Rem

Rem - Sitting Still guitar tab

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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 name I got we all agreed

E BaddE/F# BaddE

See could stop stop it will rid

E BaddE/F# BaddE

We could bind it in the cist

E BaddE/F# BaddE

We could gather, throw a fit

B A

Up to buy, Katie buys a kitchen-size, but not me in

B A

Setting trap for love, making a waste of time, sitting still

{same as before}

I'm the sign and you can read.

I'm the sign and you're not deaf.

We could bind it in the cist.

We could gather, throw a fit.

Up to buy, Katie buys a kitchen-size, but not me in

Setting trap for love, making a waste of time, sitting still

I can hear you. I can hear you. I can hear you.

This name I got we all agree

See could stop stop it will rid

We could bind it in the cist

We could gather, throw a fit.

Up to buy, Katie buys a kitchen-size, but not me in

Setting trap for love, making a waste of time, sitting still

{same as intro}

I can hear you. I can hear you. I can hear you.

You can gather when I talk, talk until you're blue

You could get away from me. Get away from me.

Up to buy, Katie buys a kitchen-size, but not me

Setting trap for love, making a waste of time, sitting still

I can hear you. I can hear you. I can hear you.

I can hear you. I can hear you. I can hear you.

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 name I got we all agree. (Riff B)

See could stop stop it will rid. (Riff B)

We could bind it in the cist. (Riff B)

We could gather, throw a fit. (Riff B)

CHORUS:

B A

Up to par and Katie bars the kitchen sides, but not me in.

B A

Silly time for love making, waste of time sitting still.

I'm the sun and you can read. (Riff B)

I'm the sun and you're not deaf. (Riff B)

We could bind it in the cist. (Riff B)

We could gather, throw a fit. (Riff B)

--CHORUS

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

This name I got we all agree. (Riff B)

See could stop stop it will rid. (Riff B)

We could bind it in the cist. (Riff B)

We could gather, throw a fit. (Riff B)

--CHORUS

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

F#m A G#m E

You can gather when I talk, talk until you're blue.

F#m

You could get away from me. Get away from me.

--CHORUS

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

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

A C#m7

Can you hear me?

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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.

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