Sitting Still Bass Tab by R.E.M.

Sitting Still bass tab by R.E.M.

Bass Tab

REM
SITTING STILL  (Bass Tab)




Introduction and "I can hear you"

Note the "."'s are on the tab to seperate notes.  They have no value in
counting time.  Each - is a quarter beat.

G|-------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------9.9.9.9.9.9.9.9-
A|12-12.11.11-11.9-9-9-9-9.11.12-12.11.11-11.11----------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------

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G|--------------------------
D|--------------------------
A|12-12.11.11-11.9-9-11-9-7-
E|--------------------------

Towards the end of the song there will be a line where the 9's on the D
string will not be played.  Insted just play the 9's on the A string like
the first part of the riff.

Verse

G|---------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------
A|7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7.9-9-9P7--------7-
E|------------------------------------7-7-7.9--

End the verse with this riff after the pull-off

A|---7.9-
E|7H9----

"Up to buy..."

G|----------------------6-6.6-6.6.6-9-9--------
D|9-9.9-9.9.9-9.9-9.9.9-------------------H7H9-
A|-------------------------------------9-9-----
E|---------------------------------------------

on the second time through insted of doing the 9th fret on the A string
just play a single 9 on the D string as a transition

Close

G|--------------------------
D|-------------------------- X2
A|12-12.11-11.9-9-9-9-9-9.11
E|--------------------------

G|------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------
A|12-12.11-11.9-9-11-9-7---7-9-11-9-7-
E|------------------------------------

This tab is close to the real song.  Listen to the song carefully for the
rhythem.

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