REM - "rockville" Tablature

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(DON'T GO BACK TO) ROCKVILLE (2 Versions)


(DON'T GO BACK TO) ROCKVILLE (Version 1)

{intro : E / / / E / / / E / / / Esus4 E EaddF# E}

E A/Asus4
Looking ..
E A/Asus4
Going ...
B A G#m C#m Bm A/Asus4
Going ..

E A
You'll ..
E A/Asus4
Walk ..
B A G#m C#m
I ..
Bm A/Asus4 A A/G#bass A/F#bass
You'll ..

E F#m B
Don't ..
A (B) 3-2-0---0-2--3-2-0--0
And ..riff: (G) ------2------------2

VERSE
{same as above}

E D B A B
It's ..
E F#m B A B
If ..
F#m C#m F#m C#m A
But ..
B
That's ...

{same as before}
I ..
You'll ..


Riff that comes in during the later verses of "Rockville":

E

(E)------0------5----4--2--0----
(B)-----------------------------
(G)----------------------------- play twice
(D)--2--------------------------
(A)-----------------------------
(E)-----------------------------

A(sus4)

(E)------5-----7-----9----7----5-------
(B)------------------------------------
(G)---/6---6/7---7/9---\7---\6--------- play twice
(D)------------------------------------
(A)------------------------------------
(E)------------------------------------




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(DON'T GO BACK TO) ROCKVILLE (Version 2)

transcribed by Jeff Elkins (jeff.elkins@nashville.com)
Corrections/additions always welcome.

This is my first post. I transcribe for myself quite frequently (solo or
duo acoustic arrangements), but don't usually put it down on paper (or
computer). I decided that it was time to share! Here's a tune that was
re-done by 10,000 Maniacs - further evidence of it's _timelessness_, in my
opinion.


* = fretted note play all strings marked "o", mute (or don't
@ = add for 4th play) strings marked "x"
% = add for 2nd

E oooooo A. oooooo A.. xooooo B. xooooo B.. oooooo C#m xooooo
====== ====== ------ ------ ------ ------
|||*|| |||||| 5||||*| 2|*|||| 7*||||| 4|*|||*
|**@|| ||***| |||*|| |||||| |||*|| ||||*|
|||||| ||||@| ||*@|| ||**|| |**||| ||**||
||%||| |||||| ||||||
||%|||

G#m oooooo F#m oooooo Bm4 xooooo
------ ------ ------
4*||*** 2*||*** 2|*||||
|||||| |||||| ||||*|
|**||| |**||| ||**||

(see end for performance notes)

INTRO:
E E4 E
E E4 E E2 E
A A4 A2
A A4 A2 A

VERSE 1:
E E4 E
Look-in' ..
E4 E E2 E
Waitin' ..
A. A4 A2 A. A4 A2
Bus
E E4 E
Goin' ..
E4 E E2
Far ..
A. A4 A2 A. A4 A2
E-nough


BRIDGE 1:
B. A. G#m
Goin' ..
C#m C#m Bm4 A.
No, ..


VERSE 2:
You'll ..
Full ..
To ..
Walk ..
Sit ..
Your-self


BRIDGE 2:
B. A. G#m
I ..
C#m C#m Bm4 A.
Be-lieve ..


CHORUS:
E F#m B..(or B.)
Don't ..
E F#m B..(or B.)
Don't ..
E F#m B..(or B.)
Don't ..
(Riff)
..... Waste ..


VERSE 3:
At ...
Pre-..
Here ..
'Cause ..
All ..
'Em ..


BRIDGE 3:
B. A. G#m
Some-..
C#m C#m Bm4 A.
It's ..


-CHORUS-

REFRAIN (bar chords):
E A B A B
It's ..
E A B A B
If ..
F#m C#m
- But ..
F#m C#m Bm4
Town - ..
A B. (Tacet 1 bar)
Down ....


-BRIDGE 2-

-CHORUS- (then repeat)



Riff (play just ahead of the beat)

A.. - then tacet (drift off) N.C.

e |--0~-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |--5~-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
G |--6~-----------------------|-6/7--6-----------6--7--6----------|
D |--7~-----------------------|----------9---7-9-----------9--7-9-|
A |--0~-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
E |--0~-----------------------|-----------------------------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

...Waste another year

Performance Notes:

I play this with many open strings except in the REFRAIN, which is
really straight bar chords. The F#m in the chorus is probably a straight
F#m bar chord - Mike Mills plays the low F# on bass. BUT, I prefer to play
the following F#m7add4 chord (because it "jangles" and sounds fuller than
the bar chord):
F#m7+4 xooooo
------
6|||*|| <-- These two notes slide up
||*||| <-- from the E chord...
||||||
finger with your pinky --> |*||||

[If you use this chord, you will definitely want to play the "B.."]

In order to play this all on guitar (there is a piano in the
verses) you need to add notes to the E and A. chords - the E chord bounces
off-and-on an A note (the 4th) and an F# note (the 2nd) in the verse. The
A. does likewise with a D note (4th) and the open B string/note
(2nd).
This song is NOT that complicated. To start out, play the song
without all the 4th's, 2nd's, etc., and get a feel for it (stress the 2nd
and 4th beats). Then, play around with it until _YOU_ like the way that it
sounds.