D|-5---------4---------2-2-2/5-7---7-5--| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| IN ORDER OF: RIFF 1 RIFF 2 RIFF 3 RIFF 2 REPEAT RIFF 4 RIFF 2 RIFF 3 RIFF 1 RIFF 5 THEN INTO TRANSITION ----------------MANDOLIN RIFFS (Capo 5th Fret)--------------- Transcribed for guitar Variation 1 (Beginning of song): e|---0-2--5h0-0---0-0-2--0-0--0----------------------| B|-3-----------------------------3------3-3---3---3--| G|----------------------------------2h4-----4---4----| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| Variation 2 (1:40): e|--10-------| B|-----10----| G|--------7--| D|-----------| A|-----------| E|-----------| Variation 3 (2:00): e|---0-2-3-2-0-2-0-----|-------------------------------| B|-3---------------3-3-|-----3-----3-----3-----3--0----| G|---------------------|-2h4----4-----4-----4-------2--| D|---------------------|-------------------------------| A|---------------------|-------------------------------| E|---------------------|-------------------------------| Variation 4 (2:40): e|---0-2-3-2-0-----------------------------------------0--| B|-3-----------3--3--3--3-------3----3----------3---3-----| G|------------------------2-2h4----4---4-2--2h4---4-------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------TRANSITION---------------------- Part 1: G Em B C D e|--10-----7------7-----8----10---| B|--12-----8------7-----8----10---| G|--12-----9------7-----9----11---| REPEAT X3 D|--12-----9------9-----10---12---| A|--10-----7------9-----10---12---| E|----------------7-----8----10---| Part 2: Played until end of the song G F#m Em F#m e|-10-----9------7---9---| B|-12-----10-----8---10--| G|-12-----11-----9---11--| D|-12-----11-----9---11--| A|-10-----9------7---9---| E|-----------------------| ----------------------QUICK-INTERLUDE---------------------- This part's a little messy, but it sounds quite accurate. e|-23h22-23h22-22~~~---21b~~-21b~~--21b~~---x-x-x-x---23------23----| B|-------------------------------------------------------23------21-| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------OUTRO---------------------- Continue messing around with this riff: e|-23h22-23h22-22~~~---21b~~-21b~~--21b~~---x-x-x-x---23------23----| B|-------------------------------------------------------23------21-| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| GUITAR 2 Harmonics: e|-7+----7+------7+-----7+--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|----7+~----7+~----7+~----7+~---7+-7+-7+-7+-7+-7+-5+-5+--| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------|