Cuyahoga chords by R.E.M.

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CUYAHOGA (Version 1)


There are two ways to play the intro riff. The more accurate way is to tune
your low E MajorE string down to D. If you want to be able to play normal chord
shapes, though, this way is better:

G(3) --2------2----|
D(4) 0-----0-----0-|
       A(5) |--5-----5-5-----|--2-------2-----|--5-5---5-5-----|
       E(6) |3-----3-----3---|0-----0-------0-|3-----3-----3---|

   D MajorD         G+G     E minorEm     G+G  (repeat throughout verse)
Let's ...
Our ...
Let's ..
We ..

E minorEm        B minorBm   E minorEm        F# minorF#m
This ..
E minorEm        B minorBm E minorEm      D MajorD
Take ..

   D MajorD         G+G     E minorEm     G+G  (repeat throughout verse)
This ..
We ..
And ...
We ..

(see below...)
This ..
Take a ..

Cuyahoga      D MajorD - E minorEm -/G - B minorBm -/D D MajorD D D/ Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA A2 A augmentedA
Cuyahoga, gone   D MajorD - E minorEm -/G - B minorBm -/D - E minorEm -/G - - -

   D MajorD         G+G     E minorEm     G+G  (repeat throughout verse)
Let's ..
Underneath ..
This is ..,
Take a ..
Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga, gone

B minorBm       F# minorF#m        G+G
Rewrite ..
B minorBm        F# minorF#m  G+G
Bury, ..
intro riff)

   D MajorD         G+G     E minorEm     G+G  (repeat throughout verse)
This land ...
We ...
This ..
Take ..

Cuyahoga      D MajorD - E minorEm -/G - B minorBm -/D D MajorD D D/ Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA A2 A augmentedA
Cuyahoga, gone   D MajorD - E minorEm -/G - B minorBm -/D - E minorEm -/G - - -
Cuyahoga      D MajorD - E minorEm -/G - B minorBm -/D D MajorD D D/ Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA A2 A augmentedA
Cuyahoga, gone   D MajorD - E minorEm -/G - B minorBm -/D - E minorEm -/G - - -

This is what to do for the "this is where we walked..." part:

   E minorEm        B minorBm        E minorEm        F# minorF#m
e(1) --just--jam-----|2-----2----------|--Em-again...---|2-----2----------|
B(2) ------on--------|-----------3-----|----------------|-----------2-----|
G(3) --------Em------|-------------4---|----------------|-------------2---|




CUYAHOGA (Version 2)


DROP D MajorD (DADGBe)
/=slide

Intro:
 D MajorD    G+G    E minorEm   G+G
e --------------------------------
BB --------------------------------
G+G --------------------------------
D MajorD --------------------------------
A augmentedA -0=-0=---5=-55---2=--2=--55-55--
D MajorD 0--0--0=5--5--5s2--2=--25--5--5-
 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-
         /    /

Verse lick:
(damp 4th string runs with heel of picking hand)
    D MajorD    G+G    E minorEm   G+G
   e 2222=---3-----3---------------3-
   BB 3333=---3---3---------------3---
   G+G 4442=---0------------2-0--------
   D MajorD 0000=4200-------2224=-4---------
   A augmentedA 0000----x-------222-------------
   D MajorD 0000----3-------222-----3-------
    1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-
             /
Let's put our . . .
Let's try to . . .

Chorus Part A:
  E minorEm  B minorBm    E minorEm  F# minorF#m    E minorEm  B minorBm    E minorEm  D MajorD (BIG!)
e -------2----2-0--------2----2----------2----2-0--------2--------
BB -------3---------------2------2--------3---------------3--------
G+G -------4---------------2---------------4---------------2--------
D MajorD -------4---------------2---------------4---------------0--------
A augmentedA 02=02002--------02=02004--------02=02002--------02=02000--------
D MajorD 02=0200x--------02=02004--------02=02002--------02=02000--------
 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-
 This is where...

Verse = This land . . .
Verse = We gathered up . . .
Chorus Part A augmentedA = This is where . . .

Chorus Part B:        Aadd9Aadd9
 D MajorD  E minorEm G+G  B minorBm D MajorD     A augmentedA |A augmentedA D MajorD  E minorEm G+G  B minorBm D MajorD  E minorEm G+G (hold it)
e 22--00--33--22--22-2-2-22-0000--22--00--33--22--22--00--33-------
BB 33--00--33--33--33-3-3-33-2202--33--00--33--33--33--00--33-------
G+G 22--00--00--44--22-2-2-22-2222--22--00--00--44--22--00--00-------
D MajorD 00--22--00--44--00-0-0-00-2222--00--22--00--44--00--22--00-------
A augmentedA 00--22--55--22------------0000--00--22--xx--22--00--22--55-------
D MajorD 00--22--55--xx------------------00--22--55--xx--00--22--55-------
 -1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-
   Cuyahoga . . .

Verse = Let's put . . .
Chorus A augmentedA = This is where . . .
Chorus BB = Cuyahoga . . .

Bridge: (remember G+G is 550033 low to high)
B minorBm / A augmentedA / G+G / G+G / B minorBm / A augmentedA / G+G / G+G
Rewrite . . .  Bury . . .

Intro
Verse = This land is . . .
Chorus A augmentedA = This is where . . .
Chorus BB = Cuyahoga . . .

Last time through hold G+G an extra bar and finish with D MajorD


Submitted by: Meantabber90

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