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Paper Thin Walls by Modest Mouse
Paper Thin Walls
Use the pinky to alternate the 7th fret on the strings b&g
e|--x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x----------------------------------|
B|--5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-5-5----------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-7-6---repeat this once more----------|
D|--7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
THEN
e|--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x--xx------------------------------|
B|--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--77------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--77-------that is about it-------|
D|--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--77--just mess around and listen-|
A|--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--55------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
The song:
A D
A D
A D
These walls are paper thin and everyone hears every little sound.
A D
Everyone's a voyeur as they're watching me watch them watch me right now.
They're shaking hands they're ahaking in their shoes oh lord donn't shake me down.
Everyone wants two of them and half of everyone else is around.
It's been agreed the whole world stinks so no one's taking showers anymore.
Switch to simply strumming the A chord:
A D
Laugh hard--it's a long ways to the bank
A D
I can't be blamed for nothing anymore.
A D
It's been a long time since you've been around.
A D
Laugh hard--it's a long ways to the bank
A D Bm Cm
A D Bm Cm
Tow the line to tax the time you know that you don't owe.
A D Bm Cm
I can't be a fool for every one that I don't know.
And repeat the whole damn thing.
| x Dead note
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version 2
this tab is for the other guitar
Guitar#2 electric
VERSE
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------7-7--7-----------------7-7----7--------------------------------|
G--------------9--6-7-6------------------9---6-7-6-----7-7-7-7-7------|
D-7-7--------------------7-7---------------------------5-5-5-5-5------|
A------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE (when he sings "laugh hard.")
E-------------|
B-------------|
G---6h7---9---|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------------|
CHORUS
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G---9---7---4---5---|
D---9---7---4---5---|
A---7---5---2---3---|
E-------------------|
These walls are paper thin and everyone hears every little sound
Everyone's a voyeurist, they're watching me watch them watch me right now
They're shaking hands, they're shaking in their shoes, oh Lord don't shake me down
Everyone wants to move them and half of everyone else moves around
It's been agreed the whole world stinks so no one's taking showers anymore
Laugh hard, it's a long ways to the bank
I can't be blamed for nothing anymore
It's been a long time since you've been around
Laugh hard, it's a long ways to the bank
Tow the line to tax the time you know that you don't owe
I can't be a fool for everyone that I don't know
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version 3
Tuning:EADGBe
Measures one and two are for verses one and two
Verse 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------7-7-5-5-5-----------------7-7-5-5-5-----------------------------|
G|---------------------7-6----------------------7-6------------------------|
D|--7-7----------------------7-7-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM·PM PM·PM (theres a harmonic in this part of the verse
played on guitar one i think which is probably acoustic)
G|---7+---|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------7--7--------7--7--------7--7----777---5-5--------------------------|
G|------6--6--------6--6--------6--6----666---7-6--------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-------777---7-7--------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM·PM ^ PM·PM ^ PM·PM ^ ^
Bridge?
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6/9-9----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
the 6/9-9 is ,under issac's voice, 4 beats and ,after he sings, 4 beats
and after he sings its louder on the third beat
Chorus
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-----3-----3-----0---------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-----2-----4-----0---------------------------------------------------|
D|---2-----0-----4-----2---------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-----------------3---------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm thinkin this chorus uses a flanger or chorus or summthin like that.
lol.
e|---0-----0-----------0---------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-----3-----3-----1-------------------------0-----3-----3-----0-------|
G|---2-----2-----4-----0------and this again-----2-----2-----4-----0-------|
D|---2-----0-----4-----2-------------------------2-----0-----4-----2-------|
A|---0-----------------3-------------------------0-----------------3-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------7-7-5-5-5-----------------7-7-5-5-5-----------------------------|
G|---------------------7-6----------------------7-6------------------------|
D|--7-7----------------------7-7-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM·PM PM·PM and the harmonic G|--7+--
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------7--7--------7--7--------7--7----777---5-5--------------------------|
G|------6--6--------6--6--------6--6----666---7-6--------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-------777---7-7--------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM·PM ^ PM·PM ^ PM·PM ^ ^
Bridge
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6/9-9----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
These walls are paper thin and everyone hears every little sound
Everyone's a voyeurist, they're watching me watch them watch me right now
They're shaking hands, they're shaking in their shoes, oh Lord don't shake me down
Everyone wants to move them and half of everyone else moves around
It's been agreed the whole world stinks so no one's taking showers anymore
Laugh hard, it's a long ways to the bank
I can't be blamed for nothing anymore
It's been a long time since you've been around
Laugh hard, it's a long ways to the bank
Tow the line to tax the time you know that you don't owe
I can't be a fool for everyone that I don't know
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| + Harmonic
| x Mute note
| ^ Upstroke
| PM Palm Mute
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version 4
Tuning:EADGBe (Standard)
CHORDS USED IN SONG:
| A | D | Bm | G |
_________________________________________
|-0----3-|-2----3-|-2-----|-3----3---|
|-2----3-|-3----5-|-3-----|-0----3---|
|-2-or 4-|-2-or-5-|-4-or--|-0-or-4---|
|-2----5-|-0----5-|-4-----|-0----5---|
|-0----5-|------3-|-2-----|-2----5---|
|------3-|--------|-------|-3----3---|
- For the A and D chord I use the barred variations. I also
Seen The band use them in a video, but both sound nice.
and for the Bm and Cm chords I use the first variations shown |
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e|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--|
B|-5-5--7-7--5-5--7-7--5-5--7-7--5-5--7-7--|
G|-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|
D|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
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THEN PLAY: A D
A D
A D
These walls are paper thin and everyone hears every little sound.
A D
Everyone's a voyeur as they're watching me watching them right now.
They're shaking hands They're shaking in their shoes, oh lord don't shake me down
Everyone wants two of them and half of everyone else is around.
It's been agreed the whole world stinks so no ones taking showers anymore.
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-[Now Switch from pattern to only strumming the chord once]-
A D | e|----------|
Laugh hard it's a long ways to the bank | B|----------|x3
I can't be blamed for nothing anymore | G|-6h7-9----|
It's been a long time since you've been around | D|----------|after
Laugh hard it's a long ways to the band | A|----------|each
| E|----------|line
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-[the next thing played is a pattern with four chords]
A D Bm G
A D Dm G
Tow the line to tax the time you know that you don't know.
A D Bm G
I can't be a fool for every one that I don't know.
Then repeat the whole thing and you have the song.
These walls are paper thin and everyone hears every little sound
Everyone's a voyeurist, they're watching me watch them watch me right now
They're shaking hands, they're shaking in their shoes, oh Lord don't shake me down
Everyone wants to move them and half of everyone else moves around
It's been agreed the whole world stinks so no one's taking showers anymore
Laugh hard, it's a long ways to the bank
I can't be blamed for nothing anymore
It's been a long time since you've been around
Laugh hard, it's a long ways to the bank
Tow the line to tax the time you know that you don't owe
I can't be a fool for everyone that I don't know
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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