Rem - Cant Get There From Here bass tab

Song: Can't Get There From Here

Artist: R.E.M.

Album: Fables of the Reconstruction

Words and Music by Berry, Buck, Mills, and Stipe

Tab by Dan Ruprecht (ruprecht@lclark.edu)

Symbols: "t" between notes indicates a tie which means hold

the note instead of playing it again

"s" indicates staccato, a note which is released

immediately after it is picked

vertical lines divide measures

INTRO

(rest) 3 + 4 + 1 (rest) + 4 + 1

G-------------4--2--0----|---|---|-------------------|-----

D----------------------2-t-2-t-2-|-----------4--3--2-t-2---

A------------------------|---|---|--2----------------|-----

E------------------------|---|---|-------------------|-----

2 (rest) + 4 + (1) 2 (rest) + 4 + (1) 2 (rest)

G--------------------|---------------------|---------------

D---2--------4--0----|-------------4--3--2-t-2--2----------

A---s--------------2-t-2--2----------------|----s----------

E--------------------|----s----------------|---------------

+ 4 + (1) 2 (rest) + 4 + (1) 2 (rest) + 4 + (1)

G-----------|---------------------|---------------------|--

D---4--0----|-------------4--3--2-t-2--2--------4--0----|--

A---------2-t-2--2----------------|----s--------------2-t-2

E-----------|----s----------------|---------------------|--

2 (rest) + 4 + (1) 2 3 4

G--------------------|------------|------------------------

D------------4--3--2-t-2--2--2--2-|------------------------

A---2----------------|------------|------------------------

E---s----------------|------------|------------------------

VERSE

1 2 (3) + 4 + (1) 2 (rest) + 4 + (1) 2 (rest)

G--------------------|-----------------------|-------------

D---------------0--2-t-2--2----------4--0----|-------------

A---2--0-----2-------|----s----------------2-t-2--2--------

E--------------------|-----------------------|----s--------

(3) + (4) + (1) + 2 + 3 (4) 1 2 (3) + 4 + (1)

G------------|-------------------|---------------------|---

D------------|-------------------|----------------0--2-t-2-

A----2-----0-t-0--2--2--0--2-----|--2--0-------2-------|---

E------------|-------------------|---------------------|---

2 (rest) + 4 + (1) (2) (3) + (4) + 1 + 2 +

G----------------------|--------------------|--------------

D---2----------4--0----|--------------------|--7--7--7--7--

A---s----------------2-t-2----------2-----2-|--------------

E----------------------|--------------------|--------------

3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + (4) + 1 2 3 + (4) + 1

G--------------|------------------|------------------|-----

D---7--7--5--4-|-2--2--2--2-----4-|------------------|-----

A--------------|------------------|-4--4--4--4-----6-|--2--

E--------------|------------------|------------------|-----

2 3 + (4) + (1) + 2 + 3 + (rest)

G-----------------|-------------------------|

D-----------------|-------------------------|

A---2--2--2-------|----------------2--------|

E---------------4-t-4--4--4--4--4-----------|

VERSE (1ST ENDING)

1 (2) + 3 (4) + 1 (2) + 3 4 1 3 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G--------------------|---------------|------|----------------|

D--------------------|---------------|----4-|-2-3-4-2-3-4-4-O|

A--------------------|---------------|------|----------------|

E---3-----3--3-----3-|-3-----3--5--3-|-2----|----------------|

VERSE (2ND ENDING) AND CHORUS

1 2 + (3) + (rest) 1 (2) + 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|

D---------5-------------|-----------7--5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

A------5--------5-------|--------5-------|-----------------|

E---3-------------------|--3-------------|-----------------|

1 (rest) 3 + 4 + (1) 2 3 4 + (1) 2 3 + 4 + (1)

G------------4--2--0----|-------2--2----|-------4--2--0----|--

D---4-----------------2-t-2--2--------4-t-4--4-----------2-t-2

A---s-------------------|---------------|------------------|--

E-----------------------|---------------|------------------|--

2 3 4 + (1) 2 3 + 4 + (1) 2 3 4 + (1) 2

G------2--2----|-------4--2--0----|-------2--2----|--------

D---2--------4-t-4--4-----------2-t-2--2--------4-t-4--4---

A--------------|------------------|---------------|--------

E--------------|------------------|---------------|--------

*to bridge (after

2nd chorus)

3 + 4 + (1) 2 3 4 + (1) 2 3 1 (2) + (3)

*

G---4--2--0----|-------2--2----|-------2-|--4--------------

D------------2-t-2--2--------4-t-4--4----|-----------------

A--------------|---------------|---------|--------2--------

E--------------|---------------|---------|-----------------

(4) + (1) 2 + (3) + (4) + *to verse (after 1st chorus)

G--------|---------------------|---------------------------

D--------|---------------------|---------------------------

A------2-t-2--2--2-----2-----2-|---------------------------

E--------|---------------------|---------------------------

BRIDGE

1 2 + (3) + 4 1 2 + (3) + 4 1 2 + (3)

G---------------------|--------------------|---------------

D---------------------|--------------------|---------------

A---2--2--2-----2--4--|--5--5--5-----5--7--|--0--0--0------

E---------------------|--------------------|---------------

+ 4 1 2 + (3) + 4 *repeat 4 times and then go

back to verse

G---------|-------------------|----------------------------

D---------|-------------------|----------------------------

A---0--0--|--2--2--2-----2--2-|----------------------------

E---------|-------------------|----------------------------

OUTRO

1 + 2 3 1 3 1

G---4--2--0----|-------|-----|-----------------------------

D------------2-|-2--2--|--2--|-----------------------------

A--------------|-------|-----|-----------------------------

E--------------|-------|-----|-----------------------------

SONG PROGRESSION:

Intro

Verse 1 (take 1st ending)

Verse 2 (take 2nd ending)

Chorus

Verse 3 (take 2nd ending)

Chorus

Bridge

Verse 4 (take 2nd ending)

Chorus (2x)

Outro