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Sitting Still by R.E.M.

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SITTING STILL (3 Versions here)


SITTING STILL (Version 1)

{note: In this song and many other REM songs, there is an A9 chord.
 This chord can be interchanged with Asus2.  Here is my favorite A9
 position:

  (E) -0-    its just like playing an A chord using a 5th fret
  (B) -0-    barre E chord.  If you move it to the seventh fret,
  (G) -6-    it becomes a B11.  On the 8th fret, its a Cmaj7. On
  (D) -7-    the 10th, its a D9add6.  On the 3rd fret, its a very
  (A) -7-    pretty G6 chord.  On the second, its a neat sounding F#
  (E) -5-    sort-of chord. On the first fret, Its a Mexican sounding
             F chord.}
        

A  BaddE/F# is an easy chord.  It looks like this.  Don't play the A-string.
Obviously, you pick this chord -don't strum, It'll sound shitty.

BaddE/F#           BaddE (normal)
(E) -0-             -0-
(B) -0-             -0-           To switch between these chords, move
(G) -2-             -2-           only ONE finger.
(D) -4-             -4-
(A) -x-             -2-
(E) -2-             -x-

{intro:  A9  G#m F#m /   A9 G#m B /  }

 E                       BaddE/F#    BaddE
This ...
 E                       BaddE/F#    BaddE
See ...
 E                       BaddE/F#    BaddE
We ...
 E                       BaddE/F#    BaddE
We ...

chorus:

 B                            A
Up to ...
 B                            A
Setting ...

verse 2
(same as before)

verse 3

chorus

verse 4

chorus

{same as intro}
I can hear ...

You can ...
You ...

chorus:

Can you hear me?



SITTING STILL (Version 2)

 --transcribed by Michael Cummings, gt3677a@prism.gatech.edu

C#m7 : XX6454
B      X24442
A      X02220


Riff A:
       A   G#m   F#m                         E
  [---(5)--4-4---2-2---2-2--2-2---]          [--0--]
  [---(5)--4-4---2-2---2-2--2-2---]  repeat  [--0--]
  [----6---4-4---2-2---2-2--2-2---]   3 x    [--1--]
  [----7---6-6---4-4---4-4--4-4---]  then -> [--2--]
  [----7---6-6---4-4---4-4--4-4---]          [--2--]
  [-------------------------------]          [-----]

Riff B:
  [-----0--------0--------0--|-----0--------0---------0--]
  [--------0--------0--------|--------0--------0------0--]
  [--2--------2--------2-----|--2--------2--------2--(1)-]
  [-(4)----------------------|-(4)-------------------(2)-]
  [--------------------------|---------------------------]
  [--------------------------|---------------------------]

INTRO:  Riff A

This ...      (Riff B)
See ...   (Riff B)
We ...      (Riff B)
We ...      (Riff B)

CHORUS:
    B                            A
   Up to ...
    B                           A
   Silly ...

I'm ...      (Riff B)
I'm ...   (Riff B)
We ...      (Riff B)
We ...      (Riff B)

 --CHORUS

(w/Riff A) I can ...

This ....      (Riff B)
See ....   (Riff B)
We ...      (Riff B)
We ...      (Riff B)

 --CHORUS

(w/Riff A) I can ...

                   F#m   A     G#m        E
You can ...
                    F#m
You ...

 --CHORUS

(w/Riff A) I can ....
(w/Riff A) I ....

     A       C#m7
Can ...?



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SITTING STILL (Version 3)

From the-concourse-on-high

Intro:

(e)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 . . . 0
(b)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 . . . 0
(g)6-6-4-4-2-2-2-2 . . . 1
(d)7-7-6-6-4-4-4-4 . . . 2
(a)7-7-6-6-4-4-4-4 . . . 2
(e)remains open, gets hit incidentally

strum as you will, that's where the left hand goes.


Submitted by: Meantabber90