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Strange by R.E.M.

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STRANGE (Wire)  (Version 1)

(Solo taken from Wayne Ellis’ version)


{intro:  G/ G/ G/ C majorC x 4 }


 G+G                C majorC
There’s ..
 G+G                 C majorC
There’s ..
 G+G                     C majorC
Michael’s ..
 G+G                   C majorC
There’s ..

 E MajorE                Esus4Esus4
There’s ..
 E MajorE       Esus4Esus4
Keep ..
 E MajorE                Esus4Esus4
There’s ..
 E MajorE                Esus4Esus4
There’s ..


G/ G/ G/ C majorC  (x 2)


 G+G                C majorC
There’s ..
 G+G                 C majorC
There’s ..
 G+G                     C majorC
Michael’s ..
 G+G                   C majorC
There’s ..


 E MajorE                Esus4Esus4
There’s ..
 E MajorE       Esus4Esus4
Keep ..
 E MajorE                Esus4Esus4
There’s ..
 E MajorE                Esus4Esus4
There’s ..

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{Solo:}

 G5G5         C5C5   G5G5          C5C5
E---------------------------|---------------------------|
B-------3-0-----3-p0---5----|--------3-0-----3-p0---5---|
G-2p0----------------0---4b-|-0-2p0---------------0--4b-|
D-----0---------------------|------0--------------------|
A---------------------------|---------------------------|
E---------------------------|---------------------------|

 G5G5         C5C5   G5G5         C5C5
E---------------------------|---------------------------|
B--------3-0----3-p0---5----|--------3-0----3-p0---5-0--|
G-0-2p0--------------0---4b-|-0-2p0--------------0-----4|
D------0--------------------|-------0-------------------|
A---------------------------|---------------------------|
E---------------------------|---------------------------|


 E MajorE                Esus4Esus4
There’s ..
 E MajorE       Esus4Esus4
Keep ..
 E MajorE          Esus4Esus4
No ..
 E MajorE                Esus4Esus4
There’s ..


G/ G/ G/ C majorC  (x 8)


End on G.


STRANGE  (Version 2)

Transcribed by Wayne Ellis ([email protected])

Intro

 G+G        C majorC   G+G        C majorC
E---------------------|---------------------|
B---------------------|---------------------|
    guitar1
G---------------------|---------------------|
D-----------------5-5-|-----------------5-5-|
A-5--5--5-5--5-5--3-3-|-5--5--5-5--5-5--3-3-|
E-3--3--3-3--3-3------|-3--3--3-3--3-3------|
           |           |
E---------------------|---------------------|
B-------------------5-|---------------------|
    guitar2
G-4--4--4-4--4-4--5-5-|-4--4--4-4--4-4--5-5-|
D-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|
A-5--5--5-5--5-5--3-3-|-5--5--5-5--5-5--3-3-|
E----3----3----3------|----3----3----3------|
 U D MajorD U D MajorD U D MajorD D MajorD D  D MajorD U D MajorD U D MajorD U D MajorD D


 G5G5  G6G6 G5G5  G6G6 G5G5  G6G6 G5G5 C5C5   G5G5  G6G6 G5G5  G6G6 G5G5  G6G6 G5G5 G6G6
E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    guitar1
G-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------0-5-5-0-|-----------------------------0-5-5-0-|
A-5--5-7--5-5-5-7--5-5-5-7--5-0-3-3-0-|-5--5-7--5-5-5-7--5-5-5-7--5-0-3-3-0-|
E-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3---------|-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3---------|
                   |                   |
E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    guitar2
G-----------------------------0-5-----|-------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------0-5-----|-------------------------------5-----|
A-5--5----3h5---5--3h5---5------------|-5--5----5---5-5--5---5-5----0-3-----|
E-3--3----3-----3--3-----3------------|-3--3----3---3-3--3---3-3------------|

Verse 1

  G5G5           C5C5       G5G5           C5C5
E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    guitar1
G-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-----------------------0-----5-------|-----------------------0-----5-------|
A--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-3-0-----|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-3-0-----|
E--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|
                   |                   |
E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    guitar2
G-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------5----0------|-------------------------5----0------|
A--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3----0------|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3----0------|
E--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|
E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
                X                   X
Theres something ..

  G5G5           C5C5       G5G5           C majorC
E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|--------------------------5--5-------|
G-------------------------------------|--------------------------5--5-------|
    guitar1
D-----------------------0-----5-------|--------------------------5--5-------|
A--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-3-0-----|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0--3--3-------|
E--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|
                   |                   |
E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    guitar2
G-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------5----0------|--------------------------5--5-------|

A--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3----0------|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0--3--3-------|
E--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|
                X                 X X

Michaels nervous ..

Chorus

 E5E5         A5A5  E5E5         A5A5  E5E5         A5A5  E5E5
        A5A5
E------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| guitar1
G---------------------2--|---------------------2--|---------------------2--|---------------------2--|
D-2---2-2---2--2--0---2--|-2---2-2---2--2--0---2--|-2---2-2---2--2--0---2--|-2---2-2---2-----0---2--|
A-2---2-2---2--2--0---0--|-2---2-2---2--2--0---0--|-2---2-2---2--2--0---0--|-2---2-2---2-----0---0--|
E-0---0-0---0--0---------|-0---0-0---0--0---------|-0---0-0---0--0---------|-0---0-0---0------------|
 rake          |            |            |            |
E------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| guitar2
G---------------------2--|---------------------2--|---------------------2--|---------------------2--|
D-2---2-----2-----0---2--|-2---2-----2-----0---2--|-2---2-----2-----0---2--|-2---2-----2---------2--|
A-2---2-----2-----0---0--|-2---2-----2-----0---0--|-2---2-----2-----0---0--|-2---2-----2---------0--|
E-0---0-----0------------|-0---0-----0------------|-0---0-----0------------|-0---0-----0------------|

There’s something going on ...
’Do Do’ Interlude

  G5G5           C5C5       G5G5           C majorC
E----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G------------------------5-5-5--0--|------------------------5-5-5--0--|guitar1
D------------------------5-5-5--0--|------------------------5-5-5--0--|
A--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5----3-3-----|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5----3-3-----|
E--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3------------|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3------------|
                X |                X |
E----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G--------------------------5-------|----------------------------------|guitar2
D--------------------------5-------|--------------------------5-------|
A--5--5--5--5----5--5------3-------|--5--5--5--5----5--5------5-------|
E--3--3--3--3----3--3--------------|--3--3--3--3----3--3------3-------|

  Do Do Do Do  Do Do   Do Do   Do Do Do Do  Do Do   Do Do

Verse 2

Palm Mute Guitar 1 heavily, giving it a sharp staccato sound.

  G5G5           C5C5       G5G5           C5C5
E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|    guitar1
G-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------5-0-----|-----------------------------5-0-----|
A--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-3-0-----|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-3-0-----|
E--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|
                X   |                X   |
E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|    guitar2
G-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------5---5-------|-------------------------5---5-------|
A--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3---3-------|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3---3-------|
E--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|
E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Theres something ..

  G5G5           C5C5       G5G5           C5C5
E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|    guitar1
D-----------------------------5-0-----|------------------------------5-0----|
A--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-3-0-----|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0--3-3-3-0----|
E--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|
                X   |                X  |
E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|    guitar2
G-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------5---5-------|--------------------------5---5------|
A--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3---3-------|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0--3---3------|
E--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|

Michaels ..

Chorus

 E5E5        A5A5   E5E5        A5A5   E5E5        A5A5   E5E5
       A5A5
E------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| guitar1
G------------------2-----|------------------2-----|------------------2-----|------------------2-----|
D-2--2-2--2--2--0--2--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--2--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--2--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--2--0--|
A-2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0--|
E-0--0-0--0--0-----------|-0--0-0--0--0-----------|-0--0-0--0--0-----------|-0--0-0--0--0-----------|
             |            |            |            |
E------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| guitar2
G------------------2-----|------------------2-----|------------------2-----|------------------2-----|
D-2--2-2--2--2--0--2--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--2--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--2--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--2--0--|
A-2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0--|
E-0--0-0--0--0-----------|-0--0-0--0--0-----------|-0--0-0--0--0-----------|-0--0-0--0--0-----------|

There’s ..
Guitar Solo

 G5G5         C5C5   G5G5          C5C5   G5G5         C majorC
5   G5G5         C5C5
E---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B-------3-0-----3-p0---5----|--------3-0-----3-p0---5---|--------3-0----3-p0---5----|--------3-0----3-p0---5-0--|   guitar1
G-2p0----------------0---4b-|-0-2p0---------------0--4b-|-0-2p0--------------0---4b-|-0-2p0--------------0-----4|
D-----0---------------------|------0--------------------|------0--------------------|-------0-------------------|
A---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
              |              |              |       secret secret |
E---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|   guitar3
G---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A----------5-4-0------------|----------5-4-0------------|----------5-4-0------------|----------5-4-0------------|
E---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
              |              |              |              |
E---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|   guitar2
G---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D-----------------------5-5-|-----------------------5-5-|-----------------------5-5-|-----------------------5-5-|
A-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-|
E-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|

Chorus

 E5E5        A5A5   E5E5        A5A5   E5E5        A5A5   E5E5
       A5A5
E------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| guitar1
G--------------0--2------|--------------0--2------|---------------0--2-----|---------------0--2-----|
D-2---2-2---2--0--2------|-2---2-2---2--0--2------|-2---2-2---2-2-0--2-----|-2---2-2---2-2-0--2-----|
A-2---2-2---2-----0------|-2---2-2---2-----0------|-2---2-2---2-2----0-----|-2---2-2---2-2----0-----|
E-0---0-0---0------------|-0---0-0---0------------|-0---0-0---0-0----------|-0---0-0---0-0----------|

There’s ..

I hear no guitar 2 on this chorus.

’Do Do’ Outro

 G5G5          C5C5  G5G5          C5C5  G5G5
C5C5  G5G5          C5C5
E---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|   guitar1
G----------------------0----|---------------------0-----|---------------------0-----|---------------------0-----|   (play twice)
D-----------------------5-5-|-----------------------5-5-|-----------------------5-5-|-----------------------5-5-|
A-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|
E-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|
              |              |              |              |
E---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|   guitar2
G----------------------5----|---------------------5-----|---------------------5-----|---------------------5-----|   (play twice)
D-----------------------5-5-|-----------------------5-5-|-----------------------5-5-|-----------------------5-5-|
A-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|
E-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|
             X              X             X              X
 Do Do Do Do Do Do  Do Do Do etc........

The second time this section is played, the notes played on ’the beats’ in
each bar (there are 4) are emphasised.

 G5G5          C5C5   G5G5
E---------------------------|---------------------------|
B---------------------------|---------------------------|    guitar1
G----------------------0----|---------------------------|
D-----------------------5-5-|-0-------------------------|
A-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|-0-5-----------------------|
E-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|---3-----------------------|
              | X             |
E---------------------------|---------------------------|
B---------------------------|---------------------------|    guitar2
G----------------------5----|---------------------------|
D-----------------------5-5-|---------------------------|
A-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|---5-----------------------|
E-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|---3-----------------------|
             X
                 Do Do Do Do .....

Notes

TAB Key

    b - bend a semitone
    X - mute with palm of hand
    U - upstroke
    D MajorD - downstroke

This is mainly a 2 guitar song. Guitar1 is in the right stereo channel
and guitar24 is in the left. Guitar2 has a cleaner sound than guitar1.

This song is a straight forward boogie kind of thing in the key of G. The
verses centre around G+G and C, and the chorus’ centre around E5E5 and A5. I was a
bit of a ’train spotter’ and tried to include all the rhythmic variations (as
well as ascii tab allows) because it sounds boring just played with a
straight shuffle feel.

The guitar solo has guitar1 picking out the melody, guitar2 playing the backing
chords and guitar3 playing a short, descending, ’walking bassline’ sequence.
Guitars 1 and 3 can be included as one part quite easily but the way all the
notes are left ringing I would say there are 2 guitars on the record here.

The timings between the 2 guitars, as written above, should be pretty accurate
but check the record for details.

The choruses and ’Do Do’ sections are filled out with an Organ (and handclaps)

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