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R.E.M. - Crush With Eyeliner Bass

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Crush With Eyeliner Bass

(ver. 1)
R.E.M.
"(1)
Intro:

G-----
D-----
A-7s-5
E-----

Verse:

     A  G    D         A  G     D
G------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
A--------3-4-5-5-5-5-3------3-4-5-5-5-5-3-- repeat 3x per verse
E----5--3--------------5--3----------------


Refrain:
  B       E   D   G  A   E    D  G   A           E     D  G  A    G
 (intro)/  I am.....
G--------/--------------------------------------------------------0
D--------/--------5--7-4---------5-5-3-4-5-8-6-4----------5--7--4-5(ring)
A--------/7----5---------7----5-------------------7----5-----------
E-7(hold)/---------------------------------------------------------

Bridge:
(I know this isn't complete)
     B    A    B    A    B  E    G
G--------------------------------0--
D---------------------------2----5--
A-----------------------------------
E----7----5----7----5----7----------

Outro:  This is basically just the Refrain, plus this thingy at the end:
         E
G----------
D----------
A--10-9-8-7 (ring)
E----------

and, of course you can slide down from 7 to 0 on the E to mimick the fade
that M.Mills did on "Late Show".

On backing vocals:  I've found that it's preetty easy to do the backing
vocals while playing bass on this song.  There's the two lines in the last
verse, as well as that weird "eee-e-e-ahah" in the refrain.
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