********************************************* * * * Neverending Math Equation by Modest Mouse * * * ********************************************* Hey, this is the correct way to play Neverending Math Equation. The posted versions have some right ideas, but I saw them recently, and one riff is played much differently on the fret board. Riff 1 (Verse) slightly palm muted -----------------------x-------------------------------------------- -----------------------x------------------------------------------- -----------5----------x-----------4----------------------------- -----------------------x----------------------------------------- -----7-7--------7--x---5-5-------5-------------------------- -----------------------x--------------------------------------------- Riff 2 (Chorus) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------0-------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------0------------------------------ -----7-----7----2p0-----------------s10-9---------------- ---------------------------3-------------------------------------- how Isaac sings and plays this riff simultaneously is beyond me Riff 3 (Outro) w/ gradual dist. build-up ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------0------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------0---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------0---(upstroke, near bridge)------ -----------7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-----------0------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------7-------------------------------------- That's all. simple ******************************** transcribed by clark vogeler verse E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B----------1-------------0------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------0-------------0---------------------------------------------------------- D----2--2----------0--0---------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------(Repeat throughout verse)------------------------------- i'm the same as i was when i was 6 years old. chorus e ----------------------------------------- b ----------------------------------------- g -----0----------------------------------- d --2-----2-----------------0/5---4-------- a ---------------2p0----------------------- e -----------------------3----------------- ************************************************ Neverending Math Equation verse E------------------------------- B------------------------------- G---------5------------4-------- D--------(5)----------(4)-------(Repeat throughout verse) A----7-7------7^6^5-5----------- E------------------------------- chorus E------------------------------- B------------------------------- G------------------------------- D------5---------4-4^5-4-------- A----7---7-7^6^5---------------- E------------------------------- last part E------------------------------------ B------------------------------------ G------------------------------------ D-------------------------5---------- A---5-5^7-5-5^7-5-5^7-5^7---7^6------ E-------------------------------7-5--