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Polar Opposites by Modest Mouse
Polar Opposites
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Verse 1]
D5 A5 G D5
Polar opposites don't push away
D5 A5 G D5
It's the same on the weekends as the rest of the days
D5 A5 G D5
And I know I should go but I'll probably stay
D5 A5 G D5
And that's all you can do about some things
[Chorus]
D5 A5 G D5 D5 A5
I'm trying, I'm trying to drink away the part of the day
G D5
That I cannot sleep away
D5 A5 G D5 D5 A5
I'm trying, I'm trying to drink away the part of the day
G D5
That I cannot sleep away
[Verse 2]
(same as verse 1)
Two one eyed dogs, they're looking at stereos
Hi-fi Gods try so hard to make their cars low to the ground
These vibrations oil its teeth
Primer gray is the color when you're done dying
[Chorus]
D5 A5 G D5 D5 A5
I'm trying, I'm trying to drink away the part of the day
G D5
That I cannot sleep away
D5 A5 G D5 D5 A5
I'm trying, I'm trying to drink away the part of the day
G D5
That I cannot sleep away
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Strum pattern (as far as i got it) is played somewhat like
D A G A
d d u d d u d d d u d d u d
[Verse 1]
D A G A
Polar opposites don't push away
D A G A
It's the same on the weekends as the rest of the days
D A G A
And I know I should go but I'll probably stay
D A G A
And that's all you can do about some things
[Chorus]
D A G A D A
I'm trying, I'm trying to drink away the part of the day
G A
That I cannot sleep away
D A G A D A
I'm trying, I'm trying to drink away the part of the day
G A
That I cannot sleep away
[Verse 2]
D A G A
Two one eyed dogs, they're looking at stereos
D A G A
Hi-fi Gods try so hard to make their cars low to the ground
D A G A
These vibrations oil its teeth
D A G A
Primer gray is the color when you're done dying
[Chorus]
D A G A D A
I'm trying, I'm trying to drink away the part of the day
G A
That I cannot sleep away
D A G A D A
I'm trying, I'm trying to drink away the part of the day
G A
That I cannot sleep away
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version 3
Tuning: EADGBe
MAIN RIFF (palm-muted)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7--7-7-7--|
D|--4-4-0-7--7-7-0-----5-7--7-7-7--|
A|--5-5-0-7--7-7-0---5-5-5--5-5-5--|
E|--------5--5-5-0---3-3-----------|
when he plays it live, he sometimes does this:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7--7--------|
D|--4-4-0-7--7-7-0-----5-7--7--------|
A|--5-5-0-7--7-7-0---5-5-5--5-5/7-5--|
E|--------5--5-5-0---3-3-------------|
CHORUS (overdrive on)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--x-x----------------------------7--x-x-7-7--x-x--|
D|--7--7--x-x-7--x-x-7--7--x-x-5--5--x-x-7--x-x-7-7--x-x--|
A|--5--5--x-x-7--x-x-7--7--x-x-5--5--x-x-5--x-x-5-5--x-x--|
E|------------5--x-x-5--5--x-x-3--3--x-x------------------|
GUITAR SOLO (begins during chorus)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7h8p7--7h8-10p8-7h8-10p8-7h8-7h8-7h8p7-------------5-5/8-0-------|
G|----------------------------------------9--7--7-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------9----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------3----------3-------|
-/9-9-11-9-9-11-9-9-11-9-\7-7~--7-7-7-7-7-\4-4---4-4-4--4---4--4--|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
-4--2--0----------------------------------------------------------|
----------2----2-/4-2-0-------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
GUITAR SOLO 2 (begins again during chorus)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7h8p7-7h8p7-7h8p7-7h8p7h8-7h8p7h8-7--7h8-5--5--7p5---5--7h8p7-7h8p7-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------7--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-7h8p7-7h8p7h8-8p7---7-8p7---7-8p7---7-8p7---7-7h8p7-8-------------------|
-------------------9-------9-------9-------9-----------9--9-9-7--7-7-----|
---------------------------------------------------------------------9--9|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-7-----7-----7--7---7---/9~----------------------------------------------|
----9-----9-------9---9--------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7--7-7-9----------------5--5-5-5--5-5/7-9\7-7\5-5/7-7---|
E|---------------7\5-5-5--5-5-5---------------------------------|
OUTRO VARIATION
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7-7--7-7-9-------------------7--7-7-7--7-7-9-11-9-9-7-7-9-9--|
D|-7--7-7--7-7-9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7----7--7-7-7--7-7-9-11-9-9-7-7-9-9--|
A|-5--5-5--5-5-7-9-7-7-7--7-7-7----5--5-5-5--5-5/7-9-\7-7\5-5/7-7--|
E|---------------7\5-5-5--5-5-5------------------------------------|
OUTRO (solo guitar)
randomly plays these harmonics, and press behind the bridge to get the
vibrato
e|--------------------|
B|--7+~------5+~------|
G|--7+~------5+~------|
D|--7+~------5+~------|
A|--7+~------5+~------|
E|--------------------|
usually the 7th fret one he dips with the whammy bar
for the 5th fret ones, rapidly vibrate your hand against the bridge strings
Polar opposites don't push away
It's the same on the weekends as the rest of the days
And I know I should go but I'll probably stay
And that's all you can do about some things
I'm trying to drink away the part of the day
That I cannot sleep away
Two one eyed dogs, they're looking at stereos
Hi-fi Gods try so hard to make their cars low to the ground
These vibrations oil its teeth
Primer gray is the color when you're done dying
I'm trying to drink away the part of the day
That I cannot sleep away
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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