modest mouse - head south
modest mouse - head south
tabbed by: MattM
"Struck by being ashamed of your old space..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|------------------------------------------------------------------.||
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|---5-----------------------------5------------------------444--22-.||
A|-7---5--7---6-5-------2--------7---5--7---6-5---------2------------||
E|----------8-----8-/-3-------------------8------8-/-3---------------||
"And said, "Of what a drag!" Oh what a backwards scheme..."
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----h-h-h---------------------------------7---7-5-4---------------|
A|-7--9-7-9-7--------h-h-h----------2-------------------------------|
E|---------------8--10-8-10-8--/--3---------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------.||
G|------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|----h-h-h---------------------------------4---5-7----------------.||
A|-7--9-7-9-7--------h-h-h----------2-------------------------------||
E|---------------8--10-8-10-8--/--3---------------------------------||
* h -> hammer-on - keep first finger on the 7th fret, while tapping the 9th
fret with your third finger. Releasing the third finger will generate the
note back on the 7th fret, which is still held down by the first finger! (
This is for those of you who are unfamiliar with some guitar techniques -
hope you can visualize that one, if you're not confused with my description
:/ )
Chorus:
E (10th) C G
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9----\-----5-------4-------------------------------------------|
D|---9----\-----5-------5-------------------------------------------|
A|---7----\-----3-------5-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
** The above is a simpler way to play the chorus. If you listen
carefully, you can hear the octave chords.
E C G
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9---11-\-9--11-\-9-----5---7-\-4--7-\-4----------------------------------|
D|-x---x----x--x----x-----x---x---x--x---x----------------------------------|
A|-7---9--\-7--9--\-7-----3---5-\-2--5-\-2----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Outro:
(if you can call it that)
F# D
e|--------------------||----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------.||----------------------------------------------|
G|---11------7--------||----------------------------------------------|
D|---x-------x-------.||----------------------------------------------|
A|---9-------5--------||----------------------------------------------|
E|----------(0)-------||----------------------------------------------|
^optional
Proper timing: Play F# for whole bar, then D in the other three:
** A whole bar, in common (4/4) time, has four beats per measure(bar).
F# | D | D | D | x2
B | D | E | D C B | x2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15-\-12---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--x----x---7-/-9---7---5-4----------------------------------------|
D|--12-\-9---x-------x---x-x----------------------------------------|
A|-----------5-/-7---5---3-2----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
This is a pretty hard song to play; the bottom may be a bit confusing but if you listen
the song you will get the feel of things
e|-----------------------------------------||--------------|------------------------------|
B|--12-/-15---12-/-15----12----------------||-------------.|------------------------------|
G|--x-----x---x-----x----x----9---7---5-4--||--9--7--5-4---|--9--7--5-\-4-/-5-\-4-/-5-\-4-|
D|--9--/-12---9--/-12----9----x---x---x-x--||--x--x--x-x--.|--x--x--x---x---x---x---x---x-|
A|----------------------------7---5---3-2--||--7--5--3-2---|--7--5--3-\-2-/-3-\-2-/-3-\-2-|
E|-----------------------------------------||--------------|------------------------------|
A surf rock band from the land of plenty
Surf rock band with no surf but pine trees
Struck by being ashamed of your old space
Just wanting that mean heat
You bleached your hair
And you pawned your skis
And then you sold out for the
Shade of the palm tree scene
And said, "Oh what a drag!
Oh what a backwards scheme,
Cuz here things go from grey
To grey and back to grey again
And they get green and go to grey
And back to grey again"
So he said," Head south!" [x12]
Struck by being ashamed of your old space
Just wanting that mean heat
You bleached your hair
And you pawned your skis
And then you sold out for the
Shape of the palm tree scene
Surrounded, cut off jeans
And cut off jeans are what you mean
When you say, "Head south!" [x12]