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Tighten Up Chords by R.E.M.

Tighten Up chords by R.E.M.

Guitar chords with lyrics

TIGHTEN UP (Archie Bell and the Drells)


Bass Line:   (^ means to slide up on the frets)

E --------------------------|--------------------------|--
B --------------------------|--------------------------|--
G --------------------------|--------------------------|--
D --------------------------|-------------------4------|--
A -------------4--6--4--6---|--4--4--4^6--4--6-----6---|--
E --2--2--4^6---------------|--------------------------|--

    1  2    3        4         1  2    3        4


Guitar Chords: (And Brass "mellow" Line):
                                                      F#maj7
  F#maj7  Bmaj7     F#maj7         A                  (in repeating guitar part
)
E X-----|---6---|   -9----6------- --5---4----------- --------
B --6---|---7---|   -----------7-- ----------7---4--- --------
G --6---|---8---|   -------------- ------------------ -6------
D --8---|---9---|   -------------- ------------------ --------
A --9---|-X-----|   -------------- ------------------ --------
E X-----|-X-----|   -------------- ------------------ --------

|:   repeat    :|
                      F#maj7       A
                    E --1---       ---5---
                    B --2---       ---5---
                    G --3---       ---6---
                    D --4---       ---7---
                    A X-----       -X-----
                    E X-----       -X-----


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