R.E.M. - Texarkana 1 Bass Tabs

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TEXARKANA

bass tab from Dave Silverstone (dsgumby@dreamscape.com)

One of my faves from OOT.  Easy one to sing along to.
It's pretty easy to pick out the line, so just put the notes to the music I
don't think ya need the measures.

OPENING

  |Solo Riff|
G-|---------|
D-|---------|
A-|-----0-2-|
E-|-0-3-----|

OPENING/VERSE PATTERN:

    Em         G          Bm
G-|---------------------------------------------
D-|---------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------2--2-2-4-5-2------0-2-
E-|-0--0-0-0-0-3--3-0-0-3---------------0-3-----

   Em       A         G
G-|---------------------------
D-|---------------------------
A-|---------------------------
E-|0--0-0-7-5--5-5-5--3--3--3-

            Em         G          Bm
G-|-----------------------------------------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------------
A-|-----0-2-----------------------2--2-2-4-5-2------0-2-
E-|-0-3-----0--0-0-0-0-3--3-0-0-3---------------0-3-----

END OF OPENING:                 END OF VERSES:
   Em       A         G             Em       A         G
G-|---------------------------  G-|------------------------------------
D-|---------------------------  D-|----------------------3h5-2h4-0h2-0-
A-|---------------------------  A-|------------------------------------
E-|0--0-0-7-5--5-5-5--3--3--3-  E-|-0--0-0-7-5--5-5-5--3---------------


CHORUS ("I would give my life to find it...")
    Cadd9       D          Bm            Cadd9
G-|-----------------------------------------------
D-|---------------------------------2-------------
A-|-7--7-7-7-7--5--5-5-5-5-7-5-3-2---53--3--3-2-0-
E-|------------------------------------5----------

CHORUS-VERSE INSTRUMENTAL (Am-Em-D-Dsus2-Em-D-Dsus2 or something):
   Solo Riff
G-|---------|----------------------------------
D-|---------|----------------------------------
A-|---------|-7-5---5----------7-5---5-----0-2-
E-|-0-3-5-7-|-----7---0-3-5-7------7---0-3-----

BRIDGE:

G-|--------------------------------------
D-|--------------------------------------
A-|--------------------------------------
E-|-5-5----5--3-3------5-5----5--3-3-3---

G-|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-|------------------4-5--5-5--5-4-2-------------------------------------
A-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-----------------5--5-5--5-5--5--555-77777777-7/slide
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------

OUTRO PATTERN (repeat alot):          END:
G-|----------------------------------|------------
D-|----------------------------------|------------
A-|-7-5---5----------7-5---5---------|-7-5---5----
E-|-----7---0-3-5-7------7---0-3-5-7-|-----7------

HOW TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER:

Solo Riff
Opening Pattern
Verse Pattern
Chorus
Instrumental Solo
Verse Pattern
Chorus
Instrumental Solo
Bridge
Verse Pattern
Chorus
Instrumental Solo
Outro Pattern (x4 -- I think)
End

A good way to remember how to sing the chorus:

start the "Catch me if I fall" on the rest between the two little chorus
sub riffs, so it goes like this:
                               Catch me if I fall
G-|---------|------------------------------------
D-|---------|------------------------------------
A-|---------|-7-5---5----------------7--5----5---
E-|-0-3-5-7-|-----7---0-3-5-7--------------7-----

Have fun with it, kids!