REM - "murmur album" Tablature

From: Rich Ormerod <Richard.Ormerod@newcastle.ac.uk>

Radio Free Europe
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A D E
Decide ..
A D E
Reason ..
A D E
Put ..
A D E
That ..

F# A (EEAE) F# A B
Radio ..

verse - {same sa verse above}



Straight ..

E A E A
Calling ..
E A E A
Radio ..

verse

Radio ..
Calling ...
Radio ..

Bsus4 C# Bsus4 C#
Decide ..!

Keep ..
Disappointment into us absured..

Straight ...
Calling ..
Radio ..


Pilgrimage
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{piano intro is something like this:}

(D) ---3-------------------
(A) -----3------3----------
(E) --------3-------------- .... repeat then go on to verses...

Take a turn take a turn
Take off marching take off marching

(G) -------0---------0------------------
(D) ----3---------3----------0-------0--
(A) --1--------1-----------3-------3----
(E) ---------------------1-------1------ ... repeat several times

They ..
Your ..
Rest ..
Your ..

CCC F G
Pilgrimage ..
F G
Take ..
F G F G
Take ..
Pilgrimage

{the little break is....}

C / / / C(Bbass) / / / Bb / / / G {of course repeated some}

verse

Your ...
Rest ..
Your ..


Talk About The Passion
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Riff : B(2) -3-3-------3-3--------
G(3) -2-2-------2-2--------- C Asus4
D(4): -0-0-0-2-4-0-0-0-2-4-0---

Empty ..
Empty ..
Not ..

3 3
/ / / / / | / / / / /
A G A | A G A

G D Bm A A Asus2 A Asus2
Talk ..

Empty ..
Empty ..
F Em F Em F Em
Combien ..


Also, someone asked about the intro tab for Talk About The Passion :

(D)************************* (Cmaj7)**** (A)**********
E-------------- ! ----------------! ---------! ------------------!
B---------------! ----------------! ---3-----! ----232-----------!
G--2--2--2-2--2-! -2--2--2-2-2-2--! --0-0----! ---2---2----------!
D--0--0--0-2--4-! -0--0--0-2-4-0--! -2---2---! --2-----2---------!
A---------------! ----------------! 3-----3--! -0-------0--------!
E---------------! ----------------! ---------! ------------------!


I also play this song by making a D without any finger on the high
E string. Here's how it begins :

-----------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------3---------------0------------------------
--------------------------2---------2-----2---------2------------
0-0-0-2-4--0-0-0-2-4-0------0-----0---------2-----2--------------
2-2-2------2-2-2--------------3-1-------------3-2----------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Then this is repeated for the chorus

--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------
0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------
2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------
2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------
2-2-0-2---2-2-0-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------
--------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------------------------

and this part comes after the chorus

-----------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------
-------------------------2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------
2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------
3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--2-2-2-0-2-------------------------------
2-2-3-5--2-2-3-5--3-3-2------------------------------------------


The only thing that I have figured out is the intro/verse section to
"Talk About the Passion". For what it's worth, here it is :

1:
2: 1 0 1 0
3: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
4: 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0
5: 3 2
6:

Make sure you try this, because I have a hard time remembering what I
play without a guitar in my hands. The second part (after the double
notes) may be off a little bit. They are based on the C and G
chords, though.




Perfect Circle
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{Some of the chords in this song tend to elude me}

F F/G D F F/G G
Put ...
F F/G D G
Eleven ..
F F/G D F F/G G
Shallow ..
F F/G D F G F Dm7
Eleven ..
C F C Dm
Standing ..

The last time through this part is :

C F C F
Standing ..

{Same as before}

Pull ..
Who ..
A ...
Drink ..
Heaven ..

Try ..
Speak ..
Standing ..




Sitting Still
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Note : In this song and many other REM songs, there is an A9 chord.
This chord can be interchanged with Asus2. Here is my favorite A9
position :

(E) -0- Its just like playing an A chord using a 5th fret
(B) -0- barre E chord. If you move it to the seventh fret,
(G) -6- it becomes a B11. On the 8th fret, its a Cmaj7. On
(D) -7- the 10th, its a D9add6. On the 3rd fret, its a very
(A) -7- pretty G6 chord. On the second, its a neat sounding F#
(E) -5- sort-of chord. On the first fret, Its a Mexican sounding
F chord.

A BaddE/F# is an easy chord. Don't play the A-string.
Obviously, you pick this chord - don't strum, It'll sound shitty.

BaddE/F# BaddE (normal)
(E) -0- -0-
(B) -0- -0- To switch between these chords, move
(G) -2- -2- only ONE finger.
(D) -4- -4-
(A) -x- -2-
(E) -2- -x-


{The G#m chord is actually played in an "open" style}

{Intro : A9 G#m F#m / A9 G#m B / }

E BaddE/F# BaddE
It's ..
E BaddE/F# BaddE
Secret ..
E BaddE/F# BaddE
We ..
E BaddE/F# BaddE
We ..

B A
Up ..
B A
See ..

{Same as before}

I'm ..
I'm ..
We ..
We ..

{Same as intro}

I ..

You ..
You ..

I ..
Can ..




Shaking Through
===============


{Intro:}

(E) ---5---3---2---0---
(B) ---7---5---3---2---
(G) ---7---5---2---0---
(D) --steady 1/8 notes all the way

{once again, there's a melody line played on the E string with
the chords, it just alternates between D Dsus2 and Dsus4;
with the Bm chord, its easier to play a "cheater" chord (no barre)
then pick out the notes. Or I guess you could play straight chords if
you're a weenie}

D Bm D Bm
Could ..
Em A Em A
Yellow ..

Could ..
Autumn ..
Yellow ..

D A G (A) D A G
Shaking ..

Or ..
Taking ..
Yellow ..
Shaking ..
Shaking ..
Em A Em A
In ..

Is ..
Children ..
Yellow ..
Shaking ..
{At the end, the chorus gets played a key up for a while, so it's
E B A .... then end on a big 'ol B}





We Walk
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{Intro: F Fmaj7 Dm Dm F Fmaj7 Dm Dm}

{On the C to Am stuff, It sounds good to walk the bass note of the C
chord down to a B before playing Am - just like Mikey Mills}

C Am C Am C Am C Am
Up the ..
C Am C Am C Am Em
Take ..
F Fmaj7 Dm F G
We ..
C Am C Am C Am C Am
Up ..
C Am C Am C Am Em
Take ..
F Fmaj7 Dm F G
We ..

Am F Bb C Am F Bb C Am F Bb C Am F Bb {slide here}
Take ..

Bb-B-C Am C Am C Am C Am
Up the ..
C Am C Am ......
Take oasis more odd spaces

{Same as before}

We ..
Up the ..
Take ...
Up the ..
Take ..
Up ..
Into ..