Cuyahoga chords by R.E.M.

CUYAHOGA (Version 1)



There are two ways to play the intro riff. The more accurate way is to tune
your low E string down to D. If you want to be able to play normal chord
shapes, though, this way is better:

G(3) --2------2----|
D(4) 0-----0-----0-|
       A(5) |--5-----5-5-----|--2-------2-----|--5-5---5-5-----|
       E(6) |3-----3-----3---|0-----0-------0-|3-----3-----3---|

   D         G     Em     G  (repeat throughout verse)
Let's ...
Our ...
Let's ..
We ..

Em        Bm   Em        F#m
This ..
Em        Bm Em      D
Take ..

   D         G     Em     G  (repeat throughout verse)
This ..
We ..
And ...
We ..

(see below...)
This ..
Take a ..

Cuyahoga      D - Em -/G - Bm -/D D D D/ Asus4 A A2 A
Cuyahoga, gone   D - Em -/G - Bm -/D - Em -/G - - -

   D         G     Em     G  (repeat throughout verse)
Let's ..
Underneath ..
This is ..,
Take a ..
Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga, gone

Bm       F#m        G
Rewrite ..
Bm        F#m  G
Bury, ..
intro riff)

   D         G     Em     G  (repeat throughout verse)
This land ...
We ...
This ..
Take ..

Cuyahoga      D - Em -/G - Bm -/D D D D/ Asus4 A A2 A
Cuyahoga, gone   D - Em -/G - Bm -/D - Em -/G - - -
Cuyahoga      D - Em -/G - Bm -/D D D D/ Asus4 A A2 A
Cuyahoga, gone   D - Em -/G - Bm -/D - Em -/G - - -


This is what to do for the "this is where we walked..." part:

   Em        Bm        Em        F#m
e(1) --just--jam-----|2-----2----------|--Em-again...---|2-----2----------|
B(2) ------on--------|-----------3-----|----------------|-----------2-----|
G(3) --------Em------|-------------4---|----------------|-------------2---|





CUYAHOGA (Version 2)


DROP D (DADGBe)
/=slide

Intro:
 D    G    Em   G
e --------------------------------
B --------------------------------
G --------------------------------
D --------------------------------
A -0=-0=---5=-55---2=--2=--55-55--
D 0--0--0=5--5--5s2--2=--25--5--5-
 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-
         /    /

Verse lick:
(damp 4th string runs with heel of picking hand)
    D    G    Em   G
   e 2222=---3-----3---------------3-
   B 3333=---3---3---------------3---
   G 4442=---0------------2-0--------
   D 0000=4200-------2224=-4---------
   A 0000----x-------222-------------
   D 0000----3-------222-----3-------
    1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-
             /
Let's put our . . .
Let's try to . . .

Chorus Part A:
  Em  Bm    Em  F#m    Em  Bm    Em  D (BIG!)
e -------2----2-0--------2----2----------2----2-0--------2--------
B -------3---------------2------2--------3---------------3--------
G -------4---------------2---------------4---------------2--------
D -------4---------------2---------------4---------------0--------
A 02=02002--------02=02004--------02=02002--------02=02000--------
D 02=0200x--------02=02004--------02=02002--------02=02000--------
 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-
 This is where...

Verse = This land . . .
Verse = We gathered up . . .
Chorus Part A = This is where . . .

Chorus Part B:        Aadd9
 D  Em G  Bm D     A |A D  Em G  Bm D  Em G (hold it)
e 22--00--33--22--22-2-2-22-0000--22--00--33--22--22--00--33-------
B 33--00--33--33--33-3-3-33-2202--33--00--33--33--33--00--33-------
G 22--00--00--44--22-2-2-22-2222--22--00--00--44--22--00--00-------
D 00--22--00--44--00-0-0-00-2222--00--22--00--44--00--22--00-------
A 00--22--55--22------------0000--00--22--xx--22--00--22--55-------
D 00--22--55--xx------------------00--22--55--xx--00--22--55-------
 -1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-
   Cuyahoga . . .

Verse = Let's put . . .
Chorus A = This is where . . .
Chorus B = Cuyahoga . . .

Bridge: (remember G is 550033 low to high)
Bm / A / G / G / Bm / A / G / G
Rewrite . . .  Bury . . .

Intro
Verse = This land is . . .
Chorus A = This is where . . .
Chorus B = Cuyahoga . . .

Last time through hold G an extra bar and finish with D


Submitted by: Meantabber90