Sleepwalking By: Modest Mouse
Tab By: Song Wi - song@txgsm.com
Hey, this is my first attempt at writing tabs so cut me some slack. These are
basically the positions and chords. Listen to the song to get the rhythm.
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------
B 13--8--6--8---9--8--6--13--8--6--8--9--8--6--8-----8----------------------
G 12--9--7--9--10--9--7--12--9--7--9--10-9--7--9--9-----9--5--5--5--9--9--9-
D --------------------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G 9--5--5--5--7--5--4--4--4--5--4--12--12--12--12\-10--10--10\-9--9--9--10--9
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G 5--5--5--5--7--5--4--4--4--4--5--4--12-12-12\-10-10-10\-9--9--9--10-9------
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
This part is continuous...(repeat)
C Am
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------1-------------------1--------------------------------------------
G ------0------0------------2-----2--------------1------------------4--------
D ---2------------2------2-----------2--------3-----3-----------5-----5------
A 3-------------------0---------------------3-----------3-----5-----------5--
E ----------------------------------------1------------------3---------------
This part is also continuous...(pick each note & repeat)
There are other parts that you can play together but this should get you
started. Both of these parts can be played together if you have two guitarists.
Good luck! Modest Mouse Rules! Can't wait to see them again.
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Oliver Average |
#1 by Oliver Taylor at Feb 8, 1974 at 12:33 AM EST |
| i think this song is about (can be about. whatever floats your boat,) doing through life without really opening your eyes. just doing eveything whithout thinking too hard. i guess this doesnt really apply so well the the first verse, but i feel like there's a lot more emphesis on the sleep walking bit of it. i like this song because I /everone can relate. | |
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IvZ Average |
#2 by IvZ at Apr 29, 1974 at 12:36 PM EST |
| I think I remember reading that the woman who sings on all those tracks was Calvin Johnson's wife or girlfriend. | |
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Kornowski - Wanna Be |
#3 by Kornowski - Im не русский, Бог Черт возьми! at Oct 28, 1974 at 7:03 PM EST |
| you can hear a version of this song at the end of La Bamba (richie valens tribute) good movie, great song. | |
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bob Average |
#4 by bob fred at Sep 15, 1975 at 12:42 PM EST |
| i think this song might be about teen years in summer, sure, but its also about that surreal feeling, how everything seems to be passing you by, and how you can either really love or hate every moment. i dont think i'm making sense... | |
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Stephen Average |
#5 by Stephen Weber at Nov 17, 1983 at 4:19 AM EST |
| like a few others said, i think this a song about being a teenager in love. And just teenage life in general. It's a beautiful song, and i love the 50s guitar sound. Listen to the Santos and Johnny song "Sleepwalk" That's where they got the beat from, and the guitars on it are amazing. Issac and the girl's voice blend wonderfully together... so pretty. Such a great song. | |
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Katie Wanna Be |
#6 by Katie St. Michel at May 29, 1985 at 1:22 PM EST |
| One time a boy played this for me, while looking deeply into my eyes. Let's just say he was the world's best sweet talker. And when I say best, I mean best. If only there were guys that said things like he did and ment it. | |
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Bobby Lead Player |
#7 by Bobby Parker at Sep 1, 1986 at 9:32 AM EST |
| but i dont think they wrote this song | |
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♥Chicken Average |
#8 by ♥Chicken On Heroine Shots♥ at Nov 7, 1989 at 1:14 AM EST |
| Does anyone know who sings this along with Isaac? | |
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scotty 2 hotty Rhythm Player |
#9 by scotty 2 hotty at Feb 10, 2004 at 7:35 AM EST |
| This song is about being intoxicated. Whatever the person may do, he blames it on "sleep walking"--probably a reference to being in a happy drunken mood. | |
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Average |
#10 by vix at Sep 30, 2007 at 8:45 AM EST |
| generic 50's background music #72 | |
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Conar Wanna Be |
#11 by Conar Gillard at Oct 4, 2007 at 12:40 AM EST |
| This song is really beautiful. Very different compared to other stuff by modest mouse. But still amazing...the girl (whoever she is) has a really pretty voice and it works so well with Isaac's. | |
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Simon (Si) Lead Player |
#12 by Simon (Si) Brown at Oct 5, 2007 at 9:29 PM EST |
| Nicole Johnson? I google it and it comes to be Miss America 1999. Coincidence or what. I love this song. Theres nothing else to it. | |
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Dudey Average |
#13 by Dudey at Oct 6, 2007 at 7:08 AM EST |
| i love modest mouse | |
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calvin Wanna Be |
#14 by calvin maynard at Oct 6, 2007 at 7:08 AM EST |
| his girlfriend?? a girl sung with him in Lounge (Closing Time) from their lonesome crowded west album and she also made a slight appearance in "She Atomizes and Ionizes" from their Long Drive album so i just figured it was someone close to them so maybe it was Isaac's girlfriend? i dunno, good song though. not like modest mouse musically but lyrically it hits the spot! | |
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Christian Wanna Be |
#15 by Christian Chavez at Oct 7, 2007 at 10:04 PM EST |
| Nicole Johnson sang with him | |
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Jeremy Average |
#16 by Jeremy Rees at Oct 12, 2007 at 3:11 PM EST |
| i think its lifted from the ventures song. another weird nod to surf rock. maybe thats not as obvious as it seems, (i mean its called sleepwalkking.) i agree with robot house. i think its a straight ahead narrative. sneaking out late to meet a girl-go party and just live a little. it reflects the kind of home he might have been from its not a song of rebellion and sneaking out and being that way-rather he just wanders to find her. i love it. when are they going to put out another record? | |
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Cory Wanna Be |
#17 by Cory at Oct 13, 2007 at 5:14 AM EST |
| its about being intoxicated yeah but I love how it can fit with the teenage summer theme also | |
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