Green Grow The Rushes Chords by R.E.M.

Green Grow The Rushes chords by R.E.M.

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GREEN GROW THE RUSHES (Version 1)


The song opens with this, the chorus (3 times):
E---0----------------0-----0-------
B-----2-3-SL-5-5-0-----3-----3---3-    SL - slide up
G------------------4-----4-----4---    sl - slide down
D----------------------------------     H - hammer on
A-0--------------------------------     h - hammer off
E----------------------------------

Then, after the third time through:
E---2-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-----------
B-----3-----3---3-3-3-3-3-0---------
G-4-----4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-0---------
D-----------------------------------
A-----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------

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The chords are D Dsus D G Bm E with some picking thrown in (2 times):
E-2-2-3-2-2-3-3-3-----------2-----------0-0---------0------------------
B-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------3-----------0---0---------0----------------
G-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-----------4-----------1-----1-H-2-----0--------------
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-4-----------2------------------------------
A-----------2-2-2---0-H-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------
E-----------3-3-3-3---------------------0------------------------------

Then:
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-11-9-9-9-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-H-9-h-7-4-7-7
D--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
Go through this twice, then back to the chords, and then the chorus
again. All the verses have this structure until the last one.

In the last verse, after the chords, it goes like:
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-12-11-11-11----
D--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------7---7--------------------------------------------------------
G-12-11-7---7---14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-11-9-9-9-12-11-9-11-9-7--
D--0--0-0---0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-9-9-9-11-9-7-14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14---
D-0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------7---7--------------------------------------------
G-12-11-11-11-12-11-7---7---14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-11-9-9-9-12--
D--0--0--0--0--0--0-0---0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-11-9-11-9-7-9-9-9-11-9-7-12-11-9-11-9-7-9-9-9-11-9-7-12-11-9-11-9-7--
D--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-9-9-9-11-9-7-11-11-11-11-11-12-11-11---------------------------------
D-0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------




GREEN GROW THE RUSHES (Version 2)


intro and chorus
          trip trip
  (Green Grow....           The Compass points....)
Bass: A      G G A B      B
| E----0-----------0-----0------|   |----2-----2-------|
| B--------2h3h5-----3-----3----| X3 |------3-----3-----| 3 3 3 3 3 3
| G------4-------4-----4-----4--|   |-4------4-----4-4-| 4 4 4 4 4 4
| D-----------------------------|   |------------------|
| A-----------------------------|   |------------------|
| E-----------------------------|   |------------------|
      ^^^^^
      not sure about this

Verses
(The (????) fallen...       Look at my hands)

1 2  3  4 5
D D D D/G D  G | D--------0---| Bm Em | E------------------|
        | A--0-0h2-----|     | B------3---5-------|
        | E------------|     | G--2h4---4---4-----|
         ^^^^^^^^^^         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
         slight variations of these fills in
         all the verses

D D D D/G D G  Bm Em (no fill)



Bridge into chorus

(I play it this way; I think Pete uses a finger pick for the d)
| E--------------------------------------------------------
| B--------------------------------------------------------
| G-14-14-14-12-11-12-12-12-11-9-11-11-11-9-7-7-7h9p7------
| D--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-----9----
| A--------------------------------------------------------
| E--------------------------------------------------------

coda (x3, then section A x4)


| E---------------------------------------------------------------------
| B---------------------------------------------------------------------
| G-14-14-14-12-11-12-12-12-12-12---14-14-14-12-11-11h12-11---11----11--
| D---------------------------------------------------------12---12-----
| A---------------------------------------------------------------------
| E---------------------------------------------------------------------

| E-----------------------------------3---2-3-0---2-3-2---2-------------
| B------------------------------------3-------3--------3---------------
| G-14-14-14-12-11-12-12-12-12-11-9-----2-------2-----------------------
| D---------------------------------------------------------------------
| A---------------------------------------------------------------------
| E---------------------------------------------------------------------
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                   section A

end
    Bass:  F#  F#F# G  F# E D
    guitar: D  D D D/G D


   D/G

E|--2-3------
B|---3-------
G|--2--------
D|-----------
A|-----------
E|-----------


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