Ebow The Letter chords by R.E.M.

Chords with lyrics

E-Bow the Letter (Last updated: 10/17/96)

Ok...First the lyrics...Then the chords...We have 7 different versions of
this song in this file. I'll try and see which is the most accurate. - chris)

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   intro and bridge: G+G to E minorEm
   all verses:    C majorC G+G E minorEm Bm, then C majorC G+G E minorEm
   which then launches into
   the chorus of  : D MajorD to E minorEm


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(Source: Greg Allum)

Intro--

G+G  Eminor7th  repeated 4x
(the G+G is strummed twice and then picked on the E MajorE and BB strings with the G+G
becoming a G6G6)
(The E minor 7Em7 Is picked on the E MajorE and BB strings after 2 strums as well)

Verse

C majorC G+G E minorEm B minorBm C majorC G+G E minorEm Em repeated 2x
(The rhythm is sort of two strums on each chord)

Chorus---

D MajorD    E minorEm repeated 4 x
(the riff on the D MajorD is below)
B--------------3-----2---------------
G-------------------------2---------2-----4
D------------------------------4


Thats it...except for where it goes quiet and that bit is the intro repeat!

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I have just heard REM'S New single "E-Bow the letter" on the radio and grabbed
my guitar and started transcribing it, seems pretty easy so I thought some
might like the Guitar chords for it so here they are:-


"E-Bow the letter" by REM from their Forthcoming album "Adventures in Hi-Fi"

Transcribed by Simon Darby ([email protected])

This is all my own work If there are any mistakes send me some e-mail and give
me the corrections
But I am pretty sure these are right well 99% surte any way here goes

Intro

D MajorD	Dsus4Dsus4	Dsus2Dsus2	E minorEm	E minor 7Em7
(Played in a moderate flow)

Verse's

C majorC  Cadd(9)  G+G	E minorEm	E minor 7Em7
(Alternative picking used, Just pick through chords)

Chorus

D MajorD	Dsus4Dsus4	E minorEm	E minor 7Em7


Chords used:-
Cadd(9)	 Dsus4Dsus4	  Dsus2Dsus2  E minor 7Em7
e	0	3	0
b	3	3	3
g	0	2	0
d	2	0	2
a	3	x	2
E MajorE	x	x	0


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E-Bow the Letter (from: anonymous)

"D": 2:-3--3-2-0-----0
   3:-2--------0-2
   4:-0---

peter doesn't play it like this every single time - he'll play around
with it a lot.

C:x32010
Dsus2:xx0230
Bm:x24430
Em:x79987

note: during the verses, pick through the chords - it sounds better.

also note: if you're confused about the verse chords, each chord gets 2 beats
   C majorC
Look up, ..
  Dsus2Dsus2
all ..
  B minorBm       E minorEm
cresents..
                Dsus2Dsus2      B minorBm
the ..
               C majorC
I feel ..
D MajorD               B minorBm
all ..
                  E minorEm           C majorC  D MajorD
street-..
         B minorBm
I ..
                   C majorC
I ..:
    D MajorD          B minorBm
Taz ..
E minorEm            C majorC   D MajorD     B minorBm
dreaming ..

the ..
  C majorC
I ..
            D MajorD
I ..
             B minorBm
to ...
      E minorEm
girls ..
  C majorC       D MajorD
to ..
  B minorBm
this ...

I ...


(Chorus):   "D" (for four beats) E minorEm (for 2) G+G (for 2)
        "D" ( ")  E minorEm (for 2)


"I'll ...

"D"
aluminum..
E minorEm      G+G
adrenaline..
"D"     E minorEm
tastes ..

(same chords as above)
will ..
will ..
will ..
snuck ..
anything ..
these ..
from ..
cut ..
aluminum, ..
I ..
here ..
I ..
at ..
with ..
would ..

my ...

"I'll ..

aluminum ..
adrenaline, ..
tastes ..
pulls ..

bridge: (4 beats per chord) G+G E minorEm (3x)

look..
and ..
fussing ..

i can't ..
sickened ..
it's ..
i can ..
the ..
i've ...

"i ...

aluminum..
adrenaline...


that's it. on the verse immediately after the bridge,
peter uses an e-bow, and here's what he does:

a--3--5--2--7--5--3--5--2


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Um, I think I may have figured out some of E-bow to
help you out here..

The intro goes:

G+G E minorEm

The chorus:

e-----------------
B--3-2------------
G------2---2-4----
D--------4--------

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intro:
     eadgbE
G+G E minor 7Em7 (020000)

verse:

C majorC G+G E minorEm B minorBm C majorC G+G E minorEm Em (2x)

(2 beats per chord)


chorus:
"D"  E minorEm (4x)

"D": b-3-2
   g-----2---2-4
   d-------4

bridge:
see intro



E-Bow the Letter from New Adventures in Hi-Fi

Intro & Bridge :

G+G E minorEm do this three times

Verse :

C majorC G+G E minorEm B minorBm C majorC G+G E minorEm  The last E minorEm is played for twice the time of the rest

Chorus

D MajorD E minorEm G+G   Here the D MajorD is played for twice the time of the rest