It's A Free World Baby Bass Tab by R.E.M.

It's A Free World Baby bass tab by R.E.M.

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Intro:

G|---------|---------|-----------|---------|
D|-0h2-----|-0h2-----|-0h2-----0-|-5-4-2-0-|
A|-----0h2-|-----0h2-|-----0h2---|---------|
E|---------|---------|-----------|---------|


Verse 1:
                              repeat 3x:    4th:
G|---------|---------|-----------|----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------------|
D|-0h2-----|-0h2-----|-0h2-----0-|-5-4-2-0-*|-0h2-----|-0h2-----|-0h2-----0-|-5-4-2---0-2-4---|
A|-----0h2-|-----0h2-|-----0h2---|---------*|-----0h2-|-----0h2-|-----0h2---|---------------0-|
E|---------|---------|-----------|----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------------|

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Chorus:

G|----7-7-7-|-7-7----|------------|----------|----7-7-7-|-7-7----|------------|---------|
D|----------|------7-|-5---5-5-5--|-5--4--2--|----------|------7-|-5---5-5-5--|-5-4-2-0-|
A|-5--------|--------|------------|----------|-5--------|--------|------------|---------|
E|----------|--------|------------|----------|----------|--------|------------|---------|

G|----------|----------|--------|---------|----------|----------|--------|---|
D|-2-2--4-4-|-5-5--2-2-|--------|-------0-|-2-2--4-4-|-5-5--2-2-|--------|---|
A|----------|----------|--------|---0-2---|----------|----------|--------|---|
E|----------|----------|-3--3-3-|-3-------|----------|----------|-3-3-3--|-5-|


Verse 2:
                              repeat 3x:    4th:
G|---------|---------|-----------|----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------------|
D|-0h2-----|-0h2-----|-0h2-----0-|-5-4-2-0-*|-0h2-----|-0h2-----|-0h2-----0-|-5-4-2---0-2-4---|
A|-----0h2-|-----0h2-|-----0h2---|---------*|-----0h2-|-----0h2-|-----0h2---|---------------0-|
E|---------|---------|-----------|----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------------|


Chorus:

G|----7-7-7-|-7-7----|------------|----------|----7-7-7-|-7-7----|------------|---------|
D|----------|------7-|-5---5-5-5--|-5--4--2--|----------|------7-|-5---5-5-5--|-5-4-2-0-|
A|-5--------|--------|------------|----------|-5--------|--------|------------|---------|
E|----------|--------|------------|----------|----------|--------|------------|---------|

G|----------|----------|--------|---------|----------|----------|--------|---|
D|-2-2--4-4-|-5-5--2-2-|--------|-------0-|-2-2--4-4-|-5-5--2-2-|--------|---|
A|----------|----------|--------|---0-2---|----------|----------|--------|---|
E|----------|----------|-3--3-3-|-3-------|----------|----------|-3--3-5-|-3-|


Verse 3:
                              repeat 3x:    4th:
G|---------|---------|-----------|----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------------|
D|-0h2-----|-0h2-----|-0h2-----0-|-5-4-2-0-*|-0h2-----|-0h2-----|-0h2-----0-|-5-4-2---0-2-4---|
A|-----0h2-|-----0h2-|-----0h2---|---------*|-----0h2-|-----0h2-|-----0h2---|---------------0-|
E|---------|---------|-----------|----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------------|


Chorus:

G|----7-7-7-|-7-7----|------------|----------|----7-7-7-|-7-7----|------------|---------|
D|----------|------7-|-5---5-5-5--|-5--4--2--|----------|------7-|-5---5-5-5--|-5-4-2-0-|
A|-5--------|--------|------------|----------|-5--------|--------|------------|---------|
E|----------|--------|------------|----------|----------|--------|------------|---------|

G|----------|----------|--------|---------|----------|----------|--------|---------|
D|-2-2--4-4-|-5-5--2-2-|--------|-------0-|-2-2--4-4-|-5-5--2-2-|--------|-------0-|
A|----------|----------|--------|---0-2---|----------|----------|--------|---0-2---|
E|----------|----------|-3--3-3-|-3-------|----------|----------|-3--3-3-|-3-------|

G|----------|----------|--------|---------|----------|----------|--------|---|
D|-2-2--4-4-|-5-5--2-2-|--------|-------0-|-2-2--4-4-|-5-5--2-2-|--------|---|
A|----------|----------|--------|---0-2---|----------|----------|--------|---|
E|----------|----------|-3--3-3-|-3-------|----------|----------|-3--3-5-|-3-|


Verse 4/end:
                        repeat and fade out:
G|---------|---------|-----------|----------|
D|-0h2-----|-0h2-----|-0h2-----0-|-5-4-2-0-*|
A|-----0h2-|-----0h2-|-----0h2---|---------*|
E|---------|---------|-----------|----------|



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| h   Hammer-on
| *   Repeat

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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