Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News Chords & Tabs

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Good News For People Who Love Bad News
 Bass Tab


Great Album and great bassist. Note that most of the timing isn’t perfect so listen to 
cd for it. I hope this helps the M. M. bass collection a little. Leave Comments and Enjoy.

Compiled By: Stephen Mirabito

Horn Intro

No Bass


Float On

INTRO
G------------------------------------------|
D----------8---------8---------------------|
A-9-9-9-9----8-8-8-8-----------6---------6-|
E----------------------7-7-7-7---6-6-6-6---| X1


VERSE

G------------------------------------------|
D----------8---------8---------------------|
A-9-9-9-9----8-8-8-8-----------6---------6-|
E----------------------7-7-7-7---6-6-6-6---| X2


PRECHORUS

G------------------------------------------|
D----------8---------8---------------------|
A-9-9-9-9----8-8-8-8-----------6---------6-|
E----------------------7-7-7-7---6-6-6-6---| X1


CHORUS

G-----------------------------|
D------8------8---------------|
A-9~-9---8~-8--------6------6-|
E---------------7~-7---6~-6---| X2


VERSE

G------------------------------------------|
D----------8---------8---------------------|
A-9-9-9-9----8-8-8-8-----------6---------6-|
E----------------------7-7-7-7---6-6-6-6---| X3


PRECHORUS

G------------------------------------------|
D----------8---------8---------------------|
A-9-9-9-9----8-8-8-8-----------6---------6-|
E----------------------7-7-7-7---6-6-6-6---| X1

CHORUS

G-----------------------------|
D------8------8---------------|
A-9~-9---8~-8--------6------6-|
E---------------7~-7---6~-6---| X2


INTERLUDE

G------------------------------------------|
D----------8---------8---------------------|
A-9-9-9-9----8-8-8-8-----------6---------6-|
E----------------------7-7-7-7---6-6-6-6---| X2

OUTRO

G------------------------------------------|
D----------8---------8---------------------|
A-9-9-9-9----8-8-8-8-----------6---------6-|
E----------------------7-7-7-7---6-6-6-6---| X4

G---------------------------------------------|
D----------8---------8------------------------|
A-9-9-9-9----8-8-8-8-----------6---------6----|
E----------------------7-7-7-7---6-6-6-6---5~-| X1

Tabbed By: JOEBOB859


The Ocean Breathes Salty
INTRO
G|-----------------------|
D|-------55-45---------5-|
A|-33-2--------33-2-0----|
E|-----3-------------3---| x2

VERSE
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------55-45--1010/97--7---------|
A|-33-2----------------10-1010/97--|
E|-----3-------------------------8-| x2

CHORUS                                         Skip 2nd time around
G|----------------------------------------------|---------|
D|-101010-10h12--9--777-7h9-5----5-----5--5h7---|---------|
A|-------------10----------7---33--77-7------88-|-88-88h10|
E|----------------------------------------------|---------| x2

verse x2
verse part 2 (drums and key board only)
chorus x4
verse part 2 (drums and key board only)


BRIDGE
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------55-45--99-1012------------|
A|-33-2-----------------1010-910---|
E|-----3---------------------------|

G|----------------------99-----------|
D|-------55-45--99-1012----12-9------|
A|-33-2------------------------------| x2
E|-----3-----------------------------|

chorus x2

Tabbed By: Aintlovegrand72

Dig Your Own Grave

No Bass


Bury Me With It

Intro
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---22---33---55---55---22---33---55---55----------------------------|

Verse/Chorus
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------2h4----2h4----2h4---------------2h4----2h4----2h4----5h7------|
E|---22-----33-----55-----55--5h7---22-----33-----55-----55-----------|

Verse 2
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------2h4-2-----------|
A|------2h4----2h4----2h4--------------2h4----2h4-------------4--2----|
E|---22-----33-----55-----55--5h7---22-----33-----55-----------------0|

Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Break (No Bass)
Intro Part
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------22--------22--------------------|
A|---5---4---4h5--00---0h2--44---0h2-------2h4------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro (Same as Intro end on an open A)
Tabbed By: Theamazingheffy
Updated By: Stephen Mirabito


Dance Hall

Intro
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|x2
E|---00000000--33333333—777777777—12121212121212--|

Verse

G|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|---00000000--33333333—777777777—|-1212-10h12p10s7-55-33-|

Chorus
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|x2
E|----7\0—0-0-0-0—7\3-3-3-3-3—5s777-5s777—1212-10h12p10s7-55-33--|


G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7\0—0-0-0-0—7\3-3-3-3-3—5s777-5s777—121212121212-77-|

Break

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-00000030h7-555555-3p0h777777--12121212121212--------------------|


G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-00000030h7-555555-3p0h777777--1212-10h12p10s7-55-33-------------|

Chorus x4
Break
Chorus x3
End on Open E

(note end chorus riffs change up quite a bit so just improvise where tab doesn’t indicate)

Tabbed By: Stephen Mirabito


Bukowski

Intro
G--------------------0--0-1--0-------|
D-------------------------------1--0-|
A--1/3-3--3\1-1--1-------------------| x3
E------------------4-----------------|


VERSE
G-----------------------0-1-0--|
D------------------1--3--------|
A--1/3-3--3\1-1--1-------------|
E------------------------------|

Verse Part 2
G--------------------0--0-1--0-------|
D-------------------------------1--0-|
A--1/3-3--3\1-1--1-------------------|x2
E------------------4-----------------|

Intro Part
Verse
Verse Part 2 x2
Intro Part
Bridge
G--------------|
D--1--0-----0--|
A--------3-----|
E--------------|

G-------------------1-1-0-1-0------|
D----0-1-0---0-1-0------------1-0--|
A--3-------1-----------------------|x2
E----------------------------------|

G-------------------1--3--5--8--|
D----0-1-0---0-1-0--------------|
A--3-------1--------------------|
E-------------------------------|

 “See What You Wanna See” Part

G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|--1/3-3---3\1-1------|x6
E|-----------------4~--|

Verse
Verse Part 2

      Then:
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|--1/3-3---3\1-1------|x5
E|-----------------4~--|

Bridge

Verse
Verse Part 2

Tabbed By: Stephen Mirabito

This Devil’s Workday

No Bass

The View

0:06
g|------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------|
a|0-2-3-2-10-8-7-5-0~~~---------------|
e|----------------------------1h2p1---|

0:54
g|------------------------------------------------------|
d|------0~~~~~2~~~~~3~~~~~-------0~~~~~-------------3-5-|
a|3~~~~~-------------------3~~~~~-----------------------|
e|-------------------------------------0~~~~~1~~~~~-----|

1:09
g|------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------|
a|0-2-3-2-10-8-7-5-0~~~---------------|
e|----------------------------1h2p1---|

1:56
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------0~~~~~2~~~~~3~~~~~-------0~~~~~---------------------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-|
a|3~~~~~-------------------3~~~~~-------------------3-3-3-3-------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------0~~~~~1~~~~~---------------------------------|

2:20
g|--------------------|
d|------------3-2-0---|
a|0~~~~~3~~-----------|
e|---------1~~--------|

2:51
g|--------------------------------------------------|
d|------0~~~~~2~~~~~3~~~~~-------0~~~~~-------------|
a|3~~~~~-------------------3~~~~~-------------------|
e|-------------------------------------0~~~~~1~~~~~-|

3:21
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3----------0-0-0-0-----------------|
a|3-3-3-3--------------------------3-3-3-3-------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|

4:01
g|-------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3----------0-0-0-0-------------|
a|3-3-3-3--------------------------3-3-3-3---------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-1-1-|

Tabbed By: Tamara


Satin In a Coffin

riff one:
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-1/-3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|

  riff two a:
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-3----3----3----3--1--3----3----3----3--1--|

  riff two b:
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|-3--3--3----3----3--1--3--3--3----3----3--1--|

  riff one:
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-1/-3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|

  riff two a:
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-3----3----3----3--1--3----3----3----3--1--|

  riff two b:
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|-3--3--3----3----3--1--3--3--3----3----3--1--|

  break:
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-10------10-8--------6------6-5--------|
E|---------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-10------10-8--------6------6-5--------|
E|---------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-10------10-12------12-13------13-15------15-|
E|---------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-10------10-8--------6------6-5--------|
E|---------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-13------13-12---------10------10-8--------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/modest_mouse/good_news_for_people_who_love_bad_news_btab.html ]
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-10--10----10-8--8----8-6--6--6--6-5--5--5--8-|
E|----------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-10--10----10-8--8----8-----------------------|
E|------------------------6--6--6--6-8--8--8--8-|

  riff two a:
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-3----3----3----3--1--3----3----3----3--1--|

  riff two c:
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--|

 riff one:
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-1/-3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|


Interlude Milo

No Bass

Blame it on the Tetons

Intro/Verse
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--10-----------10---10---10-10--12----5---5-5--10----3---3-3---|
E|--------8---8-8--------------------------------------------------|

  outro:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------7/9---7-----5--7----5-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-------------------------7/9---7-----5--7----9-------|
A|-5-7------------0-2-3--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-------------------------7/9---7-----5--7----9-------|
A|-5-7------------0-2-3--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------9---7--------------|
D|-----5-------------------------7/9---7--5------------9--7-5-------|
A|-5-7------------0-2-3----------------------7----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----/5-------------------------7/9---7-----5--7----5-------|
A|----------------0-2-3--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-------------------------7/9---7-----5--7----9-------|
A|-5-7------------0-2-3--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------9---7-----------------|
D|-----5-------------------------7/9---7--5------------9h10p9----------|
A|-5-7------------0-2-3----------------------7----------------10-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----/5-------------------------7/9---7-----5--7----5-------|
A|----------------0-2-3--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-------------------------7/9---7-----5--7----9-------|
A|-5-7------------0-2-3--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------9---7----------------|
D|-----5-------------------------7/9---7--5------------9---/7-5-------|
A|-5-7------------0-2-3----------------------7------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----/5-------------------------7/9---7-----5--7----5-------|
A|----------------0-2-3--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-------------------------7/9---7-----5--7----9-------|
A|-5-7------------0-2-3--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Black Cadillacs

Intro
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|------12-9-------12----------12---------12--------|
A|-9/10-------9/10----10--9/10----12--9/10----12----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

And it's true...
G|---------11----------12----------9----------9----|
D|------12----------12----------12---------12------|
A|-9/10--------9/10--------9/10-------9/10---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------12-9-------12----------12---------12----------12----|
A|-9/10-------9/10----10--9/10----12--9/10----12--9/10------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2x (0:24)

Done done done...
G|----------------------------12-------9-9------------------------|
D|-------------------10-10-10----10-12-----12-12-9----------12----|
A|-12-12-12-10----10-------------------------------10-10-10----10-|
E|-------------12-------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------12-------9-9-9-9----9-9-------|
D|-------------------10-10-10----10-12---------12-----12-12-|
A|-12-12-12-10----10----------------------------------------|
E|-------------12-------------------------------------------|


(0:56)
G|---------------------------------------------9-9-------|
D|-8-8--8-8-------10-10--9-9--7-7--7-7--10-10------12-12-|
A|-----------8-8-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------7-------7---------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8---8-8-8---8---------10-10-9-9-|
A|---------------------8-8-8-8-----------|
E|---------------------------------------|

G|-------5-----------5---------------------9-9--------|
D|-7-7-7---7-5-7-7-7---7-5--10-10-10-10-12-----12-12/-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

(little piano break thing (1:33))
And it's true...
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|------12-9-------12----------12---------12--------|
A|-9/10-------9/10----10--9/10----12--9/10----12----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

G|---------11----------12----------9----------9----|
D|------12----------12----------12---------12------|
A|-9/10--------9/10--------9/10-------9/10---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------|
D|------12-9-------12----------12-----|
A|-9/10-------9/10----10--9/10----12~-|
E|------------------------------------|

(2:00)Same as before but w/ variations.
G|----------------------------12-------9-9------------------------|
D|-------------------10-10-10----10-12-----12-12-9----------12----|
A|-12-12-12-10----10-------------------------------10-10-10----10-|
E|-------------12-------------------------------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------------------9-9------------------------|
D|----------------12-10-10-10----10-12-----12-12-9----------12----|
A|-12-12-12-10-12-------------12-------------------10-10-10----10-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------9-9-9-9----9-9----------|
D|----------------12-10-10-10----10-12---------12-----12-12----|
A|-12-12-12-10-12-------------12----------------------------12-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Tabbed By: Clay Wengreen

One Chance

Intro
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|----5----5-7--------9---7--------------------|
A|---------------7------------3-----------10---|
E|--------------------------------3--7---------|

Pre-Verse
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|----5----5-7--------9---7--------------------|
A|---------------7------------3-----------10---|
E|--------------------------------3--7---------|

Verse
G|---------7--5-------------7---5-------7----7--9--7------12~------|
D|--5---5-------7-------------------7-----------------9------------|
A|----------------7----7-------------------------------------------|x3
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------7--5-------------7---5-------7----7--9--7------12~---7----|
D|--5---5-------7-------------------7-----------------9------------5-|
A|----------------7----7---------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|----5----5-7--------9---7--------------------|
A|---------------7------------3-----------10---|x2
E|--------------------------------3--7---------|

Interlude
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—-2/3---5-----5-------5-----5---|x2
E|-------------------------------------------3------3-3-----3------|

Chorus

Outro


G|---------7--5-------------7---5-------7----7--9--7------12~------|
D|--5---5-------7-------------------7-----------------9------------|
A|----------------7----7-------------------------------------------|x2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------7--5-------------7---5-------7----7--9--7------12~---7----|
D|--5---5-------7-------------------7-----------------9------------5-|
A|----------------7----7---------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Tabbed By: Stephen Mirabito

The Good Times Are Killing Me

Intro:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------8-10--10-8-7---8-10--10-8-7---| x2
A|-8-10--10-8-7---8-10--10-8-7---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------10-----------|
D|-------------------------------8-10--10-8-7---8-10--10-10/12----12\10-8---|
A|-8-10--10-8-7---8-10--10-8-7----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------8-10--10-8-7---8-10--10-8-7---|
A|-8-10--10-8-7---8-10--10-8-7---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------8-10--10-8-7---8-10--10-8-7---| x2
A|-8-10--10-8-7---8-10--10-8-7---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------8-10--10-8-7---8-10--10-8-7---|
A|-8-10--10-8-7---8-10--10-8-7---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


[Interlude]


Verse/Outro
G|----------------------------------------------10-----------|
D|-------------------------------8-10--10-10/12----12\10-8---|
A|-8-10--10-8-7---8-10--10-8-7-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------|    |-------------------|
D|-8-10--10-12-10-8-7---| x7 |-------------------| Play This The Last
A|----------------------|    |-------------------| Time Through If You
E|----------------------|    |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| Want To

Tabbed By: Kotie A.