The One I Love (Ver2) by R.E.M.

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                     Artist - R.E.M
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                  Song - The One I Love
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                 Album - Document (1987)
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                   Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard             


INTRO
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G|-----------------|------------|------------|-------|
D|--------5-7------|---5-4------|---5-7------|-------|
A|-7~~~-7-----5~~~-|-5-----7~~~-|-7-----7~~~-|-----5-|
E|-----------------|------------|------------|-7~~---|


G|-----------------|------------|------------|-------|
D|--------5-7------|---5-4------|---5-7------|-------|
A|-7~~~-7-----5~~~-|-5-----7~~~-|-7-----7~~~-|-----5-|
E|-----------------|------------|------------|-7-7---|

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00:17
VERSE 1
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G|-----------|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|
D|-----------|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|
A|-7~~~------|-5~~~------|-7~~~-------7~~~~~-|-7~~~------|-5~~~------|-7~~~-------7~~~-7-5-|
E|------7~~~-|------5~~~-|------7~~~---------|------7~~~-|------5~~~-|------7~~~-----------|


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00:31
PRE CHORUS
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G|---------------|--------------------|----------|
D|-5-5-----------|--------5-5---------|-----5~~~-|
A|-----8-7-5~~-5-|-5-7~-5-------------|-5-7------|
E|---------------|------------5--7--8-|----------|

00:39
G|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------------5-4---|
A|-7~~~------|-5~~~------|-7~~~-------7~~~-------|
E|------7~~~-|------5~~~-|------7~~~-----------7-|


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00:46
CHORUS
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G|-----------------|------------|------------|-------|
D|--------5-7------|---5-4------|---5-7------|-------|
A|-7~~~-7-----5~~~-|-5-----7~~~-|-7-----7~~~-|-----5-|
E|-----------------|------------|------------|-7-7---|

G|-----------------|------------|------------|-------|
D|--------5-7------|---5-4------|---5-7------|-------|
A|-7~~~-7-----5~~~-|-5-----7~~~-|-7-----7~~~-|-----5-|
E|-----------------|------------|------------|-7-7---|


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01:01
VERSE 2
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G|-----------|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|
D|-----------|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|
A|-7~~~------|-5~~~------|-7~~~-------7~~~~~-|-7~~~------|-5~~~------|-7~~~-------7~~~-7-5-|
E|------7~~~-|------5~~~-|------7~~~---------|------7~~~-|------5~~~-|------7~~~-----------|


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01:16
PRE CHORUS
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G|---------------|--------------------|----------|
D|-5-5-----------|--------5-5---------|-----5~~~-|
A|-----8-7-5~~-5-|-5-7~-5-------------|-5-7------|
E|---------------|------------5--7--8-|----------|

01:24
G|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------------5-4---|
A|-7~~~------|-5~~~------|-7~~~-------7~~~-------|
E|------7~~~-|------5~~~-|------7~~~-----------7-|


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01:31
CHORUS
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G|-----------------|------------|------------|-------|
D|--------5-7------|---5-4------|---5-7------|-------|
A|-7~~~-7-----5~~~-|-5-----7~~~-|-7-----7~~~-|-----5-|
E|-----------------|------------|------------|-7-7---|

G|-----------------|------------|------------|-------|
D|--------5-7------|---5-4------|---5-7------|-------|
A|-7~~~-7-----5~~~-|-5-----7~~~-|-7-----7~~~-|-7-7-5-|
E|-----------------|------------|------------|-------|


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01:46
SOLO
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G|---------------|--------------------|----------|
D|-5-5-----------|--------5-5---------|------5---|
A|-----8-7-5~~-5-|-5-7~-5-------------|-5--7---7-|
E|---------------|------------5--7--8-|----------|


G|----------------------|------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------|
A|-7-7---7-7-5~~------5-|-7~~~------5-7~~~-|
E|-----7----------5~~---|------7~~~--------|


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02:02
VERSE 3
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G|-----------|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|
D|-----------|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|
A|-7~~~------|-5~~~------|-7~~~-------7~~~~~-|-7~~~------|-5~~~------|-7~~~-------7~~~-7-5-|
E|------7~~~-|------5~~~-|------7~~~---------|------7~~~-|------5~~~-|------7~~~-----------|


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02:16
PRE CHORUS
***********
G|---------------|--------------------|----------|
D|-5-5-----------|--------5-5---------|-----5~~~-|
A|-----8-7-5~~-5-|-5-7~-5-------------|-5-7------|
E|---------------|------------5--7--8-|----------|

02:24
G|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
D|-----------|-----------|-------------------5-4---|
A|-7~~~------|-5~~~------|-7~~~-------7~~~-7-------|
E|------7~~~-|------5~~~-|------7~~~-------------7-|


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02:31
CHORUS
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G|-----------------|------------|------------|---------|
D|--------5-7------|---5-4------|---5-7------|---------|
A|-7~~~-7-----5~~~-|-5-----7~~~-|-7-----7~~~-|-7-----5-|
E|-----------------|------------|------------|---7~~---|

G|-----------------|------------|----------------------|
D|--------5-7------|---5-4------|---5-7----------------|
A|-7~~~-7-----5~~~-|-5-----7~~~-|-7-----7~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
E|-----------------|------------|----------------------|


G|-----------------|------------|------------|---------|
D|--------5-7------|---5-4------|---5-7------|---------|
A|-7~~~-7-----5~~~-|-5-----7~~~-|-7-----7~~~-|-7-----5-|
E|-----------------|------------|------------|---7~~---|

02:54
G|-----------------|----------|------------|---------|
D|--------5-7------|-5-4------|---5-7------|---------|
A|-7~~~-7-----5~~~-|-----7~~~-|-7-----7~~~-|-------5-|
E|-----------------|----------|------------|-7~~-7---|

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OUTRO
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G|---------------------------|
D|------5-6-7----------------|
A|-7~~~-------5~~~-6~~~-7~~~-|
E|-----------------0~~~-0~~~-|



ENJOY.............

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The One I Love (Ver2) Bass Tab Info

The One I Love (Ver2) Bass Tab by R.E.M.

Last Updated: September 17, 2025

Tuning: Standard EADGBE

Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Author: Ayreon77