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Rem - Worst Joke Ever bass tab

Song: The Worst Joke Ever

Artist: REM

Album: Around The Sun

Tabbed By: MrOoze (Mrooze@yahoo.com)

Not the most exciting song around.

The end is a bit twiddly and Fade-out-ty, wouldn't worry about it too much.

As always, comments and corrections welcome.

Mail me for any other REM bass tab requests.

/ = Slide up

\ = Slide down

3h5 = Hammer on from fret 3 to fret 5

Tuning is standard

Verse 1

"You see, there's this..."

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

D|-------------rest---------------|--------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------|0-----0-3---0-------------------|

E|--------------------------------|--------------------0-0-3---0---|

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

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

A|0-----0-3---0-------------------|0-----0-3---0-------------------|

E|--------------------0-0-3---0---|--------------------0-0-3---0---|

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

D|3---------3h5---2-----------2---|--------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------|0-----0-3---0-------------------|

E|--------------------------------|--------------------0-0-3---0---|

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

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

A|0-----0-3---0-------------------|0-----0-3---0-------------------|

E|--------------------0-0-3---0---|--------------------0-0-3---0---|

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

D|3---------3h5---2-----------2---|

A|------3-------------------------|

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

Chorus 1

"Give me a minute..."

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

D|----------------0-----0-----0---|--------------------0-1-3---3---| (X2)

A|------------2-3---------------0-|3-----3-----3---1---------------|

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

Verse 2

"Now I'm floatin'..."

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

D|------------rest----------------|--------------rest--------------|

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

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

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

D|-------------rest---------------|3---------3h5---2-------------2-|

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

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

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

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

A|0-------0-3---------------------|0-------0-3---------------------|

E|------3-------------0-0-3---0---|------3-------------0-0-3---0---|

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

D|------------0-2-----------------|3---------3h5---2-----2-2---2---|

A|0-------0-3---------------------|------3-------------------------|

E|------3-------------0-0-3---0---|--------------------------------|

Chorus 2

"Give me a minute..."

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

D|----------------0-----0-----0---|--------------------0-1-3---3---| (X4)

A|------------2-3---------------0-|3-----3-----3---1---------------|

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

G|----------------0---------------|--------------------------------|

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

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

E|3-----3---3-----------3-------1-|0-----------------0-------------|

G|------------------------0-------|--------------------------------|

D|2-------------0---2---------4---|----5/7-------7-/-12-\-7----7-/-|

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

E|--0-----------------------------|--------------------------------|

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

D|12-\-7--------------------------|--------------------------------|

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

E|--------------5-4-3-2-1-0-0-----|--------------------------------|

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