R.E.M. – Driver 8 (Bass Tab)
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Bass Tab by Dave Silverstone ([email protected])
Opening (and post-bridge):
G-|--------------------4--4-------- D-|-----------------s5---5-5-4-2--- A-|---------2-0-2-3--------------5-(Repeat 2x) E-|-0-0-2-3------------------------
Verse:
The walls are built up, stone by stone...
G-|---------------------------- ---------------------------- D-|----------------------4-2-0- (Repeat 3x, then) ---------------------5-4-2-0 A-|---------2-0-2-3---3-------- ---------2-0-2-3---3-------- E-|-0-0-2-3---------3---------- -0-0-2-3---------3----------
Chorus:
And the train conductor says, take a break Driver 8
G-|------------------------------------------------- D-|(0)---------------------------------------------- A-|----3-3-2/3-5-5----3-3-2/3-5-5----3-3-2/3-5--3-2- E-|-------------------------------------------------
But it's still a ways away...
G-|------------------------------ D-|------------------------------ A-|---------3--------------3----- (Repeat as many times as neccesaray) E-|-0-0-2-3---3-2-0--0-2-3---3-2-
Break:
A way to shield the hated heat...
(Play in a very countrified manor)
Am C G D(real fast) G-|-------------------------------------4/5--------------------- D-|-------------------------------5-5/7-----7-5-------9p7-5----- A-|-----/3-5-7-5-3--3-3/5--3-3/5----------------5-5/7-------7-5- E-|-5-5--------------------------------------------------------- Am C G D G-|-----------------------------------4/5------------------- D-|-----------------------------5-5/7-----7-5--------------- A-|---/3-5-7-5-3--3-3/5--3-3/5-----------------5-5/7--5-5/7- E-|-5-------------------------------------------------------(Opening riff)
End on open E.
Backing vocals: If you can't pick these out, you must be deaf. There's the
"Driver 8" over the "Take a break Driver 8" part, and the echoing of "But
it's still a ways away" over the chorus. Very easy to work in.