Murmur Album chords by R.E.M.

Radio Free Europe
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    A               D  E
    Decide ..
    A             D  E
    Reason ..
    A               D   E
    Put ..
    A            D  E
    That ..

    F#  A   (EEAE)  F#  A     B
    Radio ..

    verse - {same sa verse above}



    Straight ..

    E      A       E      A
    Calling ..
    E   A        E    A
    Radio ..

    verse

    Radio ..
    Calling ...
    Radio ..

    Bsus4  C#         Bsus4      C#
    Decide ..!

    Keep ..
    Disappointment into us absured..

    Straight ...
    Calling ..
    Radio ..


    Pilgrimage
    ==========


    {piano intro is something like this:}

    (D) ---3-------------------
    (A) -----3------3----------
    (E) --------3-------------- .... repeat then go on to verses...

    Take a turn take a turn
    Take off marching take off marching

    (G) -------0---------0------------------
    (D) ----3---------3----------0-------0--
    (A) --1--------1-----------3-------3----
    (E) ---------------------1-------1------  ... repeat several times

    They ..
    Your ..
    Rest ..
    Your ..

    CCC  F     G
       Pilgrimage ..
    F   G
    Take ..
    F    G    F    G
    Take ..
    Pilgrimage

    {the little break is....}

    C / / / C(Bbass) / / / Bb / / / G {of course repeated some}

    verse

    Your ...
    Rest ..
    Your ..


    Talk About The Passion
    ======================


    Riff :  B(2) -3-3-------3-3--------
         G(3) -2-2-------2-2---------  C  Asus4
         D(4): -0-0-0-2-4-0-0-0-2-4-0---

    Empty ..
    Empty ..
    Not ..

           3          3
          / / /  /  /  | / / /  /   /
          A    G  A  | A   G   A

    G     D  Bm A    A  Asus2  A Asus2
    Talk ..

    Empty ..
    Empty ..
    F Em  F Em   F Em
     Combien ..


    Also, someone asked about the intro tab for Talk About The Passion :

      (D)*************************  (Cmaj7)****  (A)**********
    E-------------- ! ----------------! ---------! ------------------!
    B---------------! ----------------! ---3-----! ----232-----------!
    G--2--2--2-2--2-! -2--2--2-2-2-2--! --0-0----! ---2---2----------!
    D--0--0--0-2--4-! -0--0--0-2-4-0--! -2---2---! --2-----2---------!
    A---------------! ----------------! 3-----3--! -0-------0--------!
    E---------------! ----------------! ---------! ------------------!


    I also play this song by making a D without any finger on the high
    E string. Here's how it begins :

    -----------------------------------------------------------------
    ------------------------3---------------0------------------------
    --------------------------2---------2-----2---------2------------
    0-0-0-2-4--0-0-0-2-4-0------0-----0---------2-----2--------------
    2-2-2------2-2-2--------------3-1-------------3-2----------------
    -----------------------------------------------------------------

    Then this is repeated for the chorus

    --------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------
    0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------
    2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------
    2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------
    2-2-0-2---2-2-0-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------
    --------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------------------------

    and this part comes after the chorus

    -----------------------------------------------------------------
    -------------------------0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------
    -------------------------2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------
    2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------
    3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--2-2-2-0-2-------------------------------
    2-2-3-5--2-2-3-5--3-3-2------------------------------------------


    The only thing that I have figured out is the intro/verse section to
    "Talk About the Passion". For what it's worth, here it is :

    1:
    2:         1 0    1 0
    3: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2   0   0    0   0
    4: 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 2 4 0  2    0  0    0
    5:        3    2
    6:

    Make sure you try this, because I have a hard time remembering what I
    play without a guitar in my hands. The second part (after the double
    notes) may be off a little bit. They are based on the C and G
    chords, though.




    Perfect Circle
    ==============


    {Some of the chords in this song tend to elude me}

    F F/G    D    F  F/G  G
     Put ...
    F F/G    D       G
     Eleven ..
    F  F/G    D  F F/G   G
     Shallow ..
    F  F/G   D   F     G   F  Dm7
     Eleven ..
    C      F       C      Dm
    Standing ..

    The last time through this part is :

    C      F       C      F
    Standing ..

    {Same as before}

    Pull ..
    Who ..
    A ...
    Drink ..
    Heaven ..

    Try ..
    Speak ..
    Standing ..




    Sitting Still
    =============

    Note : In this song and many other REM songs, there is an A9 chord.
    This chord can be interchanged with Asus2. Here is my favorite A9
    position :

    (E) -0-  Its just like playing an A chord using a 5th fret
    (B) -0-  barre E chord. If you move it to the seventh fret,
    (G) -6-  it becomes a B11. On the 8th fret, its a Cmaj7. On
    (D) -7-  the 10th, its a D9add6. On the 3rd fret, its a very
    (A) -7-  pretty G6 chord. On the second, its a neat sounding F#
    (E) -5-  sort-of chord. On the first fret, Its a Mexican sounding
          F chord.

    A BaddE/F# is an easy chord. Don't play the A-string.
    Obviously, you pick this chord - don't strum, It'll sound shitty.

    BaddE/F#      BaddE (normal)
    (E) -0-       -0-
    (B) -0-       -0-      To switch between these chords, move
    (G) -2-       -2-      only ONE finger.
    (D) -4-       -4-
    (A) -x-       -2-
    (E) -2-       -x-


    {The G#m chord is actually played in an "open" style}

    {Intro : A9 G#m F#m /  A9 G#m B / }

     E            BaddE/F#  BaddE
    It's ..
     E            BaddE/F#  BaddE
    Secret ..
     E            BaddE/F#  BaddE
    We ..
     E            BaddE/F#  BaddE
    We ..

     B              A
    Up ..
     B              A
    See ..

    {Same as before}

    I'm ..
    I'm ..
    We ..
    We ..

    {Same as intro}

    I ..

    You ..
    You ..

    I ..
    Can ..




    Shaking Through
    ===============


    {Intro:}

    (E) ---5---3---2---0---
    (B) ---7---5---3---2---
    (G) ---7---5---2---0---
    (D) --steady 1/8 notes all the way

    {once again, there's a melody line played on the E string with
    the chords, it just alternates between D Dsus2 and Dsus4;
    with the Bm chord, its easier to play a "cheater" chord (no barre)
    then pick out the notes. Or I guess you could play straight chords if
    you're a weenie}

    D        Bm        D          Bm
    Could ..
    Em          A  Em       A
    Yellow ..

    Could ..
    Autumn ..
    Yellow ..

    D A   G  (A) D  A G
    Shaking ..

    Or ..
    Taking ..
    Yellow ..
    Shaking ..
    Shaking ..
    Em   A     Em   A
    In ..

    Is ..
    Children ..
    Yellow ..
    Shaking ..
    {At the end, the chorus gets played a key up for a while, so it's
    E   B  A ....  then end on a big 'ol B}





We Walk
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{Intro: F Fmaj7 Dm Dm   F Fmaj7 Dm Dm}

{On the C to Am stuff, It sounds good to walk the bass note of the C
 chord down to a B before playing Am - just like Mikey Mills}

 C       Am       C        Am    C  Am C  Am
Up the ..
 C   Am  C    Am   C Am   Em
Take ..
 F Fmaj7 Dm       F G
We ..
 C       Am       C        Am     C Am C Am
Up ..
 C   Am  C    Am   C Am  Em
Take ..
 F Fmaj7 Dm        F  G
We ..

 Am  F  Bb C Am  F  Bb C Am  F  Bb C  Am  F  Bb {slide here}
Take ..

 Bb-B-C       Am       C        Am      C Am  C  Am
   Up the ..
 C   Am  C    Am ......
Take oasis more odd spaces

{Same as before}

We ..
Up the ..
Take ...
Up the ..
Take ..
Up ..
Into ..