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Song
R.E.M. - THE GREAT BEYOND
From: greedo@newmail.net
VERSE
Am7 Dsus2
e|--0------0------0--0--|--0------0----0--0--0--|--0------0------0--0--| B|--1------1------1--0--|--3------3----3--3--0--|--1------1------1--0--| G|--0------0------0--0--|--2------2----2--2--0--|--0------0------0--0--| D|--2------2------2--0--|--0------0----0--0--0--|--2------2------2--0--| A|--0------0------0--0--|-----------------------|--0------0------0--0--| E|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| e|--0------0------0--0--| B|--3------3------3--0--| G|--2------2------2--0--| guitar 1 D|--0------0------0--0--| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|-----0----------------| B|---------3------------| G|--------------2-------| D|----------------------| guitar 2 (riff A) The guitar is absent from most A|----------------------| of the verse, but this riff is played E|----------------------|
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Author/Artist: REM
Title: The Great Beyond
Album: Man On The Moon Soundtrack
Transcribed by: Tony Crouch
Email: psalm40@nrg.com.au
Here's my version of REM's "The Great Beyond". - LIVE.
I transcribed it from when they did on the David Letterman Show.
e|--x-x-x-x-|-0-0-0-0-|-x-x-x-x-|-0-0-------------------------------------------| B|--5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-3--3------------------------------------------| G|--5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-|-2---2-----------------------------------------| D|--5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-|-0----0----------------------------------------| A|--x-x-x-x-|---------|-x-x-x-x-|-----------------------------------------------| E|--5-5-5-5-|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------------------------------|
Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2 (Riff A)
This is the Intro and Verse progression.
e|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| B|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| G|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| D|-2-2-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| A|-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
C C/B Am C C/B Am C C/B Am G
This is the Pre-Chorus progression
"I'm pushing elephants up the stairs.............."
e|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| B|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| G|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| D|-2-2-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-0-0-|-0-0-2-2-|-2-2-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| A|-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-----|-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-0-0-|-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| E|---------|-3-3-----|---------|-3-3-----|---------|-3-3-----|------------------|
C C/B G D C C/B G Am7 C C/B G D C
This is the Chorus progression
"I'm breakin' through..........."
e|-0-0-0-0-|-0-x-x--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-1-1-1-1-|-1-5-5--------------------------------------------------------------| G|-0-0-0-0-|-0-5-5--------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2-|-0-5-5--------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-|-2-x-x--------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------|---5-5--------------------------------------------------------------|
C C/B Am7
This is the Outro progression, try to accent the C/B chord, as this is what he does.
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