SONG:    In the Mouth a Desert
BAND:    Pavement
ALBUM:   Slanted & Enchanted
TUNING: CGDGBe

 

Tabbed by IHOP

 

Intro

 

E------------------------------------------------------------

B-8--5--0--3--3--0-----4--4---5----7--5----------------------

G-0--0--0--0--0--3-----0--0---0----5--5----------------------

D-0--0--0--0--0--4-----5--5---x--0-0--0----------------------

G-0--------------4-----5--5---5------------------------------

C------------------------------------------------------------

 

Verse part a

 

If you are by yourself:

 

 

E--------

B--------

G-5---0-4

D-5-2-0-4

G-5-4-0-4

C-0-4----

 

or if you have a Spiral with you let the 2 chords shown ring and let your Spiral play the above chords in standard...this what SM plays in the Seattle show on Slow Century

 

E---------

B---------

G---------

D---X-12-X

G-0-X-0--X

C-0-X-X--X

 

Verse part b (2X)

 

E-------------------

B-----12-----12---12

G-----11-----11---11

D-9-9----9-9----9---

G-0-0----0-0----0---

C-------------------

 

Verse part c (2X)

 

E-------------------

B-----12-----12---12

G-----11-----11---11

D-9-9----9-9----9---

G-9-9----9-9----9---

C-------------------

 

Verse part d (It's what I want, etc) Not too sure of this because in the live version on Slow Century SM only does it sometimes but something like this will work, strumming not shown

 

E----

B----

G-7--

D-5-2

G-0-4

C---4

 

Verse part e (Make it dry, etc)

 

E------------------------

B------------------------

G-5-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7

D-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-9-9-5-9-9

G-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5

C-------------5-5-5-5-5-5

 

Verse part f (I've been crowned)

Strum fast! SM bends this and move it up frets and solos off of it etc at different times

 

E-X--

B-12-

G-11-

D-X--

G-X--

C-X--

 

Chorus (after this experiment on part f then back to part d etc)

 

E----------------------------------------------

B-------------------0s15s0---------------------

G-11-12-11-12-11-12--------11-12-11-12-11-12---

D--------------------------------------------12

G----------------------------------------------

C----------------------------------------------