Polar Opposites bass tab by Modest Mouse

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Listen to the song to get the delivery of the notes right, Eric Judy is an insanely slept on bassist. He knows
his stuff.
Intro/Verse:

G|---7---------------------------------| x6
D|-----7~--14-12-----------14\---------|
A|-5-------------14-12--12-------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


Chorus: (I'm trying to-)

G|---7--------------12-----------------| x4
D|-----7--7-9----------12--12-14\------|
A|-5-------------10--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Solo/Verse 2:
(You're back on the verse riff, hold that down during Isaac's solo and into the verse. Six times in total.)

G|---7---------------------------------| x6
D|-----7~--14-12-----------14\---------|
A|-5-------------14-12--12-------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


Chorus: (I'm trying to-)

G|---7--------------12-----------------| x4
D|-----7--7-9----------12--12-14\------|
A|-5-------------10--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


Outro:

G|---7---------------------------------| x1
D|-----7--7-9---14-12------------------|
A|-5------------------14-12--12--------|
E|------------------------------14\----|


G|5----------12------------------------| x4
D|------7--------12~-12~---------------|
A|--5-5--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

G|---7---------------------------------| Play this again for the rest of the song, the tempo slows down quite
D|-----7--7-9---14-12------------------| a bit at the end, but it's the same melody.
A|-5------------------14-12--12--------|
E|------------------------------14\----|



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