Song: Aftermath
Artist: REM
Album: Around The Sun
Tabbed By: MrOoze (Mrooze@yahoo.com)
Fun song. My favourite on the album, actually.
I'm 99% sure this is 100% correct, but comments and corrections are welcome.
The timing can be a little tricky, but tap your foot along to the 1+2+3+4+,
and you'll get it.
Every single variation is included.
Mail me if you have any REM Bass Tab requests. Comments and Corrections welcome.
Tuning is Standard
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
h = Hammer
Verse 1
"Now the radio..."
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|5-----5-3-----3-1-----1-----1-3-|
E|1-----1-----1-/-5-----5-----5---|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------0-1---1---------0-1---1---|--------------------------------|
E|1---------------1---------------|1-----1-----1-/-5-----5-----5---|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|5-----5-3-----3-1-----1-----1-3-|------0-1---1---------0-1---1---|
E|--------------------------------|1---------------1---------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|3-----3-3-----3-3-------3---3---|
E|----------------------3---------|
Chorus 1
"Now you've worked it..."
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|1-----3---------------------0-1-|3-----3-3---3---3-----3-3---3---|
E|--------1-----1-1-----1---------|--------------3-----------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|1-----3---------------------0-1-|3-----3-3---3---3-----3-3-------|
E|--------1-----1-1-----1-1-1-----|--------------3-----------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|1---1-3---------------------0-1-|3-----3-3---3-----3---3-----3---|
E|--------1-----1-1-----1-1-1-----|--------------3-----------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|1~------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Verse 2
"It's easy to dismiss..."
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|5-----5-3-----3-1-----1-----1-3-|
E|1-----1-----1-/-5-----5-----5---|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------0-1---1---------0-1---1---|--------------------------------|
E|1---------------1---------------|1-----1-----1-/-5-----5-----5---|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|5-----5-3-----3-1-----1-----1-3-|------0-1---1---------0-1---1---|
E|--------------------------------|1---------------1---------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-------|
E|--------------3-----------------|
Chorus 2
"Now you've worked it..."
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|1-----3---------------------0-1-|3-----3-3---------3---3-3---3---|
E|--------1-----1-1-----1-1-------|--------------3-----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rem/aftermath_btab.html ]
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|1-----3-------------------0---1-|3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-------|
E|--------1-----1-1-----1-1-------|--------------3-----------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|1-----3-------------------0---1-|3-----3-3---------3---3-3---3---|
E|--------1-----1-1-----1-1-------|--------------3-----------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|1~------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Bridge
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A/6-----6-6-------6-----6-6---6h8-|----------------------8-------6-|
E|--------------6-----------------|6-----6-6-----6-6---6-----6-----|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|6-----6-6-------6-----6-6---6h8-|--------------------------------|
E|--------------6-----------------|6-----6-6---6---5-5---5-----5-\-|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|1~------------------------------|
Verse 3
"Now the universe..."
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|5-----5-3-----3-1-----1-----1-3-|
E|1-----1-----1-/-5-----5-----5---|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------0-1---1---------0-1---1---|--------------------------------|
E|1---------------1---------------|1-----1-----1-/-5-----5-----5---|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|5-----5-3-----3-1-----1-----1-3-|------0-1---1---------0-1---1---|
E|--------------------------------|1---------------1---1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|3-----3-3-------3-------3---3---|
E|--------------3-------3---------|
Chorus 3
"Now you've worked it..."
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|1-----3-------------------0---1-|3-----3-3---3-----3---3-3---3---|
E|--------1-----1-1-----1-1-------|--------------3-----------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|1-----3-------------------0---1-|3-----3-3-------3---3---3---3---|
E|--------1-----1-1-----1-1-------|--------------3-------3---------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|1---1-3-------------------0---1-|3-----3-3-------3---3---3---3---|
E|--------1-----1-1-----1-1-------|--------------3-------3---------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------3---2---0-|--------------------------------|
A|1-----3-----------3-------------|3-----3-3---------3---3-3-------|
E|--------1-----1-1---------------|--------------3-----------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|1---1-3---------------------0-1-|3-----3-3---------3---3-3---3---|
E|--------1-----1-1-----1-1-1-----|--------------3-----------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|1~------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|1~------------------------------|
