Modest Mouse - A Life of Artic Sounds
tabbed by Austin Smith cool_guy546@hotmail.com


    hold this     *Harmonics* (strum harmanics around ten times)
E --1/5~~~--5h--------                           --5------5-------
A --1/5~~~--5h--------                           ----5-5-5--------
D --1/5~~~--5h--------   x4 on the end of the    -----5-5---------
G ----------------------    4th time play this   ------------------
B ----------------------                         ------------------
E ----------------------                         ------------------

next part (when singing stops)

E --1/5--5-----5------5---     ---5---5-----------5-------5-------
A --1/5--5------5-5-5-----     ----5------5--5--5--5----5---------
D --1/5--5-------5-5------ x4  -----5---5--5--5-----5-5----------
G -------------------------    ------------------------------------
B -------------------------    ------------------------------------
E -------------------------    -----------------------------------
                      _______________________^
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then he plays ^ before going into verse but right after the above

then play the same as above but with some harmonics thrown in there i believe
(just play this all the way through while hes singing and add in harmonics to fill the rest)
E ----5---5--------5---5-----5h----
A -----5----5-5-5--5-5------5h----
D ------5--5-5-5----5-------5h----
G ----------------------------------
B ----------------------------------
E ----------------------------------

then you start going crazy with...... (listen to the cd for strum patterns)
      (beginning)                   (middle with extras)              (very end, use harmonics)
E --5m-xx-5m-------------5m-xx-5m---------------------------5h---
A --5m-xx-5m-------------5m-xx-5m---5-5--5-----------------5h---
D --5m-xx-5m-------------5m-xx-5m----5-55------------------5h---
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------

*its mostly a mute is how i play, just hit on 5 then mute it by pulling off