REM - "monster album" Tablature

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From: csb1@engr.engr.uark.edu (Chris Bray)

"Monster" album by REM
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"WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY, KENNETH?"

(Solo taken from _Guitar World_ January 1995)

Intro: D G D G

A D Bm G A D A G
"What's ..
A D Bm G A D Bm E
I was ..
G A
I ..
G A
Tunnel ..
D A D G A A G A
I ..
D A D G A A G A D
You ..


A D Bm G A D A *Fill1 G
I'd ..
A D Bm G A D Bm *Fill2 E
Richard ..
G A
A ..
G A
You ...
D A D G A A G A
You ..
D A D G A A G A
I ..


Chords over solo: Bm A (x3)
A A G A


Solo:

(grad. release)
e-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-
B-----------------------------|--------------7----------------|-
G---7b-----(7)----(7)------6--|--6--4--7---------4---4--4--4--|-
D-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-
A-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-
E-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-

(grad. bend)
e------------------------|-------------------------------|-
B------------------------|-------------------------------|-
G---4------7b---(7)--4---|--7b------------------7--------|-
D-------7----------------|-------------------------7--7--|-
A------------------------|-------------------------------|-
E------------------------|-------------------------------|-


e---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------|
B------------------7--|----------------|---7---------|------------------------|
G------4---4---7------|--4---7h6---7---|----------4--|-9b----(9)--7-----------|
D--7------------------|----------------|-------------|---------------9--(9)\7-|
A---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------|
E---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------|


e------------------------|------------|-
B------------------------|------8b----|-
G------------------------|------7b----|-
D--5------------7b--(7)--|------------|-
A------------------------|------------|-
E------------------------|------------|-


A D Bm G A D A *Fill1 G
"What's ..
A D Bm G A D Bm *Fill2 E
Butterfly ..
G A
You ..
G A
You ..
D A D G A A G A
You ..
D A D G A A G A
I ..
D A D G A A
You ..
G A
I ..
D A D G A A
You said ..
G A
I ...
D A D G A A
You ..
G A
I ..
D A D G A A G A
I ..

End on D.


Fill 1:

e------------------
B------------------
G----9b---(9)------
D--------------7---
A------------------
E------------------


Fill 2:

e-----------------
B-----------------
G-----------------
D------5h4--------
A-------------7---
E-----------------


Rhythm Fill 1:

w/ amp tremolo
e-------------------------
B-------------------------
G-----2-------------------
D-----2-------------------
A-----0-------------------
E-------------------------

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CRUSH WITH EYELINER

Chords by: Bryan Killingsworth (akilling@pen.k12.va.us)
Formatted by: Chris Bray (csb1@engr.uark.edu)


Intro: A (with feedback, etc)

A G D (x 2 with delay)


A G D
I ..
A G D
I ..
A G D
She's ..
A G D
She's ..
A G D
Walking ..
A G D
Will..
A G D
She's..
A G D
Oh ..

B

E A G A
I ..
E A G
I'm ..)
E A G A
Have ..
G
My ..

A G D
I'm ..
A G D
I'm ..
A G D
It's ..
A G D
She's ..
A G D
What ..
A G D
Cop ..
A G D
How ...
A G D
That ..

B

E A G A
I ..
E A G
I'm ..
E A G A
We ..
G
and ..


BRIDGE: B,A (2x) D,high E,G

(Solo over bridge):
e-------7------------------
B--5bhr---5--3--3bhr------- (2x) then
G---------------------5-2-0


e------------------------------------------
B ------7----7-----7-------9-----9-----9---
G-sl/7----7----7-----7sl/9---9-----9-----9- G
D-----------7----7-------------9-----9-----


A G D
Yeah, ..
A G D
She's ..
A G D
She's ..
A G D
That ..
A G D
What ..
A G D
Life ..)
A G D
What ..
A G D
To ..

B

E A G A
I ..
E A G
I'll ..
E A G A
A ..
G
my ..

E A G A
I ..
E A G
You ..
E A G A
I ..
G
my ..


E A G A
I ..
E A G
I'm ..)
E A G A
Won't ..
G
My ..


E A G A E A G E A G A G

End on E.


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KING OF COMEDY

Chords by: Bryan Killingsworth (akilling@pen.k12.va.us)


D
Make ..
A B A
Make ..
C G
Make ..
G A B A
If you ..(before chorus hold 1st A on this line)

D
Make ..
A B A
Make ..
C G G A B A
Make ..

Chorus:
G C G
I'm ..
G C G
Grease ..


D
Make ..
A B A
Make ..
C G
Say a ..
G A B A
Don't ..

D
Make ..
A B A
Make ..
C G
Make .
G A B A
I'm ...


G C G
I'm ...
G C G
I'm ..,
G C G
I'm ..


{Bridge:} G5 Slide (8x)


D
Make ..
A B A
make ..
C G
Make ..
G A B A
let's ..

D
Make ..
A B A
Make ...
C G
Make it ..
G A B A
Make ...

G C G
I'm ..
G C G
I'm ...
G C G
I'm ..
G C G
I'm ..
G C G
I'm ...

{Following chords are picked:}
G C G
I'm ..
G C G
I'm ..
G C G
I'm not ..
G C G
I'm ..

-----
I DON'T SLEEP, I DREAM


Chords/Tab by: Trygve Sandven Haaland (db39@oliven.bih.no) and
Bryan Killingsworth (akilling@pen.k12.va.us)



[Riff]:

e---0--7--0------------0-
B----5--5---5sl/3--0h3---
G-0---4--4--------------- (8x)
D------------------------0


[Riff]
I'm ..
do ..
You ..
Be ..
You ..
Hooray ..
There's ..
You ..

G Em
Said ..
G Em
I ..
G Em G Em
I'll ..

[Riff]
Are ..
You ..
You ..
Hooray ..
Are ..
Do ..
Am I ..

G Em
I ..
G Em
I ..
G Em G Em
I'll ..

[Riff]
I'm ..
can ...
Some ...
Hooray ..
I'm ..
Pinch ..
Don't ..

G Em
you ..
G Em
I ..
G Em G Em
I'll ..

G Em
Leave ...
G Em
I don't ..
G Em G Em
I'll ..

[Riff to end]


------
STAR 69


Intro: | B | E | A | F# | x2


B E A F# B E A F#
You ..
B E A F# B E A F#
What ..
B E A F#
Where ..
B E A F#
you ...
B E A F#
I ..
B E A F#
extortion ...


B F# B F# B F# A
I know ...
B F# B F# B F# A
I know ...

Star 69.

| B | E | A | F# | x2


B E A F#
I know ...
B E A F#
I know ...
B E A F#
Three ...
B E A F#
I ...
B E A F#
This ...


B F# B F# B F# A
I know ...
B F# B F# B F# A
I know ...

Star 69.

{Break:} B-3bw3r(pickoff)0-


| B | E | A | F# | x2


B E A F# B E A F#
Why'd ..
B E A F# B E A F#
This ...
B E A F#
I ...
B E A F#
Don't ...
B E A F#
You ...


B F# B F# B F# A
I ...
B F# B F# B F# A
I ...
B F# B F# B F# A
I ...
B F# B F# B F# A
I ...
| B | E | A | F# |
Star 69.


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STRANGE CURRENCIES

TABed by Steve Krulewtz (skrul@csugrad.cs.vt.edu)

Thanks to Chris Bray (csb1@engr.uark.edu) for lyrics and first draft of TAB.

Fill:
e-|-----------
B-|-----------
G-|-----------
D-|--2p0---0--
A-|------3----
E-|-----------

Pattern 1:
C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
e-|--------3-----------3-----------3-----------3------
B-|------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1----
G-|------------0---2-------2-----------0---2-------2--
D-|----2---------3-------------2---------3------------
A-|--3-----------------------3------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------------------

Pattern 2:
C Fmaj7 Am7 Dm G
e-|--------3-----------------------1-----------3------
B-|------1---1-------1-----1-----3---3-------3---3----
G-|------------0---2-----0-----2-------2---0-------0--
D-|----2---------3-----2-----0------------------------
A-|--3------------------------------------------------
E-|--------------------------------------3------------

[Fill] [Pattern 1]

[Pattern 1]
I ..
[Pattern 2]
When I ..
[Pattern 1]
and I ..
but ..,
[Pattern 2]
turn ..

C G F C F G
These ..
C G F C Dm G
These ..

[Fill]

[Pattern 1]
The ..
[Pattern 2]
But ..
[Pattern 1]
Going ...
ring ...
[Pattern 2]
Couldn't ...

C G F C F G
These ..."
C G F C Dm G
These ..

Am G Am G
I ..
Am Fmaj7 Am7 Dm
What ..
G
I ...

[Pattern 1]
You ...
[Pattern 2]
And ...
[Pattern 1]
I need ...
a word..
[Pattern 2]
just ...


C G F C F G
These ...
C G F C Dm G
These ...
C G F C F G
These words...
C G F C Dm
These ..
G
say ...


C G F C F G
C G F C Dm G

[Fill]

End on a C chord

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TONGUE

Tab by : Trygve Sandven Haaland <db39@oliven.bih.no>

Capo on 1st fret => E = F, A=Bb etc.

E A E A
call ....
E A G#m
90 to ...

you ...
I am ...

ugly ...
anybody ...
you ...
I ...

D G D G
don't ...
D F#m G F#m A
It ..

please ...
I ...
toss ...
box ...
scratch ...
please ...
don't ...
it ...

Chords over solo: (Dsus2)? (A?) E A G F#m-A

call ...
your ..
caramel ...
it ...
you ...
it ...
please ...

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BANG AND BLAME
(Liberated from January 1995 _Guitar for the Practicing Musician_)
(Buy it for a more complete version)
TABed by: Chris Bray (csb1@engr.uark.edu)


Chords used:
Amadd2: xx7500
G6: xx5430
A, C, G, B, Bb chords: Use E-shaped barre chords...


{Intro}: (Gtr. 1: w/ light dist. & delay set at 484 milliseconds)
Am
E-|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B-|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G-|-o----5---(5)---(5)---(5)---|--(5)---(5)---(5)---(5)--|
D-|-o----7---(7)---(7)---(7)---|--(7)---(7)---(7)---(7)--|
A-|----------------------------|-------------------------|
E-|----------------------------|-------------------------|

G5
E-|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G-|---7---(7)---(7)---(7)---|--(7)---(7)---(7)---(7)---o-|
D-|---5---(5)---(5)---(5)---|--(5)---(5)---(5)---(5)---o-|
A-|-------------------------|----------------------------|
E-|-------------------------|----------------------------|


{Gtr2 (Clean tone)}:

Amadd2
If you ..
G6 Amadd2
it's ...
G6
You're ...
G6
Just ...
Amadd2
Take ...

A C A G
You ...
A C B Bb A G6
You ...

Amadd2 G6
If ...
Amadd2
the ...
G6 Amadd2
your ...
G6 Amadd2
I'd ...
G6
You ..

A C A G
bang...
A C Badd4
You ...


{Interlude}: (Gtr w/ distorted tone):

E5 let ring...
E-|----------0---------|--------0--------------|
B-|----------0---0-----|-----------0-----------|
G-|-o--------9------9--|--------------8------o-| then....
D-|-o--9--9------------|--9--9-----------9---o-|
A-|----7--7------------|--9--9-----------------|
E-|----0--0------------|--7--7-----------------|
|----------- Play Three Times ------------|

let
ring...
E-|---------0-----|---------------0----------|
B-|------------0--|-(0)--------------0-------|
G-|---------------|------6--------------6----|
D-|---7--7--------|------------------------7-|
A-|---7--7--------|----------7---------------|
E-|---5--5--------|--------------------------|


{Gtr2 (Clean tone)}:

Am G5
You've ...
Am G5
I've ..
Amadd2 G6
who ..,
Amadd2 G6
Stop ...

Amadd2 G6 Amadd2
(Ooh.)_______________ (Ooh.)_______________
G6
You ....

A C A G
You ...
A C B Bb
Bang, ...

A C A G
You ...
A C B Bb E
Bang...

A G6

Amadd2 G6
You ..
Amadd2 G6
You ..
Amadd2 G6
(Ooh.)________________
You ...
Amadd2 G6
(Ooh.)________________


Amadd2 G6
(Ooh.)_____________________________________
E-|------0h5p0-------0h5p0---|--------------|---3p0---------3p0-|
B-|----5-----------5---------|-- --|--------3p0--------|
G-|-o------------------------|-- % --|-------------4-----|
D-|-o------------------------|-- --|-------------------|
A-|--------------------------|-- --|-------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------|-------------------|

Repeat
and fade...
E-|-(0)--3p0----3p0---3p0-----|
B-|---------------------------|
G-|-------------------------o-| Rest approx. 15 seconds then...
D-|-------------------------o-|
A-|---------------------------|
E-|---------------------------|


Repeat and fade...
E-|----------2---------------|--------------------|
B-|-------0---------------3--|--(3)---------------|
G-|-o-----------0----4-------|------------------o-| The End.
D-|-o--4---------------------|------------------o-|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------|
(w/light dist. & amp vibrato)


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I TOOK YOUR NAME

Chords/tab by : Trygve Sandven Haaland <db39@oliven.bih.no>


D E
I wore ..
D E
I ..
D E
If ..
D E
who's ..


D E
I ..
D E
I ..
D E
I'm ..
D E
NASA ...


C A D
If ..
E
who's ..
C A D E
who's ..


D E
I ..
D E
I ...
D E
I ..
D E
and ..


D E
I ..
D E
I ..
D E
I ..
D E
dirty ...


C A D
If ..
E
who's ..
C A D E
who's ..


{Break:}

B-------------------9>7---------------7>5--
G--9-9-9-9>11-11-11-----7-7-7-7>9-9-9------
D--9-9-9-9>11-11-11-----7-7-7-7>9-9-9------ repeat
A--7-7-7-7>9--9--9------5-5-5-5>7-7-7------


C A D E (repeat)


D E
I ..
D E
I ..
D E
I ..
D E
I ..


D E
I'll ..
D E
devil ..
D E
I ..
D E
but ..


C A D
If ..
C A D
If ..
C A D
If ..
E
who's ..
C A D E
who's ..

-----
LET ME IN

Em D/F#
Yeah, ..
Em G5 D/F#
in...
Em D/F#
We ...
Em G5 D/F#
We ...


Am G C Am G C Am
Heyyyyyy...
Am G C Am G C Em
Heyyyyyy...


Em D/F#
I ..,
Em G5 D/F#
mister ...
Em D/F#
He ..
Em G5 D/F#
to ...


Am G C Am G C Am
Heyyyyyy, ..
Am G C Am G C Em
Heyyyyyy, ...


{Break:} D/F#


Em D/F#
I had ...
Em G5 D/F#
I've ...
Em D/F#
All ...
Em G5 D/F#
Clumsy...


Am G C Am G C Am
Heyyyyyy, ..
Am G C Am G C Em
Heyyyyyy, ...
Am G C Am G C Am
Heyyyyyy, ..
Am G C Am G C Em
Heyyyyyy, ...

-------
CIRCUS ENVY

Chords by: Trygve Sandven Haaland (db39@oliven.bih.no) and
Bryan Killingsworth (akilling@pen.k12.va.us)

{Use power chords}


{Riff:} (I've got 2 versions, let me know which sounds better)

>From Bryan Killingsworth (akilling@pen.k12.va.us):
Riff: {Drop-D tuning}
d--0-0-10-12---0-0-10-12--14-12-10-
A--0-0-10-12---0-0-10-12--14-12-10- (repeat)
D--0-0-10-12---0-0-10-12--14-12-10-


>From Trygve Sandven Haaland (db39@oliven.bih.no):
Riff:
G --2-2-0-2---2-2-0-2-3-2-0--
D --0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--


[Riff]
Here ..
Welcome ...
I ..
My ..
I'm ..


A G
I've ..
A G
I'm ..
A G NC
Put ...


[Riff]
Here ..
Make ..
The ..
I'd ..
he ..


A G
I've ..
A G
I'm ..
A G NC
Put ..


Bridge: | A | C | D | F | A | C | D | E |
| A | C | D | F | A | C | D | E |


[Riff]
If I ..
I ..
I'd ..
and
This ...


A G
I've ..
A G
I'm ...
A
Put ...
A G NC
Put ...


Bridge: | A | C | D | F | A | C | D | E |
| A | C | D | F | A | C | D | E |


(you're ..
you ..

{Continue with the bridge progression until end.}

If ..
I'd ..
When ..
and ..
This ..

(you're ..
you ..

Do ..
Do ..

{End on riff.}


------
YOU

>From Bryan Killingsworth (akilling@pen.k12.va.us):

'You' off Monster is Dm, Gm for the verse and it holds Am
for awhile and goes to C for the chorus (I think)...with a Dm
riff during the verses (the notes are pretty much in the chord,
hammer-on on the 2nd fret of G string and open D string).

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csb1@engr.uark.edu | Chris Bray
cbray@comp.uark.edu | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
cbray@nyx.cs.du.edu | WWW: http://www.engr.uark.edu/~csb1
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I think someone should have had the decency to tell me the luncheon
was free. To make someone run out with potato salad in his hand,
pretending like he's throwing up, is not what I call hospitality.
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