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Circus Envy Bass Tab by R.E.M.

Circus Envy bass tab by R.E.M.

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...there is another version of this out there, but here is another...
unknown@bellatlantic.net
REM's circus envy (another version) from Monster
bass tabbed by unknown@bellatlantic.net
corrections would be appreciated
note- each '-' represents a half beat
    -a tab with           represents a 16th dotted 8th rythmn
		g|---3- |
		d|0-- - |
		a|--3 - |
    - this is written in 2/4

verse (come in with the lyrics each time)
      (i play the verse riffs with quarter notes, that's what
       is tabbed, but it could also be played with eighths to
       match what the lead guitar is playing)
             __________________   _______
               1,3,4,5,7 | 2,6    | 8.
g|  ----|----|----|----  |---3-   |----|----|
d|* 0--0|----|0--0|-30- *|0-- -  *|0--0|-0--|
a|* --3-|----|--3-|---3 *|--3 -  *|--3-|--30|
e|  ----|----|----|----  |------  |----|----|
     ^(hold out d)
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chorus (i've got my...)  (three times)

g|  9976|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----  |
d|* ----|-7--|----|----|----|----|-559|7---|---- *|
a|* ----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|---- *|
e|  ----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----  |
          ^hold out                    ^hold out

bridge (you're mean...)
              __________________         ______
               1,3         | 2.          | 4.
g|  ----|----|2-25- |-2--  |0-02- |-0--  |0-02- | (hold a for 5 more
d|* 0-0-|3-3-|--- - |--30 *|--- - |--30 *|--- - |  counts)
a|* ----|----|--- - |---- *|--- - |---- *|--- - |
e|  ----|----|--- - |----  |--- - |----  |--- - |


bridge2
              __________________         ______
               1,3,5,7     |2,4,6        | 8.
g|  ----|----|2-25- |-2--  |0-02- |-0--  |0-02- | (hold a for 5 more
d|* 0-0-|3-3-|--- - |--30 *|--- - |--30 *|--- - |  counts, end on
a|* ----|----|--- - |---- *|--- - |---- *|--- - |  openning riff)
e|  ----|----|--- - |----  |--- - |----  |--- - |


it goes something like this:
	verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, verse, chorus, bridge2,
	openning riff

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