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Guitar Tabs " Great Beyond " by R.E.M.

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Here's my version of REM's "The Great Beyond". - LIVE.
I transcribed it from when they did on the David Letterman Show.
Please use this transciption in conjuntion with the previous one on the archive.

--x-x-x-x-|-0-0-0-0-|-x-x-x-x-|-0-0-------------------------------------------
--5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-3--3------------------------------------------
--5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-|-2---2-----------------------------------------
--5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-|-0----0----------------------------------------
--x-x-x-x-|---------|-x-x-x-x-|-----------------------------------------------
--5-5-5-5-|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------------------------------
 Am7        D5        Am7       D5(Riff A)                                    
This is the Intro and Verse Progression.

-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
-2-2-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
 C   C/B   Am        C   C/B   Am        C   C/B   Am        G                
This is the Pre-Chorus Progression
"I'm pushing elephants up the stairs.............."

-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--
-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
-2-2-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-0-0-|-0-0-2-2-|-2-2-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-----|-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-0-0-|-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
---------|-3-3-----|---------|-3-3-----|---------|-3-3-----|------------------
 C   C/B   G   D     C   C/B   G   Am7   C   C/B   G   D     C                
This is the Chorus Progression
"Im breakin' through..........."

-0-0-0-0-|-0-x-x--------------------------------------------------------------
-1-1-1-1-|-1-5-5--------------------------------------------------------------
-0-0-0-0-|-0-5-5--------------------------------------------------------------
-2-2-2-2-|-0-5-5--------------------------------------------------------------
-3-3-3-3-|-2-x-x--------------------------------------------------------------
---------|---5-5--------------------------------------------------------------
 C        C/B  Am7                                                            
This is the outro progression, try to accent the C/B chord, as this is what he does.