Modest Mouse Ocean Breathes Salty ver 1 guitar tab

Ocean Breathes Salty Ver 1 by Modest Mouse

Modest Mouse - Ocean Breathes Salty ver 1 guitar tab 


Song: Ocean Breathes Salty
Artist: Modest Mouse
Album: Good News for People Who Love Bad News
Record Co.: EPIC
Instrument: Electric Guitar
Tabbed by: Steve "Spiv" Perreira IV
Email: [email protected]

Other dude's tab for the song just looked and sounded off.
A suggestion for Isaac Brock's parts; if you have a Dunlop
Crybaby, set it about half-way between bass and treble and
it makes an awesome sound, almost just like this song. I'm
sure he uses an echo pedal though. He normally uses Digitech
Pedals, but he also uses a big, red whammy pedal, I forget
the brand name. I don't know Dann's effects though.

Of course, you don't have to play these notes in the same spots,
you can transpose to more comfortable strings if you want. But I
recommend playing it this way to get better tone.

Isaac also uses a Floating Bridge tremolo, meaning he can bend
notes up and down, but he doesn't use a whammy-bar, instead he
grabs the tuners and pulls or pushes on it to bend notes. If you
have a whammy-bar, but not a floating bridge, use your whammy-bar
to lower pitch and then gently pull it up to get a slight raise in
pitch. Just a suggestion though.

Notation
~: Let Note Ring
+: Harmonic
b: Bend
/: Slide-Up
s: Slide-Down
h: Hammer-on
p: Pull-off

Intro & Verse: Dann Galucci
E--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G----------------------0~----0~--|----------------------0----4~--0~--|
D-----5-4-0--5-4-0---------------|-----5-4-0---5-4-0-----------------|
A--7----------------3-----3------|--7----------------3-----3---------|
E--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
This way sounds more on key than the other way I had listed.
When you get to the verse, slightly mute it, but let the 0's on
the G's ring out briefly.

Intro: Isaac Brock
E------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B--12+b-----------12+b---------|--8-8-s5-/8--s5-/8-s5-/8-8-8/10--5s--|
G----------12+b----------12+b--|-------------------------------------|
D------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
The twelves on the B String you bend once. But the twelves on the G String
you bend them twice at a moderate speed. Or you could use your whammy-bar.

You can also do these as a harmonic. To do it, lay your finger on the string above
the 12. When you pick, pull your finger off to make the harmonic, then bend it with
your whammy bar. It takes practice, but it sounds great when you finally get it.

E-------------------------------|
B--5-5--------------------------|
G-------7-7-7-7-7-7-/9-s5~~~----|
D-------------------------------|
A-------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|

Chorus:
Ok, for the chorus, Dann Galucci plays the keyboards, I'm not even gonna'
bother tabbing a transcription because it just won't sound the same or as
good as a real keyboard. My suggestion, learn keyboard.

Isaac just sings his chorus. I think occasionally you can hear a little solo,
listed at the bottom. That's about it.

Bridge: Dann Galucci
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G--9--12-11--7-/14-s7-77-7/9-9-9-12-11--7--------12------12-------|
D---------------------------------------------12------12----------|
A------------------------------------------10-------9--------9s7--|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat as Necessary, sorry, but I have a hard time counting how many
times he plays it, what with all the other music going on.

Bridge: Isaac Brock
E------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
D--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
E------------------------------------------------|

E---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|
D--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
E--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Occasionally let some 0's ring in on the E, B, and G strings to give it
that extra ring and tone.

Solo: Isaac Brock
E--------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--8p5h8-5p3h5-3p1h3-5p3h5-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-/5-----/12-----12-----|
G--------------------------|------------------5------12-----12--|
D--------------------------|------------------------------------|
A--------------------------|------------------------------------|
E--------------------------|------------------------------------|
Play the first measure above three times, then end on the next measure. I wrote
it like this as a convenience to those who want to print their tabs. It saves space.

Email me if you got questions or problems... If something's wrong, lemme know
how to fix it and I'll give you credit for the fix.