Sitting Still chords by R.E.M.

Chords with lyrics

SITTING STILL (3 Versions here)


SITTING STILL (Version 1)

{note: In this song and many other REM songs, there is an A9A9 chord.
 This chord can be interchanged with Asus2. Here is my favorite A9A9
 position:

 (E MajorE) -0-  its just like playing an A augmentedA chord using a 5th fret
 (BB) -0-  barre E MajorE chord. If you move it to the seventh fret,
 (G+G) -6-  it becomes a B11. On the 8th fret, its a Cmaj7. On
 (D MajorD) -7-  the 10th, its a D9add6. On the 3rd fret, its a very
 (A augmentedA) -7-  pretty G6G6 chord. On the second, its a neat sounding F#F#
 (E MajorE) -5-  sort-of chord. On the first fret, Its a Mexican sounding
       FF chord.}

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

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


{intro: A9A9 G# minorG#m F# minorF#m /  A9A9 G# minorG#m BB / }

 E MajorE            BaddE/F#  BaddE
This ...
 E MajorE            BaddE/F#  BaddE
See ...
 E MajorE            BaddE/F#  BaddE
We ...
 E MajorE            BaddE/F#  BaddE
We ...

chorus:

 BB              A augmentedA
Up to ...
 BB              A augmentedA
Setting ...

verse 2
(same as before)

verse 3

chorus

verse 4

chorus

{same as intro}
I can hear ...

You can ...
You ...

chorus:

Can you hear me?

SITTING STILL (Version 2)

 --transcribed by Michael Cummings, [email protected]

C#m7C#m7 : XX6454
BB   X24442
A augmentedA   X02220


Riff A:
    A augmentedA  G# minorG#m  F# minorF#m             E MajorE
 [---(5)--4-4---2-2---2-2--2-2---]     [--0--]
 [---(5)--4-4---2-2---2-2--2-2---] repeat [--0--]
 [----6---4-4---2-2---2-2--2-2---]  3 x  [--1--]
 [----7---6-6---4-4---4-4--4-4---] then -> [--2--]
 [----7---6-6---4-4---4-4--4-4---]     [--2--]
 [-------------------------------]     [-----]

Riff B:
 [-----0--------0--------0--|-----0--------0---------0--]
 [--------0--------0--------|--------0--------0------0--]
 [--2--------2--------2-----|--2--------2--------2--(1)-]
 [-(4)----------------------|-(4)-------------------(2)-]
 [--------------------------|---------------------------]
 [--------------------------|---------------------------]

INTRO: Riff A augmentedA

This ...   (Riff BB)
See ...  (Riff BB)
We ...   (Riff BB)
We ...   (Riff BB)

CHORUS:
  BB              A augmentedA
  Up to ...
  BB              A augmentedA
  Silly ...

I'm ...   (Riff BB)
I'm ...  (Riff BB)
We ...   (Riff BB)
We ...   (Riff BB)

 --CHORUS

(w/Riff A augmentedA) I can ...

This ....   (Riff BB)
See ....  (Riff BB)
We ...   (Riff BB)
We ...   (Riff BB)

 --CHORUS

(w/Riff A augmentedA) I can ...

          F# minorF#m  A augmentedA   G# minorG#m    E MajorE
You can ...
          F# minorF#m
You ...

 --CHORUS

(w/Riff A augmentedA) I can ....
(w/Riff A augmentedA) I ....

   A augmentedA    C#m7C#m7
Can ...?


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SITTING STILL (Version 3)

From the-concourse-on-high

Intro:

(e)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 . . . 0
(b)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 . . . 0
(g)6-6-4-4-2-2-2-2 . . . 1
(d)7-7-6-6-4-4-4-4 . . . 2
(a)7-7-6-6-4-4-4-4 . . . 2
(e)remains open, gets hit incidentally

strum as you will, that's where the left hand goes.


Submitted by: Meantabber90