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Song
Song: Can't Get There From Here
Artist: R.E.M.
Album: Fables of the Reconstruction
Words and Music by Berry, Buck, Mills, and Stipe
Tab by Dan Ruprecht (ruprecht@lclark.edu)
Symbols: "t" between notes indicates a tie which means hold
the note instead of playing it again
"s" indicates staccato, a note which is released
immediately after it is picked
vertical lines divide measures
INTRO
(rest) 3 + 4 + 1 2 (rest) + 4 + 1
G-------------4--2--0----|---|---|----------------------|----- D----------------------2-t-2-t-2-|--------------4--3--2-t-2--- A------------------------|---|---|--2--2----------------|----- E------------------------|---|---|-----s----------------|-----
2 3 + 4 + (1) 2 (rest) + 4 + (1) 2
G-------------------|---------------------|--------------- D---2----2--4--0----|-------------4--3--2-t-2--2---------- A---s----s--------2-t-2--2----------------|----s---------- E-------------------|----s----------------|---------------
3 + 4 + (1) 2 (rest) + 4 + (1) 2 3 + 4 + (1)
G------------|---------------------|--------------------|-- D-4----------|-------------4--3--2-t-2--2----4----------|-- A----4--3--2-t-2--2----------------|----s-------4--3--2-t-2 E------------|----s----------------|--------------------|--
2 (rest) + 4 + (1) 2 3 4
G--------------------|------------|------------------------ D------------4--3--2-t-2--2--2--2-|------------------------ A---2----------------|----s--s--s-|------------------------ E---s----------------|------------|------------------------
VERSE
1 2 (3) + 4 + (1) 2 (rest) + 4 + (1) 2 (rest)
G--------------------|-----------------------|------------- D---------------0--2-t-2--2----------4--0----|------------- A---2--0-----2-------|----s----------------2-t-2--2-------- E--------------------|-----------------------|----s--------
(3) + (4) + (1) + 2 + 3 4 1 2 (3) + 4 + (1)
G------------|-------------------|---------------------|--- D------------|-------------------|----------------0--2-t-2- A----2-----0-t-0--2--2--0--2--2--|--2--0-------2-------|--- E------------|-------------------|---------------------|---
2 (rest) 3 + 4 + (1) (2) (3) + (4) + 1 + 2 +
G-----------------------|--------------------|-------------- D---2--------2--4--0----|--------------------|--7--7--7--7-- A---s-----------------2-t-2----------2-----2-|-------------- E-----------------------|--------------------|--------------
3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + (4) + 1 2 3 + (4) + 1
G--------------|------------------|------------------|----- D---7--7--5--4-|-2--2--2--2-----4-|------------------|----- A--------------|------------------|-4--4--4--4-----6-|--2-- E--------------|------------------|------------------|-----
2 3 + (4) + (1) + 2 + 3 + (rest)
G-----------------|-------------------------| D-----------------|-------------------------| A---2--2--2-------|----------------2--------| E---------------4-t-4--4--4--4--4-----------|
VERSE (1ST ENDING)
1 (2) + 3 (4) + 1 (2) + 3 4 1 3 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G--------------------|---------------|------|----------------| D--------------------|---------------|----4-|-2-3-4-2-3-4----| A--------------------|---------------|------|-------------4-3| E---3-----3--3-----3-|-3-----3--5--3-|-2----|----------------|
VERSE (2ND ENDING) AND CHORUS
1 2 + (3) + (rest) 1 (2) + 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G-----------------------|----------------|-----------------| D---------5-------------|-----------7--5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A------5--------5-------|--------5-------|-----------------| E---3-------------------|--3-------------|-----------------|
1 (rest) 3 + 4 + (1) 2 3 4 + (1) 2 3 + 4 + (1)
G------------4--2--0----|-------2--2----|-------4--2--0----|-- D---4-----------------2-t-2--2--------4-t-4--4-----------2-t-2 A---s-------------------|---------------|------------------|-- E-----------------------|---------------|------------------|--
2 3 4 + (1) 2 3 + 4 + (1) 2 3 4 + (1) 2
G------2--2----|-------4--2--0----|-------2--2----|-------- D---2--------4-t-4--4-----------2-t-2--2--------4-t-4--4--- A--------------|------------------|---------------|-------- E--------------|------------------|---------------|--------
*to bridge (after
2nd chorus)
3 + 4 + (1) 2 3 4 + (1) 2 3 1 (2) + (3)
*
G---4--2--0----|-------2--2----|-------2-|--4-------------- D------------2-t-2--2--------4-t-4--4----|----------------- A--------------|---------------|---------|--------2-------- E--------------|---------------|---------|-----------------
(4) + (1) 2 + (3) + (4) + *to verse (after 1st chorus)
G--------|---------------------|--------------------------- D--------|---------------------|--------------------------- A------2-t-2--2--2-----2-----2-|--------------------------- E--------|---------------------|---------------------------
BRIDGE
1 2 + (3) + 4 1 2 + (3) + 4 1 2 + (3)
G---------------------|--------------------|--------------- D---------------------|--------------------|--------------- A---2--2--2-----2--4--|--5--5--5-----5--7--|--0--0--0------ E---------------------|--------------------|---------------
+ 4 1 2 + (3) + 4 *repeat 4 times and then go
back to verse
G---------|-------------------|---------------------------- D---------|-------------------|---------------------------- A---0--0--|--2--2--2-----2--2-|---------------------------- E---------|-------------------|----------------------------
OUTRO
1 + 2 3 1 3 1
G---4--2--0----|-------|-----|----------------------------- D------------2-|-2--2--|--2--|----------------------------- A--------------|-------|-----|----------------------------- E--------------|-------|-----|-----------------------------
SONG PROGRESSION:
Intro
Verse 1 (take 1st ending)
Verse 2 (take 2nd ending)
Chorus
Verse 3 (take 2nd ending)
Chorus
Bridge
Verse 4 (take 2nd ending)
Chorus (2x)
Outro
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