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Tighten Up

R.e.m.
Tab

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

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TIGHTEN UP (Archie Bell and the Drells)

Bass Line: ( ^ means to slide up on the frets )

E --------------------------|--------------------------|--|
B --------------------------|--------------------------|--|
G --------------------------|--------------------------|--|
D --------------------------|-------------------4------|--|
A -------------4--6--4--6---|--4--4--4^6--4--6-----6---|--|
E --2--2--4^6---------------|--------------------------|--|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Guitar Chords: (And Brass "mellow" Line):

F#maj7

F#maj7 Bmaj7 F#maj7 A (in repeating guitar part

)

E X-----|---6---|   -9----6------- --5---4----------- --------|
B --6---|---7---|   -----------7-- ----------7---4--- --------|
G --6---|---8---|   -------------- ------------------ -6------|
D --8---|---9---|   -------------- ------------------ --------|
A --9---|-X-----|   -------------- ------------------ --------|
E X-----|-X-----|   -------------- ------------------ --------|

|: repeat :|

F#maj7 A

E --1--- ---5---|

B --2--- ---5---|

G --3--- ---6---|

D --4--- ---7---|

A X----- -X-----|

E X----- -X-----|

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