Satin In A Coffin tab by Modest Mouse

Modest Mouse: Satin In A Coffin
Tab By nenewman1

I saw some other tabs for this song that were either incorrect or not in the
right key so I decided to tab it out for anyone who would like to know the
correct way of playing this song!

Standard Tuning EADGBe
X – Palm mute
h – Hammer-on
s – Slide
p – Pull-off
~ - Vibrato
b - bend

Intro
0:00
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------8--------------------------8-------|
G-----------7-------------------------------7------------------|
D------8h10---10p8-10p8-------8--------8h10----10-8------8-----|
A-8h10------------------10--------8h10--------------10---------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|

0:05
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------8----------------------------------|
G-----------7---------------------------------7----------------|
D------8h10---10p8-10p8-------8----------8h10---10-8-----------|
A-8h10------------------10----------8h10-----------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse
0:10-0:31
You were laying on the carpet…
e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D--5-5-5--3/8---5-5-5---3/8---------|
A--5-5-5--3/8---5-5-5---3/8---------| X4
E--3-3-3--1/6---3-3-3---1/6---------|

Intro
0:32
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------8--------------------------8-------|
G-----------7-------------------------------7------------------|
D------8h10---10p8-10p8-------8--------8h10----10-8------8-----|
A-8h10------------------10--------8h10--------------10---------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|


0:38-0:43
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------8----------------------------------|
G-----------7---------------------------------7----------------|
D------8h10---10p8-10p8-------8----------8h10---10-8-----------|
A-8h10------------------10----------8h10-----------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse
0:44-1:05
Well you disappeared so often…
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B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D--5-5-5--3/8---5-5-5---3/8---------|
A--5-5-5--3/8---5-5-5---3/8---------| X4
E--3-3-3--1/6---3-3-3---1/6---------|

Break
1:06
e----------------------|
B------3--------3------|
G----3---3----3---3----|
D--5--------3----------|
A----------------------| X2
E----------------------|

1:12-1:23
Now the blows been softened…
e------------------------------------------------------------|
B----6-4-3-1-3-4-3----6-4-3-1-3---6-4-3-1-3-4-3--6-4-3-1-1-3-|
G------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D--5----------------5-----------5----------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|



1:24-1:40
Not quite sure what is going on here exactly but it sounds like some random variations
of the parts in 1:12 – 1:23.



1:41-1:46
Well everybody’s talkin’ bout their short lists…
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B----6-4-3-1-3-4-3--6-4-3-1-1-3~~-|
G-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3---|
D--5------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|


1:47–2:08
You were laying on the carpet…
e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D--5-5-5--3/8---5-5-5---3/8---------|
A--5-5-5--3/8---5-5-5---3/8---------| X4
E--3-3-3--1/6---3-3-3---1/6---------|



2:09–2:19
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------8--------------------------8-------|
G-----------7-------------------------------7------------------|
D------8h10---10p8-10p8-------8--------8h10----10-8------8-----|
A-8h10------------------10--------8h10--------------10---------| x2
E--------------------------------------------------------------|

2:20–2:36

e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------8----------------------------------|
G-----------7-------------------------------7------------------|
D------8h10---10p8-10p8-------8--------8h10--------------------|
A-8h10------------------10--------8h10---------10-8-6-5--------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|


Lyrics:
You were laying on the carpet
like you're satin in a coffin.
You said, "Do you believe what you're sayin'?"
Yeah right now, but not that often.

Are you dead or are you sleepin'?
Are you dead or are you sleepin'?
Are you dead or are you sleepin'?
God I sure hope you are dead.

Well you disappeared so often
like you dissolved into coffee.
Are you here right now
or are there probably fossils under your meat?

Are you dead or are you sleepin'?
Are you dead or are you sleepin'?
Are you dead or are you sleepin'?
God I sure hope you are dead.

Now the blow's been softened,
since the air we breathe's our coffin.
Well now the blow's been softened,
since the ocean is our coffin.
Often times you know our laughter
is your coffin ever after.
And you know the blow's been softened,
since the world is our coffin.
Well now the blow's been softened
since we are our own damn coffins.
Well everybody's talkin' about their short lists.
Everybody's talkin' about death.

You were laying on the carpet
like you're satin in a coffin.
You said, "Do you believe what you're sayin'?"
Yeah right now, but not that often.

Are you dead or are you sleepin'?
Are you dead or are you sleepin'?
Are you dead or are you sleepin'?