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Belong

R.e.m.
Bass Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

SONG: Belong Legend

ARTIST: R.E.M. ^=bend

ALBUM: OUT OF TIME (1991) /=slide up

Standard Tuning (E, A, D, G,) \=slide down

Hey guys this is my first tab, tried to get everything down to the right note. It

sounds very good to me. If you’re having trouble just listen to the groove of this

song and you will get it very easily. You probably won’t need the order of rifts

at the bottom except for minor details, but whatever. R.E.M. rules. Cheers

OPENING SLIDE:

G|--------||
D|--------||	(lightly pluck the 7th
A|---^----||	fret as you slide down)
E|--12\3--||

BRIDGE (main groove):

G|------------||
D|------------||
A|------------||
E|--3--3-33---||

CHORUS #1

G|--------|---------------|----------------|----------------||
D|--------|---------------|----------------|----------------||
A|--------|-------------0-|-3--3-33-33-3-0-|----------------||
E|--0-1-2-|-3--3-33-33-3--|----------------|-3--3-33-33-3-0-||

CHORUS #2

G|-------0------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D|----------4-2-0-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
A|-------------------4-2-0--|--------------0-|-3--3-33-33-3-0-|----------------||
E|--3-3---------------------|-3--3-33-33-3---|----------------|-3--3-33-33-3-0-||

CHORUS SLIDE

G|----------||
D|----------||
A|----------||
E|--3/12\3--||

How to put it all together:

OPENING SLIDE x1

BRIDGE x14

*CHORUS (#1) x1

*BRIDGE x1 NOTE:I put stars next to the chorus bits just to give you a little

*CHORUS (#1) x1 guide. There are four (4) chorus's in total. I

*BRIDGE x1 know it looks confusing but just listen to the groove and the

*CHORUS SLIDE x1 melody and you may not need the guide.

BRIDGE x8

*CHORUS (#1) x1

*BRIDGE x1

*CHORUS (#1) x1

*CHORUS (#2) x1

*BRIDGE x1

*CHORUS (#1) x1

*BRIDGE x1

*CHORUS SLIDE x1

BRIDGE x8

*CHORUS (#1) x1

*BRIDGE x1

*CHORUS (#1) x1

*CHORUS (#2) x1

*BRIDGE x1

*CHORUS (#1) x1

*BRIDGE x1

*CHORUS SLIDE x1

BRIDGE x8

*CHORUS (#2) x3

*BRIDGE x1

*CHORUS SLIDE x1

BRIDGE x8

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