REM - "beachball" Tablature

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R.E.M.
Song: Beachball
Album: Reveal

intro/verse chords:
Bb C# Bb C# Bb C# Eb G

chorus:
Fmaj7 G6
Fmaj7 G6
Fmaj7 G6
Fmaj7

the chords are same for the rest of the song. towards the end of the
song, a lead acoustic guitar plays:

E-3-------3-------4--------4------------
B---3---3---3---3---(3)-(3)--(3)-(3)----
G-----3-------3--------3--------3-------

i put parentheses around those 3s b/c i'm not sure that he plays 3rd
fret there, and i'm not sure what he plays. after a while he just
repeats the...

E-3-------3-------
B---3---3---3---3-
G-----3-------3---

...over and over. the songs ends on

E-3-
B-3-
G-3-

Fmaj7: 133210
G6: 320030 (or 355430)
Bb: 688766
C#: x46664
Eb: x65343 (or x68886)
G: 355433

questions? comments? corrections?
david wagner
dwwagner@mail.presby.edu

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