Ocean Breaths Salty Bass Tab

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The other tab is pretty much right, I'm just counting it out to make it easier...

Intro (Played twice) 
G ---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|
D ---- ---- ---- ----|5--- --4- ---- 5---|---- ---- ---- ----|5--- ---- ---- ----|
A 3--- --2- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|3--- --2- --0- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|
E ---- ---- ---- 3---|---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- 3---|---- ---- ---- ----|

Verse (Played twice)
G ---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|5--- --2h 4-2- 0---|---- ---- ---- ----|
D ---- ---- ---- ----|5--- --4- ---- 5---|---- ---- ---- ----|5--- --2h 4-2- 0---|
A 3--- --2- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|
E ---- ---- ---- 3---|---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|

Chorus (Played twice)
G 5--- 5--- 5h70 4---|2--- 2--- 2h4- 0---|---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|
D ---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---2 ----|---- 5--- 22-2 5---|5h73 -3-- 33-3 3---|
A ---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|3--- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|
E ---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|

Next comes the verse (twice), then there's just drums and vocals, followed by Chorus 
twice, then drums and vocal session, followed by a different version of the Verse...

Verse v.2 (Played twice)
G ---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|4--- --5- ---- 7---|0--- ---- ---- 0---|
D ---- ---- ---- ----|5--- --4- ---- 5---|---- ---- ---- ----|---- --4- ---- ----|
A 3--- --2- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|
E ---- ---- ---- 3---|---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|

G ---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|4--- --5- ---- 7---|9--- --7- ---- 4---|
D ---- ---- ---- ----|5--- --4- ---- 5---|---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|
A 3--- --2- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|
E ---- ---- ---- 3---|---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|---- ---- ---- ----|

The song finishes with the Chorus again

I've seen the music video and the bassist plays all the G and D stuff high on the E and A cords, 
but I made it this way for easy reading, so deal with it! I encourage you to use these notes 
and learn it on the E and A cords, it sounds much smoother. Congrats, you've made it through...Enjoy.

Tabbed by Bos-man Robbie Munroe


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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


josh Wanna Be	#1 by josh carton at Apr 22, 2006 at 6:41 PM EST
	i think this song is about a girl or something that left or died and how he feels about her...i dunno

CARL Rhythm Player	#2 by CARL WEBER at Jun 4, 2006 at 7:29 AM EST
	This song is obviously about religion. As people have been saying, yes, this song is about people who waste their whole lives denying their natural urges to secure a spot in the afterlife, which may not even be there. The line that gives it away the most would be the last one. "You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste the afterlife?" He's basically saying...you were dumb enough to waste your whole mortal life holding yourself to a set of rules, why wouldn't you waste the life you may or may not have after death? As usual, Modest Mouse's message is loud, clear, and thought-provoking. golf clap

John Wanna Be	#3 by John McCarthy at Jun 25, 2006 at 1:27 PM EST
	I've never seen the video but I originally thought that this song was about losing someone to suicide. It seems that the person may have drowned themselves to death (the ocean breathes salty). I picked up the religious undertones as well. A wasted life could possibly mean one that has ended too quickly. Also the fact that the person missed out on many of life's simple pleasures like watching the sunset. Or even missing out on the opportunity to grow old and die naturally. According to many religions suicide is the equivilant of murder..with a surefire ticket to hell. In the lyrics 'collected my belongings and I left the jail' he seems to be referring to his own mental awakening that he experienced as a result of the traumatic event (losing the loved one). Almost to imply that he now has a better appreciation for all of the things in life that he once took for granted.

Dylan Average	#4 by Dylan at Sep 27, 2006 at 4:39 PM EST
	this song has the best lyrics on all of Good News... IMO. i love when Isaac gets all deep and angry about the afterlife and stuff. damn i love this band

Jake "the insan Average	#5 by Jake "the insane bassist" Martinez at Oct 27, 2006 at 11:54 PM EST
	"You tell me what you saw/And I'll tell you what you missed" is a great line... and this is a great song. Possibly the best on the album.

No Picture esuvee � Lead Player	#6 by esuvee � at Mar 8, 2007 at 7:17 PM EST
	This is definitely my favourite song off their new album.