Beck - Modern guilt acoustic
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Let me start by saying Beck is one of the greatest artists of our generation, and dare I
of all time.
Now that we have that settled..
This is Beck's song "Modern Guilt" off of his album of the same name.
This, however, is the acoustic version of the song that he performed at KROQ and on his
acoustic release ( http://beck.com/videotheque/5879169 ).
[NOTE: I did not include the intro to the song (the catchy little licks he plays at the
beginning), because I usually just improvise on the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th frets of the
and E strings, depending on how long the intro is improvised during a performance. I do
know the exact way Beck does it when he performs it. Sorry.]
Now I know there are a few versions of this song floating around (whoever posted the
sheet was spot on), but none of them have the chorus riff tabbed correctly (I can assure
mine 100% accurate, it matches perfectly in key with the record and the acoustic video,
nor do they include the chorus-outro sequence, so I've included both of those
bits for you. I've done my best to space the chords out accurately in relation to the
but you'll just have to listen to the song the old fashioned way to get the correct timing.
(For reference to the chord shapes, visit chordfind.com. It's much easier than reading
as tabs.)
Dig.
Modern Guilt (Acoustic)
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Chorus Riff:
e-----------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------|-----------------------|
G-----------------------|-----------------------|
D-----------------------|-----------------------|
A--9-7-6-8----6-8-11-9--|--9-7-6-8----11-9-8-9--|
E-----------------------|-----------------------|
EbmHeyyyy da da dada da
EbmI feel uptight when I walk in the F#city A
BI feel so cold when I'm at hF#ome Bb
EbmFeels like everything's starting to F#hit me A
BI lost my bearings ten minutes F#ago Bb
BModern F#guilt, I'm stranded with Ebmnothing Bb7
BModern F#guilt, I'm under lock and Ebmkey Bb7
BMisappreF#hension Dturning into Aconvention
BDon't know what I've F#done
Bb7 (Bb7-G#7-F#7-F7)
But I feel ashamed
EbmStanding outside the glass on the F#sidewalk A
BThese people talk about impossible tF#hings Bb
EbmAnd I'm falling out of the converF#sation A
BAnd I'm a pawn piece in a human sF#hield Bb
BModern F#guilt is all in our Ebmhands Bb7
BModern F#guilt won't get me to Ebmbed Bb7
BSay what you F#will, Dsmoke your last Acigarette
BDon't know what I've F#done
Bb7 (Bb7-G#7-F#7-F7)
But I feel afraid
(Ride the Ebm for a bar)
EbmDa da da
C#Da da da
BDa da da
Bb7Da da da