The Ground Walks With Time In A Box bass tab by Modest Mouse

Title: The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box
Artist: Modest Mouse
Album: Strangers to Ourselves
Tabbed by: Jon R (Jay3213 on UG)

Hey guys! I was bummed out when I couldn't find bass tabs for this great song, so I
tabbed it out myself.
I believe it is 99% accurate. The picking technique/rate isn't something you can really
tab out, but it's easy
to learn from listening to the song. If you see any errors, please notify me in the
comments and i'll fix them.
This song is so fun on bass, hope you guys enjoy playing along.


Intro:

Repeat several times           (0:42)

G|---------------------|--------|--------|---------------------|
D|-----------10--9~----|-------AND-------|--------------10--9~-|
A|-7~------------------|-------THEN------|-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
E|---------------------|--------|--------|---------------------|

Verse (main riff)  "Open up a window"

G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|------2----2----2----|-3-------------------|-2----2----2----3----|----------------2----|
E|-0-------------------|------3----2----0----|---------------------|-3----2----0---------|


G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-2----2----3---------|---------------------|------0----0----2----|-2-------------------|
E|----------------3----|-2----0----0----3----|-3-------------------|---------------------|

Verse 2 (after "And we really don't mind..." at 1:16)

G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|------0----1----2----|---------------------|---------------------|
A|------2----2----3----|-3-------------------|-3----3----3----2----|----------------2----|
E|-0-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-3----2----0---------|


G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------|
D|----------------0----|-1----2--------------|---------------------|--------|
A|-2----3----3---------|----------------0----|---------------------|--------|
E|---------------------|-----------3---------|-3-------------------|--------|

MAIN RIFF "We'll probably never get there" (1:30)

Verse 2 (Accordion playing) (2:00)

MAIN RIFF "we stole the road. We floated in the light) (2:30) (repeats for a long time)

Verse 2 "I think it really wants out..." (4:00)


BRIDGE (4:15)

G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------2~--------|-----------2~--------|-----------2~--------|-----------2~--------|
E|-0~------------------|-0~------------------|-0~------------------|-0~------------------|


G|---------------------|--------|--------|--------|
D|---------------------|--------|--------|--------|
A|---------------------|--------|--------|--------|
E|-0-------------------|--------|--------|--------|


(TRUMPETS)


INTRO (4:45)

MAIN RIFF (5:00)