Modest Mouse - Convenient Parking Chords & Tabs

 

Convenient Parking Chords & Tabs

Modest Mouse Chords & Tabs

Version: 3 Type: Tab

Convenient Parking Tab

i tried to be as specific as possible and exploit everything i could since its a pretty 
song.
I separated it by guitars 1 and 2, guitar one parts coming first then 2's parts from the 
I tried to make it as chronological as possible. It took a while to get every single 
and variation in so comments are appreciated.

-Dennis Tour

x*= pinch harmonic
x^= bend and release (back)
^x= pre-bend and release

Guitar 1 (palm-muted)

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-7-7-77-9-9-9-7-9-7-9-7---|
E|--9-9-9-99----------------------------|

and the variations:

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-7-7-77-9-9-9-77-99-77-9-7---|
E|--9-9-9-99-------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-7-7-77-9-9-9-77-9-7-9-7-----|
E|--9-9-9-99-------------------------------|


Guitar 2

this is mainly what guitar 2 does for the first half of the song,
including in the chorus, other than the variations listed below.
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-6~----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

listen very closely for this one... 00:19-00:20
pre-bended 1/2 a step.
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-^5*---------------------------------|

this is heard rather faintly ~00:24
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-10*~--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

This pinch harmonic is done a little farther
up the string than normal to get a lower sound.
appears at (00:43-00:47)

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-5*~---------------------------------|

this is just as the chorus starts (~00:55):
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-6^6^6^~-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


 ---my best guess at the chorus--

e|-----------------------------0---|
B|-----------------------------0---|
G|-6-6-6-x-x-9-9-9-x-x-11-11-x-11--|
D|-6-6-6-x-x-9-9-9-x-x-11-11-x-11--|
A|-4-4-4-x-x-7-7-7-x-x-9--9--x-9---|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar 2

more of this after the chorus
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-6~----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

bend and release this one with the whammy bar!
(1:37)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-10*~--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

(1:49)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-9-6~--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

(2:13)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-9-6--9-6--9-6--9-6~-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


this is juust as the chorus starts (again) (~2:17):
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-6^6^6^~-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

bend and release this one with the whammy bar!
(2:32 and 2:36) during the chorus
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-10*~--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

more of this during the chorus
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-6~----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/modest_mouse/convenient_parking_tab_ver_3.html ]
after the chorus (2:51)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-9-6^--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Outro

Guitar 1- pay attention half muted style

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7--------7-------7p4-7p4-7p4--------------|
A|----7-9------7-9-----7-9--------------------------|
E|--9--------9-------9------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7-----------------7p4-7p4-7p4-------------|
A|----7-9------7-9------7-9-------------------------|
E|--9--------9-----5--9-----------------------------|

this 2 times
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7--------7-------7-4-7-4-7-4--------------|
A|----7-9------7-9-----7-9--------------------------|
E|--9--------9-------9------------------------------|

then... (bending a full step to 9)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7--------7-------7---7^9-7^9--------------|
A|----7-9------7-9-----7-9--------------------------|
E|--9--------9-------9-------9----------------------|

a cool springy kind of vibrato here, it owns.
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7--------7-------7--7~--------------------|
A|----7-9------7-9-----7-9--------------------------|
E|--9--------9-------9------------------------------|

let the last note ring, then vibrato
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7--------7-------7--~~~-------------------|
A|----7-9------7-9-----7-9--------------------------|
E|--9--------9-------9------------------------------|

same thing here, the only difference is one note is dead
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------x--------7-------7-~~~--------------------|
A|----7-9------7-9-----7-9--------------------------|
E|--9--------9-------9------------------------------|

then this four more times
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7--------7-------7--~~~-------------------|
A|----7-9------7-9-----7-9--------------------------|
E|--9--------9-------9------------------------------|

end with...

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7~~~--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

(3:18)whammy bar usage here
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-10*~--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

(3:22)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--9^-6--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

(3:26)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--9p8-6~------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

three times with a slight hint of vibrato
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-9-6-9-6-9-6-4-2---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

then this four times with a slight hint of vibrato
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-6-6-9-9-6-6-9-9-6-6-4-4-2-2-----|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

then this 2 times, mimicking guitar 1 except with a
slower bending, and its done.
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7--------7-------7--~~~-------------------|
A|----7-9------7-9-----7-9--------------------------|
E|--9--------9-------9------------------------------|