Bang And Blame tab by R.E.M.

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BANG AND BLAME

(Liberated from January 1995 _Guitar for the Practicing Musician_)
(Buy it for a more complete version)
TABed by: Chris Bray ([email protected])


Chords used:
Amadd2: xx7500
G6: xx5430
A, C, G, B, Bb majorBb chords: Use E-shaped barre chords...


{Intro}: (Gtr. 1: w/ light dist. & delay set at 484 milliseconds)
     A minorAm
E-|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B-|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G-|-o----5---(5)---(5)---(5)---|--(5)---(5)---(5)---(5)--|
D-|-o----7---(7)---(7)---(7)---|--(7)---(7)---(7)---(7)--|
A-|----------------------------|-------------------------|
E-|----------------------------|-------------------------|

   G5G5
E-|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G-|---7---(7)---(7)---(7)---|--(7)---(7)---(7)---(7)---o-|
D-|---5---(5)---(5)---(5)---|--(5)---(5)---(5)---(5)---o-|
A-|-------------------------|----------------------------|
E-|-------------------------|----------------------------|

{Gtr2 (Clean tone)}:

Amadd2
    If you could see yourself now, baby
G6G6                   Amadd2
   it’s not my fault. You used to be   so in control.
G6G6
   You’re going to roll right over this one.
       G6G6
Just roll me over, let me go. You’re laying blame.
Amadd2
    Take this as no, no, no, no, no.

  A augmentedA         C majorC          A augmentedA          G+G
You bang, bang, bang,  bang, bang then blame, blame, blame.
A augmentedA           C majorC          BB         Bb majorBb     A augmentedA  G6G6
You bang, bang, bang,  bang, bang. It’s  not my thing so let it go.

Amadd2                   G6G6
    If you could see yourself now baby,   the tables have turned.
          Amadd2
the whole world hinges  on your swings.
   G6G6               Amadd2
your secret life of indiscreet discretions.
          G6G6                      Amadd2
I’d turn the screw  and leave the screen. Don’t point your finger.
  G6G6
You know that’s not my thing. You came to

A augmentedA         C majorC          A augmentedA          G+G
bang, bang, bang,  bang, bang then blame, blame, blame.
A augmentedA           C majorC          Badd4
You bang, bang, bang,  bang, bang. It’s  not my thing so let it go now.

{Interlude}: (Gtr w/ distorted tone):

  E5E5             let ring...
E-|----------0---------|--------0----------------|
B-|----------0---0-----|-----------0-------------|
G-|-o--------9------9--|--------------8------o---|  then....
D-|-o--9--9------------|--9--9-----------9---o---|
A-|----7--7------------|--9--9-------------------|
E-|----0--0------------|--7--7-------------------|
  |----------- Play Three Times ---------------|

      let
      ring...
E-|---------0-----|---------------0----------|
B-|------------0--|-(0)--------------0-------|
G-|---------------|------6--------------6----|
D-|---7--7--------|------------------------7-|
A-|---7--7--------|----------7---------------|
E-|---5--5--------|--------------------------|


{Gtr2 (Clean tone)}:

A minorAm             G5G5
You’ve got a little worry.   I know it all too well.
A minorAm               G5G5
I’ve got your number,  but so  does every kiss-and-tell
  Amadd2              G6G6
who dares to cross your threshold, or happens on your way,
          Amadd2     G6G6
Stop laying blame.      You know that’s not my thing.

Amadd2       G6G6     Amadd2
(Ooh.)_______________      (Ooh.)_______________
   G6G6
You know that’s not my thing.

      A augmentedA         C majorC          A augmentedA            G+G
You came to bang, bang, bang,  bang, bang, then blame, blame, blame.
A augmentedA          C majorC          BB         Bb majorBb
  Bang, bang, bang,  bang, bang. It’s  not my thing so let it go.

  A augmentedA         C majorC          A augmentedA            G+G
You bang, bang, bang,  bang, bang, then blame, blame, blame.
A augmentedA          C majorC          BB         Bb majorBb     E MajorE
  Bang, bang, bang,  bang, bang. It’s  not my thing so let it go.

A augmentedA    G6G6

  Amadd2         G6G6
You kiss on me, tug on me, rub on me, jump on me,
  Amadd2         G6G6
You bang on me, beat on me, hit on me, let go on me,
Amadd2        G6G6
(Ooh.)________________
         You  let go on me.
Amadd2        G6G6
(Ooh.)________________


  Amadd2                  G6G6
  (Ooh.)_____________________________________
E-|------0h5p0-------0h5p0---|--------------|---3p0---------3p0-|
B-|----5-----------5---------|--     --|--------3p0--------|
G-|-o------------------------|--  %   --|-------------4-----|
D-|-o------------------------|--     --|-------------------|
A-|--------------------------|--     --|-------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------|-------------------|

          Repeat
          and fade...
E-|-(0)--3p0----3p0---3p0-----|
B-|---------------------------|
G-|-------------------------o-|  Rest approx. 15 seconds then...
D-|-------------------------o-|
A-|---------------------------|
E-|---------------------------|


                   Repeat and fade...
E-|----------2---------------|--------------------|
B-|-------0---------------3--|--(3)---------------|
G-|-o-----------0----4-------|------------------o-|   The End.
D-|-o--4---------------------|------------------o-|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------|
  (w/light dist. & amp vibrato)

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