"Radio Free Europe" by REM--bassline


from "Eponymous"
This is my favorite REM song, & this bassline's tricky at first cuz you have to keep the fast notes steady, but it's fun. Just use a pick.
on Raq's Shaq as of May 20th, 1999

figure 1--verses; repeat as necessary; play notes marked {-7-} before figure 2

G-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|----------------------------6-6-7-7-9-7--|
A-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-{7-7-7-7-7-7}-|
E-(or use 5 instead----------------)-------|-------------------------------------------|

figure 2--pre-chorus

G---------------8-9-11-|-9-----------------------|-----------------------------|
D-----8--9--11---------|-----12--11--9----------|-------------7--------------|
A-9---------------------|----------------12-11-9-|-7--7-7--7-----7--7-7-7-7-|
E------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|

G---------------8-9-11-8-|-9-----------------------[---------------------------------------]
D-----8--9--11-----------|-----12--11--9----------[---------------------------------------]
A-9-----------------------|----------------12-11-9-[------------------------------7-7-7---]
E--------------------------|-------------------------[-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-------5-]

back to figure 1, figure 2

end to 2nd pre-chorus (substitute for E string marked {---})

E-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|

figure 3--chorus, "radio free Europe"; repeat as necessary

G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-------4-4-5-5-6-6-(or 7-7)-|
E---------------------5-5-------------------------|

back to figures 1, 2, & 3

bridge

G----|---------------------------|----|------------------------------|
D----|---------------------------|----|------------------------------|
A----|-4--6--7--9--4--6--7--9-|----|-4--6--7--9--4--6--7-7-7-5-|
E----|---------------------------|----|------------------------------|

back to figures 1, 2, & 3

after figure 3, end with this

A-9--9--9--9--7-7-7-5--|

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