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It's The End Of The World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine) Bass Tab by R.E.M.

It's The End Of The World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine) bass tab by R.E.M.

Bass Tab

Song: It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Artist: R.E.M.
Album: Document (1987)
Bassist: Mike Mills

Standard tuning (EADG)

LEGEND:
r = rest
/ = slide up
/ = slide down
X = muted strike
() = sustained note


INTRO (Drums):

    4/4              5/4
G |-----------------|---------------------|
D |-----------------|---------------------|
A |-----------------|---------------------|
E |-r---------------|-r-------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 &


VERSE 1:
   4/4
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---5-r-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-----------5---|-3-r-3-------2-r-|-3-----------5---|
E |-3-r-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---5-r-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-----------5---|-3-r-3-------2-r-|-3-----5-r--/5---|
E |-3-r-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---5-r-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-----------5---|-3-r-3-------2-r-|-3-----------5---|
E |-3-r-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---5-r-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-----------5---|-3-r-3-------2-r-|-3-----3-----0-r-|
E |-3-r-3---------3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-----------1-r-|-1-----3-----5---|-0---r-0-----2---|-3-------5-------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---5-r-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-----------5---|-3-r-3-------2-r-|-3----------/5---|
E |-3-r-3---------3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---5-r-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-----------5---|-3-r-3-------2-r-|-3-----5-r--/5---|
E |-3-r-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---5-r-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-----------5---|-3-r-3-------2-r-|-3-----------5---|
E |-3-r-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---5-r-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-----------5---|-3-r-3-------2-r-|-3-----3-----0---|
E |-3-r-3---------3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-----------1-r-|-1-----3-----5---|-0-----0-----2---|-3-------5-------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------4/5-7-|(7)--7-----7-----|-7-----9---X-9---|
A |-----------2/3-5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-3-r-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-5-r-5-----------|-----------4/5-7-|(7)--7-----7-----|-7---\-2---X-4---|
A |-----------2/3-5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-5-r-------------|-----------4/5-7-|(7)--7-----7-----|-7-----7---7-7-\-|
A |-----------2/3-5-|(5)--5---r-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-3---3-2---|-2-0---0---------|
D |-----------------|-----------5---5-|-----------------|---------3-2-0---|
A |-3-r-3-----3-----|-3-----3---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 3:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---5-r-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-----------5---|-3-r-3-------2-r-|-3----------/5---|
E |-3-r-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---5-r-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-----------5---|-3-r-3-------2-r-|-3-----5-r--/5---|
E |-3-r-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---5-r-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-----------5---|-3-r-3-------2-r-|-3-----------5---|
E |-3-r-3---------3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---5-r-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-----------5---|-3-r-3-------2-r-|-3-----3-----0---|
E |-3-r-3-------3-r-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-----------1-r-|-1-----3-----5---|-0-----0-----2---|-3-------5-------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------4/5-7-|(7)--7-----7---7-|-7-----9---X-9---|
A |-----------2/3-5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-3-r-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-5-r-5-----------|-----------4/5-7-|(7)--7-----7-----|-7---\-2---X-4---|
A |-----------2/3-5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-5-r-------------|-----------4/5-7-|(7)--7-----7-----|-7-----7---7-7-\-|
A |-----------2/3-5-|(5)--5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BRIDGE:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-r-3-------3-r-|-3-----2-----3---|-----------------|-------0-----2---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------3-r-|-3---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-----------3-r-|-3-----2-----3---|-----------------|-------0-----2---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------3-r-|-3---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-----------3-r-|-3-----2-----3---|-----------------|-------0---------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------3-r-|-3-----------3-r-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-3-----2-----3---|(3)2-----3-2-0---|
A |-----------------|-------3---X-3---|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-1-----1-----1-r-|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 3:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------4/5-7-|(7)--7-----7-----|-7-----9---X-9---|
A |-----------2/3-5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-3-r-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-5-r-5-----------|-----------4/5-7-|(7)--7-----7---7-|-7---\-2---X-4---|
A |-----------2/3-5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-5-r-------------|-----------4/5-7-|(7)--7-----7-----|-7-----7---7-7-\-|
A |-----------2/3-5-|(5)--5---r-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-3---3-2---|-2-0---0---------|
D |-----------------|-----------5---5-|-----------------|---------3-2-0---|
A |-3-r-3-----3-----|-3-----3---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 4:
                                                         Leonard Bernstein!
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---5-r-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-----------5---|-3-r-3-------2-r-|-r---------------|
E |-3-r-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---5-r-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-----------5---|-3-r-3-------2-r-|-3-----3----0----|
E |-3-r-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-----1-----1-r-|-1-----3-----5---|-0-----0-----2---|-3-------5-------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 4:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------4/5-7-|(7)--7-----7-----|-7-----9---x-9---|
A |-----------2/3-5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-3-r-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-5-r-5-----------|-----------4/5-7-|(7)--7-----7---7-|-7---\-2---X-4---|
A |-----------2/3-5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-5-r-------------|-----------4/5-7-|(7)--7---r-7-----|-7-----7---7-7-\-|
A |-----------2/3-5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-3---3-2---|-2-0---0---------|
D |-----------------|-----------5---5-|-----------------|---------3-2-0---|
A |-3-r-3-----3-----|-3-----3---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BREAKDOWN:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-3---------------|(3)--------------|(3)--------------|(3)--------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                (Rest x8)
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|
E |-r---------------|-r---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 5:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------4/5-7-|(7)--7-----7-----|-7-----9---X-9---|
A |-----------2/3-5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-3-r-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-5-r-5-----------|-----------4/5-7-|(7)--7-----7---7-|-7---\-2---X-4---|
A |-----------2/3-5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-5-r-------------|-----------4/5-7-|(7)--7-----7-----|-7-----7---7-7-\-|
A |-----------2/3-5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-3---3-2---|-2-0---0---------|
D |-----------------|-----------5---5-|-----------------|---------3-2-0---|
A |-3-r-3-----3-----|-3-----3---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUT-CHORUS (Repeat to fade-out):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------4/5-7-|(7)--7-----7---7-|-7-----9---X-9---|
A |-----------2/3-5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-3-r-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-5-r-5-----------|-----------4/5-7-|(7)--7-----7---7-|-7---\-2---X-4---|
A |-----------2/3-5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-5-r-------------|-----------4/5-7-|(7)--7-----7-----|-7-----7---7-7-\-|
A |-----------2/3-5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-3---3-2---|-2-0---0---------|
D |-----------------|-------5-r-5-5-5-|-----------------|---------3-2-0---|
A |-3-r-3-----3-3-3-|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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