Rem - The Outsiders bass tab

Song: The Outsiders

Artist: REM

Album: Around The Sun

Tabbed By: MrOoze (Mrooze@yahoo.com)

Great song, and plenty o' fun to play... if you can get the timing right,

especially at the Q-Tip bit. Tap your foot and everything should work out.

Comments and corrections welcome.

Tuning is standard

/ = Slide up

\ = Slide down

h = Hammer

Verse 1

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

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

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

"You took me to the restaurant..."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chorus 1

"Drawing patterns..."

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

A|3-------3-------5-------5-----5-|--------------2-------2-----0-2-|

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Verse 2

"I tried to tell you..."

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Chorus 2

"Drawing patterns..."

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D|2-------0-0-----2---------------|2-------0-0-----2~--------------|

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

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

Pause

Rap

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