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She Just Wants To Be - R.E.M
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Tabbed by: acoustic-fish
Tuning: EADGBEe (standard)
ok, this is my first tab, so i dont know how its going to turn out. the song is actually
with two guitars, rhythm and lead. the rhythm guitar plays the verse and bridge, and
lead plays the solos, and the chorus riff. i have 'simplified' it into one guitar part,
but that means that i havent tabbed the chords for the chorus. the timing is off as well,
to the song.
intro
e|--3--0-----------|--3--0--------0--|-3--0------------|--3--0--------0--|
B|--------1--------|--------1--3--0--|-------1---------|--------1--3--0--|
G|-----------------|--------------0--|-----------------|--------------0--|
D|-----------------|--------------2--|-----------------|--------------2--|
A|-----------------|--------------2--|-----------------|--------------2--|
E|-----------------|--------------0--|-----------------|--------------0--|
verse
the verse is arpeggios with a few hammer-on's. the number of A minors changes in each
listen to the song for the exact timing
here are the complete lyrics for this verse:
its not that she walked away. her world got smaller.
all the usual places, the same destinations, only something's changed
its not that she wasnt rewarded with pomegranite afternoons
of mingus, chet baker and chess. its not stampeding fortune
or prim affectations. she's off on her own and she knows now
Am Am Am Am
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------1------1-0-|-----1-------1-0-|-----1-------1-0-|-----1-------1-0-|
G|----------0h2----|----------0h2----|----------0h2----|----------0h2----|
D|---2---2h3-------|---2---2h3-------|---2---2h3-------|---2---2h3-------|
A|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
its not that... away her... smaller... all...
Am Am Am C Em
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------1------1-0-|-----1-------1-0-|-----1-------1-0-|----1-------0----|
G|----------0h2----|----------0h2----|----------0h2----|------0-------0--|
D|---2---2h3-------|---2---2h3-------|---2---2h3-------|---2-------2-----|
A|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-3-------2-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
...places... destinations... ...changed its
Am Am Am C Em
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------1------1-0-|-----1-------1-0-|-----1-------1-0-|----1-------0----|
G|----------0h2----|----------0h2----|----------0h2----|------0-------0--|
D|---2---2h3-------|---2---2h3-------|---2---2h3-------|---2-------2-----|
A|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-3-------2-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
not that... rewarded... afternoons... mingus...and chess
Am Am Am C Em
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------1------1-0-|-----1-------1-0-|-----1-------1-0-|----1-------0----|
G|----------0h2----|----------0h2----|----------0h2----|------0-------0--|
D|---2---2h3-------|---2---2h3-------|---2---2h3-------|---2-------2-----|
A|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-3-------2-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
its not stampeding fortune... affectations she's... own... she knows
Am Am Am C Em
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------1------1-0-|-----1-------1-0-|-----1-------1-0-|----1-------0----|
G|----------0h2----|----------0h2----|----------0h2----|------0-------0--|
D|---2---2h3-------|---2---2h3-------|---2---2h3-------|---2-------2-----|
A|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-3-------2-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
now...greater... whole of... past and now... knows
bridge
not sure about this bit, its where a whole load of other stuff comes in and muffles it slightly.
Dm F Dm F
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------3-------|---------1-------|---------3-------|---------1-------|
G|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|
D|------0------0---|------3------3---|------0------0---|------3------3---|
A|---0-------------|---3-------------|---0-------------|---3-------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
chorus
the chorus riff is quite hard to hear above the singing, but a friend of mine let me
a live recording that they got as part of the REM fan club where you can hear it a lot
this is the best i could do with it...
lyrics:
she just wants to be somewhere, she just wants to be
she just wants to be somewhere, she just wants to be
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rem/she_just_wants_to_be_tab_ver_3.html ]
e|---------0-------|-0-----3---------|---------0-------|-----------------|
B|-----1-3---1--0--|----3------------|-----1-3---1--3--|-----------------|
G|---2-------------|-----------------|---2-------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
she... be somewhere she... be
e|---------0-------|-0-----3---------|---------0-------|-----------------|
B|-----1-3---1--0--|----3------------|-----1-3---1--3--|-----------------|
G|---2-------------|-----------------|---2-------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
she... be somewhere she... be
verse 2
as i said before, the number of A minors changes for each verse, so here is the amount
the second verse...
Am Am Am Am
its not that the transparency of her earlier incarnations
Am C Em Am Am Am
now looked back on werent rich and loaded with beautiful vulnerability
C Em
and now she knows
Bridge
with the lyrics:
Dm F Dm F
now is greater, and she knows that
Chorus
Riff
this bit is about 90% correct, if there are any corrections, please leave a comment.
the timing is off, so listen to the song to get it exactly right
e|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|-3---------------|
B|---1-------------|-----------------|---------1--3----|-----------------|
G|--2--2-0----2----|--2-4-5-4-2-0-2--|--0-2-4----------|-----------------|
D|--------------2--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--2--0----2------|-2-4-5-4-2-0-2---|--0-2-4----5--4--|-2-2-0-----------|
D|-------------2---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
bridge
lyrics:
Dm F Dm F
now is greater. now is greater, and she knows that
chorus twice.
verse 3
Am Am
its not like if angels could truly look down
Am Am
stir up the trappings and light on the ground
Am Am Am Am
remind us of what, when, why or who that how's up to us, me and you
Am Am Am
and now is greater than the whole of the past
C Em
is greater and now she knows that
Riff 2
ok... i didnt get most of this bit. its about 50% accurate, and i couldnt do all of it,
here's what ive got...
e|-----------------|--------------3--|---------3-----3-|----3-----7------|
B|-----------0--5--|-0--0-0---3p0----|---0--------0----|-5-----5-----5---|
G|--5----5-5-------|--------5--------|-5---5-----------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
and now she knows
e|-----------------|--------------3--|---------3-----3-|----3-----7------|
B|-----------0--5--|-0--0-0---3p0----|---0--------0----|-5-----5-----5---|
G|--5----5-5-------|--------5--------|-5---5-----------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|--8----8-8-7--12-|-7--7-7-8--10----|--15-------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-------------12--|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----and thats where i got lost :P-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
outro
this bit is about 99% correct...
e|--3--0-----------|--3--0--------0--|-3--0------------|--3--0--------0--|
B|--------1--------|--------1--3--0--|-------1---------|--------1--3--0--|
G|-----------------|--------------0--|-----------------|--------------0--|
D|-----------------|--------------2--|-----------------|--------------2--|
A|-----------------|--------------2--|-----------------|--------------2--|
E|-----------------|--------------0--|-----------------|--------------0--|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------1--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------2-4-2--2--|--------------THE END--------------|-----------------|
D|-2----2-----2----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----0---------0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
thats it, hope you like it. overall i reckon its about 65% correct, but hey, it still my
tab. the lyrics are 100% correct, cos they were written inside the album cover.
enjoy!
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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