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These Days - R.E.M.
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This is a great bass line to play, Mike Mills uses a pick almost always, and the backing
are fun to do
In the chorus he sings "fly to sleep, carry each his, we are concern..." that part and at the
end he sings "take away the scattered bones of meal". Listen to the song for the
it's easy to pick up.
Tuning: Standard
Intro Verse
G|----------------------------I------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------I------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7---7--5----5-7---7-5----I---7---5--7--7--5----------7-----5--77--7--5----------|
E|----------------------------I-----7-------------7--5-------7--------------7--5-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------5-5-7-5-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------5---5------------7-----5--7--7--5---------7------5--77--7--5---------|
E|--3--3----------------------7--------------7--5-------7---------------7---5--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------7-------------|
D|---------------5-5--7-5------------------5--5----5--h7/9--9-7 9 --9--7--9--9--|
A|--------5---5---------------------5---5--------5------------------------------|
E|--3--3--------------------3---3-----------------------------------------------|
CHORUS "Fly to carry each his burden.."
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2----2--4-----4-5---5--7-7------------0--2---2-4---4-5---5-7--5h--7--5-h7-7-7--5--|
A|------------------------------0-0--3--3----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2----2--4-----4-5---5--7-7------------0--2---2-4---4-5---5----------------|
A|------------------------------0-0--3--3--------------------------5----4---2--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Verse, Repeat 2nd Chorus
Bridge
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| *--| FOUR TIMES
A|----7--------5----/4-------------------5----h6----/7------------------------------|
E|--------7---------------3---3---5--7----------------------------------------------|
Repeat Intro, Verse and then the chorus once, followed by the chorus again which has a
altered bass line
CHORUS 4th time round
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-12-10-12\--|
D|---2----2--4-----4-5---5--7-7------------0--2---2-4---4-5---5-7-------7-7/10/12---------------|
A|------------------------------0-0--3--3-------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2----2--4-----4-5---5--7-7------------0--2---2-4---4-5---5-5---55---55--5-------|
A|------------------------------0-0--3--3--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------9-|
D|--------------------------------------------7-|
A|-----5--4--5---7---7----------7--7----------0-|
E|--------------------------------------------0-|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Popular R.E.M. tabs and chords
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