Modern Guy bass tab by Death From Above 1979

Tuning: D Tuning (D G C F)



🎸 Intro:

F|--------|
C|--------------------| x2
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|

F|----------|
C|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
*the harmonic on the 15th fret is easiest to get slightly to the left of the fret
*he may be bending the ending 15th harmonic of each phrase by doing a neck bend (attempt at your bass's risk)

🎸 Verse 1:

F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
*only pick the open string at the beginning of the verse, everything else is hammer-ons and pull-offs

4th time...
F|--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15\--|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

🎸 Chorus:

F|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\--7-7-7-8-8-8-8\--------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------8h10-10-10-10-10--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15\--|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

F|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\--7-7-7-8-8-8-8\--------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------8h10-10-10-10-10--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Post-🎸 Chorus:

F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

F|--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16----|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|

🎸 Verse 2:

F|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--| x3
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

4th time...
F|------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15\--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

4th time...
F|--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15\--|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

🎸 Chorus:

F|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\--7-7-7-8-8-8-8\--------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------8h10-10-10-10-10--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15\--|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

F|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\--7-7-7-8-8-8-8\--------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------8h10-10-10-10-10--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Post-🎸 Chorus:

F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

F|--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--17-17-17----------20-20-20-23-23-23--|
C|---------------------------------------------15-15-15--------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

🎸 Verse 3:

F|---------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------| x4
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|

F|---------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------| x3
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|

F|-----------------------------24\--|
C|--17-17-17-19-19-19-20-20-20------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|

🎸 Chorus:

F|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\--7-7-7-8-8-8-8\--------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------8h10-10-10-10-10--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15\--|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

F|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\--7-7-7-8-8-8-8\--------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------8h10-10-10-10-10--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15\--|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

F|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\--7-7-7-8-8-8-8\--------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------8h10-10-10-10-10--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15\--|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

*Break*

F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

F|--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15\--|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

🎸 Bridge:

F|--13-13-13-13-12----------------------------------------------|
C|------------------15-15-15-15\--13-13-13-13-12--10-10-10-10\--| x7
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|

8th time...
F|--13-13-13-13-12-------------------------15-15-15---------------|
C|------------------15-15-15-15\--13-13-13----------10-10-10-10\--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

F|--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16---|
C|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|

*Break*

🎸 Chorus:

F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0-24\--|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0--------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------13b14--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0-24\--|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

F|--0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0h15p0h16--p0h17p0-------0--|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------13b14----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| < >  Harmonic
| h    Hammer-on
| p    Pull-off
| b    Bend
| /    Slide up
| \    Slide down
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